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1597 Flatbush Avenue · Brooklyn · BBL 3075590006 · 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 class2
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 81% 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 6.7. In ZIP 11210, 88% 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

23 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (4) · Graffiti (4) · Noise (3) · Derelict Vehicles (3) · Snow or Ice (3) · Dirty Condition (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 (1916)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
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$873,000 $392,850
2026$948,000 $426,600
2027$1,138,000 $512,100

The city's market estimate has risen 30% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUELB2

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Pronto CafeMexicanA—

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.

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

SubwayFlatbush Av-Brooklyn College — 2 5 · 350 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Flatbush Av / Av H — B41 · 100 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 361 East Flatbush Early Childhood School
Middle: 14, 234, 278. 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

1597 Flatbush 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

23 311 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: $440,000 on 2001-10-10 (lender: Flushing Savings Bank FSB). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2001-10-10Mortgage $440,000 — from SHIN, PETER S to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK FSB $440,000

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201703014
201801012
201906017
202007018
20210230124
20220172120
20230200222
202405016
20251120316
202606028
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The last 12 months — 14 records

DateRecord
2026-08-17311: Consumer Complaint — Other Store (Non-Food)
2026-08-05311: Water Maintenance — Fire Hydrant Running Full
2026-06-15Boiler inspection
2026-06-04Restaurant inspection: PRONTO CAFE — grade A
2026-05-09311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2026-01-27311: Snow or Ice — Sidewalk
2026-01-27311: Snow or Ice — Sidewalk
2026-01-27311: Snow or Ice — Sidewalk
2025-11-22311: Illegal Tree Damage — Unauthorized Tree Removal
2025-11-14311: Mobile Food Vendor — Food Worker Activity
2025-11-14DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2024 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2025-11-11311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2025-10-27Air permit (REGISTRATION), fuel: NO2FUELB2
2025-10-23Boiler inspection

The full timeline

2026
2026-08-17311: Consumer Complaint — Other Store (Non-Food)
2026-08-05311: Water Maintenance — Fire Hydrant Running Full
2026-06-15Boiler inspection
2026-06-04Restaurant inspection: PRONTO CAFE — grade A
2026-05-09311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2026-01-27311: Snow or Ice — Sidewalk
2026-01-27311: Snow or Ice — Sidewalk
2026-01-27311: Snow or Ice — Sidewalk
2025
2025-11-22311: Illegal Tree Damage — Unauthorized Tree Removal
2025-11-14311: Mobile Food Vendor — Food Worker Activity
2025-11-14DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2024 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2025-11-11311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2025-10-27Air permit (REGISTRATION), fuel: NO2FUELB2
2025-10-23Boiler inspection
2025-08-24311: Graffiti — Police Report Requested
2025-08-24311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2025-05-30311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2025-05-26311: Derelict Vehicles — Derelict Vehicles
2025-05-22311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2025-05-21311: Derelict Vehicles — Derelict Vehicles
2025-05-12311: Derelict Vehicles — Derelict Vehicles
2025-05-06311: Illegal Dumping — Removal Request
2025-01-28311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2025-01-10Restaurant inspection: PRONTO CAFE — grade A
2024
2024-10-16Restaurant inspection: PRONTO CAFE
2024-09-15311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Crosswalk
2024-08-02311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2024-06-08311: Noise - Residential — Loud Talking
2024-06-02311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2024-03-18311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2023
2023-10-16311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2023-09-08Restaurant inspection: PRONTO CAFE — grade A
2023-08-08311: Water System — Hydrant Running (WC3)
2023-08-07311: Mobile Food Vendor — Plumbing
2023-08-06311: Water System — Hydrant Running (WC3)
2023-08-02311: Water Conservation — Illegal Use Of A Hydrant (CIN)
2023-07-31311: Water System — Hydrant Running (WC3)
2023-07-28311: Water System — Fire Hydrant Emergency (FHE)
2023-07-27311: Water System — Fire Hydrant Emergency (FHE)
2023-07-24311: Water System — Hydrant Running (WC3)
2023-07-24311: Water System — Hydrant Running (WC3)
2023-07-21Boiler inspection
2023-07-18311: Water Conservation — Illegal Use Of A Hydrant (CIN)
2023-07-17311: Water System — Hydrant Running (WC3)
2023-07-11311: Water System — Hydrant Running (WC3)
2023-07-10311: Vendor Enforcement — Food Vendor
2023-06-21311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2023-06-10311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2023-06-02311: Vendor Enforcement — Food Vendor
2023-05-04311: Vendor Enforcement — Food Vendor
2023-04-17311: Water System — Hydrant Defective (WC2)
2023-01-05311: Broken Parking Meter — Credit Card Stuck in Meter
2022
2022-10-21311: Street Condition — Defective Hardware
2022-08-18311: Encampment — N/A
2022-07-20Boiler inspection
2022-07-17311: Encampment — N/A
2022-07-01311: Broken Parking Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2022-06-28311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2022-06-25311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2022-06-24311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2022-06-23311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2022-06-21311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2022-06-02311: Illegal Parking — Commercial Overnight Parking
2022-05-17311: Consumer Complaint — Mobile Food Vendor
2022-05-04311: Standing Water — Puddle in Ground
2022-04-30311: Encampment — N/A
2022-03-03311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2022-02-24311: Encampment — N/A
2022-02-22Deed — from SHIN, PETER S to PMAB REALTY, LLC
2022-02-02Deed transfer (nominal price)
2022-01-31311: Snow or Ice — Roadway
2022-01-19311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2021
2021-12-23311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2021-11-17311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2021-11-16311: Drug Activity — Use Outside
2021-09-10311: Encampment — N/A
2021-09-08311: Encampment — N/A
2021-09-03311: Encampment — N/A
2021-09-03311: Dirty Conditions — E3 Dirty Sidewalk
2021-09-01311: Street Condition — Defective Hardware
2021-08-27311: Street Condition — Pothole
2021-08-25311: Encampment — N/A
2021-08-25311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2021-07-01311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Traffic
2021-06-29Boiler inspection
2021-06-23311: Encampment — N/A
2021-05-23311: Encampment — N/A
2021-04-22311: Encampment — N/A
2021-04-02311: Encampment — N/A
2021-03-09Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2021-03-09311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2021-02-17Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2021-02-17311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2021-02-03311: Snow — 15S Re-Plow/Spread/Ice-Snow Cond.
2021-01-20311: Street Condition — Pothole
2021-01-09311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2020
2020-08-23311: Dirty Conditions — E3 Dirty Sidewalk
2020-08-06Boiler inspection
2020-07-18311: Water System — Fire Hydrant Emergency (FHE)
2020-07-13311: Broken Parking Meter — No Receipt
2020-06-27311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2020-06-23311: Dirty Conditions — E3 Dirty Sidewalk
2020-02-28311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2020-02-20311: Homeless Person Assistance — N/A
2019
2019-12-26Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2019-12-26311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2019-10-02311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2019-06-13Boiler inspection
2019-03-31311: Homeless Person Assistance
2019-03-30311: Homeless Person Assistance
2019-01-15311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2018
2018-10-10Boiler inspection
2018-08-31311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2017
2017-10-19Boiler inspection
2017-09-16311: Consumer Complaint — False Advertising
2017-07-08311: Vending — In Prohibited Area
2017-02-25311: Street Sign - Damaged — Bus Stop
2016
2016-10-14311: Broken Muni Meter — Credit Card Stuck in Meter
2016-03-26311: Broken Muni Meter — No Receipt
2016-02-10311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2016-02-02311: Broken Muni Meter — Out of Order
2015
2015-10-19311: Street Sign - Damaged — No Parking, Standing, Stopping
2015-07-22311: Street Condition — Pothole
2015-04-23311: Street Condition — Pothole
2015-02-11311: Broken Muni Meter — No Receipt
2014
2014-11-25FDNY inspection (RISK)
2014-10-20311: Public Payphone Complaint — No Dial Tone
2014-10-16FDNY inspection (RISK)
2014-03-12311: Street Condition — Pothole
2012
2012-12-27Permit EW — ISSUED
2012-12-18Job filed: FILING TO INSTALL NEW FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM. GAS SHUT OFF VALVE FILED UNDER APPLICATION #320573768. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$3,000
2012-12-18Permit PL — ISSUED
2012-11-27Permit EW — ISSUED
2012-11-27Permit EW — ISSUED
2012-11-27Permit EQ — ISSUED
2012-11-23Job filed: RENOVATION OF STORE, INCLUDING REMOVAL OF PARTITION, INSTALLATION OF PLUMBING FIXTURE AND S/S HOOD. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY AND MEANS OF EGRESS IS$26,080
2012-11-23Job filed: RENOVATION OF STORE, INCLUDING REMOVAL OF PARTITION, INSTALLATION OF PLUMBING FIXTURE AND S/S HOOD. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY AND MEANS OF EGRESS IS$26,080
2012-04-18311: Broken Parking Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2012-04-09311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2012-04-09311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2012-01-25311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2011
2011-10-01311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2011-06-20311: Vending — Unlicensed
2011-06-13311: Hazardous Materials — Unsafe Chemical, Abandoned (HC2)
2011-05-31311: Street Condition — Cave-in
2011-05-09311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2011-03-18311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2011-03-16311: Broken Parking Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2011-03-10311: Consumer Complaint — Exchange/Refund/Return
2010
2010-11-15311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2010-11-09311: Broken Parking Meter — Timer Defect - Fast/Fail
2008
2008-07-23Mortgage satisfied — from SHIN, PETER S to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB
2008-07-23TL&R — from SHIN, PETER S to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB
2007
2007-11-28Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2007-11-28Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2007-11-28Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2006
2006-07-20Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2006-07-20Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2006-07-20Tenant complaint: GENERAL — FLOOR
2006-07-20Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2002
2002-03-26DOB violation LL6291:
2001
2001-10-10Deed — from ORBUCH, ROSE; ORBUCH, RACHEL to SHIN, PETER H
2001-10-10Mortgage $440,000 — from SHIN, PETER S to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK FSB$440,000
2001-10-10Mortgage assigned — from SHIN, PETER S to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK FSB
2001-08-21Permit EW — ISSUED
2001-08-21Permit EW — ISSUED
2001-07-31DOB violation C: WORK WITHOUT PERMIT:WORK NOTED AWNING ERECTED OVER 1ST FLOOR COMMERCIAL ENTRANCE .AWNING ILLUMINATED WORDING "H & R BLOCK
2001-06-21Job filed: REPLACE BOILER AND BURNER NO CHANGE TO EGRESS, OCCUPANCY O R USE
2001-06-21Job filed: REPLACE BOILER AND BURNER NO CHANGE TO EGRESS, OCCUPANCY O R USE
2000
2000-01-11Permit EW — RE-ISSUED
2000-01-05Permit PL — RE-ISSUED
2000-01-05Permit EW — ISSUED
1999
1999-03-16DOB violation LL6291:
1994
1994-12-09Deed — from ORBUCH, ROSE CONSERVATOR; ORBUCH, ICKO CONSERVATOR/ to ORBUCH, ROSE
1976
1976-12-23Mortgage — from ORBUCH ROSE; ORBUCH ICKO; ORBUCH RACHEL to LEVENFUS HARRY
1976-06-03Deed — from ECLIPSE RLTY CORP to ORBUCH RACHEL; ORBUCH ROSE; ORBUCH ICKO
1974
1974-03-11Mortgage assigned — from GILINSKY MAX to 1595 FLATBUSH AVE; O & O SUPERMARKET CORP; LUNCHEONETTE INC
1974-03-11Mortgage assigned — from GREATER NY SAVS BK; FLATBUSH SAVS BK to ORBUCH ICKO; ORBUCH PINCHAS; STERN NORA; SLAVIN ABE
1973
1973-03-20Mortgage assigned — from GREENPOINT SAVINGS BANK to FEDL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSN
1972
1972-07-12Mortgage assigned — from FRADIN JACK to GILINSKY MAX

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