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1703 Foster Avenue

460Records
15City systems
27Open violations
955.3Penalty rate

460 recorded events, 1979–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 138 HPD complaints, 135 311 service requests, 118 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11230
Built1933
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassS2
Owner (PLUTO)KM SOON CHA IRREVOCABLE TRUST
BBL3052170036
BIN3120552

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GRADE F

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 955.3. In ZIP 11230, 82% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% 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 violations27 total — 9 class C (immediately hazardous), 18 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2000-10-04.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

35 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 14 · winter 2024–25: 21). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

14
’23–24
21
’24–25

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

$625 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

48 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (15) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (10) · DOOR/WINDOW (6) · PLUMBING (3) · APPLIANCE (3) · Lead (2).

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 (1933)
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)Kmsoon CHA
Last registered2025-06-18

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,338,000 $80,280
2026$1,475,000 $88,500
2027$1,528,000 $91,680

The city's market estimate has risen 14% 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 Plaza — B Q · 450 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Foster Av / E 18 St — B8 · 100 ft
Citi BikeCortelyou Rd & Argyle Rd · 0.4 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.

Report a problem to 311

1703 Foster 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

48 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 15 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.

Ten-year activity

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2020
2021
2022
97
2023
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2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201700202
201802518
20190426131
20200039140
202100718
20220130132
20230194297
20240179282
20251820231
202600202
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The full timeline

Construction 4Enforcement 32Housing & tenants 407Ownership & money 6Health & systems 11

Every one of the 460 recorded events, 1979–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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