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1711 East 15 Street

1,791Records
18City systems
52Open violations
1564Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11229 · Neighborhood: Madison
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1,791 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 681 HPD housing violations, 497 HPD complaints, 426 311 service requests.

BoroughBrooklyn 11229
Built1927
Floors4
Res. units12
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)ELIZON DB TRANSFER AGENT LLC (NOMINEE)
BBL3067980090
BIN3183027

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GRADE F

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 1564. In ZIP 11229, 91% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% grade D or F. How grades work

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Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations52 total — 27 class C (immediately hazardous), 20 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 2023-08-09.
Pending HPD litigation2 case(s) pending in housing court
Alternative Enforcementcurrently in HPD's worst-buildings program

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

47 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 12 · winter 2024–25: 7 · winter 2025–26: 14). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

12
’23–24
7
’24–25
14
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

208 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (47) · WATER LEAK (29) · PLUMBING (22) · GENERAL (18) · PAINT/PLASTER (16) · HEAT/HOT WATER (14).

Filed construction activity

$320,985 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 (1927)
YesSix or more residential units (12)
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)1711 East 15 Street Brooklyn NY
Head officerKatherine Meagher
Managing agentPlaza Management
Last registered2025-08-14

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,670,000 $751,500
2026$1,434,000 $645,300
2027$1,553,000 $698,850

The city's market estimate has fallen 7% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

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.

8 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2022 (5 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 · 200 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: E 16 St / Kings Hwy — B100 · 250 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 197 - The Kings Highway Academy
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

1711 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

208 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 14 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 PLAZA MANAGEMENT — 24 buildings, 1,664 units. Grades across the portfolio: A14 · B4 · C3 · D1 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
600 DeKalb Avenue BK640 A
2266 Cropsey Avenue BK248 A
19 Rockwell Place BK174 A
2224 Cropsey Avenue BK107 A
195 Berry Street BK84 A
33 4 Street BK82 A
1357 2 Avenue MN52 A
542 St Marks Avenue BK36 A
105 Grand Avenue BK36 B
1231 3 Avenue MN34 A
540 West 189 Street MN30 D
370 Bedford Avenue BK29 C
89 Throop Avenue BK24 A
327 43 Street BK18 C
1711 East 15 Street BK12 F
530 East 5 Street MN10 A
172 Meserole Street BK8 A
170 Meserole Street BK8 A
367 Union Avenue BK7 B
365 Union Avenue BK7 B
42 Meserole Street BK6 A
730 Lorimer Street BK6 C
728 Lorimer Street BK6 B
1007360033 — —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,700,000 on 2020-08-05 (lender: Epo II Sbc 2018-1 LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2020-08-05AL&R $5,000,000 — from 1711 EAST 15 STREET LLC to EPO II SBC 2018-1 LLC $5,000,000
2020-08-05Agreement $5,000,000 — from 1711 EAST 15 STREET LLC to EPO II SBC 2018-1 LLC $5,000,000
2020-08-05Mortgage $1,700,000 — from 1711 EAST 15 STREET LLC to EPO II SBC 2018-1 LLC $1,700,000
2016-02-23Mortgage $250,000 — from 1711 EAST 15 STREET LLC to S III CAPITAL GROUP LLC $250,000
2016-02-23Agreement $1,900,000 — from 1711 EAST 15 STREET LLC to S III CAPITAL GROUP LLC $1,900,000
2016-02-23AL&R $1,900,000 — from 1711 EAST 15 STREET LLC to S III CAPITAL GROUP LLC $1,900,000
2016-02-23Mortgage $1,400,000 — from 1711 EAST 15 STREET LLC to S III CAPITAL GROUP LLC $1,400,000
2016-02-23AL&R $1,400,000 — from 1711 EAST 15 STREET LLC to S III CAPITAL GROUP LLC $1,400,000
2014-03-18Deed $2,750,000 — from 1711 HOLDINGS LLC to 1711 EAST 15 STREET LLC $2,750,000
2014-03-18Mortgage $1,650,000 — from 1711 EAST 15 STREET LLC to TBG FUNDING LLC $1,650,000
2014-03-18AL&R $1,650,000 — from 1711 EAST 15 STREET LLC to TBG FUNDING LLC $1,650,000
2013-01-28AL&R $920,000 — from 1711 HOLDINGS LLC to NCC CAPITAL LLC $920,000
2013-01-28Agreement $920,000 — from 1711 HOLDINGS LLC to NCC CAPITAL LLC $920,000
2013-01-28Deed $1,275,000 — from PRIME EAST 15TH, LLC to 1711 HOLDINGS LLC $1,275,000
2005-09-29Mortgage $920,000 — from PRIME EAST 15TH, LLC to LEVY, DORIT $920,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201747601173
201841154125
2019112004
2020001809
202100293032
20220518600191
20230728102290
20240430910314
20250222310226
20260026700267
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The full timeline

Construction 14Enforcement 39Housing & tenants 1,674Ownership & money 59Health & systems 5

Every one of the 1,791 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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