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1996 Avenue T

159Records
10City systems
73Open violations
1227.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11223 · Neighborhood: Gravesend (East)-Homecrest
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159 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 10 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 79 HPD housing violations, 38 311 service requests, 23 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11223
Built1950
Floors2
Res. units2
ClassB1
Owner (PLUTO)AINI, JACK
BBL3070900046
BIN3190596, 3409827

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GRADE F

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 1227.3. In ZIP 11223, 79% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
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 violations73 total — 25 class C (immediately hazardous), 24 class B, 24 class A. Oldest open since 2024-06-18.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

$25,000 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

22 service requests in the last three years. Most common: ELECTRIC (7) · PAINT/PLASTER (5) · Illegal Parking (3) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · DOOR/WINDOW (1) · GENERAL (1).

Filed construction activity

$16,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (1950)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
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).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,093,000 $125,580
2026$2,192,000 $131,520
2027$1,909,000 $114,540

The city's market estimate has fallen 9% 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.

2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2012 (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

SubwayAvenue U — Q · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Kings Hwy — F · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 13-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Coney Island Av / Avenue T — B68 · 450 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 153 Homecrest
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

1996 Avenue T

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

22 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $930,000 on 2019-03-05 (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
2019-03-05Mortgage $930,000 — from AINI, JACK to MERS $930,000
2019-03-05Deed $1,500,000 — from 1996 EAST 9TH STREET TRUST; ELLIOT SABBAGH, AS TRUSTEE to AINI, JACK $1,500,000
2019-02-28Sold for $1,500,000 $1,500,000 $750,000
2004-04-14Mortgage $100,000 — from SABBAGH, GRACE to FLEET NATIONAL BANK $100,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & money
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyTotal
201700000
201800011
201900437
202000101
202100101
202200101
202300000
2024011260127
202503003
202620305
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The full timeline

Construction 2Enforcement 4Housing & tenants 145Ownership & money 8

Every one of the 159 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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