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1233 East 19 Street

1,685Records
20City systems
17Open violations
75.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11230 · Neighborhood: Midwood
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1,685 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 622 311 service requests, 572 HPD complaints, 291 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11230
Built1960
Floors6
Res. units54
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)UNAVAILABLE OWNER
BBL3067390030
BIN3180730

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 73% 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 75.3. 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 violations17 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 9 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 2019-06-03.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

44 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 20 · winter 2024–25: 14 · winter 2025–26: 8). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

20
’23–24
14
’24–25
8
’25–26

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

$7,405 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

121 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (22) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (12) · PAINT/PLASTER (12) · PLUMBING (11) · FLOORING/STAIRS (9) · Elevator (8).

Filed construction activity

$174,400 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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 (1960)
YesSix or more residential units (54)
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)ARBA REALTY ASSOCIATES LLC
Head officerELIEZER SPIRA
Managing agentADOR HOUSING & DEVELOPMENT
Last registered2025-08-13

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,844,000 $1,729,800
2026$3,845,000 $1,730,250
2027$3,869,000 $1,741,050

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

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)C — ENERGY STAR score 60/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9)

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 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Ocean Av / Avenue L — B9 B49 · 250 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 193 Gil Hodges
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

1233 East 19 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

121 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 22 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 ADOR HOUSING & DEVELOPMENT — 14 buildings, 421 units. Grades across the portfolio: A6 · B3 · C3 · D1 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1485 East 16 Street BK54 A
1233 East 19 Street BK54 B
1964 Nostrand Avenue BK53 C
334 Foster Avenue BK43 C
402 Foster Avenue BK40 B
510 Ocean Parkway BK39 A
1840 52 Street BK32 A
1840 52 Street BK28 A
945 East 26 Street BK27 C
6 East 97 Street MN23 A
1006 Caton Avenue BK14 B
1235 43 Street BK6 A
2742 West 15 Street BK5 F
189 Avenue A MN3 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,764,192 on 2002-09-05 (lender: Valley National Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-04-08AL&R $5,500,000 — from ARBA REALTY ASSOCIATES, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $5,500,000
2021-01-20Mortgage $5,500,000 — from ARBA REALTY ASSOCIATES, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $5,500,000
2005-03-16Agreement $1,834,816 — from ARBA REALTY ASSOCIATES, LLC to VNB CAPITAL CORP. $1,834,816
2002-09-05Mortgage $1,764,193 — from ARBA REALTY ASSOCIATES LLC to VALLEY NATIONAL BANK $1,764,193
1994-06-09Mortgage $22,198 — from ARBA REALTY ASSOCIATES to JAMAICA SAVINGS BANK $22,198
1987-12-11Mortgage $445,117 — from ARBA REALTY ASSOCIATES to LINCOLN SAVS BANK FSB $445,117
1984-04-19Mortgage $6,937 — from ARBA REALTY ASSOCIATES to INDEPENDENCE SAVS BANK $6,937

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170311422121
201801312301137
20190214501148
2020628904101
202110812286
20220113001132
202300730275
202407780186
20253614002151
202604790184
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The full timeline

Construction 13Enforcement 122Housing & tenants 1,502Ownership & money 28Health & systems 20

Every one of the 1,685 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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