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1961 65 Street · Brooklyn · BBL 3055480053 · 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, AEP16.4
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0.5
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 65% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 8. In ZIP 11204, 76% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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B
C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations2 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2026-09-09.

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: PLUMBING (3) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (3) · Noise (2) · Sidewalk Condition (2) · Rodent (1) · Air Quality (1).

Filed construction activity

$16,503 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (1931)
YesSix or more residential units (21)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. 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)SHEFA ESTATE OWNERS CORP
Head officerSTEPHEN WALLACH
Managing agentLEEMAR MANAGEMENT CORP
Last registered2025-09-05

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,324,000 $595,800
2026$1,367,000 $615,150
2027$1,307,000 $588,150

The city's market estimate has fallen 1% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: SENIOR CITIZEN HOMEOWNER

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $291,368 a year ($15.40 per sq ft), operating expenses $122,412 ($6.47 per sq ft), net operating income $168,956. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

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

Subway20 Av — N · 400 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 60 St / 20 Av — B9 · 0.2 mi
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 205 Clarion
Middle: J.H.S. 227 Edward B. Shallow. 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

1961 65 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by LEEMAR MANAGEMENT CORP — 21 buildings, 1,091 units. Grades across the portfolio: A18 · B3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
69-11 Yellowstone Blvd QN99 A
41-00 43 Avenue QN88 A
120 Kenilworth Place BK84 B
35-33 83 Street QN72 A
71-40 112 Street QN71 A
108-25 72 Avenue QN69 A
98-76 Queens Boulevard QN66 A
70-01 113 Street QN63 A
112-15 72 Road QN60 A
65-74 Saunders Street QN60 A
1801 Avenue N BK59 A
1903 Ocean Avenue BK54 B
93-40 Queens Boulevard QN53 A
110-48 72 Avenue QN48 A
111-56 76 Drive QN39 A
1953 65 Street BK21 A
1941 65 Street BK21 A
1967 65 Street BK21 A
1947 65 Street BK21 B
1961 65 Street BK21 A
130 Kenilworth Place BK1 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $665,615 on 2022-01-07 (lender: Dime Community Bank and The Dime Savings Bank Of Williamsburgh), covering 5 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
2026-04-16RPTT&RET $215,000 — from STILE, JAMES; STILE, JOANNE to ELTALKHAWY, DINA; ELTALKHAWY, MOSTAFA $215,000
2026-03-30Sold for $215,000 $215,000 $10,238
2022-01-07Mortgage $665,615 — from SHEFA ESTATES OWNERS CORP. to DIME COMMUNITY BANK; THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $665,615
2022-01-07Agreement $2,100,000 — from THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH; DIME COMMUNITY BANK to SHEFA ESTATES OWNERS CORP. $2,100,000
2014-10-15Mortgage $220,922 — from SHEFA ESTATES OWNERS CORP. to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $220,922
2014-10-15Agreement $1,700,000 — from SHEFA ESTATES OWNERS CORP. to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $1,700,000
2011-08-05RPTT&RET $213,071 — from SHEFA ESTATES REALTY CO., LLC to TU, HONG YAN $213,071
2010-03-01Mortgage $267,133 — from SHEFA ESTATES OWNERS CORP. to SOVEREIGN BANK $267,133
2010-03-01Agreement $1,600,000 — from SHEFA ESTATES OWNERS CORP. to SOVEREIGN BANK $1,600,000
2005-04-07RPTT $92,000 — from CHOW, JACK F to REICHERT, ELAINE; NG, JAMES $92,000
2003-02-11Agreement $1,500,000 — from SHEFA ESTATES OWNERS CORP to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $1,500,000
2003-02-11Mortgage $400,000 — from SHEFA ESTATES OWNERS CORP to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $400,000
1989-11-28Mortgage $1,100,000 — from SHEFA ESTATES OWNERSCP to SHEFA ESTATES CO $1,100,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
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2018002002
2019002002
2020001001
2021013004
2022014207
2023013105
2024011002
2025206019
202620162020
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The last 12 months — 21 records

DateRecord
2026-09-22Permit General Construction — Permit Issued
2026-09-18HPD class C: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1C, 1st STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM
2026-09-17Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2026-09-17311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2026-09-13Job filed: APPLICATION FILE TO 1.INTERIOR RENOVATION EXIST. APARTMENT AS REMOVE PARTITIONS (NON- BEARING WALL), INTERIOR COSMETIC RENOVATION AT 3rd FLOOR APART
2026-09-09HPD class C: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1C, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM
2026-09-01Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2026-09-01311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2026-08-18Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2026-08-18311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2026-07-22311: Traffic — Drag Racing
2026-05-10311: Noise - Residential — Banging/Pounding
2026-04-16RPTT&RET $215,000 — from STILE, JAMES; STILE, JOANNE to ELTALKHAWY, DINA; ELTALKHAWY, MOSTAFA
2026-03-30Sold for $215,000
2026-02-25Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2026-02-25Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2026-02-25311: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2026-02-25311: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2026-01-06Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — RADIATOR
2026-01-06311: PLUMBING — RADIATOR
2025-12-23Bedbug filing: 0 infested units

The full timeline

2026
2026-09-22Permit General Construction — Permit Issued
2026-09-18HPD class C: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1C, 1st STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM
2026-09-17Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2026-09-17311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2026-09-13Job filed: APPLICATION FILE TO 1.INTERIOR RENOVATION EXIST. APARTMENT AS REMOVE PARTITIONS (NON- BEARING WALL), INTERIOR COSMETIC RENOVATION AT 3rd FLOOR APART$10,003
2026-09-09HPD class C: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1C, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM
2026-09-01Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2026-09-01311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2026-08-18Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2026-08-18311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2026-07-22311: Traffic — Drag Racing
2026-05-10311: Noise - Residential — Banging/Pounding
2026-04-16RPTT&RET $215,000 — from STILE, JAMES; STILE, JOANNE to ELTALKHAWY, DINA; ELTALKHAWY, MOSTAFA$215,000
2026-03-30Sold for $215,000$215,000
2026-02-25Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2026-02-25Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2026-02-25311: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2026-02-25311: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2026-01-06Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — RADIATOR
2026-01-06311: PLUMBING — RADIATOR
2025
2025-12-23Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-09-19311: Sidewalk Condition — Broken Sidewalk
2025-08-02311: Air Quality — Air: Dust, Construction/Demolition (AE4)
2025-08-02311: Sidewalk Condition — Blocked - Construction
2025-08-02311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2025-07-15311: Rodent — Mouse Sighting
2025-03-25Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2025-03-13Job filed: LOCALIZED PARAPET REHABILITATION AS PER PLANS$6,500
2025-02-04Asbestos abatement: Removal — AVI 212 Inc.
2024
2024-12-23Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-10-07FDNY inspection (RISK)
2023
2023-12-06Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-10-04RPTT&RET — from HRYB, DANIEL J; HRYB, SABINA to HRYB, SABINA; HRYB, PEDRO
2023-09-26FDNY inspection (RISK)
2023-04-25311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2023-02-13311: Water Conservation — Water Meter Broken/Leaking - Private Residence (CMR)
2022
2022-12-19Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-09-26FDNY inspection (RISK)
2022-08-30311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2022-03-12311: Street Light Condition — Street Light Out
2022-01-15311: Industrial Waste — Odor In Sewer/Catch Basin (ICB)
2022-01-07Mortgage $665,615 — from SHEFA ESTATES OWNERS CORP. to DIME COMMUNITY BANK; THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH$665,615
2022-01-07Agreement $2,100,000 — from THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH; DIME COMMUNITY BANK to SHEFA ESTATES OWNERS CORP.$2,100,000
2021
2021-12-23Bedbug filing: 3 infested units
2021-10-25Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2021-10-25311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2021-09-14FDNY inspection (RISK)
2020
2020-12-14Bedbug filing: 3 infested units
2019
2019-12-05Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2019-01-16Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2018
2018-12-11Tenant complaint: APPLIANCE — ELECTRIC/GAS RANGE
2018-12-11311: APPLIANCE — ELECTRIC/GAS RANGE
2017
2017-01-04RPTT&RET — from MING, YANG HAR; MING, JAMES M to MING, JAMES M; NG, FONG
2016
2016-12-14Deed transfer (nominal price)
2014
2014-10-15Mortgage $220,922 — from SHEFA ESTATES OWNERS CORP. to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH$220,922
2014-10-15Mortgage assigned — from SANTANDER BANK, N.A. to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH
2014-10-15Agreement $1,700,000 — from SHEFA ESTATES OWNERS CORP. to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH$1,700,000
2014-06-06HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE STOVE IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 4C, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NO
2014-04-25Tenant complaint: APPLIANCE — ELECTRIC/GAS RANGE
2014-04-25311: APPLIANCE — ELECTRIC/GAS RANGE
2013
2013-06-10Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — TOILET
2013-06-10311: PLUMBING — TOILET
2013-01-19311: Noise - Residential — Banging/Pounding
2013-01-06311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2012
2012-12-13311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2012-12-10311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2012-10-26311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2012-03-26Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2012-03-26Tenant complaint: GENERAL — DOORS
2012-03-26Tenant complaint: GENERAL — FLOOR
2012-03-26Tenant complaint: GENERAL — FLOOR
2012-03-26Tenant complaint: GENERAL — CERAMIC-TILE
2012-03-26Tenant complaint: GENERAL — FLOOR
2012-03-26Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — WIRING
2012-03-26Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2012-03-26Tenant complaint: GENERAL — CABINET
2012-03-26Tenant complaint: GENERAL — CERAMIC-TILE
2012-03-26Tenant complaint: GENERAL — FLOOR
2012-03-26311: PAINT - PLASTER — WALLS
2012-03-26311: GENERAL CONSTRUCTION — DOORS
2012-03-26311: GENERAL CONSTRUCTION — CABINETS
2012-03-26311: GENERAL CONSTRUCTION — CERAMIC-TILE
2012-03-26311: GENERAL CONSTRUCTION — FLOOR
2012-03-26311: GENERAL CONSTRUCTION — CERAMIC-TILE
2012-03-26311: PAINT - PLASTER — WALLS
2012-03-26311: GENERAL CONSTRUCTION — FLOOR
2012-03-26311: GENERAL CONSTRUCTION — FLOOR
2012-03-26311: GENERAL CONSTRUCTION — FLOOR
2012-03-26311: ELECTRIC — ELECTRIC-WIRING
2011
2011-08-05RPTT&RET $213,071 — from SHEFA ESTATES REALTY CO., LLC to TU, HONG YAN$213,071
2011-06-08311: Noise - Residential — Banging/Pounding
2011-06-07311: Noise - Residential — Banging/Pounding
2010
2010-03-01Mortgage assigned — from FANNIE MAE
2010-03-01Mortgage $267,133 — from SHEFA ESTATES OWNERS CORP. to SOVEREIGN BANK$267,133
2010-03-01Agreement $1,600,000 — from SHEFA ESTATES OWNERS CORP. to SOVEREIGN BANK$1,600,000
2010-03-01TL&R — from FANNIE MAE
2009
2009-04-20City emergency repair (HWO): apt #3e) at room east south-2 : install (1) window guard.total=1. ''remove all work related debris''.$20
2009-04-02City emergency repair (OMO): (apt #3e) at room east south (2): install (1) window guard complete. remove all work related debris. contractor must sig
2009-01-15City emergency repair (OMO): perform total lead analysis of 06 dust wipe sample(s) via environmental protection agency (epa) sw8453050-7420 method ut$31
2008
2008-10-25Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2008-10-25Tenant complaint: GENERAL — WINDOWS
2008-10-25Tenant complaint: GENERAL — WINDOWS
2008-10-25Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2008-10-08Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2008-10-08Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2007
2007-02-23Tenant complaint: GENERAL — LOCKS
2005
2005-09-13Tenant complaint: GENERAL — CABINET
2005-09-13Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2005-09-13Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — BASIN/SINK
2005-09-13Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — BASIN/SINK
2005-09-13Tenant complaint: GENERAL — WINDOWS
2005-04-07RPTT $92,000 — from CHOW, JACK F to REICHERT, ELAINE; NG, JAMES$92,000
2005-02-11Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2004
2004-10-13Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2004-10-13Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2004-10-13Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2003
2003-03-10Tenant complaint: GENERAL — CABINET
2003-03-10Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2003-03-10Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2003-03-10Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2003-03-10Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2003-02-23Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — BASIN/SINK
2003-02-23Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — BASIN/SINK
2003-02-11AALR — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to FANNIE MAE
2003-02-11Mortgage assigned — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to FANNIE MAE
2003-02-11AL&R — from SHEFA ESTATES OWNERS CORP to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK
2003-02-11Agreement $1,500,000 — from SHEFA ESTATES OWNERS CORP to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK$1,500,000
2003-02-11Mortgage $400,000 — from SHEFA ESTATES OWNERS CORP to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK$400,000
2003-02-11Mortgage assigned — from SHEFA ESTATES CO to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK
1997
1997-02-10DOB violation LL6291:
1995
1995-04-28Agreement — from SHEFA ESTATES OWNERSCORP to SHEFA ESTATES CO
1989
1989-11-28Mortgage assigned — from LINCOLN SAVINGS BANK to WALLACH, LEE
1989-11-28Mortgage $1,100,000 — from SHEFA ESTATES OWNERSCP to SHEFA ESTATES CO$1,100,000
1989-11-28Deed — from SHEFA ESTATES CO to SHEFA ESTATES OWNERSCP
1989-11-28Mortgage satisfied — from SHEFA ESTATES INC to KARTELL, IRVING P; KARTELL, LEONORE S
1979
1979-08-15SAGE — from SETAM REALTY CORP; LINCOLN SAVGS BANK
1979-07-19Mortgage — from SETAM REALTY CORP to THE LINCOLN SAVS BANK
1979-07-19Deed — from SETAM REALTY CORP to SHEFA ESTATES CO
1979-07-19Deed — from SHEFA ESTATES CO to SETAM REALTY CORP
1979-07-19Mortgage assigned — from EMPIRE SAVS BANK to THE LINCOLN SAVS BANK
1975
1975-12-31Deed — from SHEFA ESTATES INC to SHEFA ESTATES CO
1969
1969-06-12SAGE — from SHEFA ESTATES INC; EMPIRE SAVINGS BANK
1969-06-10Mortgage — from SHEFA ESTATES INC to EMPIRE SAVS BANK
1969-06-10Mortgage assigned — from WALLACH MATES to EMPIRE SAVS BANK
1969-06-10Mortgage assigned — from SHEFA ESTATES INC; ROTHSCHILD WALTER L to WALLACH MATES
1969-04-02Mortgage assigned — from KARTELL IRVING P; KARTELL LEONORE S to ROTHSCHILD WALTER L

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