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1961 Flatbush Avenue

91Records
10City systems
0Open violations
13.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11234 · Neighborhood: Flatlands
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91 recorded events, 1984–2026, from 10 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 21 311 service requests, 20 DOB violations, 18 boiler inspections.

BoroughBrooklyn 11234
Built1931
Floors2
Res. units2
ClassK4
Owner (PLUTO)HARCOV LLC
BBL3078200047
BIN3217245

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 85% 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 13.3. In ZIP 11234, 92% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% 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.

$1,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

5 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Graffiti (2) · Boilers (1) · Food Poisoning (1) · Illegal Parking (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 (1931)
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$470,000 $211,500
2026$419,000 $188,550
2027$472,000 $212,400

The city's market estimate has risen 0% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Jay's Quick BitesIndianBMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (1 with three or more people sick) · 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 4 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 · 0.9 mi straight-line (about a 24-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Flatbush Av / Kings Hwy — B41 Q35 · 100 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

1961 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

5 311 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: $540,000 on 2006-02-14 (lender: Ponce De Leon). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2006-02-14AL&R $540,000 — from PONCE DE LEON to HARCOV LLC $540,000
2006-02-14Mortgage $540,000 — from HARCOV LLC to PONCE DE LEON $540,000
2006-02-14Deed $725,000 — from HADDAD, MARWAN to HARCOV LLC $725,000
1995-04-27Mortgage $150,000 — from HADDAD, MARWAN; KADDAH, EVELYN; KADDAH, ALEXI; HADDAD, NARIMAN to GREENPOINT BANK $150,000

Ten-year activity

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2018
9
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2021
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EnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20171001
20181124
20192529
20200123
20210123
20220224
20230022
20240235
20253238
20260145
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The full timeline

Construction 5Enforcement 31Housing & tenants 21Ownership & money 12Health & systems 22

Every one of the 91 recorded events, 1984–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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