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4007 15 Avenue

337Records
8City systems
10Open violations
10.8Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11218 · Neighborhood: Borough Park
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337 recorded events, 1983–2026, from 8 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 221 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 60 311 service requests, 30 DOB violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11218
Built1982
Floors3
Res. units12
ClassR2
Owner (PLUTO)UNAVAILABLE OWNER
BBL3053647501
BIN3336262, 3338926

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 59% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 10.8. In ZIP 11218, 71% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations10 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 10 class A. Oldest open since 2022-02-18.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

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

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

$1,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

20 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (12) · Street Sweeping Complaint (3) · Damaged Tree (1) · Street Condition (1) · Sewer (1) · Noise (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

NoBuilt before 1974 (1982)
YesSix or more residential units (12)
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)15TH AVE GARDENS CONDO I
Head officerMartin Ruttner
Managing agentBP HAND INC
Last registered2025-07-08

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$200,930 $90,418
2026$215,475 $96,964
2027$210,745 $94,835

The city's market estimate has risen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: SENIOR CITIZEN HOMEOWNER

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this condo as if it were a rental building. Its 2023 estimate: gross income $456,972 a year ($24.06 per sq ft), operating expenses $134,470 ($7.08 per sq ft), net operating income $322,501. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

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.

6 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2019 (0 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.

Getting around

SubwayDitmas Av — F · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Church Av — F G · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 16 Av / 42 St — B11 · 850 ft
Citi Bike15 Ave & 37 St · 850 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 164 Caesar Rodney
Middle: J.H.S. 223 The Montauk. 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

4007 15 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

20 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by BP HAND INC — 15 buildings, 368 units. Grades across the portfolio: A13 · B2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
680 Ocean Parkway BK90 A
1006 44th Street BK73 A
970 42 Street BK40 A
1017 44 Street BK40 A
922 42 Street BK27 A
958 42 Street BK16 A
966 42 Street BK16 A
946 42 Street BK16 A
952 42 Street BK16 B
4007 15 Avenue BK12 A
4108 15 Avenue BK6 A
941 42 Street BK6 A
1016 43 Street BK4 B
4008 New Utrecht Avenue BK3 A
1212 40 Street BK3 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-04-15Mortgage $1,209,000 — from NUSSENCWEIG, JOSEPH; GUTWEIN, ROIZY to MERS $1,209,000
2026-04-15Deed $1,320,000 — from FRIEDMAN, JACOB; FRIEDMAN, MORRIS to NUSSENCWEIG, JOSEPH; GUTWEIN, ROIZY $1,320,000
2026-03-19Sold for $1,320,000 $1,320,000 $110,000
2023-09-29Deed $990,000 — from THE MOSHE COHN TRUST; JOSEPH Y. COHN, TRUSTEE to PORGESZ, PESSY; PORGESZ, SRULI $990,000
2023-09-29Mortgage $792,000 — from PORGESZ, PESSY; PORGESZ, SRULI to MERS $792,000
2023-08-28Sold for $990,000 $990,000 $82,500
2022-09-15Deed $925,000 — from STERN, JACOB to FRANKL, CHAIM Y $925,000
2022-09-15Mortgage $832,500 — from FRANKL, CHAIM Y to MERS AS NOMINEE FOR UNITED WHOLESALE MOR $832,500
2022-08-23Sold for $925,000 $925,000 $77,083
2021-05-11Agreement $641,400 — from BRUCK, GOLDIE YEHUDIS; BRUCK, ABRAHAM to SANTANDER BANK, N.A. $641,400
2021-05-11Mortgage $18,311 — from BRUCK, ABRAHAM; BRUCK, GOLDIE YEHUDIS to SANTANDER BANK, N.A. $18,311
2019-12-12Mortgage $637,500 — from BRUCK, ABRAHAM; BRUCK, GOLDIE YEHUDIS to MERS $637,500
2019-12-12Deed $750,000 — from GUTTERMAN, ARIE; GUTTERMAN, YONA to BRUCK, ABRAHAM; BRUCK, GOLDIE YEHUDIS $750,000
2019-11-26Sold for $750,000 $750,000 $62,500
2017-03-10Mortgage $200,000 — from GUTTERMAN, YONA; GUTTERMAN, ARIE to SANTANDER BANK NA $200,000

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & money
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyTotal
20170156
20180101
2019011617
20201304
202108311
20220549
202353513
2024115218
20251517
202626412
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The full timeline

Enforcement 33Housing & tenants 76Ownership & money 228

Every one of the 337 recorded events, 1983–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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