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1605 Cortelyou Road · Brooklyn · BBL 3051470143 · 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 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 100% 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 0. 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

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

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 (1930)
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$2,218,000 $133,080
2026$2,733,000 $163,980
2027$3,130,000 $187,800

The city's market estimate has risen 41% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Atelier DecemberFrenchA—

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

SubwayCortelyou Rd — Q · 300 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Cortelyou Rd / E 18 St — B103 · 550 ft
Citi BikeE 16 St & Cortelyou Rd · 100 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 139 Alexine A. Fenty
Middle: J.H.S. 062 Ditmas. 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

1605 Cortelyou Road

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

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: $360,000 on 2005-01-06 (recorded via MERS, the industry registry; the lender is not named on the record). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2005-01-06Mortgage $360,000 — from TRAN, LEWIE; TRAN, COLLEEN to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS $360,000
2005-01-06Deed $480,000 — from 1605 CORTELYOU INC. to TRAN, COLLEEN; TRAN, LEWIE CHAN $480,000
2003-03-07DEEDO $265,000 — from LEE, LAWERENCE; LEE, DAVID to 1605 CORTELYOU, INC. $265,000

Ten-year activity

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2018
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2020
2021
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2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201724006
201802002
201915006
202005005
202100000
202200000
202301012
202400000
202500112
202600000
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The last 12 months — 0 records

No city records in the last 12 months — quiet is good.

The full timeline

2025
2025-07-08Restaurant inspection: ATELIER DECEMBER — grade A
2025-04-18Mortgage satisfied — from TRAN, LEWIE; TRAN, COLLEEN to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS; BNY MORTGAGE COMPANY LLC
2023
2023-07-11311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Crosswalk
2023-03-23Boiler inspection
2020
2020-08-20311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-08-17311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-07-09311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-06-14311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-01-15311: Indoor Air Quality — Chemical Vapors/Gases/Odors
2019
2019-12-05FDNY inspection (RISK)
2019-11-02311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 1R Missed Recycling-All Materials
2019-11-02311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 1 Missed Collection
2019-10-20311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 1 Missed Collection
2019-07-30311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 1 Missed Collection
2019-07-30311: Broken Parking Meter — Out of Order
2018
2018-12-27311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-07-24311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 1 Missed Collection
2017
2017-11-14311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 1 Missed Collection
2017-10-07311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 1 Missed Collection
2017-09-24311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Shaking/Vibrating/Structural Stability
2017-09-24ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING WALLS OR APPURTENANCES.NOTED:CEMENT COPING STUCCO MISSING AND DEFECTIVE LOCATED AT FRONT PARAPET LEVE$250
2017-09-24DOB complaint, category ?
2017-09-09311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 1 Missed Collection
2016
2016-04-05311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 1 Missed Collection
2016-04-05311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 1RG Missed Recycling Paper
2015
2015-12-24311: Water System — LOW WATER PRESSURE - WLWP
2015-12-24311: Water System — LOW WATER PRESSURE - WLWP
2015-03-21311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 1 Missed Collection
2015-03-14311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 1 Missed Collection
2013
2013-02-10311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Horn
2005
2005-01-06Mortgage $360,000 — from TRAN, LEWIE; TRAN, COLLEEN to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS$360,000
2005-01-06Deed $480,000 — from 1605 CORTELYOU INC. to TRAN, COLLEEN; TRAN, LEWIE CHAN$480,000
2003
2003-03-07DEEDO $265,000 — from LEE, LAWERENCE; LEE, DAVID to 1605 CORTELYOU, INC.$265,000
1979
1979-04-10Deed — from COSTELLO CELIA; LEE BO FUNG; LEE BING NOM to MILKOWSKA SOPHIE; LEE LAWRENCE; LEE DAVID
1969
1969-05-06Deed — from MOY KAM HO; MOY DICKSON; LEE BO FUNG; LEE BING NOM to LEE BING N; LEE BO FUNG

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