1,016 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 294 311 service requests, 292 HPD housing violations, 234 HPD complaints.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 96% 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 401.4. In ZIP 11214, 75% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 79 total — 24 class C (immediately hazardous), 40 class B, 15 class A. Oldest open since 2021-03-14. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
58 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 44 · winter 2025–26: 10 · winter 2026–27: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
142 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (33) · HEAT/HOT WATER (28) · WATER LEAK (17) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (15) · PLUMBING (11) · DOOR/WINDOW (8).
$5,000 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1912) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (18) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | ETAN, LLC |
| Head officer | JOSEPH COHEN |
| Managing agent | ETAN, LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-07-22 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,207,000 | $993,150 |
| 2026 | $2,289,000 | $1,030,050 |
| 2027 | $2,373,000 | $1,067,850 |
The city's market estimate has risen 8% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gus's Pizzeria | Pizza | B | Mice evidence |
| Paraiso Bar | Spanish | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
2 restaurants · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage), shared by 2 restaurants · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 5 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2020 (0 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.
| Subway | 18 Av — D · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Bath Av / 18 Av — B64 · 100 ft |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 748 Brooklyn School for Global Scholars Middle: The Madeleine Brennan School. 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.
171 Bay 17 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 |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
142 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 28 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.
Managed by ETAN, LLC — 4 buildings, 37 units. Grades across the portfolio: B2 · D1 · F1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 171 Bay 17 Street | BK | 18 | D |
| 1288 Myrtle Avenue | BK | 8 | B |
| 1296 Myrtle Avenue | BK | 7 | B |
| 34-34 32 Street | QN | 4 | F |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,600,000 on 2007-02-05 (lender: Washington Mutual Bank,fa). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-02-05 | Deed $3,170,000 to ETAN, LLC; MAUJER, LLC | $3,170,000 | |
| 2011-12-20 | Deed $2,250,000 — from ALEXANDER, FRANKLIN L to VAA REALTY LLC | $2,250,000 | |
| 2011-12-20 | Agreement $1,300,000 — from VAA REALTY LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA | $1,300,000 | |
| 2007-02-05 | Mortgage $1,600,000 — from ALEXANDER, FRANKLIN L to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK,FA | $1,600,000 | |
| 2007-02-05 | DEEDO $2,900,000 — from SELMANI, BEHEAR; SELMANI, ASLLAN to ALEXANDER, FRANKLIN L | $2,900,000 | |
| 2007-02-05 | Agreement $1,600,000 — from WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK,FA to ALEXANDER, FRANKLIN L | $1,600,000 | |
| 2007-02-05 | Mortgage $662,579 — from ALEXANDER, FRANKLIN L to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK,FA | $662,579 | |
| 2002-10-15 | Mortgage $545,980 — from SELMANI, BEHEAR; SELMANI, ASLLAN to NORTH FORK BANK | $545,980 | |
| 1999-10-26 | Mortgage $99,637 — from SELMANI, BEHEAR; SELMANI, ASLLAN to NORTH FORK BANK | $99,637 | |
| 1997-01-13 | Mortgage $123,302 — from SELMANI, ASLLAN; SELMANI, BEHEAR to HOME FEDERAL SAVINGSBANK | $123,302 | |
| 1995-03-02 | Mortgage $300,000 — from SELMANI, BEHEAR; SELMANI, ASLLAN to HOME FEDERAL SAVINGSBANK | $300,000 | |
| 1989-01-26 | Mortgage $400,000 — from A&M ASSOCIATES to ESEL ASSOCIATES | $400,000 | |
| 1987-09-29 | Mortgage $153,586 — from NITSA REALTY LTD to CROSSLAND SAVS FSB | $153,586 | |
| 1986-12-18 | Mortgage $400,000 — from DESPINA REALTY CO to HOCHBERG, HARRY; HOCHBERG, TESSIE; DANIEL PERLA ASSOCS | $400,000 | |
| 1985-11-27 | Mortgage $50,000 — from NITSA REALTY LTD to BOHN, RICHARD | $50,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 25 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 1 | 59 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 19 |
| 2020 | 0 | 12 | 52 | 1 | 65 |
| 2021 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 1 | 29 |
| 2022 | 2 | 5 | 53 | 0 | 60 |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 | 85 | 2 | 91 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 233 | 5 | 238 |
| 2025 | 0 | 5 | 114 | 5 | 124 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 31 |
Every one of the 1,016 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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