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860 Flatbush Avenue

103Records
12City systems
4Open violations
13.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11226 · Neighborhood: Flatbush
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103 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 48 HPD housing violations, 29 311 service requests, 14 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11226
Built1931
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassS2
Owner (PLUTO)ESSES PROPERTIES LLC
BBL3050820038
BIN3116583

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 85% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 13.3. In ZIP 11226, 60% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations4 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2004-05-26.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

What 311 hears from this address

6 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Graffiti (2) · Food Establishment (2) · Obstruction (1) · Noise (1).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. 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 (1931)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. 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)ESSES PROPERTIES LLC
Head officerALLEN ESSES
Managing agentSKY REALTY MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2025-06-27

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,937,000 $116,220
2026$2,227,000 $133,620
2027$2,867,000 $172,020

The city's market estimate has risen 48% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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 · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Flatbush Av / Church Av — B41 · 200 ft
Citi BikeE 21 St & Church Ave · 500 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.

Report a problem to 311

860 Flatbush 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

6 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by SKY REALTY MANAGEMENT LLC — 8 buildings, 32 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B5 · C2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1600 Beverley Road BK17 A
252 Knickerbocker Avenue BK4 C
5014 Church Avenue BK2 C
989 Flatbush Avenue BK2 B
860 Flatbush Avenue BK2 B
5021 Church Avenue BK2 B
1422 Avenue J BK2 B
4905 Church Avenue BK1 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $600,000 on 1986-09-19 (lender: Central Fed Savingsfsb), covering 2 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
1986-09-19Mortgage $600,000 — from ESSES, NORMAN to CENTRAL FED SAVINGSFSB $600,000

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20172280030
201804026
201911002
202002002
202102002
202203003
202301001
202403003
202501102
202603003
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The full timeline

Construction 2Enforcement 4Housing & tenants 81Ownership & money 14Health & systems 2

Every one of the 103 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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