2,847 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 948 311 service requests, 919 HPD complaints, 702 HPD housing violations.
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A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 93% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 75.7. In ZIP 11229, 91% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 99 total — 39 class C (immediately hazardous), 47 class B, 13 class A. Oldest open since 2005-01-08. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
47 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2025–26: 42). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$1,905 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
313 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (204) · HEAT/HOT WATER (22) · Elevator (12) · PAINT/PLASTER (9) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (9) · APPLIANCE (9).
$125,000 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1931) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (106) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | 1970 REALTY LLC |
| Head officer | DAVID BLAU |
| Managing agent | JK MANAGEMENT CORP |
| Last registered | 2025-10-27 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4,685,000 | $2,108,250 |
| 2026 | $5,357,000 | $2,410,650 |
| 2027 | $5,728,000 | $2,577,600 |
The city's market estimate has risen 22% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 50/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
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.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2015 (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.
| Subway | Avenue U — Q · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Kings Hwy — B Q · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 12-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Ocean Av / Avenue T — B49 · 700 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.
1970 East 18 Street
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
313 311 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.
Managed by JK MANAGEMENT CORP — 5 buildings, 466 units. Grades across the portfolio: B1 · C3 · D1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 303 Beverley Road | BK | 150 | B |
| 1970 East 18 Street | BK | 106 | C |
| 765 Riverside Drive | MN | 100 | C |
| 646 Rutland Road | BK | 66 | C |
| 2960 Decatur Avenue | BX | 44 | D |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,590,938 on 2003-01-23 (lender: Independence Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-07-29 | AL&R $6,000,000 — from 1970 REALTY, LLC to FLUSHING BANK | $6,000,000 | |
| 2016-07-29 | Agreement $6,000,000 — from FLUSHING BANK to 1970 REALTY, LLC | $6,000,000 | |
| 2016-07-29 | Mortgage $1,382,637 — from 1970 REALTY, LLC to FLUSHING BANK | $1,382,637 | |
| 2009-08-21 | Mortgage $1,440,551,057 — from 1970 REALTY, LLC to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB | $1,440,551,057 | |
| 2009-08-21 | Agreement $5,000,000 — from FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB to 1970 REALTY, LLC | $5,000,000 | |
| 2009-08-21 | AL&R $5,000,000 — from 1970 REALTY, LLC to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB | $5,000,000 | |
| 2003-01-23 | Mortgage $1,590,939 — from 1970 REALTY, LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK | $1,590,939 | |
| 1999-09-17 | Mortgage $693,905 — from 1970 REALTY LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK | $693,905 | |
| 1996-03-12 | Mortgage $446,359 — from 1970 REATLY CO; 1970 REALTY LLC to INDEPENDENCE SAVINGSBANK | $446,359 | |
| 1992-06-25 | Mortgage $488,903 — from 1970 RLTY CO to QUEENS COUNTY SAVS BANK | $488,903 | |
| 1989-01-03 | Mortgage $119,557 — from 1970 REALTY CO to UNION STATE BANK | $119,557 | |
| 1985-10-23 | Mortgage $621,139 — from 1970 RLTY CO to DRG FUNDING CORP | $621,139 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 2 | 61 | 0 | 63 |
| 2018 | 0 | 2 | 93 | 2 | 97 |
| 2019 | 0 | 3 | 201 | 4 | 208 |
| 2020 | 0 | 4 | 149 | 2 | 155 |
| 2021 | 0 | 6 | 106 | 1 | 113 |
| 2022 | 3 | 10 | 214 | 2 | 229 |
| 2023 | 1 | 13 | 239 | 4 | 257 |
| 2024 | 0 | 4 | 157 | 2 | 163 |
| 2025 | 0 | 2 | 154 | 1 | 157 |
| 2026 | 0 | 6 | 255 | 3 | 264 |
Every one of the 2,847 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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