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1243 70 Street · Brooklyn · BBL 3061550061 · 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, AEP186.4
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0.5
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE F

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 623. In ZIP 11228, 85% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% 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 violations14 total — 7 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 2023-11-19.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

9 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 9).

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

What 311 hears from this address

5 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · GENERAL (1) · Illegal Parking (1) · Rodent (1).

Filed construction activity

$323,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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 (1930)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
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)JIALIANG CHEN; JIAMING CHEN
Managing agentJIAMING CHEN
Last registered2025-07-22

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,336,000 $80,160
2026$1,397,000 $83,820
2027$1,670,000 $100,200

The city's market estimate has risen 25% 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

Subway71 St — D · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Fort Hamilton Pkwy — N · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 12-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Bay Ridge Av / 13 Av — B64 · 250 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 176 Ovington
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

1243 70 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

5 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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: $845,000 on 2023-01-23 (lender: Royal Business Bank (cfl#2368)) (recorded via MERS). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2023-01-23Mortgage $845,000 — from CHEN, JIALIANG; CHEN, JIAMING to MERS; ROYAL BUSINESS BANK (CFL#2368) $845,000
2023-01-18Deed $1,350,000 — from PISCITELLO, PATRICIA; PISCITELLO, CARL to CHEN, JIAMING; CHEN, JIALIANG $1,350,000
2022-12-28Sold for $1,350,000 $1,350,000 $450,000
2006-02-17Mortgage $150,000 — from PISCITELLO, PATRICIA; PISCITELLO, CARL to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $150,000
2005-09-08Agreement $425,000 — from PISCITELLO, PATRICIA; PISCITTELLO, CARL to BROOKLYN FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $425,000
2005-09-08Mortgage $363,755 — from PISCITELLO, PATRICIA; PISCITTELLO, CARL to BROOKLYN FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $363,755
1994-06-15Mortgage $20,500 — from PISCITELLO, PATRICIA; PISCITELLO, CARL to BROOKLYN FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $20,500
1987-08-28Mortgage $200,000 — from PISCITELLO, CARL to BROOKLYN FEDL S/L ASSN $200,000

Ten-year activity

50250
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2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
33
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201701001
201802002
201903003
202000101
202102002
202205106
20236243033
20240180018
202504015
202600000
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The last 12 months — 2 records

DateRecord
2025-12-02Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-10-30Rodent inspection: Passed

The full timeline

2025
2025-12-02Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-10-30Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-10-15311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2025-07-29Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-06-06HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2024
2024-11-29HPD 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
2024-10-13311: Illegal Parking — Overnight Commercial Storage
2024-05-08City emergency repair (HWO): remove kick stamd from building entrance door nyc hpd emergency operations division   essential service work  locatio$38
2024-04-29Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-04-08HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2024-03-28HPD class C: § 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MIS
2024-03-28HPD class A: § 27-2045 ADM CODE POST A PROPER NOTICE OF SMOKE DETECTOR REQUIREMENTS, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, AT OR NEAR THE MAIL BOX [MIS
2024-03-28HPD class B: § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE [ LATCH SET ] AT THE APARTMENT DOOR KNOB , IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT
2024-03-28HPD class A: § 27-2046.1 HMC: POST A PROPER NOTICE OF CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE REQUIREMENTS, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, IN A COMMON
2024-03-28HPD class A: § 329, M/D LAW AND DEPT. RULES AND REGS. PROVIDE A COMPLETED CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION VISITS IN A PROPER FRAME READILY ACCESSIBLE FOR SIGNA
2024-03-28HPD class A: § 26-1103 ADMIN. CODE: POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER NOTICE ON WALL OF THE ENTRANCE STORY IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH ON THE AVAILABILITY OF THE AGE
2024-03-28HPD class C: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2F, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM
2024-03-28HPD class C: § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING DOUBLE CYLINDER KEY OPERATED LOCK INSTALLED ON FRONT STROM DOOR TO BUILDING, , 1st STO
2024-03-28HPD class A: § 27-2005 HMC: POST, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, AND MAINTAIN A NOTICE IN A COMMON AREA OF THE BUILDING REGARDING THE PROCEDURES
2024-03-28HPD class C: § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE DEVICE PREVENTING DOOR FROM BEING SELF-CLOSING [ KICKSTAND DOOR STOPS ]INSTALLED AT THE VESTIBULE DOOR , AT
2024-03-28HPD class C: § 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MIS
2024-03-28HPD class B: § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE ALL ENCUMBRANCES CONSISTING OF HOUSEHOLD ARTICLES ON THE FLOOR, AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY
2024-02-12HPD litigation: Heat and Hot Water
2023
2023-12-28City emergency repair (OMO): install self closing hinges to make door self-closing at (apt# 2nd floor ensure door is self closing and latch and resto$250
2023-12-28City emergency repair (OMO): install self closing hinges to make door self-closing at (apt# 2f ensure door is self closing and latch and restored doo$250
2023-12-16City emergency repair (OMO): ***nyc hpd emergency operations division  ''essential service work''*** _______________________________________________$10,800
2023-12-13City emergency repair (OMO): install hinges to make door self-closing at (at building entrance at public hall, 1st story). total doors= (1) contracto$250
2023-11-29HPD class C: § 27-2029 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HEAT FOR THE APARTMENT IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2F, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT
2023-11-29HPD class C: § 27-2031 ADM CODE PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2F, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST
2023-11-29HPD class C: § 27-2033 ADM CODE PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM DOOR LOCKED AT BOILER ROOM
2023-11-29HPD class C: § 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MIS
2023-11-29HPD class C: § 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MIS
2023-11-29HPD class C: § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LOCK AND ASSEMBLY AT BUILDING ENTRANCE DOOR AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY
2023-11-28Tenant complaint: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2023-11-28Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2023-11-28311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2023-11-28311: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2023-11-21HPD 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
2023-11-19HPD class C: § 27-2033 ADM CODE POST NOTICE, IN FORM APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, STATING THE NAME AND LOCATION OF THE PERSON DESIGNATED BY THE OWNER TO H
2023-11-19HPD class C: § 27-2070 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF GAS TO THE FIXTURES AT RANGE IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 2NDFLO, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT
2023-11-19HPD class C: § 27-2033 ADM CODE PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM BOILER ROOM DOOR LOCKED AT BOILER ROOM
2023-11-19HPD class C: § 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MIS
2023-11-19HPD class C: § 27-2031 ADM CODE PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2NDFLO, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM
2023-11-19HPD class C: § 27-2029 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HEAT FOR THE APARTMENT IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2NDFLO, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTM
2023-11-18Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2023-11-18311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2023-10-13Job filed: RENOVATION OF EXIST. 3 FAMILY RESIDENTIAL HOUSE, REPAIR/REPLACE/NEW WALL, PARTITION, DOOR, CEILING, FLOOR, WOOD JOIST, WINDOW, SKYLIGHT, STAIR, PAINT$120,000
2023-05-17Job filed: RENOVATION ON EXIST. 3 FAMILY RESIDENTIAL HOUSE WITH CAP/REMOVE//RELOCATE/NEW HOT WATER HEATER, BOILER AND PLUMBING FIXTURES AS PER PLAN. NO CHANGE$41,500
2023-03-21HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2023-03-06Permit Plumbing — Signed-off
2023-03-02Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2023-03-01Job filed: RENOVATION ON EXIST. 3 FAMILY RESIDENTIAL HOUSE WITH CAP/REMOVE//RELOCATE/NEW HOT WATER HEATER, BOILER AND PLUMBING FIXTURES AS PER PLAN. NO CHANGE$41,500
2023-02-28Job filed: RENOVATION OF EXIST. 3 FAMILY RESIDENTIAL HOUSE, REPAIR/REPLACE/NEW WALL, PARTITION, DOOR, CEILING, FLOOR, WOOD JOIST, WINDOW, SKYLIGHT, STAIR, PAINT$120,000
2023-02-08Mortgage satisfied — from PISCITELLO, PATRICIA; PISCITELLO, CARL to SANTANDER BANK, N.A.; INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK
2023-01-23Mortgage $845,000 — from CHEN, JIALIANG; CHEN, JIAMING to MERS; ROYAL BUSINESS BANK (CFL#2368)$845,000
2023-01-18Deed $1,350,000 — from PISCITELLO, PATRICIA; PISCITELLO, CARL to CHEN, JIAMING; CHEN, JIALIANG$1,350,000
2022
2022-12-28Sold for $1,350,000$1,350,000
2022-12-24311: Missed Collection — Bulky Trash
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
2022-08-11311: Overgrown Tree/Branches — Hitting Building
2022-04-20Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-02-22HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2021
2021-05-08Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-04-06HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2020
2020-06-30Mortgage satisfied — from PISCITELLO, CARL to BROOKLYN FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK; BROOKLYN FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCI; MORTGAGE ELECTRON
2019
2019-12-18311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-04-18311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-02-19311: Damaged Tree — Branch or Limb Has Fallen Down
2018
2018-10-28311: Damaged Tree — Branch Cracked and Will Fall
2018-06-25311: Dead/Dying Tree — Planted More Than 2 Years Ago
2017
2017-05-28311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 2 Bulk-Missed Collection
2016
2016-11-02HPD 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
2015
2015-10-07HPD 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
2015-05-19311: Water System — Hydrant Running Full (WA4)
2015-02-17HPD 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
2014
2014-06-07311: Street Condition — Pothole
2011
2011-07-19311: Dirty Conditions — E15 Illegal Postering
2007
2007-08-03Mortgage assigned — from INDYMAC BANK, F.S.B. to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS
2006
2006-05-25Mortgage assigned — from BROOKLYN FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK to INDYMAC BANK F.S.B.
2006-02-17Mortgage $150,000 — from PISCITELLO, PATRICIA; PISCITELLO, CARL to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK$150,000
2005
2005-09-08Agreement $425,000 — from PISCITELLO, PATRICIA; PISCITTELLO, CARL to BROOKLYN FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK$425,000
2005-09-08Mortgage $363,755 — from PISCITELLO, PATRICIA; PISCITTELLO, CARL to BROOKLYN FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK$363,755
1994
1994-06-15Agreement — from PISCITELLO, PATRICIA; PISCITELLO, CARL to BROOKLYN FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK
1994-06-15Mortgage $20,500 — from PISCITELLO, PATRICIA; PISCITELLO, CARL to BROOKLYN FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK$20,500
1993
1993-08-09Deed — from PISCITELLO, CARL to PISCITELLO, PATRICIA; PISCITELLO, CARL
1987
1987-11-19Deed — from PISCITELLO, BENINA/LWT; DE GUIDA, ANTOINETTE; PISCITELLO, CARL to PISCITELLO, CARL
1987-08-28Mortgage $200,000 — from PISCITELLO, CARL to BROOKLYN FEDL S/L ASSN$200,000
1987-08-28Deed — from PISCITELLO, BENINA/LWT; DE GUIDA, ANTOINETTE; PISCITELLO, CARL to PISCITELLO, CARL

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