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1233 Prospect Avenue

123Records
10City systems
0Open violations
8.2Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11218 · Neighborhood: Windsor Terrace-South Slope
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123 recorded events, 1989–2026, from 10 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 70 311 service requests, 10 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 10 DOB permits.

BoroughBrooklyn 11218
Built1931
Floors3
Res. units4
ClassC3
Owner (PLUTO)THE SHEAMETS CORP
BBL3052750054
BIN3258900

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 82% 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 8.2. In ZIP 11218, 71% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

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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

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.

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

What 311 hears from this address

42 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (15) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (5) · Dirty Condition (4) · Noise (3) · Sidewalk Condition (3) · Food Establishment (3).

Filed construction activity

$18,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1931)
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).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$798,000 $359,100
2026$958,000 $431,100
2027$1,150,000 $517,500

The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Poetica CoffeeCoffee/TeaA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

3 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Pet/Animal, Plumbing, Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

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

SubwayFort Hamilton Pkwy — F G · 150 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Prospect Park Southwest / Reeve Pl — B68 · 850 ft
Citi BikeProspect Ave & Vanderbilt St · 150 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 130 The Parkside. 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

1233 Prospect Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

42 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $475,000 on 2002-12-02 (lender: Gfi Mtge Bankers INC and Mortgage Electronicregistration Systems INC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2002-12-02Mortgage $475,000 — from SHEAMETS CORPORATION to GFI MTGE BANKERS INC; MORTGAGE ELECTRONICREGISTRATION SYSTEMS $475,000
1996-11-15Mortgage $109,500 — from THE SHEAMETS CORP to GREENPOINT BANK $109,500
1990-12-21Mortgage $63,289 — from DOLCE, MARIA to GREEN POINT SAVS BANK $63,289

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201700101
201800112
201900202
202000101
202100606
202200000
202301124
20240313117
20250321226
20261015016
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The full timeline

Construction 14Enforcement 16Housing & tenants 77Ownership & money 10Health & systems 6

Every one of the 123 recorded events, 1989–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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