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1947 65 Street

130Records
12City systems
7Open violations
25.6Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11204 · Neighborhood: Bensonhurst
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130 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 40 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 29 311 service requests, 19 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11204
Built1931
Floors4
Res. units21
ClassC6
Owner (PLUTO)SHEFA OWNERS CORP
BBL3055480059
BIN3133606

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 60% 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 25.6. 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 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations7 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2010-01-25.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 4).

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

What 311 hears from this address

14 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (8) · Illegal Parking (2) · WATER LEAK (1) · PAINT/PLASTER (1) · Dead Animal (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1).

Filed construction activity

$137,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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 (21)
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)SHEFA ESTATES OWNERS CORP
Head officerSTEPHEN WALLACH
Managing agentLEEMAR MANAGEMENT CORP
Last registered2025-09-05

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,324,000 $595,800
2026$1,390,000 $625,500
2027$1,316,000 $592,200

The city's market estimate has fallen 1% 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 $291,368 a year ($15.40 per sq ft), operating expenses $122,412 ($6.47 per sq ft), net operating income $168,956. 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.

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

Subway20 Av — N · 500 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 18 Av / 66 St — B8 · 0.2 mi
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 205 Clarion
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

1947 65 Street

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

14 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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 LEEMAR MANAGEMENT CORP — 21 buildings, 1,091 units. Grades across the portfolio: A18 · B3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
69-11 Yellowstone Blvd QN99 A
41-00 43 Avenue QN88 A
120 Kenilworth Place BK84 B
35-33 83 Street QN72 A
71-40 112 Street QN71 A
108-25 72 Avenue QN69 A
98-76 Queens Boulevard QN66 A
70-01 113 Street QN63 A
112-15 72 Road QN60 A
65-74 Saunders Street QN60 A
1801 Avenue N BK59 A
1903 Ocean Avenue BK54 B
93-40 Queens Boulevard QN53 A
110-48 72 Avenue QN48 A
111-56 76 Drive QN39 A
1953 65 Street BK21 A
1941 65 Street BK21 A
1967 65 Street BK21 A
1947 65 Street BK21 B
1961 65 Street BK21 A
130 Kenilworth Place BK1 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $665,615 on 2022-01-07 (lender: Dime Community Bank and The Dime Savings Bank Of Williamsburgh), covering 5 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
2022-03-14RPTT&RET $260,000 — from CHEN, MU HUA to MEI, ZHEN XI $260,000
2022-02-23RPTT&RET $383,000 — from ZHANG, LIN QUAN; WU, HUI MIN to FANG, HAO YANG $383,000
2022-02-02Sold for $383,000 $383,000 $18,238
2022-01-07Agreement $2,100,000 — from THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH; DIME COMMUNITY BANK to SHEFA ESTATES OWNERS CORP. $2,100,000
2022-01-07Mortgage $665,615 — from SHEFA ESTATES OWNERS CORP. to DIME COMMUNITY BANK; THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $665,615
2017-05-17RPTT&RET $230,000 — from HUANG, HUI FEN; WU, WEI FENG to WU, HUI MIN; ZHANG, LIN QUAN $230,000
2017-05-05Sold for $230,000 $230,000 $10,952
2014-12-03RPTT&RET $177,576 — from SHEFA ESTATES REALTY CO., LLC to CHEN, MU HUA $177,576
2014-10-15Mortgage $220,922 — from SHEFA ESTATES OWNERS CORP. to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $220,922
2014-10-15Agreement $1,700,000 — from SHEFA ESTATES OWNERS CORP. to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $1,700,000
2011-10-03RPTT&RET $201,915 — from SHEFA ESTATES REALTY CO., LLC to YU, CHI TIM $201,915
2010-06-22RPTT&RET $150,000 — from MOY, SUE TING; MOY, SIU FONG PAULA to HUANG, HUI FEN; WU, WEI FENG $150,000
2010-03-01Agreement $1,600,000 — from SHEFA ESTATES OWNERS CORP. to SOVEREIGN BANK $1,600,000
2010-03-01Mortgage $267,133 — from SHEFA ESTATES OWNERS CORP. to SOVEREIGN BANK $267,133
2008-06-05RPTT&RET $200,000 — from ZHANG, ERIC; ZHANG, DENISE; CHUNG, CLARA XUE to WEN, SHU PING; LIN, ZHI JIAN $200,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyTotal
201700022
20187010017
201900202
202000202
202101102
2022014510
20230112013
202401203
202500505
20260014014
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The full timeline

Construction 7Enforcement 9Housing & tenants 71Ownership & money 42Health & systems 1

Every one of the 130 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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