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1608 Ralph Avenue

689Records
12City systems
0Open violations
—Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11236 · Neighborhood: Flatlands
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689 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 380 311 service requests, 68 DOB permits, 59 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11236
Built1960
Floors1
Res. units0
ClassK1
Owner (PLUTO)COJAB, SALOMON
BBL3079550017
BIN3222404

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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.

$11,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

156 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (60) · Obstruction (21) · Rodent (12) · Dirty Condition (10) · Illegal Dumping (10) · Derelict Vehicles (7).

Filed construction activity

$1,074,390 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (20 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$7,388,000 $3,324,600
2026$5,717,000 $2,572,650
2027$5,425,000 $2,441,250

The city's market estimate has fallen 27% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)B — ENERGY STAR score 71/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Fu Sing RestaurantChineseAMice evidence
Prime 623CaribbeanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

5 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage, Kitchen/Food Prep Area), shared by 2 restaurants · 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.

33 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2010 (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: Ralph Av / Farragut Rd — B47 · 250 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 208 Elsa Ebeling
Middle: I.S. 285 Meyer Levin. 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

1608 Ralph Avenue

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

156 311 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: $849,279 on 2014-06-02 (lender: M & T Real Estate Trust), covering 3 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
2014-06-02AL&R $4,000,000 — from COJAB, SALOMON to M & T REAL ESTATE TRUST $4,000,000
2014-06-02Agreement $4,000,000 — from COJAB, SALOMON to M & T REAL ESTATE TRUST $4,000,000
2014-06-02Mortgage $849,279 — from COJAB, SALOMON to M & T REAL ESTATE TRUST $849,279
2003-11-13Mortgage $8,000,000 — from COJAB, SALOMON to M & T REAL ESTATE TRUST $8,000,000
1989-04-14Mortgage $2,488,876 — from COJAB, SALOMON to EAST NEW YORK SAVS BANK $2,488,876

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201775130530
201804240634
2019319193044
202008240032
202145140023
202252280338
202363130022
202431500458
202541410551
202628550166
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The full timeline

Construction 118Enforcement 102Housing & tenants 381Ownership & money 59Health & systems 29

Every one of the 689 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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