125 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 7 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 62 311 service requests, 29 HPD complaints, 18 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.
Full record, year by year Support this site
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
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 4 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2014-03-24. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
13 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Missed Collection (5) · Noise (5) · Dirty Condition (2) · Illegal Fireworks (1).
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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1925) |
| No | Six or more residential units (3) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | MELBA BREWSTER |
| Managing agent | BROWNSTONE MANAGEMENT |
| Last registered | 2025-07-09 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,728,000 | $103,680 |
| 2026 | $1,571,000 | $94,260 |
| 2027 | $1,417,000 | $85,020 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 18% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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.
| Subway | Cortelyou Rd — Q · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Newkirk Av-Little Haiti — 2 5 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Flatbush Av / Ditmas Av — B41 · 350 ft |
| Citi Bike | Cortelyou Rd & E 19 St · 0.3 mi · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: 152, 315 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.
2208 Ditmas Avenue
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
13 311 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.
Managed by BROWNSTONE MANAGEMENT LLC — 97 buildings, 821 units. Grades across the portfolio: A65 · B12 · C15 · D5. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 97 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $4,412 on 2011-08-24 (lender: Citibank N.A). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-08-24 | Mortgage $4,413 — from BREWSTER, MELBA to CITIBANK N.A | $4,413 | |
| 2011-08-24 | Agreement $446,694 — from BREWSTER, MELBA to CITIBANK N.A | $446,694 | |
| 2008-09-02 | Mortgage $457,000 — from BREWSTER, MELBA to MERS | $457,000 | |
| 2005-12-09 | Mortgage $440,000 — from BREWSTER , MELBA to AMERIQUEST MORTGAGE COMPANY | $440,000 | |
| 1994-12-30 | Mortgage $11,790 — from BREWSTER, ERROL; BREWSTER, MELBA to T.A.M. EQUITY CORP | $11,790 | |
| 1987-02-06 | Mortgage $120,000 — from BREWSTER, ERROL; BREWSTER, MELBA to FIRST NORTHERN MTGEECP | $120,000 | |
| 1984-11-08 | Mortgage $90,000 — from BREWSTER, MELBA; BREWSTER, ERROL to PUBLIC EQUITIES CORP | $90,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| 2020 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2021 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2022 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2025 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2026 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
Every one of the 125 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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