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1417 Avenue J · Brooklyn · BBL 3067077501 · 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, AEP2
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 87% 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 1.2. In ZIP 11230, 82% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
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

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

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2).

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

What 311 hears from this address

9 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (2) · Smoking or Vaping (2) · Street Sign (1) · Water System (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · Illegal Parking (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

YesBuilt before 1974 (1915)
YesSix or more residential units (17)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

3 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. 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)1417 - 1419 REALTY
Head officerROBERT IZSAK
Managing agentBEN BENJAMIN
Last registered2025-09-08

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$717,447 $322,851
2026$2,536,000 $1,141,200
2027$2,702,376 $1,216,069

The city's market estimate has risen 277% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 35YR WITH AFF HOUSING PCT

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Cafe Chocolat BKJewish/KosherA—

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

SubwayAvenue J — Q · 200 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Avenue J / E 16 St — B6 B11 · 200 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 099 Isaac Asimov
Middle: P.S. 099 Isaac Asimov. 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

1417 Avenue J

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

9 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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.

Ten-year activity

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2019
2020
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2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017000000
2018001001
201910400014
2020350008
2021310004
20226500011
2023310004
2024002608
20250192012
2026003025
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The last 12 months — 6 records

DateRecord
2026-09-26311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2026-09-25Restaurant inspection: CAFE CHOCOLAT BK — grade A
2026-08-10Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2026-06-02Restaurant inspection: CAFE CHOCOLAT BK
2026-05-01HPD 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
2025-12-22311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Traffic

The full timeline

2026
2026-09-26311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2026-09-25Restaurant inspection: CAFE CHOCOLAT BK — grade A
2026-08-10Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2026-06-02Restaurant inspection: CAFE CHOCOLAT BK
2026-05-01HPD 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
2025
2025-12-22311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Traffic
2025-09-14311: Smoking or Vaping — Allowed in Smoke Free Area
2025-08-23311: Smoking or Vaping — Allowed in Smoke Free Area
2025-07-25311: Noise — Noise: air condition/ventilation equipment (NV1)
2025-07-24311: Noise - Commercial — Banging/Pounding
2025-03-21311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2025-03-21Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2025-03-10FDNY inspection (RISK)
2025-03-07311: Water System — Dirty Water (WE)
2025-02-14311: Street Sign - Missing — No Parking, Standing, Stopping
2025-01-09SMIS — from 1417-1419 REALTY ASSOCIATES LLC
2025-01-09SMIS — from 1417-1419 REALTY ASSOCIATES LLC
2024
2024-12-26Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-07-23Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-01-09MAPS — from THE 1417 AVENUE J CONDOMINIUM
2024-01-09CDEC — from 1417-1419 REALTY ASSOCIATES LLC
2024-01-09MAPS — from THE 1417 AVENUE J CONDOMINIUM
2024-01-09CDEC — from 1417-1419 REALTY ASSOCIATES LLC
2024-01-09MAPS — from THE 1417 AVENUE J CONDOMINIUM
2024-01-09CDEC — from 1417-1419 REALTY ASSOCIATES LLC
2023
2023-06-14Permit PL — ISSUED
2023-05-03Permit AL — ISSUED
2023-03-16DOB complaint, category ?
2023-01-17Permit EQ — ISSUED
2022
2022-12-30Permit AL — ISSUED
2022-11-28Permit AL — ISSUED
2022-10-28DOB complaint, category ?
2022-10-27DOB complaint, category ?
2022-10-27DOB complaint, category ?
2022-10-27DOB complaint, category ?
2022-09-20DOB complaint, category ?
2022-06-24Permit PL — ISSUED
2022-02-14Permit PL — ISSUED
2022-01-26Permit PL — ISSUED
2022-01-17Permit EQ — ISSUED
2021
2021-12-21DOB complaint, category ?
2021-11-23Permit AL — ISSUED
2021-02-23Permit PL — ISSUED
2021-01-21Permit EQ — ISSUED
2020
2020-12-02Permit AL — ISSUED
2020-09-30Permit AL — ISSUED
2020-09-09DOB complaint, category ?
2020-09-09DOB complaint, category ?
2020-06-04Permit AL — ISSUED
2020-02-26FDNY inspection (STRUC_INT_6)
2020-02-14FDNY inspection (STRUC_INT_3)
2020-02-11DOB complaint, category ?
2019
2019-12-28DOB complaint, category ?
2019-12-12Permit PL — ISSUED
2019-12-05Permit AL — ISSUED
2019-12-02FDNY inspection (ALT)
2019-10-21FDNY inspection (ALT)
2019-09-26Permit FO — ISSUED
2019-09-26Permit FO — ISSUED
2019-09-26Permit AL — ISSUED
2019-09-12DOB complaint, category ?
2019-08-14Permit AL — ISSUED
2019-07-24Permit AL — ISSUED
2019-07-24Permit FO — ISSUED
2019-07-24Permit FO — ISSUED
2019-07-18Permit EQ — ISSUED
2018
2018-02-27HPD litigation: Heat and Hot Water
2014
2014-04-24Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
1993
1993-07-29DOB complaint, category ?

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