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1620 Caton Avenue

845Records
18City systems
16Open violations
60.4Penalty rate

845 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 431 311 service requests, 127 HPD complaints, 80 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11226
Built1936
Floors6
Res. units31
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)ABIGAIL EQUITIES LLC
BBL3050770006
BIN3116472

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 68% 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 60.4. In ZIP 11226, 60% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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 violations16 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 11 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 2018-08-29.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2).

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

What 311 hears from this address

146 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (88) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (6) · DOOR/WINDOW (6) · WATER LEAK (5) · Rodent (5) · Illegal Parking (5).

Filed construction activity

$245,000 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 (1936)
YesSix or more residential units (31)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

3 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. 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)ABIGAIL EQUITIES 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$3,347,000 $1,506,150
2026$3,882,000 $1,746,900
2027$3,358,000 $1,511,100

The city's market estimate has risen 0% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: J51

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 49/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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.

No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.

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 · 450 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

1620 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

146 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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: $800,000 on 2019-10-11 (lender: Capital One, National Association), covering 5 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2019-10-11Mortgage $800,000 — from 217-227 EAST 7TH STREET L.L.C.; 465 EAST 7TH STREET L.L.C.; 222 EAST 8TH STREET L.L.C.; AB to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $800,000
2019-10-11Agreement $61,000,000 — from 222 EAST 8TH STREET L.L.C.; 465 EAST 7TH STREET L.L.C.; 217-227 EAST 7TH STREET L.L.C.; AB to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $61,000,000
2019-10-11AL&R $61,000,000 — from 222 EAST 8TH STREET L.L.C.; ARBERN 315 OCEAN PARKWAY LLC; 217-227 EAST 7TH STREET L.L.C.; to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $61,000,000
2015-09-29AL&R $40,200,000 — from ARBERN 315 OCEAN PARKWAY LLC; CINNAMON EQUITIES LLC; ABIGAIL EQUITIES LLC; 217-227 EAST 7T to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $40,200,000
2015-09-29Mortgage $20,188,200 — from ABIGAIL EQUITIES LLC; ARBERN 315 OCEAN PARKWAY LLC; 217-227 EAST 7TH STREET L.L.C.; CINNAM to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $20,188,200
2015-09-29Agreement $40,200,000 — from ARBERN 315 OCEAN PARKWAY LLC; 217-227 EAST 7TH STREET L.L.C.; ABIGAIL EQUITIES LLC; CINNAM to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $40,200,000
2012-02-27Mortgage $950,000 — from ABIGAIL EQUITIES LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $950,000
2012-02-27Agreement $2,450,000 — from ABIGAIL EQUITIES LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $2,450,000
2011-05-10Deed $3,800,000 — from CATON REALTY ASSOCIATES L.P. to ABIGAIL EQUITIES LLC $3,800,000
2011-05-10Mortgage $63,695 — from ABIGAIL EQUITIES LLC to CATON REALTY ASSOCIATES L.P. $63,695
2011-05-10Agreement $1,500,000 — from ABIGAIL EQUITIES LLC to CATON REALTY ASSOCIATES L.P. $1,500,000
2005-06-03Agreement $1,500,000 — from CATON REALTY ASSOCIATES LP to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $1,500,000
2005-06-03AL&R $1,500,000 — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to CATON REALTY ASSOCIATES LP $1,500,000
2005-06-03Mortgage $563,088 — from CATON REALTY ASSOCIATES LP to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $563,088
2001-01-23Mortgage $409,533 — from CATON REALTY ASSOCIATES to INDEPENDENCE DAAVINGS BANK; INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $409,533

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201748120024
201802320236
201902193125
202000400242
20210210501108
202200340539
202300230326
2024619208107
202530490456
202601830690
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The full timeline

Construction 38Enforcement 53Housing & tenants 648Ownership & money 71Health & systems 35

Every one of the 845 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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