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1489 Fulton Street · Brooklyn · BBL 3018570018 · generated 2026-10-20 · FREE

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Where the penalty points come from

ComponentWhat it coversPoints
Housing codeHPD violations by class, complaints, emergency repairs, litigation, vacate orders, AEP0
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class4
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s3
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 89% 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 23.3. In ZIP 11216, 38% of residential buildings hold an A and 19% 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.

What 311 hears from this address

7 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (6) · Overgrown Tree/Branches (1).

Filed construction activity

$331,470 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (7 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 (1910)
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)1489 FULTON LLC
Head officerJOSEPH YAAKOVZADEH
Managing agent1489 FULTON LLC
Last registered2025-08-25

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,301,000 $78,060
2026$1,399,000 $83,940
2027$1,350,000 $81,000

The city's market estimate has risen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Iv PurposeAmericanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

Flood exposure

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

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

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

SubwayKingston-Throop Avs — C · 200 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Nostrand Av — A C · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Fulton St / Kingston Av — B25 · 150 ft
Citi BikeKingston Ave & Herkimer St · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 093 William H. Prescott. 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

1489 Fulton Street

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

7 311 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: $106,250 on 2022-03-17 (lender: Branch Lending LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-03-17Mortgage $106,250 — from 1489 FULTON LLC to BRANCH LENDING LLC $106,250
2022-03-17Agreement $1,056,250 — from 1489 FULTON LLC to BRANCH LENDING LLC $1,056,250
2022-03-17AL&R $1,056,250 — from 1489 FULTON LLC to BRANCH LENDING LLC $1,056,250
2021-03-18Agreement $800,000 — from 1489 FULTON LLC to GOLDEN BRIDGE LLC D/B/A GOLDEN BRIDGE FU $800,000
2021-03-18Agreement $200,000 — from 1489 FULTON LLC to GOLDEN BRIDGE LLC D/B/A GOLDEN BRIDGE FU $200,000
2019-03-22Mortgage $800,000 — from 1489 FULTON LLC to GOLDEN BRIDGE LLC D/B/A GOLDEN BRIDGE FU $800,000
2019-03-22Deed $850,000 — from WILSON, MILTON to 1489 FULTON LLC $850,000
2019-03-22Mortgage $200,000 — from 1489 FULTON LLC to GOLDEN BRIDGE LLC D/B/A GOLDEN BRIDGE FU $200,000
2019-03-12Sold for $850,000 $850,000 $425,000
2013-12-11Deed $3,000 — from WILSON, MILTON to VISH AUTO SALES $3,000
2007-06-27Mortgage $400,000 — from WILSON, MILTON K to MERS $400,000
2005-01-06Mortgage $170,000 — from WILSON, MILTON K to SCALES, EVELYN; SCALES, HARRY $170,000
2005-01-06Deed $200,000 — from SCALES, EVELYN; SCALES, HARRY to WILSON, MILTON K $200,000
1998-09-23Mortgage $122,500 — from SCALES, HARRY W to DELTA FUNDING CORPORATION $122,500
1997-10-09Mortgage $17,389 — from SCALES, HARRY W to BENEFICIAL MORTGAGECORPORATION $17,389

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017011002
2018011204
20198226220
2020601007
2021003205
2022001629
20230590115
2024015039
2025010012
2026001012
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The last 12 months — 3 records

DateRecord
2026-10-08311: Overgrown Tree/Branches — Hitting Building
2026-03-20Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-11-14DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2024 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

The full timeline

2026
2026-10-08311: Overgrown Tree/Branches — Hitting Building
2026-03-20Rodent inspection: Passed
2025
2025-11-14DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2024 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2025-09-19Rodent inspection: Passed
2024
2024-09-29Restaurant inspection: IV Purpose
2024-09-23DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2023 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2024-07-11Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-06-06Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2024-06-01311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2024-05-21311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2024-05-20311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2024-05-20311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2024-04-09311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2023
2023-10-27311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2023-10-14311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2023-09-02311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2023-08-31311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2023-08-24311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2023-06-30DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2021 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-06-30DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2020 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-06-20DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2018 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-06-20DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2019 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-05-31311: Noise - Residential — Loud Talking
2023-05-13311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2023-05-02311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2023-04-27Restaurant inspection: IV Purpose — grade A
2023-04-25DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2022 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-04-21311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2022
2022-12-31311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Horn
2022-10-25Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-03-17Mortgage $106,250 — from 1489 FULTON LLC to BRANCH LENDING LLC$106,250
2022-03-17Agreement $1,056,250 — from 1489 FULTON LLC to BRANCH LENDING LLC$1,056,250
2022-03-17AL&R $1,056,250 — from 1489 FULTON LLC to BRANCH LENDING LLC$1,056,250
2022-03-17Mortgage assigned — from GOLDEN BRIDGE FUNDING LLC; GOLDEN BRIDGE LLC to BRANCH LENDING LLC
2022-03-17Mortgage assigned — from GOLDEN BRIDGE LLC; GOLDEN BRIDGE FUNDING LLC to BRANCH LENDING LLC
2022-03-17TL&R — from GOLDEN BRIDGE FUNDING LLC; GOLDEN BRIDGE LLC to 1489 FULTON LLC
2022-01-06Restaurant inspection: IV Purpose
2021
2021-07-10311: Overgrown Tree/Branches — Blocking Street
2021-05-19311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Talking
2021-05-12311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2021-03-18Agreement $800,000 — from 1489 FULTON LLC to GOLDEN BRIDGE LLC D/B/A GOLDEN BRIDGE FU$800,000
2021-03-18Agreement $200,000 — from 1489 FULTON LLC to GOLDEN BRIDGE LLC D/B/A GOLDEN BRIDGE FU$200,000
2020
2020-09-21Job filed: PROVIDE NEW MECHANICAL SYSTEM ON EXISTING COMMERCIAL SPACE @ 1FL, CONDENSER @EXISTING ROOF$14,000
2020-08-20311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2020-07-14Permit EW — ISSUED
2020-06-05Permit EW — ISSUED
2020-01-23Job filed: PROVIDE NEW MECHANICAL SYSTEM ON EXISTING COMMERCIAL SPACE @ 1FL, CONDENSER @EXISTING ROOF$14,000
2020-01-14Permit Mechanical Systems — Permit Issued
2020-01-09Job filed: PROVIDE NEW MECHANICAL SYSTEM ON EXISTING COMMERCIAL SPACE @ 1FL, CONDENSER @EXISTING ROOF$14,000
2019
2019-12-30DOB complaint, category ?
2019-12-26Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION ON EXISTING COMMERCIAL SPACES AT CELLAR, 1ST & 2ND. FLOOR ONLY. NO CHANGE IN USE. MEANS OF EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY O THIS APPLICAT$111,735
2019-12-26Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION ON EXISTING COMMERCIAL SPACES AT CELLAR, 1ST & 2ND. FLOOR ONLY. NO CHANGE IN USE. MEANS OF EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY O THIS APPLICAT$111,735
2019-12-20311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2019-11-08DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2017 INSPECTION REPORT
2019-11-07HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2019-07-24Permit PL — ISSUED
2019-07-22Permit EW — ISSUED
2019-07-22Permit EW — ISSUED
2019-07-12Permit Construction Fence — Signed-off
2019-07-08Job filed: INSTALL TEMPORARY 8-FEET HIGH CONSTRUCTION FENCE FOR STOREFRONT WORK FILED UNDER ALT2 APPLICATION #340684780$1,000
2019-06-26Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION WITH PARTITIONS & PLUMBING WORK ON EXISTING COMMERCIAL SPACES AT CELLAR & 1ST FLOOR AS PER PLAN. NO CHANGE I USE, MEANS OF$65,000
2019-04-30Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-04-03Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity and Other Reason
2019-03-28REL — from WILSON, MILTON K to OCWEN LOAN SERVICING LLC
2019-03-25AL&R — from 1489 FULTON LLC to GOLDEN BRIDGE LLC D/B/A GOLDEN BRIDGE FU
2019-03-22Mortgage $800,000 — from 1489 FULTON LLC to GOLDEN BRIDGE LLC D/B/A GOLDEN BRIDGE FU$800,000
2019-03-22Deed $850,000 — from WILSON, MILTON to 1489 FULTON LLC$850,000
2019-03-22Mortgage $200,000 — from 1489 FULTON LLC to GOLDEN BRIDGE LLC D/B/A GOLDEN BRIDGE FU$200,000
2019-03-12Sold for $850,000$850,000
2018
2018-10-30HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2018-10-16Mortgage satisfied — from SCALES, HENRY W to BENEFICIAL FINANACIAL I INC; BENEFICIAL MORTGAGE CORPORATION; NEW JERSEY MORTGAGE AND INVE
2018-09-06Mortgage assigned — from DELTA FUNDING CORPORATION; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS to HSBC BANK USA NA AS TRUSTEE; OCWEN LOAN SERVICING LLC
2018-04-06DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2016 INSPECTION REPORT
2017
2017-03-16311: Snow — E9 Snow / Icy Sidewalk
2017-02-24DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2015 INSPECTION REPORT
2016
2016-09-19Deed — from THE SAKAL GROUP to WILSON, MILTON
2015
2015-10-01DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2014 INSPECTION REPORT
2015-04-02311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2015-03-27311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2014
2014-12-03Mortgage assigned — from MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS; DELTA FUNDING CORPORATION to HSBC BANK USA NA AS TRUSTEE
2014-08-27Deed — from WILSON, MILTON to THE SAKAL GROUP, INC
2014-07-09Deed — from VISH AUTO SALES to WILSON, MILTON
2014-06-18311: Street Light Condition — Street Light Out
2014-05-22Mortgage assigned — from (MERS) SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR DELTA FUNDI to HSBC BANK USA, N.A.
2014-05-15DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2012 INSPECTION REPORT
2013
2013-12-11Deed $3,000 — from WILSON, MILTON to VISH AUTO SALES$3,000
2012
2012-10-19311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2012-10-01311: Street Light Condition — Street Light Out
2012-07-16311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2012-07-11311: Dirty Conditions — E3 Dirty Sidewalk
2011
2011-12-13DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2010 INSPECTION REPORT
2011-11-11311: HEATING — HEAT
2011-11-11Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2011-10-29311: HEATING — HEAT
2011-10-29Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2011-06-23311: Boilers — Boiler - Defective/Inoperative/No Permit
2011-06-23311: HEATING — HEAT-PLANT
2011-06-23Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT-PLANT
2011-06-23DOB complaint, category ?
2009
2009-12-31DOB violation LBLVIO:
2008
2008-05-29Mortgage assigned — from M.E.R.S., INC. to HSBC BANK USA
2008-01-03DOB violation LL6291:
2007
2007-09-24Mortgage satisfied — from MILTON, WILSON to SCALES, EVELYN; SCALES, HARRY
2007-06-27Mortgage $400,000 — from WILSON, MILTON K to MERS$400,000
2007-01-31Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2007-01-19DOB violation LL6291:
2006
2006-01-06DOB violation LL6291:
2005
2005-04-18Mortgage assigned — from SCALES, EVELYN; SCALES, HARRY W to SCALES, EVELYN
2005-01-06Mortgage $170,000 — from WILSON, MILTON K to SCALES, EVELYN; SCALES, HARRY$170,000
2005-01-06Deed $200,000 — from SCALES, EVELYN; SCALES, HARRY to WILSON, MILTON K$200,000
2004
2004-06-18HPD class A: § 27-2013 ADMIN. CODE: PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT CEILING OF 3RD STY PUBLIC HALL.
2004-06-18HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY SECURE THE LOOSE METAL SADDLE - ENTRANCE DOOR TO BUILDING FRONT STREET.
2004-06-18HPD class A: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING BULB CEILING LIGHT 2ND STY PUBLIC HALL
2004-06-18HPD class C: § 27-2026 ADMIN. CODE: REMOVE ALL OBSTRUCTIONS FROM WATER CLOSET BATHROOM, 2ND STORY APARTMENT.
2004-06-18HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF CONCEALED CEILING LEAK,KITCHEN AND REAR EAST ROOM, 2ND STORY APARTMENT.
2004-06-18HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CERAMIC TILE FLOOR, BATHROOM 2ND STORY APARTMENT.
2004-06-18HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE GLASS WINDOW, KITCHEN 2ND STORY APARTMENT
2004-06-18HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF CONCEALED CEILING LEAK, REAR ROOM 1ST STORY STORE.
2004-06-18HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE METAL CEILING, REAR ROOM 1ST STORY STORE.
2004-06-18HPD class A: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CEILING LIGHT FIXTURES, KITCHEN AND CENTER ROOM 2ND STORY APARTMENT.
2004-04-20Deed — from SCALES, HARRY W MR. to SCALES, HARRY W; SCALES, EVELYN MRS.
2004-02-13DOB violation LL6291:
2003
2003-03-19DOB violation LL6291:
2002
2002-03-26DOB violation LL6291:
2001
2001-02-27DOB violation LL6291:
2000
2000-08-17Mortgage satisfied — from SCALES, HARRY W to DELTA FUNDING CORP
2000-02-07DOB violation LL6291:
1998
1998-09-23Mortgage $122,500 — from SCALES, HARRY W to DELTA FUNDING CORPORATION$122,500
1998-05-04DOB violation LL6291:
1997
1997-10-09Mortgage $17,389 — from SCALES, HARRY W to BENEFICIAL MORTGAGECORPORATION$17,389
1997-10-09Agreement — from SCALES, HARRY W to BENEFICIAL HOMEOWNERSERVICE CORP.
1997-03-17Mortgage assigned — from NEW JERSEY MORTGAGEAND INVESTMENT CORP to BENEFICIAL MORTGAGECORPORATION
1996
1996-09-27Mortgage $70,000 — from SCALES, HARRY W to NEW JERSEY MORTGAGEAND INVESTMENT CORP$70,000
1990
1990-11-30Deed — from HAWKINS, HARRY W to SCALES, HARRY W
1986
1986-01-10Deed — from 615 PUTNAM REALTY CORP to HAWKINS, HARRY W
1983
1983-08-05DECL — from 615 PUTNAM REALTY CORP
1983-04-08SMIS — from 615 REALTY CORPORATION to NEW YORK CITY
1983-03-17Deed — from SPECIAL BROWNSTONE SYST. to 615 PUTNAM REALTY CORP
1983-03-17Mortgage satisfied — from SPECIAL BROWNSTONE SYS to STEPHENS, ELIZABETH
1981
1981-02-27Deed — from STEPHENS CLARA DECD; STEPHENS ELIZABETH ADMINISTRATOR to SPECIAL BROWNSTONE SYSTEMS INC

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