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701 Flatbush Avenue

Brooklyn, NY 11225 BBL 3050480006 2 units · 2 floors · 1925

This building has a substantial enforcement record over the last seven years, but recent activity points to a low risk of further maintenance problems in the next 12 months. Read the records below before you sign. Ask which issues were resolved, get repair commitments in writing, and inspect the unit yourself.

HPD violations vs. neighborhood
Class B/C violations on record vs. a typical building in Prospect-Lefferts Gardens
At or below average
avg 50.1
24
Fewer violations More violations

This building has 24 recorded HPD violations, at or below the Prospect-Lefferts Gardens average of 50.1.

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Initial analysis

701 Flatbush Avenue is a two-story, two-unit residential building located in the Prospect-Lefferts Gardens neighborhood, constructed in 1925 and currently owned by J And Launa Realty Inc. The building's documented history reveals several concerning patterns, most notably a 2026 complaint related to rodent issues in food establishment areas that remains under investigation. The property has accumulated multiple housing violations over the past decades, with the most significant being a 2004 Class C violation for locked access to the building's heating system, which was deemed immediately hazardous. Between 2007 and 2010, there were several Class B hazardous violations, including issues with missing smoke detectors, vermin infestations (specifically mice and cockroaches in Apartment 2F), inadequate entrance lighting, and improper maintenance of exterior lighting.

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What's in the 701 Flatbush Avenue report

Rent & eviction protection

Is 701 Flatbush Avenue rent-stabilized?

Rent stabilization caps how much your rent can rise and protects your right to renew. Here's how this building scores on the four signals that usually point to it.

Built before 1974
Built 1925
6 or more units
2 units
Registered with RGB
Not found
421-A / J-51 abatement
None found
Likely not rent stabilized. This building doesn't show the typical signals — but confirm with the DHCR (Division of Housing and Community Renewal) if you suspect otherwise.

Based on public NYC records. Not legal advice — verify with the DHCR (Division of Housing and Community Renewal) at apps.hcr.ny.gov.

Good Cause Eviction

Is 701 Flatbush Avenue covered by Good Cause Eviction?

New York's Good Cause Eviction law (effective April 20, 2024) gives many market-rate tenants the right to renew their lease and challenge rent hikes above the annual local rent standard. It doesn't apply to every building.

Likely not covered. This building appears to be exempt from Good Cause Eviction for the reason below.
  • Small landlord. This landlord owns about 2 units across 1 building in our records — at or below the 10-unit small-landlord threshold.

Good Cause also excludes condos & co-ops, subsidized/regulated housing, and units renting above 245% of Fair Market Rent — signals we can't always confirm from public data. Not legal advice. Learn more at nyc.gov or call 311 for the Tenant Helpline.

How we score buildings

How 701 Flatbush Avenue's risk score is calculated

We trained a model on 7 years of city inspection data — HPD violation filings, tenant complaints, and owner track records across their entire portfolio. It estimates the probability that HPD inspectors will find serious or dangerous violations at this address in the next 12 months. Lower % = safer.

What the score means for you

Neighborhood percentile
60thpercentile

Out of 838 buildings in this neighborhood, 511 have a higher predicted risk. The band is relative to this neighborhood, so a share of every neighborhood falls in each colour.

RiskiestSafest
12-Month risk forecast
Low failure risk
in the next 12 months
23%
Risk factors

What's driving this score

These are the three data points that most influenced this building's score — ranked by how much weight the model placed on each one.

Hazardous violations (past 7 years)

HPD violations classified as hazardous — things like mold, peeling lead paint, or broken heat.

Emergency violations, property manager's portfolio

Emergency violations across buildings under this property manager.

Emergency violations (past 7 years)

HPD violations classified as immediately dangerous — fires, raw sewage, no heat in winter.

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Building characteristics
Total units2
Floors2
Year built1925
Gross area2,200 sq ft
Building class—
Tax abatementNone
Issue trend & model projection

Violations & complaints per year — solid line is historical record, dashed line is AI projection.

Who's behind the building

701 Flatbush Avenue's landlord & ownership

The people and companies registered to this building, the other properties they run, and their court record. A landlord's wider portfolio is often the best predictor of how your building will be treated.

HPD registration

Filed Jul 29, 2025, expired Sep 1, 2026 .

Registration expired

The registration on file expired Sep 1, 2026. HPD requires owners of most rental buildings to re-register every year.

City records, not real time — sale and registration data are as fresh as the last extract loaded; the ACRIS deed record above is good through Jul 31, 2015.

Corporate Owner

Registered contact for this building.

Address
229 78 Street
Brooklyn, NY 11209
Landlord portfolio

Other properties owned.

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Recorded with the city

701 Flatbush Avenue's mortgage & ownership history

Deeds, mortgages, assignments and satisfactions recorded against this property with the NYC Automated City Register Information System (ACRIS) — the public paper trail behind who owns it and who has lent against it.

5 records on file

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Sourced from NYC ACRIS recorded documents. Amounts reflect the mortgage or transfer amount stated on the recorded document, not necessarily the property's market value.

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The story over time

701 Flatbush Avenue event timeline

Violations, complaints, fines, and permits — the most recent records on file, in order.

2026
311 Call May 01
Food Establishment
Rodents/Insects/Garbage
Bedbug Filing Mar 21
Bedbug report filed

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