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251 3 Avenue

254Records
13City systems
0Open violations
5Penalty rate

254 recorded events, 1974–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 111 311 service requests, 40 DOB violations, 30 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11215
Built1931
Floors4
Res. units6
ClassS9
Owner (PLUTO)ZORIANO ASSOCIATES INC
BBL3004410007
BIN3007359

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 75% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 5. In ZIP 11215, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

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

74 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (37) · Noise (28) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (3) · Graffiti (3) · Blocked Driveway (2) · Food Establishment (1).

Filed construction activity

$70,750 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)
YesSix or more residential units (6)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)ZORIANO ASSOCIATES, INC
Head officerGEORGE RIGAS
Managing agentZORIANO ASSOCIATES, INC
Last registered2026-07-14

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,977,200 $1,339,740
2026$3,132,000 $1,409,400
2027$2,961,000 $1,332,450

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

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Union CafeAmericanAMice 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: Kitchen/Food Prep Area) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 4 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2017 (0 in the last three years).

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

SubwayUnion St — R · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Carroll St — F G · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 13-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 3 Av / Union St — B37 · 100 ft
Citi Bike3 Ave & Carroll St · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted bike lane mapped within 75 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 282 Park Slope. 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

251 3 Avenue

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

74 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by ZORIANO ASSOCIATES INC — 6 buildings, 87 units. Grades across the portfolio: A5 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
598 President Street BK36 A
586 President Street BK25 A
572 Union Street BK9 A
600 President Street BK8 A
251 3 Avenue BK6 A
362 7 Street BK3 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $795,007 on 2023-01-25 (lender: Empire State 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
2023-01-25AL&R $1,800,000 — from ZORIANO ASSOCIATES, INC. to EMPIRE STATE BANK $1,800,000
2023-01-25Agreement $1,800,000 — from ZORIANO ASSOCIATES, INC. to EMPIRE STATE BANK $1,800,000
2023-01-25Mortgage $795,008 — from ZORIANO ASSOCIATES, INC. to EMPIRE STATE BANK $795,008
2023-01-25Agreement $1,800,000 — from ZORIANO ASSOCIATES, INC. to EMPIRE STATE BANK $1,800,000
1991-06-07Mortgage $250,000 — from KAFANTARIS, MARCOS; 568 U N INC to NEW JERSEY MTGE & INVEST $250,000
1989-12-26Mortgage $250,000 — from 568 UN INC to GREEN POINT SAVS BANK $250,000
1986-10-16Mortgage $20,000 — from GMS RESTAURANT CORP; SISAMIS, GEORGE to SKEMPRIS, SPIROS $20,000
1984-05-31Mortgage $25,000 — from GMS RESTAURANT CORP to RUSSO, VINCENT $25,000
1984-02-03Mortgage $195,000 — from SISAMIS, GEORGE to SKEMPRIS, SPIROS $195,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20178150014
2018003003
2019003003
2020304007
2021052007
20227950122
202301144423
202400160218
202500210122
202600360036
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The full timeline

Construction 27Enforcement 58Housing & tenants 130Ownership & money 30Health & systems 9

Every one of the 254 recorded events, 1974–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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