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819 Flatbush Avenue

608Records
19City systems
0Open violations
1.2Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11226 · Neighborhood: Flatbush
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608 recorded events, 1987–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 314 311 service requests, 80 DOB permits, 64 DOB job filings.

BoroughBrooklyn 11226
Built1931
Floors8
Res. units76
ClassD6
Owner (PLUTO)FLATBUSH CATON LLC
BBL3050830003
BIN3116601

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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 88% 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 1.2. In ZIP 11226, 60% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% grade D or F. How grades work

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

Open with the city right now

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

Patterns

4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 4).

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

What 311 hears from this address

107 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Blocked Driveway (48) · Noise (15) · Snow or Ice (7) · Dirty Condition (6) · Illegal Parking (6) · Panhandling (5).

Filed construction activity

$15,063,718 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (27 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 (1931)
YesSix or more residential units (76)
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)FLATBUSH CATON LLC
Head officerHARRY EINHORN
Managing agentFLATBUSH CATON LLC
Last registered2025-06-11

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$12,734,000 $5,730,300
2026$12,485,000 $5,618,250
2027$13,772,000 $6,197,400

The city's market estimate has risen 8% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 35YR WITH AFF HOUSING PCT

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Cold Stone CreameryOtherA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

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 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Flatbush Av / Caton Av — B41 · 150 ft
Citi BikeCaton Ave & Bedford Ave · 750 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

819 Flatbush Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

107 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $14,000,000 on 2022-08-04 (lender: Popular Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-08-04Agreement $40,000,000 — from FLATBUSH CATON LLC to POPULAR BANK $40,000,000
2022-08-04Mortgage $14,000,000 — from FLATBUSH CATON LLC to POPULAR BANK $14,000,000
2022-08-04AL&R $40,000,000 — from FLATBUSH CATON LLC to POPULAR BANK $40,000,000
2020-09-03Mortgage $17,510,600 — from FLATBUSH CATON LLC to POPULAR BANK $17,510,600
2020-09-03AL&R $17,510,600 — from FLATBUSH CATON LLC to POPULAR BANK $17,510,600
2020-09-03Mortgage $3,189,400 — from FLATBUSH CATON LLC to POPULAR BANK $3,189,400
2020-09-03AL&R $3,189,400 — from FLATBUSH CATON LLC to POPULAR BANK $3,189,400
2020-09-03Agreement $5,300,000 — from FLATBUSH CATON LLC to POPULAR BANK $5,300,000
2020-09-03AL&R $5,300,000 — from FLATBUSH CATON LLC to POPULAR BANK $5,300,000
2020-03-02DEVR $756,344 — from 5 LINDEN LLC to FLATBUSH CATON LLC $756,344
2018-11-13AL&R $5,300,000 — from FLATBUSH CATON LLC to POPULAR BANK $5,300,000
2018-11-13Mortgage $5,300,000 — from FLATBUSH CATON LLC to POPULAR BANK $5,300,000
2018-11-13Deed $10,000,000 — from PBS ONE LLC to FLATBUSH CATON LLC $10,000,000
2018-11-07Sold for $10,000,000 $10,000,000 $131,579
2012-11-28Deed $4,200,000 — from HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION to PBS ONE LLC $4,200,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017025108
201810515324
2019191152037
202027131512471
20212528280384
2022599372116
202335430051
202400370037
202530470050
2026110350147
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The full timeline

Construction 153Enforcement 77Housing & tenants 336Ownership & money 28Health & systems 14

Every one of the 608 recorded events, 1987–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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