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987 Flatbush Avenue

100Records
14City systems
1Open violations
10Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11226 · Neighborhood: East Flatbush-Erasmus
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100 recorded events, 1978–2025, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 24 DOB violations, 20 311 service requests, 12 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11226
Built1910
Floors3
Res. units4
ClassS4
Owner (PLUTO)JOSEPH FRANTZ
BBL3051260013
BIN3117679

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 82% 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 10. 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 violations1 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2005-07-02.

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

4 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (1) · New Tree Request (1) · Dirty Condition (1) · Food Establishment (1).

Filed construction activity

$206,000 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 (1910)
NoSix or more residential units (4)
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).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$551,000 $247,950
2026$598,000 $269,100
2027$718,000 $323,100

The city's market estimate has risen 30% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Tastee Pattee Bakery and GrillCaribbeanAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Preparation Location) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

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 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Flatbush Av / Albemarle Rd — B41 · 150 ft
Citi BikeAlbemarle 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.

Report a problem to 311

987 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

4 311 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.

Ten-year activity

1050
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
6
2024
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20173003
20181102
20191203
20201001
20210202
20220213
20235005
20241236
20251236
20260000
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The full timeline

Construction 18Enforcement 35Housing & tenants 35Ownership & money 5Health & systems 7

Every one of the 100 recorded events, 1978–2025, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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