225 recorded events, 1976–2026, from 9 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 92 311 service requests, 55 HPD housing violations, 45 HPD complaints.
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A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 556. 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 | 14 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 2023-04-28. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
30 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 30).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
51 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (18) · HEAT/HOT WATER (12) · GENERAL (3) · ELECTRIC (3) · APPLIANCE (3) · Street Condition (2).
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 (1933) |
| No | Six or more residential units (2) |
| 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) | NATHANIEL SHELL |
| Last registered | 2025-07-17 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,184,000 | $71,040 |
| 2026 | $1,227,000 | $73,620 |
| 2027 | $1,217,000 | $73,020 |
The city's market estimate has risen 3% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tacos El Dorado | Spanish | A | — |
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) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
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.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2024 (1 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.
| Subway | Newkirk 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 a 12-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Flatbush Av / Ditmas Av — B41 · 50 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.
1228 Flatbush 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 |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
51 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 12 of them about heat or hot water.
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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $514,500 on 2007-12-18 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-12-18 | Mortgage $514,500 — from SHELL, NATHANIEL to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $514,500 | |
| 2004-10-26 | Mortgage $350,000 — from SHELL, NATHANIEL to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK | $350,000 | |
| 1997-10-06 | Mortgage $138,000 — from SHELL, NATHANIEL to GREENPOINT BANK | $138,000 | |
| 1990-07-27 | Mortgage $35,000 — from LORD, DORINDA I; LORD, DERICK H to JACOBSON, RONALD; BLOOM, STEVEN | $35,000 | |
| 1989-10-26 | Mortgage $30,000 — from LORD, ETHA; LORD, DERRICK; LORD, DORINDA to MICHAEL G BENNETT DBK PL; BENNETT, MICHAEL G/TRUST | $30,000 | |
| 1988-10-17 | Mortgage $125,000 — from LORD, DERICK M; LORD, DORINDA I to GREEN POINT SAVS BANK | $125,000 |
| Year | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2022 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 2023 | 93 | 0 | 93 |
| 2024 | 50 | 4 | 54 |
| 2025 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| 2026 | 11 | 1 | 12 |
Every one of the 225 recorded events, 1976–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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