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498 Fulton Street

1,316Records
16City systems
0Open violations
—Penalty rate

1,316 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 760 311 service requests, 152 DOB permits, 122 DOB job filings.

BoroughBrooklyn 11201
Built1920
Floors7
Res. units0
ClassO6
Owner (PLUTO)J W MAYS INC
BBL3001600007
BIN3329441, 3329442

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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

296 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (191) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (47) · Vendor Enforcement (31) · Consumer Complaint (6) · Noise (3) · Street Sign (2).

Filed construction activity

$3,138,442 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (37 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$40,536,000 $18,241,200
2026$40,935,000 $18,420,750
2027$41,918,000 $18,863,100

The city's market estimate has risen 3% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Starbucks #82525Coffee/TeaA—
Teriyaki OneOtherA—
Vidal CafeAmericanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

3 restaurants · 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), shared by 3 restaurants
2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Pet/Animal), shared by 3 restaurants · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

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

SubwayDeKalb Av — B Q R · 400 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Hoyt St — 2 3 · 500 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Outbound only)
BusNearest boarding stop: Fulton St / Bond St — B25 B26 B52 · 150 ft
Citi BikeBond St & Fulton St · 150 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 038 The Pacific. 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

498 Fulton Street

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

296 311 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: $158,224 on 2020-01-10 (lender: Investors Bank), covering 4 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2020-01-10AL&R $5,400,000 — from J.W. MAYS, INC. to INVESTORS BANK $5,400,000
2020-01-10Agreement $5,400,000 — from J.W. MAYS, INC. to INVESTORS BANK $5,400,000
2020-01-10Mortgage $158,224 — from J.W. MAYS, INC. to INVESTORS BANK $158,224
2015-01-29AL&R $6,000,000 — from J.W.MAYS, INC to SANTANDER BANK, NA $6,000,000
2015-01-29Agreement $6,000,000 — from J.W.MAYS, INC to SANTANDER BANK, NA $6,000,000
2015-01-29Mortgage $652,724 — from J.W.MAYS, INC to SANTANDER BANK, NA $652,724
2006-12-15AL&R $850,000 — from SOVEREIGN BANK to J. W. MAYS, INC. $850,000
2006-12-15Mortgage $850,000 — from J. W. MAYS, INC. to SOVEREIGN BANK $850,000
2006-05-22AL&R $916,661 — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to JW MAYS INC $916,661
2006-05-22Mortgage $916,661 to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $916,661
2005-01-19Deed $1,500,000 — from GREGORY G. ARMSTRONG, TRUSTEE; JOHN P. CLARKE, TRUSTEE to J.W. MAYS, INC. $1,500,000
2005-01-04Deed $940,000 — from ASHKENAZI, RAFI to J.W. MAYS, INC. $940,000
2004-11-01AL&R $4,654,726 — from INDEPENDENCE COMMMUNITY BANK to J. W. MAYS INC $4,654,726
2004-11-01AL&R $4,654,726 — from INDEPENDENCE COMMMUNITY BANK to J. W. MAYS INC $4,654,726
2004-11-01AL&R $4,654,726 — from INDEPENDENCE COMMMUNITY BANK to J. W. MAYS INC $4,654,726

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017215140040
201855240135
201946250540
2020353710257
202108430354
202211611602135
20238219203205
202434012605165
2025102712489
202640690477
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The full timeline

Construction 296Enforcement 160Housing & tenants 761Ownership & money 67Health & systems 32

Every one of the 1,316 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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