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2620 East 13 Street

1,139Records
17City systems
109Open violations
7.2Penalty rate

1,139 recorded events, 1979–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 496 311 service requests, 158 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 133 DOB violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11235
Built1952
Floors6
Res. units192
ClassD4
Owner (PLUTO)CARDEN HALL INC
BBL3074570001
BIN3330957, 3344761, 3344762

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 61% 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 7.2. In ZIP 11235, 80% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations109 total — 45 class C (immediately hazardous), 26 class B, 38 class A. Oldest open since 1979-03-23.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2).

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

What 311 hears from this address

84 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (32) · Noise (7) · Derelict Vehicles (7) · Blocked Driveway (6) · Abandoned Vehicle (5) · Damaged Tree (4).

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 (1952)
YesSix or more residential units (192)
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)CARDEN HALL INC
Head officerLEONID YAKOBZON
Managing agentDPM INC
Last registered2016-11-01

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$15,969,000 $7,186,050
2026$16,374,000 $7,368,300
2027$17,200,000 $7,740,000

The city's market estimate has risen 8% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: COLD WAR VETERAN - DISABILITY · SENIOR CITIZEN HOMEOWNER

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $3,910,644 a year ($20.76 per sq ft), operating expenses $1,857,368 ($9.86 per sq ft), net operating income $2,053,277. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 34/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Flood exposure

In the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary flood maps) — lenders typically require flood insurance here.

Hurricane evacuation zone 1 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

SubwaySheepshead Bay — B Q · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Avenue Z / E 13 St — B36 · 250 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 209 Margaret Mead
Middle: P.S. K225 - The Eileen E. Zaglin. 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

2620 East 13 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

84 311 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 DPM INC — 18 buildings, 1,474 units. Grades across the portfolio: A9 · B8 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1561 Royce Street BK208 B
2620 East 13 Street BK192 B
3221 Emmons Avenue BK172 B
1840 East 13 Street BK125 B
1516 Voorhies Avenue BK95 A
1701 Avenue N BK84 B
2265 Ocean Parkway BK78 B
110 Shore Boulevard BK69 A
2815 Ocean Parkway BK68 A
100 Avenue P BK65 C
10 Avenue P BK65 A
313 Brightwater Court BK60 B
1410 Avenue S BK48 A
21 Cove Lane BK36 A
3039 Ocean Parkway BK31 B
2615 East 17 Street BK29 A
4050 Nostrand Avenue BK25 A
390 Kings Highway BK24 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-07-31RPTT&RET $245,000 — from MARIANNE TOPPEL, EXECUTOR; ESTATE OF IRA M. WOLFE to BAYDALIEVA, GALINA $245,000
2026-07-29Sold for $245,000 $245,000 $1,276
2026-02-03RPTT&RET $407,000 — from BERMAN, YURIY; BERMAN, YULIYA; BERMAN, ZOYA to PROTSKO, ANDRIY; PROTSKO, RENATA $407,000
2026-01-22Sold for $407,000 $407,000 $2,120
2025-08-26RPTT&RET $385,000 — from RIZZO, JOHN WILLIAM; LI-RIZZO, ANNIE to DI PISA, CATERINA; LA BARBERA, GIOVANNI $385,000
2025-08-07Sold for $385,000 $385,000 $2,005
2024-07-11RPTT&RET $318,000 — from ESTATE OF RICHARD HARRISON; ESTATE OF BLANCHE HARRISON to SOBIROV, JOHN; AZIZOVA, BAHORA $318,000
2024-06-17Sold for $318,000 $318,000 $1,656
2023-11-06RPTT&RET $230,000 — from THE GOLD FAMILY IRREVOCABLE TRUST to LANDBERG, SAMANTHA $230,000
2023-10-19RPTT&RET $195,000 — from DOUGLAS , JEFF to SHEMYAKIN, MICHAEL $195,000
2023-10-19RPTT&RET $353,000 — from SHAFIR, LYUBOV; SHAFIR, SHURA to KOLENOVIC, NADIRA; KOLENOVIC, NERMA $353,000
2023-10-12Sold for $353,000 $353,000 $1,839
2023-08-03RPTT&RET $225,000 — from THOMAS J. TESORIERO JR. TRUSTEE OF THE; ANGELA M. TESORIERO IRREVOCABLE TRUST to GERASIMOVA, GENRIYETTA $225,000
2023-08-01Sold for $225,000 $225,000 $1,172
2023-07-31RPTT&RET $295,000 — from GWEN SCHERR, AS EXECUTOR; ESTATE OF MAX MARBIT to BORANKULOV, TIMUR $295,000

Ten-year activity

100500
2017
89
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201723813457
201836518389
201955718585
202075912381
20215419257
202253125465
202335416275
20243406352
20251232228
20260589370
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The full timeline

Construction 8Enforcement 186Housing & tenants 677Ownership & money 235Health & systems 33

Every one of the 1,139 recorded events, 1979–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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