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1691 65 Street

406Records
16City systems
4Open violations
3.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11204 · Neighborhood: Bensonhurst
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406 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 219 311 service requests, 81 HPD complaints, 31 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11204
Built1931
Floors4
Res. units44
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)1653 REALTY LLC
BBL3055450047
BIN3133458

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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 79% 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 3.3. In ZIP 11204, 76% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

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 violations4 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 1996-05-02.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

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

3 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

$620 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

44 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (25) · Noise (3) · Water System (3) · Sewer (3) · Damaged Tree (3) · Blocked Driveway (2).

Filed construction activity

$11,000 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)
YesSix or more residential units (44)
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)1653 REALTY, LLC
Head officerWOLF SICHERMAN
Managing agent1653 REALTY, LLC
Last registered2025-07-28

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,876,000 $1,744,200
2026$4,157,000 $1,870,650
2027$4,116,000 $1,852,200

The city's market estimate has risen 6% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 34/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Sofrito Al Punto RestaurantSpanishA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

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.

8 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2015 (2 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

Subway18 Av — N · 350 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
62 St — D N · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 18 Av / 64 St — B8 · 900 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 048 Mapleton
Middle: J.H.S. 227 Edward B. Shallow. 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

1691 65 Street

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

44 311 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 1653 REALTY, LLC — 3 buildings, 136 units. Grades across the portfolio: A3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1653 65 Street BK46 A
1681 65 Street BK46 A
1691 65 Street BK44 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $948,801 on 2002-03-15 (lender: New York Community Bank), covering 3 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2006-04-11Deed $15,000,000 — from SHELDON REALTY LLC to 1653 REALTY LLC $15,000,000
2002-03-15Mortgage $948,801 — from SHELDON REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $948,801
1992-01-23Mortgage $875,880 — from KATZ, LEON A; KATZ, SHELDON C/BY ATTY; SHELTON RLTY COMPANY/DBA to INDEPENDENCE SAVS BANK $875,880
1987-01-16Mortgage $340,072 — from KATZ, SHELDON C; KATZ, LEON A to APPLE BANK FOR SAVS $340,072

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170019120
20180118120
20192115119
202001618
20210113115
2022048113
20230010111
2024026311
2025009312
20260432238
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The full timeline

Construction 15Enforcement 29Housing & tenants 316Ownership & money 31Health & systems 15

Every one of the 406 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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