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1556 Flatbush Avenue

197Records
10City systems
0Open violations
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Brooklyn · ZIP 11210 · Neighborhood: Flatbush
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197 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 10 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 97 311 service requests, 31 DOB permits, 27 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11210
Built1930
Floors1
Res. units0
ClassK1
Owner (PLUTO)1556-1560 FLATBUSH AVE.
BBL3075570068
BIN3205873

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Patterns

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

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

What 311 hears from this address

17 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Consumer Complaint (7) · Missed Collection (2) · Dirty Condition (1) · Noise (1) · Illegal Dumping (1) · Commercial Disposal Complaint (1).

Filed construction activity

$258,528 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (8 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.

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,197,000 $538,650
2026$1,209,000 $544,050
2027$1,176,000 $529,200

The city's market estimate has fallen 2% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Wing StopOtherA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2019 (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

SubwayFlatbush Av-Brooklyn College — 2 5 · 150 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Nostrand Av / Flatbush Av — B44-SBS · 150 ft · Select Bus Service
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: 152, 315
Middle: 14, 78, 234, 278. 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

1556 Flatbush Avenue

Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

17 311 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: $1,288,408 on 2013-01-24 (lender: Peoples United Bank), covering 2 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2013-01-24Agreement $3,100,000 — from 1556-1560 FLATBUSH AVE. LLC to PEOPLES UNITED BANK $3,100,000
2013-01-24AL&R $3,100,000 — from 1556-1560 FLATBUSH AVE. LLC to PEOPLES UNITED BANK $3,100,000
2013-01-24Mortgage $1,288,408 — from 1556-1560 FLATBUSH AVE. LLC to PEOPLES UNITED BANK $1,288,408
2008-09-25AL&R $2,250,000 — from 1556-1560 FLATBUSH AVE. LLC to SPENCER SAVINGS BANK, SLA $2,250,000
2008-09-25Mortgage $2,250,000 — from 1556-1560 FLATBUSH AVE. LLC to SPENCER SAVINGS BANK, SLA $2,250,000

Ten-year activity

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2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20175180014
2018008008
20190080412
2020206008
2021004004
2022025007
20232063011
2024005005
20257070216
2026004004
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The full timeline

Construction 53Enforcement 13Housing & tenants 97Ownership & money 27Health & systems 7

Every one of the 197 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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