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1543 West 1 Street

1,954Records
17City systems
10Open violations
80.7Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11204 · Neighborhood: Bensonhurst
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1,954 recorded events, 1988–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 604 311 service requests, 603 HPD complaints, 348 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11204
Built1932
Floors6
Res. units59
ClassR4
Owner (PLUTO)1543 W 1ST ST CONDOMINIUMS
BBL3066067501
BIN3174676

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 74% 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 80.7. In ZIP 11204, 76% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations10 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 7 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2020-01-05.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

26 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 24). 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

96 service requests in the last three years. Most common: GENERAL (16) · SAFETY (14) · HEAT/HOT WATER (13) · General Construction/Plumbing (9) · Illegal Parking (9) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (8).

Filed construction activity

$25,000 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1932)
YesSix or more residential units (59)
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)1543 WEST 1ST CONDOMINIUM
Head officerMEHMET KALKAN
Managing agentDSJ MANAGEMENT
Last registered2025-08-14

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$101,992 $45,897
2026$99,928 $44,968
2027$135,985 $61,194

The city's market estimate has risen 33% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: DISABLED HOMEOWNER · SENIOR CITIZEN HOMEOWNER

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this condo as if it were a rental building. Its 2021 estimate: gross income $1,098,928 a year ($20.40 per sq ft), operating expenses $276,887 ($5.14 per sq ft), net operating income $822,041. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)C — ENERGY STAR score 69/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 6 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

SubwayAvenue P — F · 500 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
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

1543 West 1 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

96 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 13 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 DSJ MANAGEMENT — 22 buildings, 1,600 units. Grades across the portfolio: A14 · B6 · C2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
2525 Nostrand Avenue BK114 B
657 East 26 Street BK113 A
2680 East 19 Street BK107 A
3101 Ocean Parkway BK102 B
2300 Ocean Avenue BK84 C
135 Prospect Park SW BK84 A
3115 Brighton 6 Street BK82 A
364 93 Street BK81 A
145 95 Street BK74 A
50 East 18 Street BK73 C
255 79 Street BK72 A
20 East 18 Street BK71 B
7119 Shore Road BK65 A
1543 West 1 Street BK59 B
7825 4 Avenue BK59 A
720 East 32 Street BK57 A
740 East 32 Street BK57 A
22 Martense Street BK56 A
166 Seeley Street BK55 A
7101 Shore Road BK53 A
70 Linden Boulevard BK41 B
75 Martense Street BK41 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-07-08Mortgage $283,500 — from NATALIE KIPNIS; MARK KIPNIS to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS $283,500
2026-02-19Deed $499,999 — from YANG, JIE to ZOLOTARCHUK, VIKTOR; PECHENIUK, OKSANA $499,999
2026-02-19Mortgage $440,000 — from PECHENIUK, OKSANA; ZOLOTARCHUK, VIKTOR to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS; PLAZA HOME MORTGAGE INC. $440,000
2026-01-23Sold for $499,999 $499,999 $8,475
2026-01-20Deed $225,685 — from GORODETSKY, SOFYA to GORODETSKY, MICHAEL $225,685
2025-11-25Sold for $225,685 $225,685 $3,825
2025-11-25Sold for $225,685 $225,685 $3,825
2025-04-17Mortgage $280,000 — from ZHANG, CHANGWEN DENNIS; GARCIA, CLARICE MALAPAD to MERS $280,000
2025-04-17Deed $530,000 — from IGOR BEGELMAN, AS SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE; BEGELMAN FAMILY IRREVOCABLE TRUST to GARCIA, CLARICE MALAPAD; ZHANG, CHANGWEN DENNIS $530,000
2025-04-14Sold for $530,000 $530,000 $8,983
2024-12-24Deed $390,000 — from HE, ANGELA to LI, JINYAN; JIE, YING $390,000
2024-12-24Mortgage $260,000 — from JIE, YING; LI, JINYAN to UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLC; MERS $260,000
2024-12-19Sold for $390,000 $390,000 $6,610
2024-10-21Deed $460,000 — from DAVID ELYAZYAN, TRUSTEE OF THE; DSL TRUST to GUO, DAPHNE $460,000
2024-10-01Sold for $460,000 $460,000 $7,797

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170011350118
201802121171141
20190418661197
2020095528294
2021031322139
202211117121
202318256141
202407105192133
2025003612149
20260310361113
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The full timeline

Construction 25Enforcement 68Housing & tenants 1,469Ownership & money 381Health & systems 11

Every one of the 1,954 recorded events, 1988–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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