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1138 Flatbush Avenue

276Records
15City systems
23Open violations
23.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11226 · Neighborhood: Flatbush
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276 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 100 311 service requests, 76 HPD complaints, 28 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11226
Built1930
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassS2
Owner (PLUTO)WILLIAMS, RUPERT
BBL3051640031
BIN3118845

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 89% 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 23.3. In ZIP 11226, 60% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations23 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 17 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 2012-08-15.

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

7 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Consumer Complaint (3) · Food Establishment (2) · Food Poisoning (1) · Water System (1).

Filed construction activity

$58,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (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).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)RUPERT WILLIAMS
Managing agentLORETTA WILLIAMS
Last registered2024-08-02

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,198,000 $71,880
2026$1,277,000 $76,620
2027$1,377,000 $82,620

The city's market estimate has risen 15% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Banana Boat RestaurantCaribbeanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick)
2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Spoiled, Toilet Facility) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 6 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

6 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2012 (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 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Flatbush Av / Clarendon Rd — B41 · 200 ft
Citi BikeCortelyou Rd & E 19 St · 850 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: 152, 315
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

1138 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

7 311 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: $100,000 on 2006-10-30 (lender: Bavaro, Marcelo and Bavaro, Miguel). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-01-11Deed $1,530,000 — from AZOULAY REALTY LLC to WILLIAMS, RUPERT $1,530,000
2021-12-08Sold for $1,530,000 $1,530,000 $765,000
2006-10-30Mortgage $100,000 — from AZOULAY REALTY LLC to BAVARO, MARCELO; BAVARO, MIGUEL $100,000
2006-10-30Deed $500,000 — from BAVARO, MIGUEL; BAVARO, MARCELO to AZOULAY REALTY CORP. $500,000
1987-02-10Mortgage $140,000 — from BAVARO, MARCELO; BAVARO, MIGUEL to GREEN POINT SAVS BANK $140,000
1987-02-10Mortgage $100,000 — from BAVARO, MARCELO; BAVARO, MIGUEL to LIZARDO, TITO $100,000
1984-02-08Mortgage $60,000 — from LIZARDO, TITO to STANLEY, JOHN E $60,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017012003
201801430044
201900230023
202003190022
2021004105
2022204118
2023110100223
2024000022
2025023005
2026005016
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The full timeline

Construction 14Enforcement 33Housing & tenants 206Ownership & money 17Health & systems 6

Every one of the 276 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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