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1197 Flatbush Avenue

135Records
11City systems
39Open violations
10Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11226 · Neighborhood: Flatbush
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135 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 42 HPD housing violations, 34 311 service requests, 27 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11226
Built1910
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassS2
Owner (PLUTO)1197 FLATBUSH REALTY GROUP LLC
BBL3051880010
BIN3119633

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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 violations39 total — 10 class C (immediately hazardous), 21 class B, 8 class A. Oldest open since 2004-07-08.

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

6 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Commercial Disposal Complaint (3) · Illegal Dumping (2) · Noise (1).

Filed construction activity

$3,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (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)1197 FLATBUSH
Head officerPaul PIKULIN
Managing agentMARGARITA GOULYAKO
Last registered2025-12-17

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,611,000 $96,660
2026$2,040,000 $122,400
2027$1,813,000 $108,780

The city's market estimate has risen 13% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Kuchela KuizineCaribbeanNot yet graded—

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).

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

SubwayNewkirk Av-Little Haiti — 2 5 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Cortelyou Rd — Q · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Flatbush Av / Avenue D — B41 · 100 ft
Citi BikeBedford Ave & Beverley Rd · 0.3 mi · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 361 East Flatbush Early Childhood School
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

1197 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

6 311 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: $330,000 on 2013-09-05 (lender: Ponce De Leon Federal Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2015-10-08Agreement $317,896 — from 1197 FLATBUSH REALTY GROUP, LLC to PONCE DE LEON FEDERAL BANK $317,896
2013-09-05Mortgage $330,000 — from 1197 FLATBUSH REALTY GROUP LLC to PONCE DE LEON FEDERAL BANK $330,000
2013-09-05Deed $475,000 — from MORISSEAU, GHISLAINE to 1197 FLATBUSH REALTY GROUP LLC $475,000
2001-10-18Mortgage $175,000 — from MORISSEAU, GHISLAINE to DELTA FUNDING CORP $175,000
1993-01-25Mortgage $8,000 — from MORISSEAU, GHISLAINE to ANDRE, VOYELLE; ANDRE, IMMACULA $8,000
1989-11-16Mortgage $160,000 — from ANDRE, IMMACULA; ANDRE, VOYELLE to GREEN POINT SAVINGSBANK $160,000
1984-07-31Mortgage $23,000 — from ANDRE, VOYELLE; ANDRE, IMMACULA to PAPAIOANNOU, EUGENIA $23,000

Ten-year activity

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YearHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20175005
20181001
20191001
20202002
20213003
20222002
20231001
20244004
20254105
20261012
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The full timeline

Construction 9Enforcement 3Housing & tenants 95Ownership & money 27Health & systems 1

Every one of the 135 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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