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1601 Cortelyou Road

219Records
15City systems
41Open violations
30Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11226 · Neighborhood: Flatbush
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219 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 72 311 service requests, 52 HPD housing violations, 31 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11226
Built1930
Floors3
Res. units5
ClassS5
Owner (PLUTO)1601 CORTELYOU REALTY INC.
BBL3051470144
BIN3118484

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 90% 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 30. 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 violations41 total — 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 23 class B, 13 class A. Oldest open since 1992-12-29.

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.

$1,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

15 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (4) · Food Establishment (3) · Dirty Condition (2) · Graffiti (2) · Homeless Person Assistance (1) · Building/Use (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 (5)
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).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)1601 CORTELYOU REALTY INC
Head officerFEIHANG CHEN
Managing agentFEIHANG CHEN
Last registered2026-07-13

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$818,400 $368,280
2026$914,000 $411,300
2027$1,070,000 $481,500

The city's market estimate has risen 31% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Bo Bo Kitchen Chinese RestaurantChineseAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

3 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Contaminated, Food Protection, Kitchen/Food Prep Area) · 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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2013 (0 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

SubwayCortelyou Rd — Q · 250 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Cortelyou Rd / E 18 St — B103 · 600 ft
Citi BikeE 16 St & Cortelyou Rd · 100 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

1601 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

15 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $509,283 on 2021-09-03 (lender: Cathay Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-09-03AL&R $1,300,000 — from 1601 CORTELYOU REALTY INC to CATHAY BANK $1,300,000
2021-09-03Agreement $1,300,000 — from CATHAY BANK to 1601 CORTELYOU REALTY INC $1,300,000
2021-09-03Mortgage $509,284 — from 1601 CORTELYOU REALTY INC to CATHAY BANK $509,284
2016-09-19AL&R $850,000 — from 1601 CORTELYOU REALTY INC. to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION $850,000
2016-09-19Mortgage $850,000 — from 1601 CORTELYOU REALTY INC. to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION $850,000
2008-10-15Mortgage $85,000 — from CHEN, FEI HANG to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK $85,000
2008-10-15AL&R $85,000 — from CHEN, FEI HANG to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $85,000
2007-05-15Deed $855,000 — from YEUNG, QIU FANG to CHEN, FEI HANG $855,000
2007-05-15AL&R $440,000 — from CHEN, FEI HANG to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $440,000
2007-05-15Mortgage $440,000 — from CHEN, FEI HANG to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $440,000
2004-07-05DEEDO $620,000 — from CHEUNG, YUEN FONG; KWOK, MUK CHING to YEUNG, QIU FANG $620,000
2002-05-03Mortgage $280,000 — from CHEUNG, YUEN FONG; KWOK, MUK CHING to FIRST AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL BANK $280,000
1992-12-30Mortgage $90,000 — from CHEUNG, YUEN FONG; CHEUNG, MUK CHING to AMERASIA BANK $90,000
1983-10-31Mortgage $40,000 — from FONG YEN CO INC to PRINCE, ADELINE ESTOF; PRINCE, SIDNEY I ADM $40,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201702002
201804015
201914005
202005005
2021055111
202204004
202303025
202405005
2025250411
2026290112
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The full timeline

Construction 16Enforcement 12Housing & tenants 150Ownership & money 32Health & systems 9

Every one of the 219 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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