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1611 Cortelyou Road

122Records
11City systems
15Open violations
0Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11226 · Neighborhood: Flatbush
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122 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 54 311 service requests, 29 HPD complaints, 15 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11226
Built1930
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassS2
Owner (PLUTO)EDWARD FESSEL BROOKLYN FAMILY TRUST
BBL3051470042
BIN3118464

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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 100% 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 0. 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 violations15 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 10 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 2003-12-29.

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

5 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (4) · General Construction/Plumbing (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 (1930)
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).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,899,000 $113,940
2026$2,404,000 $144,240
2027$2,727,000 $163,620

The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Pasture BurgersHamburgersB—

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

SubwayCortelyou Rd — Q · 350 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Cortelyou Rd / E 18 St — B103 · 500 ft
Citi BikeE 16 St & Cortelyou Rd · 150 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 139 Alexine A. Fenty
Middle: J.H.S. 062 Ditmas. 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

1611 Cortelyou Road

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

5 311 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
7
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Housing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20172002
20181001
20192002
20207007
20210000
20220000
20232013
20242013
20250213
20261012
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The full timeline

Construction 8Enforcement 5Housing & tenants 98Ownership & money 7Health & systems 4

Every one of the 122 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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