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1335 Flatbush Avenue

513Records
16City systems
18Open violations
93.2Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11226 · Neighborhood: East Flatbush-Erasmus
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513 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 256 HPD complaints, 122 HPD housing violations, 50 311 service requests.

BoroughBrooklyn 11226
Built1936
Floors3
Res. units4
ClassS4
Owner (PLUTO)IYAR 1335-1339 FLATBUSH AVE LLC
BBL3052110062
BIN3120358

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 98% 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 93.2. 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 violations18 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 9 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 2018-07-18.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2).

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

5 service requests in the last three years. Most common: APPLIANCE (2) · Illegal Parking (1) · Rodent (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (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 (1936)
NoSix or more residential units (4)
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)IYAR 1335-1339 FLATBUSH LLC
Head officerMALKIE SMETANA
Managing agentTBF MANAGEMENT
Last registered2025-09-19

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$922,000 $414,900
2026$881,000 $396,450
2027$993,000 $446,850

The city's market estimate has risen 8% 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

SubwayNewkirk Av-Little Haiti — 2 5 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Flatbush Av / Foster Av — B41 B103 BM2 · 50 ft
Citi BikeBedford Ave & Beverley Rd · 0.4 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: J.H.S. 278 Marine Park. 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

1335 Flatbush Avenue

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

5 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by TBF MANAGEMENT — 5 buildings, 24 units. Grades across the portfolio: B2 · C1 · D2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
78 Jackson Street BK8 C
1335 Flatbush Avenue BK4 D
1337 Flatbush Avenue BK4 B
725 Eastern Parkway BK4 B
1339 Flatbush Avenue BK4 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $3,125,000 on 2018-03-23 (lender: Arbor Agency Lending, LLC), covering 3 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
2018-03-23Mortgage $3,125,000 — from IYAR 1335-1339 FLATBUSH AVE LLC to ARBOR AGENCY LENDING, LLC $3,125,000
2007-09-12Deed $2,575,000 — from 1335-9 FLATBUSH REALTY, LLC to IYAR 1335-1339 FLATBUSH AVE LLC $2,575,000
2006-01-23AL&R $1,218,541 — from FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB to 1335-9 FLATBUSH REALTY, LLC $1,218,541
2006-01-23Agreement $1,218,541 — from 1335-9 FLATBUSH REALTY, LLC to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $1,218,541
2006-01-23Mortgage $499,900 — from 1335-9 FLATBUSH REALTY, LLC to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $499,900
2004-05-26Agreement $750,000 — from FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB to 1335-9 FLATBUSH REALTY, LLC $750,000
2003-11-03Mortgage $430,407 — from 1335-9 FLATBUSH REALTY, LLC to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $430,407
2000-09-08Mortgage $400,000 — from 1335-9 FLATBUSH REALTY LLC to 1335-9 FLATBUSH AVECORPORATION $400,000
1986-12-12Mortgage $100,000 — from LEZHANSKY, VALENTIN; BERNSTEIN, DANIEL to HERMAN, MARIA $100,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201706006
20181293134
201916018
202008019
20210310132
20220140115
202303126
202408019
202505027
202608019
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The full timeline

Construction 8Enforcement 20Housing & tenants 447Ownership & money 25Health & systems 13

Every one of the 513 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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