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1800 Church Avenue

1,240Records
15City systems
146Open violations
1296.7Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11226 · Neighborhood: Flatbush
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1,240 recorded events, 1981–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 480 HPD housing violations, 331 HPD complaints, 326 311 service requests.

BoroughBrooklyn 11226
Built1916
Floors4
Res. units6
ClassS5
Owner (PLUTO)CHURCH AVE REALTY CORP
BBL3050990039
BIN3117106, 3339384

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GRADE F

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 1296.7. 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 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations146 total — 84 class C (immediately hazardous), 39 class B, 23 class A. Oldest open since 1996-09-13.
Pending HPD litigation2 case(s) pending in housing court
Active vacate order1 unit(s) under an unrescinded HPD vacate order
Alternative Enforcementcurrently in HPD's worst-buildings program

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

48 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 5 · winter 2024–25: 4 · winter 2025–26: 15). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

5
’23–24
4
’24–25
15
’25–26

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

$7,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

68 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (22) · Noise (11) · PLUMBING (7) · Illegal Parking (6) · Vendor Enforcement (5) · WATER LEAK (3).

Filed construction activity

$84,000 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 (1916)
YesSix or more residential units (6)
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)CHURCH AVE REALTY CORP
Head officerFARNECIO BAEZ
Managing agentDARIEL NUNEZ
Last registered2022-03-15

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$864,800 $389,160
2026$866,000 $389,700
2027$1,039,000 $467,550

The city's market estimate has risen 20% 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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2024 (1 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 · 150 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Church Av / E 18 St — B35 · 100 ft
Citi BikeE 18 St & Church Ave · 150 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 889
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

1800 Church 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

68 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 22 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: $200,000 on 1996-05-09 (lender: 1800 Church Ave Corp). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1996-05-09Mortgage $200,000 — from BAEZ, FARNECIO to 1800 CHURCH AVE CORP $200,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201704581265
20183224701253
20190128700288
202025270034
202100980098
202200670067
202305180023
202401590060
202501460047
20261512800134
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The full timeline

Construction 8Enforcement 39Housing & tenants 1,174Ownership & money 15Health & systems 4

Every one of the 1,240 recorded events, 1981–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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