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1529 Gates Avenue · Brooklyn · BBL 3033360021 · 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, AEP4.2
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 86% 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 14. In ZIP 11237, 39% of residential buildings hold an A and 15% 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

6 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 6).

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

What 311 hears from this address

37 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Water System (9) · Encampment (8) · Noise (4) · HEAT/HOT WATER (3) · Illegal Parking (2) · Electrical (2).

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 (1920)
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$617,000 $277,650
2026$558,000 $251,100
2027$670,000 $301,500

The city's market estimate has risen 9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
La Caleta EcuatorianaLatin AmericanA—

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

SubwayMyrtle-Wyckoff Avs — L M · 500 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Myrtle Av / Gates Av — B54 · 150 ft
Citi BikeMyrtle Ave & Linden St · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 116 Elizabeth L Farrell
Middle: J.H.S. 291 Roland Hayes. 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

1529 Gates 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

37 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 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: $1,469,093 on 2024-07-05 (lender: Webster Bank, National Association), covering 2 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
2024-07-05Deed $2,000,000 — from FRANK IM, AS CO-EXECUTOR; BIENVENIDO GARCIA, JR., AS CO-EXECUTOR; ESTATE OF CARMELO SANCHE to GATES TAVERN LLC $2,000,000
2024-07-05Mortgage $1,469,093 — from GATES TAVERN LLC to WEBSTER BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $1,469,093
2024-07-05AL&R $1,469,093 — from GATES TAVERN LLC to WEBSTER BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $1,469,093
2024-06-18Sold for $2,000,000 $2,000,000 $1,000,000
1995-05-17Mortgage $35,000 — from JIMENEZ, DAVID; SANCHEZ, CARMELLO to SCLAFANI, DAVID $35,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201741005
201804004
201900000
202002002
202102002
202201012
202302002
20242174124
20250190221
202606028
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The last 12 months — 9 records

DateRecord
2026-06-23Restaurant inspection: LA CALETA ECUATORIANA — grade A
2026-06-03311: Water System — Hydrant Running (WC3)
2026-05-21311: Encampment — N/A
2026-04-18311: Encampment — N/A
2026-03-30311: Homeless Person Assistance — Chronic
2026-03-26Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-03-21311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2026-03-15311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2025-12-21311: Missed Collection — Trash

The full timeline

2026
2026-06-23Restaurant inspection: LA CALETA ECUATORIANA — grade A
2026-06-03311: Water System — Hydrant Running (WC3)
2026-05-21311: Encampment — N/A
2026-04-18311: Encampment — N/A
2026-03-30311: Homeless Person Assistance — Chronic
2026-03-26Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-03-21311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2026-03-15311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2025
2025-12-21311: Missed Collection — Trash
2025-09-28311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2025-09-05311: Encampment — N/A
2025-08-05311: Encampment — N/A
2025-08-05311: Encampment — N/A
2025-07-05311: Encampment — N/A
2025-07-05311: Illegal Fireworks — N/A
2025-06-13Restaurant inspection: LA CALETA ECUATORIANA — grade A
2025-04-01Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-02-23311: Missed Collection — Bulky Recycling
2025-02-23311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2025-02-09Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025-02-09311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025-01-28Tenant complaint: DOOR/WINDOW — WINDOW FRAME
2025-01-28Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — RADIATOR
2025-01-28Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — RADIATOR
2025-01-28311: DOOR/WINDOW — WINDOW FRAME
2025-01-28311: PLUMBING — RADIATOR
2025-01-28311: PLUMBING — RADIATOR
2025-01-11Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025-01-11311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2024
2024-11-10Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2024-11-10311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2024-10-13311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2024-10-10311: Encampment — N/A
2024-10-03311: Water System — Hydrant Running (WC3)
2024-09-21311: Water System — Hydrant Running (WC3)
2024-09-19311: Water System — Hydrant Leaking (WC1)
2024-09-18311: Water System — Hydrant Running (WC3)
2024-09-18311: Water System — Hydrant Running (WC3)
2024-09-17311: Water System — Hydrant Leaking (WC1)
2024-09-17311: Water System — Hydrant Running (WC3)
2024-09-16311: Water System — Hydrant Running (WC3)
2024-07-26311: Encampment — N/A
2024-07-05Deed $2,000,000 — from FRANK IM, AS CO-EXECUTOR; BIENVENIDO GARCIA, JR., AS CO-EXECUTOR; ESTATE OF CARMELO SANCHE to GATES TAVERN LLC$2,000,000
2024-07-05Mortgage $1,469,093 — from GATES TAVERN LLC to WEBSTER BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION$1,469,093
2024-07-05AL&R $1,469,093 — from GATES TAVERN LLC to WEBSTER BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION$1,469,093
2024-07-02311: Electrical — Electrical Wiring Defective/Exposed
2024-07-02311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Permit - None
2024-07-02311: Electrical — Electrical Wiring Defective/Exposed
2024-07-02DOB complaint, category ?
2024-07-02DOB complaint, category ?
2024-06-18Sold for $2,000,000$2,000,000
2024-03-24Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-02-08311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2023
2023-12-29311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2023-02-28311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2022
2022-08-10Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-05-29311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2021
2021-10-22311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2021-10-22311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2020
2020-10-16311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2020-09-28311: Damaged Tree — Tree Alive - in Poor Condition
2018
2018-08-30311: Food Establishment — Facility Construction
2018-01-16311: Air Quality — Air: Dust, Construction/Demolition (AE4)
2018-01-07311: Water System — Possible Water Main Break (Use Comments) (WA1)
2018-01-07311: Water System — Leak (Use Comments) (WA2)
2017
2017-12-20FDNY inspection (RISK)
2017-12-20FDNY inspection (COM_OCPCY)
2017-08-09ECB CLASS - 2 violation: WORK W/O A PERMIT. NOTED: AT EXP#1,BLDG FRONT AWNING APPROX 28'LONG BY5'HEIGHT & 3'DEPTH FOR "RESTAURANT LA CALETA" WASD OBSERVED.
2017-01-30311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Sign/Awning/Marquee - Illegal/No Permit
2017-01-30DOB complaint, category ?
2014
2014-07-28311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2013
2013-06-19311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Music
2012
2012-04-12Rodent inspection: Passed
2011
2011-08-09311: Water System — Hydrant Running (WC3)
2008
2008-12-31Permit EW — ISSUED
2008-12-17Job filed: INSTALLATION OF FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM ONLY. NO CHAGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY. GAS VALVE FILED UNDER APPLICATION # 301627461$3,000
2008-12-17Job filed: INSTALLATION OF FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM ONLY. NO CHAGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY. GAS VALVE FILED UNDER APPLICATION # 301627461$3,000
2003
2003-11-19Permit PL — ISSUED
2003-08-28Permit EW — ISSUED
2003-08-11Job filed: INSTALL FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM ONLY. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$3,000
1997
1997-07-16Mortgage satisfied — from SANCHEZ, CARMELLO; JIMENEZ, DAVID to SCLAFANI, DAVID
1995
1995-12-07Deed — from SANCHEZ, CARMELLO; SANCHEZ, CARMELO; JIMENEZ, DAVID to SANCHEZ, CARMELLO; SANCHEZ, CARMELO
1995-05-17Deed — from SCLAFANI, DAVID to SANCHEZ, CARMELLO; JIMENEZ, DAVID
1995-05-17Mortgage $35,000 — from JIMENEZ, DAVID; SANCHEZ, CARMELLO to SCLAFANI, DAVID$35,000
1991
1991-02-06Deed — from SCHUNK, GERTRUDE to SCLAFANI, DAVID
1968
1968-08-07Deed — from DEBETTA SERAFINA R to SCHUNK GERTRUDE

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