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1600 Caton Avenue

1,529Records
20City systems
6Open violations
19.1Penalty rate

1,529 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 704 311 service requests, 351 HPD complaints, 269 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11226
Built1957
Floors6
Res. units79
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)REBECCA PROPERTIES LLC
BBL3050770001
BIN3116471

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 54% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 19.1. In ZIP 11226, 60% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% grade D or F. How grades work

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A
B
C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations6 total — 6 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2002-01-01.
Active vacate order1 unit(s) under an unrescinded HPD vacate order

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

18 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 12 · winter 2025–26: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

2
’23–24
12
’24–25
4
’25–26

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

$1,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

108 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (41) · Illegal Parking (12) · Elevator (12) · HEAT/HOT WATER (9) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (4) · Residential Disposal Complaint (4).

Filed construction activity

$102,150 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1957)
YesSix or more residential units (79)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)REBECCA PROPERTIES, LLC
Head officerLAWRENCE BERNSTEIN
Managing agentJONAS EQUITIES INC
Last registered2025-07-30

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$5,553,000 $2,498,850
2026$6,193,000 $2,786,850
2027$5,685,000 $2,558,250

The city's market estimate has risen 2% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)A — ENERGY STAR score 86/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9)

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2014 (0 in the last three years).

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

SubwayChurch Av — B Q · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Caton Av / E 16 St — B16 · 100 ft
Citi BikeParade Pl & Crooke Ave · 550 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 249 The Caton. Confirm with the DOE's school search.

Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.

Report a problem to 311

1600 Caton Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

108 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 9 of them about heat or hot water.

311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.

The landlord's report card

Managed by JONAS EQUITIES INC — 15 buildings, 1,160 units. Grades across the portfolio: A4 · B10 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
217 East 7 Street BK174 B
465 East 7 Street BK125 B
2355 East 12 Street BK121 C
115 Ocean Avenue BK99 B
214 East 8 Street BK91 A
315 Ocean Parkway BK90 A
1600 Caton Avenue BK79 A
714 East 27 Street BK71 B
297 Lenox Road BK66 B
181 Hawthorne Street BK59 B
134 Ocean Parkway BK54 B
175 Ocean Parkway BK43 A
2742 East 13 Street BK37 B
1620 Caton Avenue BK31 B
147 Ocean Avenue BK20 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $3,029,351 on 2018-01-03 (lender: New York Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-12-19Agreement $9,300,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to REBECCA PROPERTIES LLC $9,300,000
2022-12-01Agreement $10,400,000 — from REBECCA PROPERTIES LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $10,400,000
2022-12-01AL&R $10,400,000 — from REBECCA PROPERTIES LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $10,400,000
2018-01-03Agreement $11,900,000 — from REBECCA PROPERTIES LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $11,900,000
2018-01-03Mortgage $3,029,351 — from REBECCA PROPERTIES LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $3,029,351
2018-01-03AL&R $11,900,000 — from REBECCA PROPERTIES LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $11,900,000
2014-04-02Mortgage $4,471,821 — from REBECCA PROPERTIES LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. $4,471,821
2014-04-02AL&R $9,200,000 — from REBECCA PROPERTIES LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. $9,200,000
2014-04-02Agreement $9,200,000 — from REBECCA PROPERTIES LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. $9,200,000
2011-01-14Agreement $4,000,000 — from REBECCA PROPERTIES LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $4,000,000
2011-01-14AL&R $5,000,000 — from REBECCA PROPERTIES LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $5,000,000
2011-01-14Mortgage $1,000,000 — from REBECCA PROPERTIES LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $1,000,000
2010-05-28Mortgage $1,035,089 — from REBECCA PROPERTIES LLC to FUNDED ESTATES ASSOCIATES, LLC $1,035,089
2010-05-28Agreement $4,000,000 — from REBECCA PROPERTIES LLC to FUNDED ESTATES ASSOCIATES, LLC $4,000,000
2010-05-11Deed $9,000,000 — from FUNDED ESTATES ASSOCIATES, LLC to REBECCA PROPERTIES LLC $9,000,000

Ten-year activity

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2019
2020
2021
2022
174
2023
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2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201700650065
201801185327
201901760380
202000340135
2021815580283
20221127953100
20230316704174
202403666277
202514503664
202610180625
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The full timeline

Construction 16Enforcement 68Housing & tenants 1,343Ownership & money 69Health & systems 33

Every one of the 1,529 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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