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811 Cortelyou Road

1,220Records
21City systems
1Open violations
3.4Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11218 · Neighborhood: Kensington
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1,220 recorded events, 1899–2026, from 21 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 416 311 service requests, 194 HPD housing violations, 188 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11218
Built1941
Floors6
Res. units84
ClassD4
Owner (PLUTO)811 CORTELYOU RD OWNERS
BBL3053770043
BIN3126291

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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 78% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 3.4. In ZIP 11218, 71% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

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Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations1 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2023-03-06.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

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

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

What 311 hears from this address

59 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (22) · Noise (7) · Damaged Tree (5) · Street Condition (4) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (3) · Water System (2).

Filed construction activity

$8,803,222 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (34 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 (1941)
YesSix or more residential units (84)
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)811 Cortelyou Road Owners Corp.
Head officerCharisse Thomas
Managing agentAKAM ASSOCIATES, INC.
Last registered2025-10-17

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$6,283,000 $2,827,350
2026$6,966,000 $3,134,700
2027$6,886,000 $3,098,700

The city's market estimate has risen 10% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: SENIOR CITIZEN HOMEOWNER

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $1,486,080 a year ($15.48 per sq ft), operating expenses $642,240 ($6.69 per sq ft), net operating income $843,840. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)B — ENERGY STAR score 80/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2025 (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.

Getting around

SubwayCortelyou Rd — Q · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Ditmas Av — F · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Coney Island Av / Cortelyou Rd — B68 · 450 ft
Citi BikeCortelyou Rd & E 8 St · 150 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 217 Colonel David Marcus School
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

811 Cortelyou Road

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

59 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by AKAM ASSOCIATES, INC. — 372 buildings, 55,744 units. Grades across the portfolio: A328 · B33 · C5. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
269 Grand Central Pkwy QN1844 A
333 East 30 Street MN1117 A
97-40 62 Drive QN1094 A
175 Adams Street BK1022 A
23-15 44th Drive QN802 A
1655 Flatbush Avenue BK634 B
345 West 58 Street MN586 A
73-50 Bell Boulevard QN583 B
340 West 57 Street MN576 A
460 Neptune Avenue BK572 A
440 Neptune Avenue BK572 A
213-06 75 Avenue QN567 B
140 West End Avenue MN561 A
205 West End Avenue MN543 A
2915 West 5 Street BK528 A
530 Grand Street MN525 A
4-74 48 Avenue QN522 A
15 West 72 Street MN493 A
61-25 98 Street QN492 A
6 West 16 Street MN481 A
312 East 42 Street MN459 A
150 West End Avenue MN454 A
180 West End Avenue MN452 A
76179 7 Avenue MN445 A
25 Tudor City Place MN443 A
99 John Street MN438 A
5700 Arlington Avenue BX437 A
5900 Arlington Avenue BX437 A
5800 Arlington Avenue BX435 A
5 East 22 Street MN423 A
61-15 98 Street QN420 B
185 Park Row MN420 A
392 Central Park West MN413 A
400 Central Park West MN413 A
25-40 Shore Boulevard QN409 A
15 Broad Street MN382 A
270 Greenwich Street MN381 A
301 East 40 Street MN359 A
22 North 6 Street BK359 A
2373 Broadway MN354 A
2681 Broadway MN345 B
160 West 66 Street MN343 A
225 Central Park West MN338 A
20 University Place MN323 A
87-10 204 Street QN296 A
301 West 57 Street MN295 A
415 East 52 Street MN287 A
200 East 27 Street MN280 B
120 Riverside Boulevard MN276 A
210-11 75 Avenue QN270 B
75-05 210 Street QN270 B
10 Park Avenue MN268 A
267 3 Avenue MN264 A
560 3 Avenue MN263 A
211 East 46 Street MN261 A
347 West 57 Street MN261 A
500 Grand Street MN258 A
101 Willoughby Street BK250 A
321 5 Avenue MN250 A
130 Lenox Avenue MN240 B

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $4,000,000 on 2018-11-15 (lender: Investors Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-08-20RPTT&RET $920,000 — from BALKAN, ELIZABETH to SIMON, LAUREN $920,000
2026-08-14Sold for $920,000 $920,000 $10,952
2026-07-16RPTT&RET $245,000 — from EQUITY LLC to PURPURA, PETER; PURPURA, WILLIAM $245,000
2026-06-30Sold for $245,000 $245,000 $2,917
2026-06-18RPTT&RET $450,000 — from EQUITY LLC to SCHIFF, DANIEL E.; GARCIA MORALES, EMMANUEL E. $450,000
2026-06-08Sold for $450,000 $450,000 $5,357
2026-02-19RPTT&RET $650,000 — from STILES, CURTIS; SIMS, HILARY to UBELL, ELIZABETH AMY $650,000
2026-02-05Sold for $650,000 $650,000 $7,738
2025-12-10RPTT&RET $479,000 — from STRULOVITZ, CRAIG to DUFFY, MICHAEL J $479,000
2025-12-08Sold for $479,000 $479,000 $5,702
2025-10-16RPTT&RET $565,000 — from KAVANAGH, NEALE J; KAY, EVELYN to DUCKETT, KATHARINE; LAMB, LAURA $565,000
2025-10-14Sold for $565,000 $565,000 $6,726
2025-07-14RPTT&RET $400,000 — from EQUITY LLC to WOLF, NAOMI J. $400,000
2025-07-09RPTT&RET $409,000 — from ROSENFELD, AMY to HANLEY, KAITLYN $409,000
2025-06-30Sold for $400,000 $400,000 $4,762

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201710408251
20181245326196
2019811524883
20206248102113
2021213493884
2022224525478
2023216912286
202411246133
2025003312348
2026001312126
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The full timeline

Construction 93Enforcement 88Housing & tenants 758Ownership & money 246Health & systems 35

Every one of the 1,220 recorded events, 1899–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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