393 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 125 HPD housing violations, 90 311 service requests, 33 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 75% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 59.1. In ZIP 11226, 60% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 18 total — 12 class C (immediately hazardous), 5 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2006-04-04. |
| Active vacate order | 2 unit(s) under an unrescinded HPD vacate order |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
8 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Building/Use (2) · Food Establishment (1) · WATER LEAK (1) · Food Poisoning (1) · Rodent (1) · Dirty Condition (1).
$140,130 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (6 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1905) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (12) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | 838 FLATBUSH AVE LLC |
| Head officer | RAFI ASHKENAZI |
| Managing agent | RAFI ASHKENAZI |
| Last registered | 2025-12-22 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,774,000 | $798,300 |
| 2026 | $1,882,000 | $846,900 |
| 2027 | $1,898,000 | $854,100 |
The city's market estimate has risen 7% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jen's Roti Shop and Bakery | Caribbean | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick)
1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Contains Foreign Object) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
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.
| Subway | Church Av — B Q · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Flatbush Av / Caton Av — B41 · 200 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 21 St & Church Ave · 700 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 375 Jackie Robinson School Middle: M.S. 246 Walt Whitman. 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.
838 Flatbush Avenue
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
8 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.
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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,453,359 on 2025-06-27 (lender: Nve Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-27 | Mortgage $1,453,359 — from 838 FLATBUSH AVE. L.L.C. to NVE BANK | $1,453,359 | |
| 2025-06-27 | AL&R $2,875,000 — from 838 FLATBUSH AVE. L.L.C. to NVE BANK | $2,875,000 | |
| 2025-06-27 | Agreement $2,875,000 — from 838 FLATBUSH AVE. L.L.C. to NVE BANK | $2,875,000 | |
| 2014-10-14 | M&CON $96,061 — from 838 FLATBUSH AVE LLC to BETHPAGE FEDERAL CREDIT UNION | $96,061 | |
| 2010-05-17 | AL&R $1,800,000 — from 838 FLATBUSH AVE. L.L.C. to BETHPAGE FEDERAL CREDIT UNION | $1,800,000 | |
| 2010-05-17 | Mortgage $1,800,000 — from 838 FLATBUSH AVE. L.L.C. to BETHPAGE FEDERAL CREDIT UNION | $1,800,000 | |
| 1997-09-29 | Mortgage $275,000 — from PONCE DE LEON FEDERAL BANK to 838 FLATBUSH AVE LLC | $275,000 | |
| 1992-09-24 | Mortgage $95,000 — from LEE, MIN SIK; LEE, KYUNG EAI to KOREA EXCHANGE BANK | $95,000 | |
| 1989-02-15 | Mortgage $450,000 — from LEE, KYUNG EAI; LEE, MIN SIK to KOREA EXCHANGE BANK | $450,000 | |
| 1986-03-20 | Mortgage $250,000 — from LEE, KYUNG EAI; LEE, MIN SIK to KOREA EXCHANGE BANK | $250,000 | |
| 1985-09-23 | Mortgage $218,000 — from LEE, MIN SIK; LEE, KYUNG EAI to VELASCO, WILLIAM; VELASCO, JULIA; WASHINGTON, DELORES | $218,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 27 |
| 2018 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2020 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 35 |
| 2023 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| 2024 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 23 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Every one of the 393 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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