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1619 East 15 Street

159Records
11City systems
6Open violations
128.7Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11229 · Neighborhood: Madison
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159 recorded events, 2006–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 48 HPD housing violations, 38 311 service requests, 30 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11229
Built1920
Floors2.75
Res. units3
ClassC0
Owner (PLUTO)DAVIDOWITZ, BORUCH S
BBL3067780078
BIN3182443

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 98% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 128.7. In ZIP 11229, 91% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% grade D or F. How grades work

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C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations6 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2017-01-30.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

3 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

What 311 hears from this address

6 service requests in the last three years. Most common: ELECTRIC (2) · PAINT/PLASTER (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · Dirty Condition (1) · WATER LEAK (1).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. 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 (1920)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. 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)1619 EQUITIES LLC
Head officerMOSHE DEUTSCH
Managing agentYHT MANAGEMENT
Last registered2025-08-05

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,344,000 $80,640
2026$1,434,000 $86,040
2027$1,303,000 $78,180

The city's market estimate has fallen 3% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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.

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

SubwayKings Hwy — B Q · 350 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Kings Hwy / E 16 St — B7 B82 B82-SBS · 400 ft · Select Bus Service
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 238 Anne Sullivan
Middle: P.S. 238 Anne Sullivan. 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

1619 East 15 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

6 311 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 YHT MANAGEMENT — 82 buildings, 618 units. Grades across the portfolio: A14 · B29 · C18 · D15 · F5. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1620 New York Avenue BK54 A
1801 Broadway BK41 A
2149 Cortelyou Road BK30 F
489 Washington Avenue BK21 B
1302 Pacific Street BK16 C
158 Beach 114 Street QN12 B
1259 St Johns Place BK11 A
753 Lexington Avenue BK10 B
1503 Nostrand Avenue BK9 A
130 East 59 Street BK9 C
1181 New York Avenue BK9 A
1183 New York Avenue BK9 B
913 St Johns Place BK9 C
215 South 4 Street BK8 B
378 Harman Street BK8 B
185 Veronica Place BK8 A
378 South 3 Street BK8 A
558 Kosciuszko Street BK8 C
26 Covert Street BK8 C
374 Harman Street BK8 A
1630 Brooklyn Avenue BK8 A
75 Lott Avenue BK8 B
79 Stuyvesant Avenue BK8 B
55 Stanhope Street BK8 C
255 Grafton Street BK8 B
771 Lexington Avenue BK8 B
1112 Fulton Street BK8 A
240 Madison Street BK8 C
292 Wilson Avenue BK8 C
177 Veronica Place BK8 B
2019 Union Street BK8 B
51 Veronica Place BK7 B
144 Lefferts Place BK7 B
55 Veronica Place BK7 B
64 Stagg Street BK7 A
217 South 4 Street BK7 B
743 Park Avenue BK6 B
1663 Garfield Street BX6 B
386 Harman Street BK6 B
58 Himrod Street BK6 B
373 East 28 Street BK6 C
638 Kosciuszko Street BK6 B
716 Madison Street BK6 A
921 Broadway BK6 C
388 Harman Street BK6 B
506 Warren Street BK6 B
330 Starr Street BK6 B
1050 Putnam Avenue BK6 C
1422 Greene Avenue BK6 D
489 Chauncey Street BK6 B
3679 Paulding Avenue BX6 B
89 Grattan Street BK6 D
1264 Manor Avenue BX6 D
96 George Street BK6 B
1771 Nostrand Avenue BK6 D
172 Vernon Avenue BK5 C
1648 Norman Street QN5 C
97-18 91 Street QN4 C
666 Flushing Avenue BK4 A
2324 Bedford Avenue BK4 F

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $645,000 on 2016-11-10 (recorded via MERS, the industry registry; the lender is not named on the record). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2016-11-10Mortgage $645,000 — from DAVIDOWITZ, BORUCH S to MERS $645,000
2015-08-12Deed $760,000 — from HERKIMER & MARCONI LLC to 1619 EQUITIES LLC $760,000
2014-01-06Deed $50,000 to HERKIMER & MARCONI LLC $50,000
2006-06-01Deed $940,000 — from 1619 EAST 15TH STREET, CORP to MYER, SUSANA F $940,000
2006-06-01Mortgage $752,000 — from MYER, SUSANA F to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS $752,000
2006-06-01Mortgage $188,000 — from MYER, SUSANA F to ALLIANCE MORTGAGE BANKING CORP. $188,000
2006-03-15Mortgage $144,000 — from MORGENSTERN, HADAS; SHOLOMON, SHAI to AMERICAN BROKERS CONDUIT $144,000
2006-03-15Deed $720,000 — from BORTHWICK, SANTINA; LANDZERT, JOSEPHINE to SHOLOMON, SHAI; MORGENSTERN, HADAS $720,000
2006-03-15Mortgage $576,000 — from SHOLOMON, SHAI; MORGENSTERN, HADAS to MERS $576,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
2017546152
2018013013
20190101
20200101
20210202
20220909
20230101
20240909
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2026010010
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The full timeline

Enforcement 7Housing & tenants 128Ownership & money 21Health & systems 3

Every one of the 159 recorded events, 2006–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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