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1220 Remsen Avenue

483Records
12City systems
7Open violations
30Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11236 · Neighborhood: Canarsie
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483 recorded events, 1968–2025, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 145 HPD complaints, 125 HPD housing violations, 107 311 service requests.

BoroughBrooklyn 11236
Built1935
Floors2
Res. units2
ClassB2
Owner (PLUTO)JAMES, MOSEKA
BBL3080260048
BIN3225342, 3386882

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 90% 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 30. In ZIP 11236, 84% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% 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 violations7 total — 7 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2019-11-08.

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

No 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

Filed construction activity

$323,475 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 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 (1935)
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).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)ETROG LLC
Head officerJOSEF ARIEL
Managing agentETROG LLC
Last registered2018-08-29

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$952,000 $57,120
2026$853,000 $51,180
2027$1,121,000 $67,260

The city's market estimate has risen 18% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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

SubwayCanarsie-Rockaway Pkwy — L · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Remsen Av / Flatlands Av — B17 · 50 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 114 Ryder Elementary
Middle: I.S. 068 Isaac Bildersee. 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

1220 Remsen Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

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 ETROG LLC — 17 buildings, 29 units. Grades across the portfolio: B2 · C10 · D5. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
710 Cleveland Street BK3 D
383 Bradford Street BK2 D
1220 Remsen Avenue BK2 C
149-43 259 Street QN2 C
43 Dumont Avenue BK2 C
116-37 168 Street QN2 B
21 Pine Street BK2 C
6 McClancy Place BK2 C
773 Logan Street BK2 C
179-29 Selover Road QN2 C
404 Logan Street BK2 B
131-42 225 Street QN1 C
116-43 141 Street QN1 C
119-45 231 Street QN1 D
1907 Pitman Avenue BX1 D
119-27 145 Street QN1 C
189-14 114 Road QN1 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $35,603 on 2021-07-08 (lender: Nationwide Mortgage Bankers, 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
2021-07-08Agreement $640,000 — from JAMES, MOSEKA to MERS, INC; NATIONWIDE MORTGAGE BANKERS, INC. $640,000
2021-07-08Mortgage $35,604 — from JAMES, MOSEKA to NATIONWIDE MORTGAGE BANKERS, INC.; MERS, INC $35,604
2018-12-26Deed $772,000 — from ETROG LLC to JAMES, MOSEKA $772,000
2018-12-26Mortgage $618,100 — from JAMES, MOSEKA to MERS $618,100
2018-12-13Sold for $772,000 $772,000 $386,000
2018-03-05AL&R $400,000 — from ETROG LLC to TOSES DEVELOPMENT CORP $400,000
2018-03-05Deed $449,000 — from TRUST, SERIES 2009-09; WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., NOT IN ITS INDIV to ETROG LLC $449,000
2018-03-05Mortgage $400,000 — from ETROG LLC to TOSES DEVELOPMENT CORP $400,000
2018-02-13Sold for $449,000 $449,000 $224,500
2008-02-01Deed $600,000 — from GENESIS MANAGEMENT & DEVELOPER COMPANY, to HANDA, SUKHWINDER SINGH $600,000
2008-02-01Mortgage $30,000 — from HANDA, SUKHWINDER SINGH; HANDA, SUKHWINDER SINGH to MERS; MERS $30,000
2008-02-01Mortgage $540,000 — from HANDA, SUKHWINDER SINGH to MERS $540,000
2008-02-01Mortgage $30,000 — from HANDA, SUKHWINDER SINGH; HANDA, SUKHWINDER SINGH to MERS; MERS $30,000
2007-12-26Deed $424,000 — from ESTERBROOK, CONCETTA to GENESIS MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPER COMPANY $424,000
2007-05-08Mortgage $160,000 — from ESTERBROOK, CONCETTA to MERS $160,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyTotal
20173025129
20185531023
201920103
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202100347
202200303
202300101
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The full timeline

Construction 10Enforcement 8Housing & tenants 431Ownership & money 34

Every one of the 483 recorded events, 1968–2025, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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