302 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 120 311 service requests, 31 HPD complaints, 27 HPD housing violations.
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A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 87% 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 20. In ZIP 11210, 88% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% 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 | 10 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 8 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2004-10-05. |
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.
$6,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
21 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (4) · Food Establishment (3) · Dirty Condition (3) · Food Poisoning (2) · General Construction/Plumbing (2) · New Tree Request (1).
$182,900 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (15 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. 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 (1) |
| 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) | 1488 FLATBUSH AVENUE LLC |
| Head officer | PINHAS ABAKASISS |
| Managing agent | PINHAS ABAKASISS |
| Last registered | 2025-08-06 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $838,000 | $377,100 |
| 2026 | $963,000 | $433,350 |
| 2027 | $963,000 | $433,350 |
The city's market estimate has risen 15% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chosen Eatery | Caribbean | Not yet graded | — |
| Empire Fried Chicken & Pizza | Not yet graded | — | |
| Yo Yo Fritaille | Caribbean | C | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
3 restaurants · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
2 food-poisoning reports to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick), shared by 3 restaurants
3 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Contaminated, Food Spoiled, Letter Grading), shared by 3 restaurants · 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 5 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.
2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2021 (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 | Flatbush Av-Brooklyn College — 2 5 · 700 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Glenwood Rd / Flatbush Av — B6 B11 · 50 ft |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: 152, 315 Middle: 14, 78, 234, 278. 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.
1488 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 |
21 311 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $800,000 on 2015-02-10 (lender: Cross River Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-02-10 | Mortgage $800,000 — from 1488 FLATBUSH AVENUE LLC to CROSS RIVER BANK | $800,000 | |
| 2015-02-10 | AL&R $800,000 — from 1488 FLATBUSH AVENUE LLC to CROSS RIVER BANK | $800,000 | |
| 2004-02-23 | Deed $900,000 — from PATERNO, JOHN to AVIKASIS, ABRAHAM; ABOKSIS, DAVID; ABAKASISS, PINHAS | $900,000 | |
| 1994-11-23 | Mortgage $250,000 — from PATERNO, JOHN to GREEN POINT SAVINGSBANK | $250,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 16 |
| 2018 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 15 |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 12 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 24 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 15 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 2 | 27 |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 16 |
| 2026 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
Every one of the 302 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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