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1653 Bath Avenue · Brooklyn · BBL 3063990008 · 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 11214, 75% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% 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

3 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Overgrown Tree/Branches (1) · Sewer (1) · Missed Collection (1).

Filed construction activity

$771,530 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (11 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 (1)
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$945,000 $56,700
2026$1,015,000 $60,900
2027$920,000 $55,200

The city's market estimate has fallen 3% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
The KovaCoffee/TeaA—

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).

Hurricane evacuation zone 6 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2024 (1 in the last three years).

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

Subway18 Av — D · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Bath Av / 17 Av — B64 · 150 ft
Bike facilityShared bike route mapped within 75 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 163 Bath Beach
Middle: P.S. 163 Bath Beach. 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

1653 Bath Avenue

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

3 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $100,000 on 2022-11-23 (lender: United Orient Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-11-23Mortgage $100,000 — from CHEN, QING YUN; CHAN, KAITLYN YUNG; 1653 KC LLC to UNITED ORIENT BANK $100,000
2022-05-10Mortgage $520,000 — from 1653 KC LLC to UNITED ORIENT BANK $520,000
2022-05-10Deed $800,000 — from 1651 BATH AVENUE REALTY INC. to 1653 KC LLC $800,000
2022-05-10AL&R $520,000 — from 1653 KC LLC to UNITED ORIENT BANK $520,000
2022-03-31Sold for $800,000 $800,000 $800,000
2014-10-04Deed $450,000 — from LAROCCA, THERESA; LAROCCA, JOHN to YUAN, CHAO QIANG; ZHANG, STEPHANIE X $450,000
1992-06-10Mortgage $55,000 — from LAROCCA, JOHN; LAROCCA, THERESA to HAMILTON FED S & L ASSN $55,000
1986-07-18Mortgage $30,000 — from LA ROCCA, THERESA; LA ROCCA, JOHN to SALVATORE&JB/OPT/RS/FD $30,000
1983-05-09Mortgage $28,000 — from LA ROCCA, JOHN; LA ROCCA, THERESA to TRONOLONE, JOSEPHINE $28,000

Ten-year activity

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2022
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2026
ConstructionHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
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201801001
201900000
202001001
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202201506
20231100011
2024631111
202510001
202600011
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The last 12 months — 1 records

DateRecord
2026-02-20Restaurant inspection: THE KOVA — grade A

The full timeline

2026
2026-02-20Restaurant inspection: THE KOVA — grade A
2025
2025-09-02Permit Plumbing — Permit Issued
2024
2024-12-11Job filed: renovation for 2nd floor apartment as per plans, no chang in use, egress or occupancy .$60,000
2024-10-24Restaurant inspection: THE KOVA — grade A
2024-10-09311: Missed Collection — Bulky Trash
2024-08-22Permit General Construction — Permit Issued
2024-08-21Permit Mechanical Systems — Permit Issued
2024-08-15Permit Plumbing — Permit Issued
2024-07-12Job filed: FILE PL work for eating and drinking establisement renovation at 001 and cellar with commercial cooking equipement at 001$1,000
2024-06-19Job filed: file to convert the existing 001 office to be a eating and drinking establishment with commercial gas cooking equipments , cellar to be accessory sto$233,125
2024-05-10311: Sewer — Street Flooding (SJ)
2024-04-27311: Overgrown Tree/Branches — Blocking Street
2024-04-19Mortgage satisfied — from CHEN, QING YUN; CHAN, KAITLYN YUNG; 1653 KC LLC to UNITED ORIENT BANK
2023
2023-11-02Permit Boiler Equipment — Signed-off
2023-09-19Job filed: File BL work type for the mixed use building , no change of use, egress or occupancy$5,000
2023-08-21Job filed: File PL work for 002 floor renovation in conjuncwith with OT job # B00880156 at 002 and cellar , no change in use, egress or occupancy$58,640
2023-08-14Job filed: renovation for 2nd floor apartment as per plans, no chang in use, egress or occupancy .$60,000
2023-07-31Permit Plumbing — Signed-off
2023-07-28Job filed: MECH work for eating and drinking establisment at 001 , new type 1 commercial kitchen hoood with exhaust , HVAC system ect,$1,000
2023-07-28Job filed: FILE PL work for eating and drinking establisement renovation at 001 and cellar with commercial cooking equipement at 001$1,000
2023-07-26Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2023-07-13Job filed: file to convert the existing 001 office to be a eating and drinking establishment with commercial gas cooking equipments , cellar to be accessory sto$233,125
2023-06-02Job filed: File PL work for 002 floor renovation in conjuncwith with OT job # B00880156 at 002 and cellar , no change in use, egress or occupancy$58,640
2023-05-25Job filed: renovation for 2nd floor apartment as per plans, no chang in use, egress or occupancy .$60,000
2022
2022-11-23Mortgage $100,000 — from CHEN, QING YUN; CHAN, KAITLYN YUNG; 1653 KC LLC to UNITED ORIENT BANK$100,000
2022-10-31311: Illegal Dumping — Removal Request
2022-05-10Mortgage $520,000 — from 1653 KC LLC to UNITED ORIENT BANK$520,000
2022-05-10Deed $800,000 — from 1651 BATH AVENUE REALTY INC. to 1653 KC LLC$800,000
2022-05-10AL&R $520,000 — from 1653 KC LLC to UNITED ORIENT BANK$520,000
2022-03-31Sold for $800,000$800,000
2020
2020-06-24311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 2R Bulk-Missed Recy Collection
2018
2018-09-13311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2015
2015-07-17Deed — from YUAN, CHAO QIANG; ZHANG, STEPHANIE X to 1651 BATH AVENUE REALTY INC
2015-04-28311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2015-04-28DOB complaint, category ?
2014
2014-10-04Deed $450,000 — from LAROCCA, THERESA; LAROCCA, JOHN to YUAN, CHAO QIANG; ZHANG, STEPHANIE X$450,000
2014-10-04Mortgage satisfied — from LAROCCA, JOHN; LAROCCA, THERESA to NORTH FORK BANK; HAMILTON FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCI; HOME FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK
2014-09-30PAT — from LAROCCA, JOHN to LAROCCA, THERESA
2013
2013-03-01DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2011 INSPECTION REPORT
2011
2011-12-13DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2010 INSPECTION REPORT
2010
2010-03-19311: Boilers — Boiler - Defective/Inoperative/No Permit
2010-03-19DOB complaint, category ?
2010-03-17311: Electrical — Electrical Wiring Defective/Exposed
2010-03-17DOB complaint, category ?
2010-03-16311: Building/Use — No Certificate Of Occupancy/Illegal/Contrary To CO
2010-03-16DOB complaint, category ?
2008
2008-10-16DOB complaint, category ?
2008-04-17DOB complaint, category ?
2008-04-17DOB complaint, category ?
2008-04-17DOB complaint, category ?
2008-04-17DOB complaint, category ?
2000
2000-02-07DOB violation LL6291:
1992
1992-06-10Mortgage $55,000 — from LAROCCA, JOHN; LAROCCA, THERESA to HAMILTON FED S & L ASSN$55,000
1988
1988-11-10Mortgage satisfied — from LA ROCCA, JOHN; LA ROCCA, THERESA to SALVATORE & J BARBERA OP
1986
1986-07-18Mortgage $30,000 — from LA ROCCA, THERESA; LA ROCCA, JOHN to SALVATORE&JB/OPT/RS/FD$30,000
1985
1985-04-09Mortgage satisfied — from LA ROCCA, JOHN; LA ROCCA, THERESA to TRONOLONE, JOSEPHINE
1983
1983-05-09Mortgage $28,000 — from LA ROCCA, JOHN; LA ROCCA, THERESA to TRONOLONE, JOSEPHINE$28,000
1983-05-09Deed — from TRONOLONE, JOSEPHINE to LA ROCCA, JOHN; LA ROCCA, THERESA
1983-05-09Deed — from RIZZO, GRACE NKA; VINDIGNI, GRACE to TRONOLONE, JOSEPHINE
1978
1978-03-07Deed — from TRONOLONE JOSEPHINE; VINDIGNI VINCENT; VINDIGNI FRANK to TRONOLONE JOSEPHINE

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