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1801 Avenue L

1,198Records
18City systems
6Open violations
10.1Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11230 · Neighborhood: Midwood
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1,198 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 449 311 service requests, 399 HPD complaints, 150 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11230
Built1935
Floors6
Res. units45
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)1819 AVENUE L OWNER LLC
BBL3067290001
BIN3180501

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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 64% 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 10.1. In ZIP 11230, 82% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations6 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2017-07-10.

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

56 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (24) · PLUMBING (9) · PAINT/PLASTER (7) · Noise (2) · ELECTRIC (2) · Elevator (2).

Filed construction activity

$155,680 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 (1935)
YesSix or more residential units (45)
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)1819 AVE L OWNER LLC
Head officerISAAC REISS
Managing agentGUTMAN MANAGEMENT CO INC
Last registered2025-07-28

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,773,000 $1,247,850
2026$2,972,000 $1,337,400
2027$3,018,000 $1,358,100

The city's market estimate has risen 9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 50/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2019 (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

SubwayAvenue M — Q · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Ocean Av / Avenue L — B9 B49 · 450 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 199 Frederick Wachtel
Middle: Andries Hudde. 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

1801 Avenue L

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

56 311 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 GUTMAN MANAGEMENT CO, INC — 21 buildings, 856 units. Grades across the portfolio: A11 · B7 · C2 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1890 East 5 Street BK95 B
611 Argyle Road BK84 A
35-45 79 Street QN78 A
99-34 67 Road QN67 B
1212 Newkirk Avenue BK66 B
5502 14 Avenue BK59 A
33-38 Parsons Boulevard QN53 B
2020 Avenue V BK50 A
515 Avenue I BK47 A
387 Ocean Parkway BK46 B
1801 Avenue L BK45 A
1996 Ocean Avenue BK43 A
78 Webster Avenue BK32 C
4582 Manhattan College Py BX25 B
45-55 39 Street QN25 A
1208 Sheepshead Bay Road BK12 A
57 Graham Avenue BK8 B
154 Graham Avenue BK7 A
156 Graham Avenue BK7 A
233 Hewes Street BK4 C
73 Graham Avenue BK3 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,254,985 on 2016-06-24 (lender: Astoria Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-03-30Mortgage $2,776,686 — from 1819 AVENUE L OWNER LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $2,776,687
2021-03-30Agreement $5,000,000 — from 1819 AVENUE L OWNER LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $5,000,000
2016-06-24Agreement $3,000,000 — from 1819 AVENUE L OWNER LLC to ASTORIA BANK $3,000,000
2016-06-24Mortgage $2,254,985 — from 1819 AVENUE L OWNER LLC to ASTORIA BANK $2,254,985
2002-02-06Mortgage $911,575 — from 1819 AVE L LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $911,575
1992-03-11Mortgage $1,000,000 — from BISTRICER, ELSA; 1819 AVENUE L, L P to INDEPENDENCE SAVS BANK $1,000,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201704850089
201800580260
201982350146
202015400147
202133403251
202204260232
202301430145
202402370140
202503240229
202601190121
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The full timeline

Construction 23Enforcement 80Housing & tenants 1,011Ownership & money 65Health & systems 19

Every one of the 1,198 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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