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1199 East 53 Street

1,785Records
20City systems
303Open violations
16.1Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11234 · Neighborhood: Flatlands
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1,785 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 429 HPD housing violations, 408 311 service requests, 347 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11234
Built1966
Floors6
Res. units156
ClassD4
Owner (PLUTO)KINGS VILLAGE CORP.
BBL3077790022
BIN3215705

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 73% 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 16.1. In ZIP 11234, 92% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% grade D or F. How grades work

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

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations303 total — 46 class C (immediately hazardous), 193 class B, 64 class A. Oldest open since 1990-08-27.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

32 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 20 · winter 2024–25: 10 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
10
’24–25
2
’25–26

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

$42,612 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

86 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (29) · HEAT/HOT WATER (16) · General Construction/Plumbing (6) · Elevator (5) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (5) · Illegal Parking (4).

Filed construction activity

$584,702 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (12 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 (1966)
YesSix or more residential units (156)
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)KINGS VILLAGE CORP.
Head officerANITA ZENELAJ
Managing agentAKAM ASSOCIATES, INC.
Last registered2025-08-28

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$12,793,000 $5,756,850
2026$14,090,000 $6,340,500
2027$14,855,000 $6,684,750

The city's market estimate has risen 16% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2021 estimate: gross income $2,742,197 a year ($18.34 per sq ft), operating expenses $1,294,843 ($8.66 per sq ft), net operating income $1,447,354. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)B — ENERGY STAR score 83/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)UNSAFE — unsafe conditions reported (cycle 9)

Flood exposure

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

Hurricane evacuation zone 3 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.

Getting around

BusNearest boarding stop: Flatlands Av / Avenue J — B82 · 550 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 251 Paerdegat
Middle: J.H.S. 078 Roy H. Mann. 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

1199 East 53 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

86 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 16 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 AKAM ASSOCIATES, INC. — 372 buildings, 55,744 units. Grades across the portfolio: A328 · B33 · C5. See the whole portfolio

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269 Grand Central Pkwy QN1844 A
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97-40 62 Drive QN1094 A
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23-15 44th Drive QN802 A
1655 Flatbush Avenue BK634 B
345 West 58 Street MN586 A
73-50 Bell Boulevard QN583 B
340 West 57 Street MN576 A
460 Neptune Avenue BK572 A
440 Neptune Avenue BK572 A
213-06 75 Avenue QN567 B
140 West End Avenue MN561 A
205 West End Avenue MN543 A
2915 West 5 Street BK528 A
530 Grand Street MN525 A
4-74 48 Avenue QN522 A
15 West 72 Street MN493 A
61-25 98 Street QN492 A
6 West 16 Street MN481 A
312 East 42 Street MN459 A
150 West End Avenue MN454 A
180 West End Avenue MN452 A
76179 7 Avenue MN445 A
25 Tudor City Place MN443 A
99 John Street MN438 A
5700 Arlington Avenue BX437 A
5900 Arlington Avenue BX437 A
5800 Arlington Avenue BX435 A
5 East 22 Street MN423 A
61-15 98 Street QN420 B
185 Park Row MN420 A
392 Central Park West MN413 A
400 Central Park West MN413 A
25-40 Shore Boulevard QN409 A
15 Broad Street MN382 A
270 Greenwich Street MN381 A
301 East 40 Street MN359 A
22 North 6 Street BK359 A
2373 Broadway MN354 A
2681 Broadway MN345 B
160 West 66 Street MN343 A
225 Central Park West MN338 A
20 University Place MN323 A
87-10 204 Street QN296 A
301 West 57 Street MN295 A
415 East 52 Street MN287 A
200 East 27 Street MN280 B
120 Riverside Boulevard MN276 A
210-11 75 Avenue QN270 B
75-05 210 Street QN270 B
10 Park Avenue MN268 A
267 3 Avenue MN264 A
560 3 Avenue MN263 A
211 East 46 Street MN261 A
347 West 57 Street MN261 A
500 Grand Street MN258 A
101 Willoughby Street BK250 A
321 5 Avenue MN250 A
130 Lenox Avenue MN240 B

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $5,000,000 on 2023-02-15 (lender: Wells Fargo Bank, National Association), covering 6 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
2026-06-25RPTT&RET $265,000 — from EDINBOROUGH, ROSENA; JOSEPH, EDNER to JOSEPH, MARX KERIM; JOSEPH, MAKEDA $265,000
2026-06-15Sold for $265,000 $265,000 $1,699
2026-01-15RPTT&RET $89,000 — from KINGS VILLAGE CORPORATION to SHAY, STEVEN $89,000
2025-12-16Sold for $89,000 $89,000 $571
2025-07-15RPTT&RET $265,000 — from WARNER, CHARAE to SOBANDE, ADESIYENBOLA $265,000
2025-06-18Sold for $265,000 $265,000 $1,699
2024-10-18RPTT&RET $210,000 — from ESTATE OF ELISE WILLIAMS; ESTATE OF ELISE A. WILLIAMS; KAREEN NEWMAN, EXECUTOR to OKUMAKPEYI, MONIQUE $210,000
2024-10-09RPTT&RET $330,000 — from HSBC BANK USA NA BY RESIDENTIAL MTG LN A to NAZAIRE, FRANCKEL; NAZAIRE, SARADINE $330,000
2024-10-07Sold for $210,000 $210,000 $1,346
2024-09-24Sold for $330,000 $330,000 $2,115
2024-06-06RPTT&RET $283,000 — from MENARD, PAULETT to FAITIEN, BERTONY; FAITIEN, EDMONDE $283,000
2024-05-24Sold for $283,000 $283,000 $1,814
2023-11-28RPTT&RET $350,000 — from JOB, RIXON J; JOB, EUNICE to MENARD, FRITZIE $350,000
2023-11-14Sold for $350,000 $350,000 $2,244
2023-11-02RPTT&RET $250,000 — from MORENO, DERRICK to GRIFFITH, JAMAL; TAIT, CAROL $250,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201703718284
20185476201106
201951194201131
202053735288
202133109220137
202235120212151
20239133417275
20247176310198
2025511544175
2026711246351
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The full timeline

Construction 75Enforcement 164Housing & tenants 1,221Ownership & money 305Health & systems 20

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