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989 Flatbush Avenue · Brooklyn · BBL 3051260012 · 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 class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s3.5
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 85% 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 11.7. In ZIP 11226, 60% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% 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

11 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (8) · Sidewalk Condition (1) · Consumer Complaint (1) · Rodent (1).

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).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)989 FLATBUSH AVENUE LLC
Head officerALLEN ESSES
Managing agentSKY REALTY MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2025-06-27

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,253,000 $75,180
2026$1,586,000 $95,160
2027$2,086,000 $125,160

The city's market estimate has risen 66% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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

SubwayChurch Av — B Q · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Flatbush Av / Albemarle Rd — B41 · 100 ft
Citi BikeAlbemarle Rd & E 21 St · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: Norma Adams Clemons Academy
Middle: M.S. 246 Walt Whitman. 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

989 Flatbush 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

11 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by SKY REALTY MANAGEMENT LLC — 8 buildings, 32 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B5 · C2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1600 Beverley Road BK17 A
252 Knickerbocker Avenue BK4 C
5014 Church Avenue BK2 C
989 Flatbush Avenue BK2 B
860 Flatbush Avenue BK2 B
5021 Church Avenue BK2 B
1422 Avenue J BK2 B
4905 Church Avenue BK1 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $35,519 on 2014-05-05 (lender: Northfield Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2014-05-05Agreement $800,000 — from 989 FLATBUSH AVENUE LLC to NORTHFIELD BANK $800,000
2014-05-05Mortgage $35,520 — from 989 FLATBUSH AVENUE LLC to NORTHFIELD BANK $35,520
2014-05-05AL&R $800,000 — from 989 FLATBUSH AVENUE LLC to NORTHFIELD BANK $800,000
2005-01-14Mortgage $905,000 — from 989 FLATBUSH AVENUE LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $905,000
2005-01-14AL&R $905,000 — from ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA to 989 FLATBUSH AVENUE LLC $905,000
2003-06-26DEEDO $535,000 — from 989 FLATBUSH AVENUE to 989 FLATBUSH AVENUE LLC $535,000

Ten-year activity

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2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
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2025
2026
Housing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
2017000
2018000
2019101
2020000
2021000
2022101
2023202
2024505
2025426
2026101
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The last 12 months — 2 records

DateRecord
2026-04-10311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2025-11-17Rodent inspection: Passed

The full timeline

2026
2026-04-10311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2025
2025-11-17Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-08-12Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2025-08-01311: Rodent — Signs of Rodents
2025-05-03311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2025-02-08311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2025-02-04311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2024
2024-12-22311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Talking
2024-12-10311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2024-12-10311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Talking
2024-12-08311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Talking
2024-11-08311: Consumer Complaint — Other Store (Non-Food)
2023
2023-12-08311: Sidewalk Condition — Sidewalk Violation
2023-08-28311: Sidewalk Condition — Sidewalk Violation
2022
2022-11-17HPD 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
2019-03-31311: Noise - Commercial — Car/Truck Music
2016
2016-12-02311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint
2016-04-22311: Street Condition — Cave-in
2015
2015-11-19Certificate of occupancy Final
2014
2014-05-05Agreement $800,000 — from 989 FLATBUSH AVENUE LLC to NORTHFIELD BANK$800,000
2014-05-05Mortgage $35,520 — from 989 FLATBUSH AVENUE LLC to NORTHFIELD BANK$35,520
2014-05-05AL&R $800,000 — from 989 FLATBUSH AVENUE LLC to NORTHFIELD BANK$800,000
2014-05-05TL&R — from 989 FLATBUSH AVENUE LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA
2014-05-05Mortgage assigned — from ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA to NORTHFIELD BANK
2014-04-25311: Street Condition — Pothole
2013
2013-03-25Permit SG — ISSUED
2011
2011-07-09311: Dirty Conditions — E1 Improper Disposal
2011-06-04311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2010
2010-07-16311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2010-04-18311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2010-01-13ECB CLASS - 1 violation: SEC BC 1009.12.1 MISC VIOL: NO ACCESS TO ROOF. NOTED: ROOF HATCH WHICHPROVIDES ACCESS TO ROOF LEVEL IS MISSING AT TOP LEVEL OF INT$1,600
2009
2009-12-04DOB complaint, category ?
2009-07-22Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WINDOW/FRAME
2009-07-22Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2007
2007-06-04Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — ELECTRIC-SUPPLY
2005
2005-07-02HPD class C: SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE TEMPORARY SEAL UP TO ACCESSIBLE OPENING BUILDING REAR. ER-1
2005-01-14Mortgage $905,000 — from 989 FLATBUSH AVENUE LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA$905,000
2005-01-14AL&R $905,000 — from ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA to 989 FLATBUSH AVENUE LLC$905,000
2004
2004-06-11ECB Non-Hazardous violation: ALTERED BLDG OCCUPIED WITHOUT A VALID CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY.NOTED:BLDG ALTERED UNDER JOB NUMBER 301507073 AND PRESENT OCCUPIED $350
2004-04-19Permit PL — ISSUED
2004-03-25Permit EW — ISSUED
2004-01-13Job filed: PROPOSED HVAC INSTALLATION & PLUMBING WORK NO CHANGE IN USE EGRESS & O CCUPANCY$39,000
2004-01-13Job filed: PROPOSED HVAC INSTALLATION & PLUMBING WORK NO CHANGE IN USE EGRESS & O CCUPANCY$39,000
2003
2003-11-19Permit PL — ISSUED
2003-10-16Permit SG — ISSUED
2003-07-24Permit AL — ISSUED
2003-07-01Permit PL — ISSUED
2003-06-26DEEDO $535,000 — from 989 FLATBUSH AVENUE to 989 FLATBUSH AVENUE LLC$535,000
2003-06-03Permit AL — ISSUED
2003-03-12Job filed: A1$70,000
2003-03-12Job filed: A1$70,000
2003-03-12Job filed: A1$70,000
2002
2002-12-16City emergency repair (OMO): removal of concrete blocks for billing purposes$1,200
2000
2000-01-28DOB violation UB:
2000-01-06DOB complaint, category ?
1999
1999-07-29DOB complaint, category ?
1999-03-11DOB violation IMEGNCY:
1999-02-09DOB complaint, category ?
1999-02-09DOB complaint, category ?
1999-01-29DOB complaint, category ?
1997
1997-05-23Permit AL — ISSUED
1997-04-14DOB violation IMEGNCY:
1996
1996-02-21DOB complaint, category ?
1996-01-31DOB complaint, category ?
1996-01-31DOB violation C:
1995
1995-08-16DOB complaint, category ?
1980
1980-07-29Deed — from STEINER ALFRED; STEINER LENARD; ROSENFELD ROSE DECD; STEINER LENARD D; STEINER PHILIP to 989 FLATBUSH AVE CORP

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