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1485 East 16 Street

947Records
19City systems
0Open violations
19.2Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11230 · Neighborhood: Midwood
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947 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 365 HPD complaints, 273 311 service requests, 125 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11230
Built1938
Floors6
Res. units54
ClassD4
Owner (PLUTO)1485 E 16TH OWNERS CORP
BBL3067540052
BIN3181470

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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 54% 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 19.2. 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

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

Patterns

44 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 12 · winter 2024–25: 16 · winter 2025–26: 16). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
16
’24–25
16
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

59 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (22) · Noise (7) · PAINT/PLASTER (5) · Abandoned Vehicle (4) · Elevator (3) · Rodent (3).

Filed construction activity

$344,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (6 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 (1938)
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)1485 E 16 ST OWNERS CORP
Head officerKELVIN SWARTH
Managing agentADOR HOUSING & DEVELOPMENT LLC
Last registered2026-07-21

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$4,190,000 $1,885,500
2026$4,350,000 $1,957,500
2027$4,527,000 $2,037,150

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

Tax exemptions on the roll: COLD WAR VETERAN - DISABILITY · SENIOR CITIZEN HOMEOWNER

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $1,011,540 a year ($17.78 per sq ft), operating expenses $460,256 ($8.09 per sq ft), net operating income $551,283. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)C — ENERGY STAR score 64/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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 2017 (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 — B Q · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Ocean Av / Avenue O — B49 · 0.2 mi
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 199 Frederick Wachtel
Middle: J.H.S. 234 Arthur W. Cunningham. 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

1485 East 16 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

59 311 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: $164,500 on 1993-07-08 (lender: Manhattan Savs Bank), covering 2 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-05-15RPTT&RET $205,842 — from 1485 EAST 16TH STREET COMPANY, LLC to MAN, EVYATAR $205,842
2026-05-06Sold for $205,842 $205,842 $3,812
2023-10-05RPTT&RET $280,000 — from KAPLUN, ALICE to ALMAGAMBETOVA, GALINA $280,000
2023-09-20Sold for $280,000 $280,000 $5,185
2022-06-21RPTT&RET $330,000 — from YAHEL, SHMUEL; MAYWALD-YAHEL, MARILYN to CHAN, MARIA MAGDALENA; CHAN, KING HANG $330,000
2022-06-06RPTT&RET $299,000 — from SR 5-13 TRUST to LEE, PAK K; LEE, EMILIA $299,000
2022-05-26Sold for $330,000 $330,000 $6,111
2022-05-17Sold for $299,000 $299,000 $5,537
2019-07-26RPTT&RET $375,000 — from 1485 E 16TH STREET CO., LLC to HELLMAN, NATHAN $375,000
2019-07-10Sold for $375,000 $375,000 $6,944
2017-06-21Mortgage $800,000 — from 1485 EAST SIXTEENTH OWNERS CORP. to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK $800,000
2017-06-21AL&R $800,000 — from 1485 EAST SIXTEENTH OWNERS CORP. to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK $800,000
2016-07-29RPTT&RET $239,000 — from BROWN, MABEL JOHANNA; BROWN, THOMAS-JOHN to KAPLUN, ALICE $239,000
2016-07-20Sold for $239,000 $239,000 $4,426
2015-05-27RPTT&RET $170,000 — from HEDY ALBAN AS CO-ADMINISTRATOR; EVELYN GELLER AS CO-ADMINISTRATOR to YEVDAYEV, MANYA $170,000

Ten-year activity

100500
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2019
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2021
2022
2023
2024
77
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2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201700307037
201831100115
201905194129
2020022026
202102230126
202200384345
202320214128
202411250330
202540710277
202603212329
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The full timeline

Construction 31Enforcement 76Housing & tenants 776Ownership & money 42Health & systems 22

Every one of the 947 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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