384 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 193 HPD complaints, 95 HPD housing violations, 53 311 service requests.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 86% 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 14.5. 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
No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.
8 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 4 · winter 2025–26: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
11 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (4) · Derelict Vehicles (1) · Indoor Air Quality (1) · Illegal Dumping (1) · Noise (1) · PLUMBING (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 (1930) |
| No | Six or more residential units (4) |
| 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) | IYAR 1335-1339 FLATBUSH LLC |
| Head officer | MALKIE SMETABA |
| Managing agent | TBF MANAGEMENT |
| Last registered | 2025-09-17 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $922,000 | $414,900 |
| 2026 | $738,000 | $332,100 |
| 2027 | $886,000 | $398,700 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 4% 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 | Newkirk Av-Little Haiti — 2 5 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Foster Av / Flatbush Av — B8 · 50 ft |
| Citi Bike | Bedford 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.
1337 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 |
| Anything else | Anything else |
11 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 4 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.
Managed by TBF MANAGEMENT — 5 buildings, 24 units. Grades across the portfolio: B2 · C1 · D2. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 78 Jackson Street | BK | 8 | C |
| 1335 Flatbush Avenue | BK | 4 | D |
| 1337 Flatbush Avenue | BK | 4 | B |
| 725 Eastern Parkway | BK | 4 | B |
| 1339 Flatbush Avenue | BK | 4 | D |
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.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-03-23 | Mortgage $3,125,000 — from IYAR 1335-1339 FLATBUSH AVE LLC to ARBOR AGENCY LENDING, LLC | $3,125,000 | |
| 2007-09-12 | Deed $2,575,000 — from 1335-9 FLATBUSH REALTY, LLC to IYAR 1335-1339 FLATBUSH AVE LLC | $2,575,000 | |
| 2006-01-23 | AL&R $1,218,541 — from FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB to 1335-9 FLATBUSH REALTY, LLC | $1,218,541 | |
| 2006-01-23 | Mortgage $499,900 — from 1335-9 FLATBUSH REALTY, LLC to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB | $499,900 | |
| 2006-01-23 | Agreement $1,218,541 — from 1335-9 FLATBUSH REALTY, LLC to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB | $1,218,541 | |
| 2004-05-26 | Agreement $750,000 — from FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB to 1335-9 FLATBUSH REALTY, LLC | $750,000 | |
| 2003-11-03 | Mortgage $430,407 — from 1335-9 FLATBUSH REALTY, LLC to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB | $430,407 | |
| 2000-09-08 | Mortgage $400,000 — from 1335-9 FLATBUSH REALTY LLC to 1335-9 FLATBUSH AVECORPORATION | $400,000 | |
| 1986-12-12 | Mortgage $100,000 — from LEZHANSKY, VALENTIN; BERNSTEIN, DANIEL to HERMAN, MARIA | $100,000 |
| Year | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| 2018 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2023 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2024 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2026 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
Every one of the 384 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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