Building Biography

The MapLandlordsNeighborhoodsZIP CodesGradesThe Mice MapAboutWhat's new

9 Water Street

417Records
10City systems
0Open violations
—Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11201
Open in the map

417 recorded events, 1977–2026, from 10 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 283 311 service requests, 40 DOB violations, 22 DOB job filings.

BoroughBrooklyn 11201
Built1900
Floors2
Res. units0
ClassK4
Owner (PLUTO)NYC DEPARTMENT OF SMALL BUSINESS SERVICES
BBL3000250001
BIN3335852, 3335853, 3395552

Full record, year by year   Support this site

Patterns

1 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 1).

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

What 311 hears from this address

137 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (96) · Vendor Enforcement (8) · Consumer Complaint (6) · Noise (5) · Lost Property (4) · Food Establishment (3).

Filed construction activity

$292,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (7 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.

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$4,045,000 $1,820,250
2026$4,046,000 $1,820,700
2027$4,085,000 $1,838,250

The city's market estimate has risen 1% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: SMALL BUSINESS SERVICE

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
The River CafeAmericanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick)
3 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage, Pet/Animal) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

Flood exposure

In the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary flood maps) — lenders typically require flood insurance here.

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

SubwayHigh St — A C · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Clark St — 2 3 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Old Fulton St / Hicks St — B25 · 800 ft
Citi BikeOld Fulton St · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability

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

9 Water Street

Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

137 311 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: $4,200,000 on 1997-06-17 (lender: European American Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1997-06-17Mortgage $4,200,000 — from MDO DEVELOPMENT CORP; DIRCKSEN & TALLEYRAND INC to EUROPEAN AMERICAN BANK $4,200,000
1988-02-11Mortgage $350,000 — from DIRCKSEN &TALLEYRANDINC to CLINTON CAPITAL CORP $350,000

Ten-year activity

100500
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
99
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
Show as table
YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201703508
20180411116
20194416024
20200039039
202111305
20221320125
202321935258
2024538117
20254629140
20260097299
This record is free. Keeping it free costs money.
Servers, data pipelines, weekends. Pay what you want — a dollar helps.
Chip in

The full timeline

Construction 35Enforcement 69Housing & tenants 283Ownership & money 19Health & systems 11

Every one of the 417 recorded events, 1977–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

Explore: ZIP 11201 · Landlord rankings · How grades work · The map · The Mice Map