67 recorded events, 1980–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 20 311 service requests, 9 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 9 DOB complaints.
Full record, year by year Support this site
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 11.7. In ZIP 11226, 60% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
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.
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
11 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (8) · Sidewalk Condition (1) · Consumer Complaint (1) · Rodent (1).
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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1920) |
| No | Six or more residential units (2) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | 989 FLATBUSH AVENUE LLC |
| Head officer | ALLEN ESSES |
| Managing agent | SKY REALTY MANAGEMENT LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-06-27 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,253,000 | $75,180 |
| 2026 | $1,586,000 | $95,160 |
| 2027 | $2,086,000 | $125,160 |
The city's market estimate has risen 66% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Flatbush Av / Albemarle Rd — B41 · 100 ft |
| Citi Bike | Albemarle Rd & E 21 St · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: Norma Adams Clemons Academy 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.
989 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 |
| Anything else | Anything else |
11 311 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.
Managed by SKY REALTY MANAGEMENT LLC — 8 buildings, 32 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B5 · C2. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1600 Beverley Road | BK | 17 | A |
| 252 Knickerbocker Avenue | BK | 4 | C |
| 5014 Church Avenue | BK | 2 | C |
| 989 Flatbush Avenue | BK | 2 | B |
| 860 Flatbush Avenue | BK | 2 | B |
| 5021 Church Avenue | BK | 2 | B |
| 1422 Avenue J | BK | 2 | B |
| 4905 Church Avenue | BK | 1 | B |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $35,519 on 2014-05-05 (lender: Northfield 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-05-05 | Agreement $800,000 — from 989 FLATBUSH AVENUE LLC to NORTHFIELD BANK | $800,000 | |
| 2014-05-05 | Mortgage $35,520 — from 989 FLATBUSH AVENUE LLC to NORTHFIELD BANK | $35,520 | |
| 2014-05-05 | AL&R $800,000 — from 989 FLATBUSH AVENUE LLC to NORTHFIELD BANK | $800,000 | |
| 2005-01-14 | Mortgage $905,000 — from 989 FLATBUSH AVENUE LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA | $905,000 | |
| 2005-01-14 | AL&R $905,000 — from ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA to 989 FLATBUSH AVENUE LLC | $905,000 | |
| 2003-06-26 | DEEDO $535,000 — from 989 FLATBUSH AVENUE to 989 FLATBUSH AVENUE LLC | $535,000 |
| Year | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Every one of the 67 recorded events, 1980–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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