1502 Pitkin Avenue

Brooklyn, NY

BBL 3-03514-0033BIN 3080921

Concern level3 of 4

High

011 open class-C HPD violation (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 6 apartments
021 of those issued in the last 3 years
031 open rent-impairing violation(s)
0456 active DOB violation(s)
051 eviction executed in the last 3 years

How this is set: open hazardous violations measured against the building's size, then raised by strong distress signals — HPD's enforcement program, court harassment findings, recent evictions, unpaid DOB fines, open housing-court cases, and a sold tax lien. Neighborhood noise and crime are not part of it. It describes the public record, not the condition of any one apartment, and a quiet record is not proof of a good building.

Rent regulation

Likely rent-stabilized

The owner registered 4 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 6 apartments.

2018 — 4 units registered2023 — 4

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

Registration counts apply to the building, not to unit numbers. To confirm your own apartment, request your rent history from New York State Homes and Community Renewal — it is free and takes a few weeks.

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Rent regulation

The building

1930

Built

Floors

Residential units

Mixed residential / commercial

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building1 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

113

On record

Open Class C

Open Class B

Open Class A

Class C is immediately hazardous, Class B is hazardous, Class A is non-hazardous. A violation stays open until HPD certifies the repair, so some open items may already be fixed.

CLASS I · NON-HAZARDOUS

§ 27-2142 ADM CODE APTS HAVE BEEN VACATED BY THIS DEPARTMENT AND CANNOT BE REOCCUPIED UNTIL SO ORDERED AFTER PROOF OF COMPLIANCE FOR APTS #1 VACATE ORDER #259215 LOCATED AT APT, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH

Status: Defect letter issued

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2025-08-08RENT-IMPAIRING

§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING KEY OPERATED LOCK INSTALLED AT PUBLIC HALL BULKHEAD DOOR PREVENTING REENTRY FROM ROOF

Status: Certification rejected by HPD

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Appliance3

Plumbing1

PlumbingWater Supply2021-07-10 · closed

ApplianceRefrigerator2020-06-17 · closed

ApplianceRefrigerator2020-06-10 · closed

Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.

311 complaints from tenants

Neighborhood noise

About averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

338

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential166

Street/Sidewalk74

Unspecified40

Vehicle31

Commercial26

Park1

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about outdoor noise (mostly residential) — street life and traffic more than neighbors. This counts how often people call 311, which tracks how densely populated and busy an area is as much as how loud it is — it is not a sound measurement.

Neighborhood noise

Neighborhood crime

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

316

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony96

Misdemeanor154

Violation66

NYPD complaints reported within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year, by severity. This reflects what gets reported and where police are active as much as actual safety, and busier, denser, higher-foot-traffic blocks log more. Locations are approximate — the NYPD shifts each report to the nearest corner for privacy — so read this as rough context, not a safety score.

Neighborhood crime

Bedbug history

No bedbugs reported

The owner filed 5 annual bedbug reports and reported no infested units. Filing with zero infestations is the compliant, reassuring case.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

ACTIVE · LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED2025-11-14

VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2024 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

ACTIVE · LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED2024-09-23

VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2023 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

ACTIVE · LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED2023-06-30

VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2021 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

DOB building violations

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2025-04-29Apt 1residential

Executed by a city marshal. An eviction can be lawful; a high or rising count is a displacement signal, not proof of wrongdoing.

Evictions

Housing court

Cases on record

Open now

Tenant-brought

Harassment found

With a judgment

Most cases are tenants taking the owner to court to force repairs. A case is not proof of wrongdoing; a harassment finding or judgment is a court ruling against the owner.

CLOSEDOpened 2018-03-20

Heat / hot water

CLOSEDOpened 2014-09-23

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2013-01-24

Comprehensive

CLOSEDOpened 2012-10-11

Comprehensive

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

Yuen IP

Managing agent

Alan Ip

1 other building share this owner's registration contacts. Shared contacts suggest common control, but they are not proof of ownership.

70 GEORGE STREETBROOKLYN

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

Balance due (active)

Active violations

Lost by default

DOB violations adjudicated by OATH carry money penalties. "Lost by default" means the owner never appeared at the hearing. An unpaid balance is a stronger "ignoring the city" signal than a raw violation count.

ConstructionClass 32010-04-26$500 penalty

BoilersNon-Hazardous2004-12-28$2,500 penalty

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2019-06-10 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage1975-12-16 · no recorded price

Sale2019-06-10no recorded price

IP, YUEN TUNG → IP, YUEN TUNG, WONG, LAI KUEN

Sale2012-10-24$886,015

LUGO, BETTY → IP, YUEN TUNG

Sale1983-05-17no recorded price

COMMISSIONER OF FINANCE → NEW YORK CITY

Sale1975-12-16no recorded price

LANDSTONE REALTY INC SUCCESSOR BY, SPONDALE REALTY INC → 17 LEGION STREET INC

Mortgage1975-12-16no recorded price

borrower 17 LEGION STREET INC · lender SPONDALE REALTY INC, LANDSTONE REALTY INC SUCCESSOR BY

From ACRIS recorded documents. Amounts are often $0 or nominal for transfers between related parties, and LLCs can obscure who is really involved — treat this as public-record context, not a valuation.

Ownership & money

City debt & tax-lien sale

Not on the city's tax-lien sale list (2019–2025). The owner has not fallen far enough behind on property tax or water charges to be flagged for a lien sale.

City debt & tax-lien sale