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398 Court Street

54Records
8City systems
3Open violations
30Penalty rate

54 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 8 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 17 311 service requests, 13 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 9 DOB job filings.

BoroughBrooklyn 11231
Built1931
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassS2
Owner (PLUTO)GLOBAL ROOTS REALTY LLC
BBL3003560032
BIN3004971

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 90% 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 30. In ZIP 11231, 56% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% 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

Open HPD violations3 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2023-11-28.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

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

9 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Missed Collection (5) · Bike Rack (2) · Illegal Parking (1) · Food Establishment (1).

Filed construction activity

$654,000 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1931)
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$2,886,000 $173,160
2026$3,373,000 $202,380
2027$3,349,000 $200,940

The city's market estimate has risen 16% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
High Beam CoffeeCoffee/TeaNot yet gradedMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: No Permit or License) · 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

SubwayCarroll St — F G · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Court St / 1 Pl — B57 · 250 ft
Citi Bike1 Pl & Clinton St · 600 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityProtected bike path mapped within 75 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 058 The Carroll. 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

398 Court Street

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

9 311 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: $75,547 on 1994-01-06 (lender: Independence Savs Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2019-11-18Deed $2,314,000 — from SPINOSA, FRANK to GLOBAL ROOTS REALTY LLC $2,314,000
2019-11-04Sold for $2,314,000 $2,314,000 $1,157,000
1994-01-06Mortgage $75,547 — from SPINOSA, FRANK A/AKA; SPINOSA, FRANK to INDEPENDENCE SAVS BANK $75,547
1984-05-09Mortgage $120,000 — from SPINOSA, PATRICIA A; SPINOSA, FRANK A to INDEPENDENCE SAVINGBK $120,000
1984-05-09Mortgage $8,000 — from SPINOSA, PATRICIA A; SPINOSA, FRANK A to PENELOPE KARAGIAS RLTY I $8,000

Ten-year activity

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The full timeline

Construction 18Enforcement 1Housing & tenants 20Ownership & money 14Health & systems 1

Every one of the 54 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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