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1535 West 7 Street

748Records
16City systems
20Open violations
78.9Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11204 · Neighborhood: Bensonhurst
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748 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 282 HPD complaints, 266 311 service requests, 96 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11204
Built1930
Floors4
Res. units19
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)1535 WEST LLC
BBL3066000078
BIN3174378

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 79% 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 78.9. In ZIP 11204, 76% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations20 total — 6 class C (immediately hazardous), 11 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 1989-07-28.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

20 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 16 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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

What 311 hears from this address

20 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (10) · Noise (3) · Curb Condition (2) · Street Light Condition (2) · Dirty Condition (1) · Abandoned Vehicle (1).

Filed construction activity

$123,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (9 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 (1930)
YesSix or more residential units (19)
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)1535 WEST LLC
Head officerJOSEPH PASSALACQUA
Managing agentJAAPASS MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2025-09-12

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,451,000 $652,950
2026$1,481,000 $666,450
2027$1,329,000 $598,050

The city's market estimate has fallen 8% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Flood exposure

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.

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

SubwayBay Pkwy — N · 400 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Bay Pkwy / W 10 St — B6 · 0.2 mi
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 177 The Marlboro
Middle: I.S. 096 Seth Low. 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

1535 West 7 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

20 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 10 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 JAAPASS MANAGEMENT LLC — 7 buildings, 201 units. Grades across the portfolio: A2 · B5. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1545 Dahill Road BK43 B
762 East 3 Street BK42 A
8404 Bay Parkway BK35 A
129 Ocean View Avenue BK23 B
7017 15 Avenue BK20 B
1535 West 7 Street BK19 B
1922 85 Street BK19 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $400,056 on 2026-09-03 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank NA). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-09-03Mortgage $400,057 — from 1535 WEST LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA $400,057
2026-09-03Agreement $1,475,000 — from 1535 WEST LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA $1,475,000
2021-11-05Mortgage $196,372 — from 1535 WEST LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA $196,372
2021-11-05Agreement $1,200,000 — from 1535 WEST LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA $1,200,000
2017-04-24Agreement $1,100,000 — from 1535 WEST LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $1,100,000
2017-04-24Mortgage $102,287 — from 1535 WEST LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $102,287
2012-08-16AL&R $1,100,000 — from 1535 WEST LLC to INVESTORS BANK $1,100,000
2012-08-16Mortgage $1,100,000 — from 1535 WEST LLC to INVESTORS BANK $1,100,000
2001-04-17Mortgage $735,000 — from 1535 WEST LLC to 1535 WEST 7TH CORPORATION $735,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201700164121
201826370247
201930500154
202084360149
202102102115
202200100010
202301140116
202400280230
202501220124
2026002215
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The full timeline

Construction 22Enforcement 26Housing & tenants 661Ownership & money 26Health & systems 13

Every one of the 748 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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