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
Open HPD violations
4 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2014-03-24.
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
13 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Missed Collection (5) · Noise (5) · Dirty Condition (2) · Illegal Fireworks (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
Yes
Built before 1974 (1925)
No
Six or more residential units (3)
No
421-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)
MELBA BREWSTER
Managing agent
BROWNSTONE MANAGEMENT
Last registered
2025-07-09
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
What the city thinks it's worth
Tax year
City market value
Assessed value
2025
$1,728,000
$103,680
2026
$1,571,000
$94,260
2027
$1,417,000
$85,020
The city's market estimate has fallen
18% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Flood exposure
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 6 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
Subway
Cortelyou Rd — Q · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Newkirk Av-Little Haiti — 2 5 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Flatbush Av / Ditmas Av — B41 · 350 ft
Citi Bike
Cortelyou Rd & E 19 St · 0.3 mi · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
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.
13 311 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $4,412 on
2011-08-24 (lender: Citibank N.A). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid
down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded
document.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
2011-08-24
Mortgage $4,413 — from BREWSTER, MELBA to CITIBANK N.A
$4,413
2011-08-24
Agreement $446,694 — from BREWSTER, MELBA to CITIBANK N.A
$446,694
2008-09-02
Mortgage $457,000 — from BREWSTER, MELBA to MERS
$457,000
2005-12-09
Mortgage $440,000 — from BREWSTER , MELBA to AMERIQUEST MORTGAGE COMPANY
$440,000
1994-12-30
Mortgage $11,790 — from BREWSTER, ERROL; BREWSTER, MELBA to T.A.M. EQUITY CORP
$11,790
1987-02-06
Mortgage $120,000 — from BREWSTER, ERROL; BREWSTER, MELBA to FIRST NORTHERN MTGEECP
$120,000
1984-11-08
Mortgage $90,000 — from BREWSTER, MELBA; BREWSTER, ERROL to PUBLIC EQUITIES CORP
$90,000
Ten-year activity
1050
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
9
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenants
Show as table
Year
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Total
2017
0
0
0
2018
0
1
1
2019
1
7
8
2020
0
2
2
2021
0
4
4
2022
0
3
3
2023
0
2
2
2024
0
3
3
2025
0
3
3
2026
0
9
9
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2022-11-10HPD 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
2022-09-01311: Abandoned Vehicle — With License Plate
2018-10-16HPD 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
2014-03-24HPD class B: SECTION 27-2026 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CONNECTION AT BASIN IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM
2014-03-24HPD class A: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CERAMIC TILES AT SHOWER BODY WALL IN THE BATHROOM LOC
2014-03-24HPD class B: SECTION 27-2037, 2038 HMC: PROVIDE A SAFE AND ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF ELECTRIC SERVICE TO THE FIXTURES AT WALL SWITCH TO CEILNG LIGHT IN THE BATH
2014-03-24HPD class B: SECTION 27-2026 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CONNECTION AT SINK IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EA
2014-03-13Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — NO LIGHTING
2014-03-13Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — BASIN/SINK
2014-03-13Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2014-03-13Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — OUTLET/SWITCH