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2139 Cortelyou Road

329Records
13City systems
2Open violations
40Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11226 · Neighborhood: Flatbush
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329 recorded events, 1988–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 136 311 service requests, 66 HPD complaints, 55 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11226
Built1930
Floors2
Res. units2
ClassS2
Owner (PLUTO)ALLEY CORTELYOU I LLC
BBL3051650025
BIN3118873

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 93% 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 40. In ZIP 11226, 60% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations2 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2023-05-01.

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

11 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (3) · PLUMBING (3) · PAINT/PLASTER (2) · GENERAL (2) · Dirty Condition (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).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)ALLEY CORTELYOU I LLC
Head officerAVROHOM SCHLAFF
Managing agentWaterstone group LLC
Last registered2025-07-08

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,038,000 $62,280
2026$1,179,000 $70,740
2027$1,248,000 $74,880

The city's market estimate has risen 20% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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.

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

SubwayBeverley Rd — Q · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Flatbush Av / Cortelyou Rd — B41 · 150 ft
Citi BikeBeverley Rd & Flatbush Ave · 350 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

2139 Cortelyou Road

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by WATERSTONE GROUP LLC — 66 buildings, 608 units. Grades across the portfolio: A15 · B11 · C18 · D11 · F11. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
88 Schermerhorn Street BK55 A
1155 East 35 Street BK38 F
641 St Marks Avenue BK30 D
3120 Coney Island Avenue BK27 A
1718 66 Street BK27 C
102 Martense Street BK25 B
522 West 152 Street MN24 A
37-27 32 Street QN21 A
555 East 5 Street BK20 D
24 Rogers Avenue BK18 A
30 Rogers Avenue BK18 C
255 Martense Street BK16 C
259 Martense Street BK16 C
41-15 75 Street QN13 B
978 Kent Avenue BK11 B
682 Chauncey Street BK10 A
3360 Shore Parkway BK9 A
727 Knickerbocker Avenue BK8 C
225 Winthrop Street BK8 B
1294 Park Place BK8 A
227 Winthrop Street BK8 A
743 Mac Donough Street BK8 D
16 Howard Avenue BK8 A
340 Rutland Road BK7 A
2414 West 1 Street BK7 F
83 Beadel Street BK6 B
1430 DeKalb Avenue BK6 B
1066 Putnam Avenue BK6 B
342 Rutland Road BK6 A
2553 Church Avenue BK6 C
538 Bainbridge Street BK6 C
81 Beadel Street BK6 B
22 Granite Street BK6 B
1869 Madison Street QN6 B
25-11 34 Street QN6 C
3047 Brown Street BK5 D
160 20 Street BK5 C
207 Avenue M BK5 D
193 Neptune Avenue BK5 F
191 Neptune Avenue BK5 A
176 Lefferts Place BK5 C
774 Hendrix Street BK4 F
1220 Commonwealth Avenue BX4 F
718 Essex Street BK4 F
355 East 48 Street BK4 F
3017 Brighton 12 Street BK4 C
1479 East 34 Street BK4 F
485 Herzl Street BK4 F
2785 East 15 Street BK4 D
402 East 96 Street BK4 F
105 Weirfield Street BK3 C
456 Quincy Street BK3 C
42 Southgate Court BK3 C
364 Bainbridge Street BK3 C
143 Patchen Avenue BK3 D
1225 Hancock Street BK3 A
1408 East 13 Street BK3 C
764 Thomas S Boyland St BK3 F
1487 East 34 Street BK3 C
344 East 120 Street MN3 D

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,900,000 on 2017-11-16 (lender: TD Bank, N.A.), covering 4 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2023-10-16Agreement $1,700,000 — from ALLEY CORTELYOU I LLC; ALLEY CORTELYOU II LLC to CITI REAL ESTATE FUNDING INC. $1,700,000
2023-10-16AL&R $1,700,000 — from ALLEY CORTELYOU I LLC; ALLEY CORTELYOU II LLC to CITI REAL ESTATE FUNDING INC. $1,700,000
2018-05-07CORRM $1,900,000 — from ALLEY CORTELYOU I LLC; ALLEY CORTELYOU II LLC to TD BANK, N.A. $1,900,000
2018-05-07AL&R $1,900,000 — from ALLEY CORTELYOU I LLC; ALLEY CORTELYOU II LLC to TD BANK, N.A. $1,900,000
2017-11-16AL&R $1,900,000 — from ALLEY COURTELYOU II LLC; ALLEY COURTELYOU I LLC; ALLEY COURTELYOU II LLC; ALLEY COURTELYOU to TD BANK, N.A.; TD BANK, N.A. $1,900,000
2017-11-16Mortgage $1,900,000 — from ALLEY COURTELYOU II LLC; ALLEY COURTELYOU I LLC; ALLEY COURTELYOU II LLC; ALLEY COURTELYOU to TD BANK, N.A.; TD BANK, N.A. $1,900,000
2016-11-29Deed $997,500 — from CORTELYOU PARTNERS LLC to ALLEY CORTELYOU I LLC $997,500
2016-11-16Sold for $997,500 $997,500 $498,750
2015-08-13Deed $618,150 — from BNH FIVE PACK LLC; RIMBAMBITO LLC to CORTELYOU PARTNERS LLC $618,150
2015-08-13Deed $638,755 — from JEFFREY ROBERT MILLER, ESQ. to BNH FIVE PACK LLC; RIMBAMBITO LLC $638,755
2007-03-22Mortgage $310,000 — from LEVY, WINSTON to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $310,000
2005-05-11AL&R $170,000 — from APEX MORTGAGE CORP. to LEVY, WINSTON $170,000
2005-05-11Mortgage $59,685 — from LEVY, WINSTON to APEX MORTGAGE CORP. $59,685
2005-05-11Agreement $170,000 — from APEX MORTGAGE CORP. to LEVY, WINSTON $170,000
2000-05-05Mortgage $120,000 — from LEVY, WINSTON to APEX MORTGAGE CORP $120,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyTotal
2017166370
2018113216
2019011011
20202406
20210101
20220000
20231023437
2024221225
20252204
20260101
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The full timeline

Enforcement 29Housing & tenants 265Ownership & money 31Health & systems 4

Every one of the 329 recorded events, 1988–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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