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1815 East 17 Street

7,164Records
21City systems
138Open violations
154.9Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11229 · Neighborhood: Madison
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7,164 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 21 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 3,865 311 service requests, 2,215 HPD complaints, 780 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11229
Built1964
Floors6
Res. units84
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)1815 PROPERTY LLC
BBL3068210275
BIN3184059

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 86% 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 154.9. In ZIP 11229, 91% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% grade D or F. How grades work

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A
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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 violations138 total — 23 class C (immediately hazardous), 96 class B, 19 class A. Oldest open since 1984-09-07.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

291 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 79 · winter 2024–25: 145 · winter 2025–26: 61). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

79
’23–24
145
’24–25
61
’25–26

1 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

$8,725 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

933 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (648) · HEAT/HOT WATER (143) · Drinking (21) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (15) · WATER LEAK (14) · Blocked Driveway (13).

Filed construction activity

$711,918 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 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 (1964)
YesSix or more residential units (84)
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)1815 PROPERTY LLC
Head officerRUBIN MARGULES
Managing agentARM CAPITAL RESOURCES CORP
Last registered2025-08-15

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$5,952,000 $2,678,400
2026$6,207,000 $2,793,150
2027$5,996,000 $2,698,200

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

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 37/100, posted at the entrance by law (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 10)

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 4 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

5 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 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Avenue R / E 18 St — B2 B31 · 200 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 255 Barbara Reing School
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

1815 East 17 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

933 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 143 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 ARM CAPITAL RESOURCES — 10 buildings, 703 units. Grades across the portfolio: A4 · B5 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
430 East 8 Street BK90 A
1815 East 17 Street BK84 C
499 East 8 Street BK83 B
3619 Bedford Avenue BK78 B
3319 Kings Highway BK72 A
1119 Foster Avenue BK72 B
20 Ocean Court BK65 A
910 Riverside Drive MN65 B
145 Sea Breeze Avenue BK58 A
3802 Poplar Avenue BK36 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $9,145,100 on 2022-12-05 (lender: Webster Bank, National Association). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-12-05AL&R $9,145,100 — from 1815 PROPERTY LLC to WEBSTER BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $9,145,100
2022-12-05Mortgage $9,145,100 — from 1815 PROPERTY LLC to WEBSTER BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $9,145,100
2022-12-05Deed $15,000,000 — from THE SHERRY HOUSE, L.L.C. to 1815 PROPERTY LLC $15,000,000
2022-11-30Sold for $15,000,000 $15,000,000 $178,571
2012-06-04Agreement $2,500,000 — from THE SHERRY HOUSE, L.L.C.; THE SHERRY HOUSE, LLC to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $2,500,000
2011-04-14AL&R $2,500,000 — from THE SHERRY HOUSE, L.L.C. A/K/A THE SHERR to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $2,500,000
2011-04-14Agreement $2,500,000 — from THE SHERRY HOUSE, L.L.C. A/K/A THE SHERR to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $2,500,000
2011-04-14Mortgage $2,237,690 — from THE SHERRY HOUSE, L.L.C. A/K/A THE SHERR to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $2,237,690
2002-05-10Mortgage $1,600,000 — from SHERRY HOUSES LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $1,600,000

Ten-year activity

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2021
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693
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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170039200392
20182043223439
20196736504382
20203745902471
20211735502365
20221361742627
20230568701693
202401663302651
20250742602435
20260024300243
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The full timeline

Construction 23Enforcement 167Housing & tenants 6,923Ownership & money 18Health & systems 33

Every one of the 7,164 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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