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941 East 53 Street

495Records
11City systems
135Open violations
2518.7Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11234 · Neighborhood: Flatlands
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495 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 166 HPD housing violations, 158 311 service requests, 148 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11234
Built1950
Floors2
Res. units1
ClassA5
Owner (PLUTO)JACKSON, DEBORAH R
BBL3079710022
BIN3223115

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GRADE F

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 2518.7. In ZIP 11234, 92% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations135 total — 28 class C (immediately hazardous), 90 class B, 17 class A. Oldest open since 2024-05-14.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

88 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 14 · winter 2024–25: 34 · winter 2025–26: 34). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

14
’23–24
34
’24–25
34
’25–26

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

$28,750 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

150 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (44) · DOOR/WINDOW (21) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (15) · PLUMBING (15) · PAINT/PLASTER (14) · WATER LEAK (14).

Filed construction activity

$28,713 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 (1950)
NoSix or more residential units (1)
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$834,000 $50,040
2026$848,000 $50,880
2027$883,000 $52,980

The city's market estimate has risen 6% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: COLD WAR VETERAN - DISABILITY

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

BusNearest boarding stop: Kings Hwy / Glenwood Rd — B7 · 600 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

941 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

150 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 44 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $529,100 on 2022-09-02 (lender: Sun West Mortgage Company, INC.) (recorded via MERS). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-09-02Mortgage $529,100 — from WADE, CICELEY E; JACKSON, DEBORAH R to MERS; SUN WEST MORTGAGE COMPANY, INC. $529,100
2022-09-02Deed $650,000 — from BROOKS, RICHARD to JACKSON, DEBORAH R; WADE, CICELEY E $650,000
2022-08-24Sold for $650,000 $650,000 $650,000

Ten-year activity

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202100202
202200044
20231112014
2024131630167
2025021360138
2026001620162
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The full timeline

Construction 2Enforcement 6Housing & tenants 479Ownership & money 8

Every one of the 495 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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