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1708 West 13 Street

235Records
10City systems
65Open violations
625Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11223 · Neighborhood: Gravesend (West)
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235 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 10 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 86 HPD housing violations, 60 311 service requests, 46 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11223
Built1925
Floors2
Res. units2
ClassB1
Owner (PLUTO)ZHAO, HELEN
BBL3066430009
BIN3176336

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GRADE F

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 625. In ZIP 11223, 79% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations65 total — 17 class C (immediately hazardous), 42 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 2022-04-25.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2).

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

What 311 hears from this address

31 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (6) · General Construction/Plumbing (5) · PAINT/PLASTER (3) · FLOORING/STAIRS (3) · WATER LEAK (3) · OUTSIDE BUILDING (1).

Filed construction activity

$504,250 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (7 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 (1925)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
No421-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).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,175,000 $70,500
2026$1,229,000 $73,740
2027$1,191,000 $71,460

The city's market estimate has risen 1% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Flood exposure

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

Hurricane evacuation zone 4 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

SubwayKings Hwy — N · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bay Pkwy — D · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 12-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Stillwell Av / Quentin Rd — B4 · 200 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 97 The Highlawn
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

1708 West 13 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

31 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $25,000 on 2006-03-30 (lender: Citibank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2023-03-31Deed $1,017,232 — from LIN, LONG BIN to ZHAO, EMILY; ZHAO, HELEN $1,017,232
2023-03-31Deed $851,000 — from ANGELICQUE MORENO, ESQ. to LIN, LONG BIN $851,000
2023-03-27Sold for $1,017,232 $1,017,232 $508,616
2006-03-30Mortgage $25,000 — from CARTAYA, YUSLEY WU; NG, WAH FONG to CITIBANK, N.A. $25,000
2006-03-30Mortgage $525,000 — from NG, WAH FONG; CARTAYA, YUSLEY WU to WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. $525,000
2006-03-30Deed $690,000 — from CAUSI, LUCILLE; CAUSI, JOHN to NG, WAH FONG; CARTAYA, YUSLEY WU $690,000

Ten-year activity

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202311869593
20240045045
20250036036
202660107
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The full timeline

Construction 19Enforcement 8Housing & tenants 195Ownership & money 13

Every one of the 235 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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