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1157 43 Street

172Records
14City systems
19Open violations
69.1Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11219 · Neighborhood: Borough Park
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172 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 57 311 service requests, 52 HPD housing violations, 15 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11219
Built1926
Floors4
Res. units20
ClassC6
Owner (PLUTO)1157-63 OWNERS CORP.
BBL3055970061
BIN3135868

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 77% 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 69.1. In ZIP 11219, 66% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% 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 violations19 total — 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 10 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 2023-11-30.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

26 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 6 · winter 2024–25: 12 · winter 2025–26: 8). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
12
’24–25
8
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

33 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (13) · HEAT/HOT WATER (12) · Dirty Condition (2) · Noise (1) · PLUMBING (1) · PAINT/PLASTER (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

YesBuilt before 1974 (1926)
YesSix or more residential units (20)
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)1157-1163 Owners Corp
Head officerBENJAMIN SCHWARTZ
Managing agentMetropolitan Property Services
Last registered2024-09-28

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,263,000 $568,350
2026$1,296,000 $583,200
2027$1,212,000 $545,400

The city's market estimate has fallen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $293,522 a year ($16.49 per sq ft), operating expenses $122,998 ($6.91 per sq ft), net operating income $170,524. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

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

SubwayFort Hamilton Pkwy — D · 700 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 39 St / Fort Hamilton Pkwy — B35 · 950 ft
Citi Bike37 St & Fort Hamilton Pkwy · 0.3 mi · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 131 Brooklyn
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

1157 43 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

33 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 12 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 METROPOLITAN PROPERTY SERVICES — 35 buildings, 1,430 units. Grades across the portfolio: A11 · B12 · C9 · D3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
221 Seaman Avenue MN228 B
1125 Washington Avenue BK132 C
61-61 Woodhaven Boulevard QN101 C
118-18 Metropolitan Avenue QN85 A
400 East Mosholu Parkway BX78 C
3210 Avenue H BK78 B
2738 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN73 B
2852 8 Avenue MN69 C
254 Quentin Road BK48 A
116-27 169 Street QN40 B
11-25 46 Road QN39 A
118 Garfield Place BK39 A
263 West 152 Street MN35 D
20 East 179 Street BX30 B
932 St Marks Avenue BK30 A
2764 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN30 C
235 West 145 Street MN29 C
2753 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN24 B
116-26 169 Street QN24 A
2745 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN24 D
157 Vernon Avenue BK21 B
1163 43 Street BK20 A
1157 43 Street BK20 B
2538 Adam C Powell Blvd MN19 B
116-31 170 Street QN16 B
77-05 41 Avenue QN16 A
2756 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN15 C
2542 Adam C Powell Blvd MN15 C
202-01 Hor Harding Ep SR N QN14 C
201-01 Hor Harding Ep SR N QN14 B
2743 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN10 D
1095 Jerome Avenue BX9 A
114-30 Farmers Boulevard QN2 A
114-34 Farmers Boulevard QN2 A
225 West 78 Street MN1 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $25,332 on 1984-02-14 (lender: Whitehorn, Victor Trstee and Zwerdling, Tobias Tr/of), covering 2 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
1984-02-14Mortgage $25,333 — from STAVISKY, HEDVA FBO; STAVISKY, THERESA Z; STAVISKY, ABIGAIL FBO; SHAPIRO, IRWIN TRSTEE; ST to WHITEHORN, VICTOR TRSTEE; ZWERDLING, TOBIAS TR/OF $25,333

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170000
20180112
20190011
20200112
20210516
20220415
2023214117
2024022123
2025037138
2026112013
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The full timeline

Construction 11Enforcement 9Housing & tenants 130Ownership & money 12Health & systems 10

Every one of the 172 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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