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1256 East 13 Street

1,135Records
18City systems
11Open violations
65.1Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11230 · Neighborhood: Midwood
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1,135 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 476 311 service requests, 354 HPD complaints, 159 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11230
Built1931
Floors6
Res. units59
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)RUMAL REALTY CO., INC.
BBL3067320028
BIN3180610

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 70% 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 65.1. In ZIP 11230, 82% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
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 violations11 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 6 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2020-06-24.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

287 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 8 · winter 2024–25: 225 · winter 2025–26: 54). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
225
’24–25
54
’25–26

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

$312 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

222 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (142) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (19) · Noise (10) · Elevator (10) · PLUMBING (9) · APPLIANCE (7).

Filed construction activity

$60,000 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 (1931)
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)RUMAL REALTY CO INC
Head officerSY MOSKOWITZ
Managing agentRUMAL REALTY CO INC
Last registered2025-09-16

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,970,000 $1,336,500
2026$3,155,000 $1,419,750
2027$3,213,000 $1,445,850

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

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)B — ENERGY STAR score 83/100 (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 M — Q · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Avenue M / E 13 St — B9 · 350 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

1256 East 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

222 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 142 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 RUMAL REALTY CO INC — 3 buildings, 178 units. Grades across the portfolio: A2 · B1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1002 Avenue H BK60 A
829 East 10 Street BK59 A
1256 East 13 Street BK59 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $499,000 on 2019-04-16 (lender: Bnb Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2019-04-16Mortgage $499,000 — from RUMAL REALTY CO. INC. to BNB BANK $499,000
2019-04-16AL&R $499,000 — from RUMAL REALTY CO. INC. to BNB BANK $499,000
2017-07-20AL&R $6,500,000 — from RUMAL REALTY CO. INC. to BRIDGEHAMPTON NATIONAL BANK $6,500,000
2017-07-20M&CON $6,500,000 — from RUMAL REALTY CO. INC. to BRIDGEHAMPTON NATIONAL BANK $6,500,000
2015-05-28AL&R $6,200,000 — from RUMAL REALTY CO. INC. to SIGNATURE BANK $6,200,000
2015-05-28Mortgage $1,473,021 — from RUMAL REALTY CO. INC. to SIGNATURE BANK $1,473,021
2015-05-28Agreement $6,200,000 — from RUMAL REALTY CO. INC. to SIGNATURE BANK $6,200,000
2012-01-05Deed $9,500,000 — from LURIS ASSOCIATES LLC to RUMAL REALTY CO., INC. $9,500,000
2012-01-05Mortgage $3,974,872 — from RUMAL REALTY CO., INC to SIGNATURE BANK $3,974,872
2012-01-05AL&R $5,000,000 — from RUMAL REALTY CO., INC to SIGNATURE BANK $5,000,000
2012-01-05Agreement $5,000,000 — from RUMAL REALTY CO., INC to SIGNATURE BANK $5,000,000
2002-10-21Mortgage $1,200,000 — from LURIS ASSOCIATES INC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $1,200,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201700325138
20180011902121
2019011592274
202007510159
202103230127
202201630266
202322800185
202403940299
20250422502231
20260014703150
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The full timeline

Construction 8Enforcement 77Housing & tenants 1,003Ownership & money 30Health & systems 17

Every one of the 1,135 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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