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768 East 31 Street

65Records
11City systems
0Open violations
0Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11210 · Neighborhood: Flatbush
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65 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 32 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 11 boiler inspections, 5 DOB violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11210
Built1930
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassS2
Owner (PLUTO)JEMAL LIVINGSTON LLC
BBL3075580029
BIN3205906

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 100% 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 0. In ZIP 11210, 88% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% 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

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

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

3 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (2) · Graffiti (1).

Filed construction activity

$17,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (1930)
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).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)Jemal Livingston LLC
Head officerJoseph I Jemal
Managing agentThe Jemstone Group LLC
Last registered2025-07-16

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$910,000 $54,600
2026$1,078,000 $64,680
2027$1,120,000 $67,200

The city's market estimate has risen 23% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Flood exposure

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

Hurricane evacuation zone 6 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

SubwayFlatbush Av-Brooklyn College — 2 5 · 150 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Flatbush Av / E 31 St — B11 B41 B103 · 100 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 361 East Flatbush Early Childhood School
Middle: 14, 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

768 East 31 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

3 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by THE JEMSTONE GROUP LLC — 5 buildings, 24 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B1 · D2 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
64 East 34 Street MN13 B
12 Wilson Avenue BK5 D
514 86 Street BK2 F
526 86 Street BK2 D
768 East 31 Street BK2 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,050,000 on 2023-03-03 (lender: Signature Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2023-03-03Mortgage $1,050,000 — from 2025 FLORENCE LENDER LLC; JEMAL LIVINGSTON LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $1,050,000
2023-03-03AL&R $1,050,000 — from JEMAL LIVINGSTON LLC; 2025 FLORENCE LENDER LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $1,050,000
2022-10-27Deed $1,700,000 — from 1583 FLATBUSH AVE LLC to 2025 WEST FLORENCE LENDER LLC; JEMAL LIVINGSTON LLC $1,700,000
2022-10-20Sold for $1,700,000 $1,700,000 $850,000
2018-03-30Agreement $500,000 — from PASCHALL, STEVEN to 1583 FLATBUSH AVE LLC $500,000
2013-01-28Deed $760,000 — from PASCHALL, STEVEN to 1583 FLATBUSH AVE LLC $760,000
2013-01-28Mortgage $710,000 — from 1583 FLATBUSH AVE LLC to PASCHALL, STEVEN $710,000
1990-07-31Mortgage $300,000 — from PASCHALL, STEVEN; LAVITT, ALEXANDER to WEINGARTEN, SEYMOUR; WEINGARTEN, EDITH $300,000
1982-12-29Mortgage $4,200,000 — from WINSTON NETWORK INC to METROMEDIA INC $4,200,000
1982-12-29Mortgage $4,200,000 — from WINSTON NETWORK INC; WINSTON NETWORK INC to METROMEDIA INC; METROMEDIA INC $4,200,000
1982-12-29Mortgage $4,200,000 — from WINSTON NETWORK INC; WINSTON NETWORK INC to METROMEDIA INC; METROMEDIA INC $4,200,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201700011
201800112
201900022
202000011
202100011
202201315
202300213
202400426
2025530210
202601607
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The full timeline

Construction 5Enforcement 8Housing & tenants 6Ownership & money 33Health & systems 13

Every one of the 65 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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