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3623 15 Avenue

1,618Records
14City systems
181Open violations
1115Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11218 · Neighborhood: Borough Park
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1,618 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 708 HPD housing violations, 437 HPD complaints, 363 311 service requests.

BoroughBrooklyn 11218
Built1930
Floors3
Res. units6
ClassC2
Owner (PLUTO)3623 REALTY NY LLC
BBL3053680001
BIN3125914

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GRADE F

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 1115. In ZIP 11218, 71% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations181 total — 68 class C (immediately hazardous), 92 class B, 21 class A. Oldest open since 2010-07-28.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

56 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 22 · winter 2024–25: 30 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

22
’23–24
30
’24–25
2
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

62 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (27) · Noise (10) · ELECTRIC (4) · WATER LEAK (4) · PAINT/PLASTER (4) · DOOR/WINDOW (3).

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 (1930)
YesSix or more residential units (6)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. 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)3623 REALTY NY LLC
Head officerBenzion Zablotsky
Managing agentBenzion Zablotsky
Last registered2026-02-18

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,013,000 $455,850
2026$1,216,000 $547,200
2027$1,286,000 $578,700

The city's market estimate has risen 27% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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

SubwayDitmas Av — F · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Church Av — F G · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: McDonald Av / Avenue C — B67 B69 · 450 ft
Citi Bike15 Ave & 37 St · 100 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 230 Doris L. Cohen
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

3623 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

62 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 27 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $75,000 on 1999-05-11 (lender: Independence Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-08-11Deed $1,170,000 — from 3623 D & E HOLDINGS LLC to 3623 REALTY NY LLC $1,170,000
2025-07-24Sold for $1,170,000 $1,170,000 $195,000
1999-05-11Mortgage $75,000 — from ITZKOWITZ, THERESA to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $75,000

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170540054
2018111300114
2019116900170
20200391141
20211701173
20220860187
2023223601239
2024112701129
20251743179
20263101115
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The full timeline

Enforcement 39Housing & tenants 1,558Ownership & money 13Health & systems 8

Every one of the 1,618 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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