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1397 East 2 Street

1,371Records
16City systems
13Open violations
51.9Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11230 · Neighborhood: Mapleton-Midwood (West)
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1,371 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 600 311 service requests, 455 HPD complaints, 236 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11230
Built1928
Floors4
Res. units31
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)1397 E 2ND LLC
BBL3065650073
BIN3172747

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 65% 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 51.9. In ZIP 11230, 82% 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 violations13 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 10 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2017-12-24.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2).

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

What 311 hears from this address

22 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (5) · Derelict Vehicles (5) · Abandoned Vehicle (4) · Noise (2) · Overgrown Tree/Branches (1) · Missed Collection (1).

Filed construction activity

$160,800 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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 (1928)
YesSix or more residential units (31)
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)1397 E 2 LLC
Head officerGETZ OBSTFELD
Managing agentFTC MANAGEMENT INC
Last registered2025-08-31

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$936,000 $421,200
2026$1,088,000 $489,600
2027$1,228,000 $552,600

The city's market estimate has risen 31% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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

SubwayAvenue N — F · 450 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Avenue N / E 3 St — B9 · 500 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 226 Alfred De B. Mason
Middle: P.S. 226 Alfred De B. Mason. 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

1397 East 2 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

22 311 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 FTC MANAGEMENT INC — 4 buildings, 109 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B2 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1544 Park Place BK33 C
1397 East 2 Street BK31 B
161 Woodruff Avenue BK29 B
368 Union Street BK16 A

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
2017201302134
2018122521256
20190067168
20200034135
20210093194
20220478183
20234323030
20240144146
20250017118
202600224
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The full timeline

Construction 16Enforcement 21Housing & tenants 1,313Ownership & money 7Health & systems 14

Every one of the 1,371 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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