88 recorded events, 1987–2025, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 35 HPD housing violations, 16 311 service requests, 15 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.
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A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 623. In ZIP 11228, 85% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 14 total — 7 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 2023-11-19. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
9 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 9).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
5 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · GENERAL (1) · Illegal Parking (1) · Rodent (1).
$323,000 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1930) |
| No | Six or more residential units (3) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | JIALIANG CHEN; JIAMING CHEN |
| Managing agent | JIAMING CHEN |
| Last registered | 2025-07-22 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,336,000 | $80,160 |
| 2026 | $1,397,000 | $83,820 |
| 2027 | $1,670,000 | $100,200 |
The city's market estimate has risen 25% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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.
| Subway | 71 St — D · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Fort Hamilton Pkwy — N · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 12-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Bay Ridge Av / 13 Av — B64 · 250 ft |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 176 Ovington 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.
1243 70 Street
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
5 311 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $845,000 on 2023-01-23 (lender: Royal Business Bank (cfl#2368)) (recorded via MERS). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-01-23 | Mortgage $845,000 — from CHEN, JIALIANG; CHEN, JIAMING to MERS; ROYAL BUSINESS BANK (CFL#2368) | $845,000 | |
| 2023-01-18 | Deed $1,350,000 — from PISCITELLO, PATRICIA; PISCITELLO, CARL to CHEN, JIAMING; CHEN, JIALIANG | $1,350,000 | |
| 2022-12-28 | Sold for $1,350,000 | $1,350,000 | $450,000 |
| 2006-02-17 | Mortgage $150,000 — from PISCITELLO, PATRICIA; PISCITELLO, CARL to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK | $150,000 | |
| 2005-09-08 | Agreement $425,000 — from PISCITELLO, PATRICIA; PISCITTELLO, CARL to BROOKLYN FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK | $425,000 | |
| 2005-09-08 | Mortgage $363,755 — from PISCITELLO, PATRICIA; PISCITTELLO, CARL to BROOKLYN FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK | $363,755 | |
| 1994-06-15 | Mortgage $20,500 — from PISCITELLO, PATRICIA; PISCITELLO, CARL to BROOKLYN FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK | $20,500 | |
| 1987-08-28 | Mortgage $200,000 — from PISCITELLO, CARL to BROOKLYN FEDL S/L ASSN | $200,000 |
| Year | Construction | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 2023 | 6 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 33 |
| 2024 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| 2025 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Every one of the 88 recorded events, 1987–2025, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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