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1305 East 18 Street

1,879Records
19City systems
42Open violations
173.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11230 · Neighborhood: Midwood
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1,879 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 688 HPD complaints, 514 311 service requests, 418 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11230
Built1931
Floors6
Res. units41
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)1305 EAST 18TH
BBL3067380052
BIN3180711

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 88% 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 173.3. In ZIP 11230, 82% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations42 total — 22 class C (immediately hazardous), 18 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2018-10-04.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

27 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2024–25: 13 · winter 2025–26: 8 · winter 2026–27: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
13
’24–25
8
’25–26
2
’26–27

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

$3,125 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

74 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (14) · HEAT/HOT WATER (13) · GENERAL (10) · Elevator (8) · PLUMBING (7) · DOOR/WINDOW (5).

Filed construction activity

$192,000 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 (41)
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)1305 EAST 18 LLC
Head officerDAVID BLAU
Managing agentJ. K. MANAGEMENT
Last registered2025-10-28

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,079,000 $935,550
2026$2,413,000 $1,085,850
2027$2,324,000 $1,045,800

The city's market estimate has risen 12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 35/100, 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.

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 · 700 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Avenue M / E 18 St — B9 · 150 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

1305 East 18 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

74 311 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 J.K. MANAGEMENT — 7 buildings, 515 units. Grades across the portfolio: B3 · C1 · D1 · F2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1122 Ocean Avenue BK96 B
3940 Bronx Boulevard BX92 D
116 Lenox Road BK82 F
75 Lenox Road BK81 F
1249 East 13 Street BK71 B
3029 Briggs Avenue BX52 B
1305 East 18 Street BK41 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $756,285 on 2020-03-25 (lender: Capital One, National Association). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2020-03-25Mortgage $756,285 — from 1305 EAST 18TH LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $756,285
2020-03-25Agreement $3,500,000 — from 1305 EAST 18TH LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $3,500,000
2020-03-25AL&R $3,500,000 — from 1305 EAST 18TH LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $3,500,000
2014-12-09AL&R $3,100,000 — from 1305 EAST 18TH LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $3,100,000
2014-12-09Agreement $3,100,000 — from 1305 EAST 18TH LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $3,100,000
2014-12-09Mortgage $463,139 — from 1305 EAST 18TH LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $463,139
2011-09-13RPTT&RET $1,729,477 — from KEMPLER, JACOB to KEMPLER CHILDREN 2011 TRUST $1,729,477
2011-09-07AL&R $2,800,000 — from 1305 EAST 18TH LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $2,800,000
2011-09-07Agreement $2,800,000 — from 1305 EAST 18TH LL to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $2,800,000
2011-09-07Mortgage $345,070 — from 1305 EAST 18TH LL to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $345,070
2007-03-01Agreement $2,500,000 — from SOVEREIGN BANK to 1305 EAST 18TH LLC $2,500,000
2007-03-01AL&R $2,500,000 — from 1305 EAST 18TH LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK $2,500,000
2007-03-01Mortgage $861,105 — from 1305 EAST 18TH LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK $861,105
2003-01-16Mortgage $719,682 — from 1305 EAST 18TH LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK F/K/A $719,682
1997-09-22Mortgage $178,994 — from 1305 EAST 18TH LLC to INDEPENDENCE SAVINGSBANK $178,994

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201702600365
20182411800124
201911814302164
202005463357
20210319802203
202205540160
202309540164
20240915102162
202503690274
202602280131
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The full timeline

Construction 9Enforcement 121Housing & tenants 1,674Ownership & money 57Health & systems 18

Every one of the 1,879 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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