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1683 Flatbush Avenue

227Records
14City systems
21Open violations
43.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11210 · Neighborhood: Flatlands
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227 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 66 311 service requests, 43 HPD complaints, 29 DOB violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11210
Built1920
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassS2
Owner (PLUTO)JOYCE FRANCIS
BBL3075970074
BIN3207294

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 95% 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 43.3. 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

Open HPD violations21 total — 14 class C (immediately hazardous), 6 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2016-08-16.

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.

What 311 hears from this address

8 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Graffiti (3) · Sewer (2) · Commercial Disposal Complaint (1) · Abandoned Vehicle (1) · Food Establishment (1).

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 (1920)
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$1,161,000 $69,660
2026$1,297,000 $77,820
2027$1,314,000 $78,840

The city's market estimate has risen 13% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Good Hope RestaurantCaribbeanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Letter Grading) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

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.

4 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2012 (2 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 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Flatbush Av / Avenue I — B41 · 150 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: 326 (K-2), 119 (2-5)
Middle: Andries Hudde. 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

1683 Flatbush Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

8 311 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: $277,500 on 2003-05-05 (lender: Ilya Koptiev Aka Ilia Koptiev and Koptiev, Rafik). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2003-05-05Mortgage $277,500 — from FRANCIS, JOYCE to KOPTIEV, RAFIK; ILYA KOPTIEV AKA ILIA KOPTIEV $277,500
2003-05-05DEEDO $340,000 — from KOPTIEV, RAFIK; ILYA KOPTIEV AKA ILIA KOPTIEV to FRANCIS, JOYCE $340,000
1997-11-19Mortgage $115,000 — from 1683 FLATBUSH AVENUECORP to GREENPOINT BANK $115,000
1984-12-03Mortgage $27,000 — from BKLYN COMM COUNSELING CT to WIEDER, GERALD S; RUSSELL, ROBERT I; SILVERMAN, RICHARD $27,000

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017292013
20181211326
201924017
20200160016
202108008
202204004
202354009
202411013
202525119
202614016
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The full timeline

Construction 12Enforcement 46Housing & tenants 134Ownership & money 28Health & systems 7

Every one of the 227 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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