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701 Avenue R

66Records
7City systems
3Open violations
0Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11223 · Neighborhood: Gravesend (East)-Homecrest
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66 recorded events, 1982–2026, from 7 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 27 311 service requests, 18 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 11 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11223
Built1970
Floors2
Res. units3
ClassC0
Owner (PLUTO)701 AVE. R ASSOCIATES LLC
BBL3066640084
BIN3177536

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 100% 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 0. 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 violations3 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 1982-09-16.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

What 311 hears from this address

9 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (3) · Blocked Driveway (2) · Dead/Dying Tree (2) · Curb Condition (1) · Snow or Ice (1).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. 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 (1970)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
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).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)701 AVE R ASSOCIATES LLC
Head officerALAN JEMAL
Managing agentJEM REALTY 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$2,788,000 $167,280
2026$3,078,000 $184,680
2027$3,623,000 $217,380

The city's market estimate has risen 30% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2021 (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.

Getting around

SubwayKings Hwy — F · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Kings Hwy — B Q · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 12-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Kings Hwy / E 7 St — B82 · 350 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 238 Anne Sullivan
Middle: P.S. 238 Anne Sullivan. 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

701 Avenue R

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

9 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

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 JEM REALTY MANAGEMENT INC — 3 buildings, 31 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B1 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1169 Flatbush Avenue BK24 B
36 Macon Street BK4 D
701 Avenue R BK3 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,500,000 on 2006-09-15 (recorded via MERS, the industry registry; the lender is not named on the record). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2016-01-07AL&R $1,500,000 — from 701 AVENUE R ASSOCIATES LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $1,500,000
2016-01-07M&CON $1,500,000 — from 701 AVENUE R ASSOCIATES LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $1,500,000
2006-09-15Deed $2,000,000 — from HEINEY, ALICE; KISHK, JOYCE; COHEN, BARBARA; THE MATHALON 1988 TRUST to JEMAL, SAMUEL STEVEN; JEMAL, ABRAHAM ALAN; JEMAL, RUTH $2,000,000
2006-09-15Mortgage $1,500,000 — from JEMAL, RUTH; JEMAL , SAMUEL STEVEN; JEMAL , ABRAHAM ALAN to MERS $1,500,000

Ten-year activity

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Housing & tenantsOwnership & money
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YearHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyTotal
2017202
2018707
2019101
2020101
2021404
2022404
2023404
20244610
2025404
2026224
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The full timeline

Construction 3Enforcement 1Housing & tenants 44Ownership & money 18

Every one of the 66 recorded events, 1982–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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