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521 Columbia Street

391Records
13City systems
0Open violations
—Penalty rate

391 recorded events, 1977–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 220 311 service requests, 37 DOB complaints, 26 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11231
Built1941
Floors1
Res. units0
ClassK1
Owner (PLUTO)521 COLUMBIA ST LLC
BBL3005800005
BIN3008668

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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

34 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Consumer Complaint (11) · Food Establishment (9) · Illegal Parking (3) · General Construction/Plumbing (2) · Street Condition (2) · Litter Basket Request (1).

Filed construction activity

$203,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 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$2,620,000 $1,179,000
2026$2,632,000 $1,184,400
2027$2,820,000 $1,269,000

The city's market estimate has risen 8% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Edward Lunch & RestaurantLatin AmericanA—
Feiteng Chinese Take Out KitchenChineseA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

9 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Pet/Animal, Rodents/Insects/Garbage, Allergy Information), shared by 2 restaurants · 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.

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

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

14 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2010 (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

SubwaySmith-9 Sts — F G · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 14-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Lorraine St / Columbia St — B57 B61 · 50 ft
Citi BikeColumbia St & Lorraine St · 150 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 015 Patrick F. Daly. 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

521 Columbia Street

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

34 311 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: $750,000 on 2023-09-15 (lender: Ponce Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2023-09-15AL&R $750,000 — from 521 COLUMBIA ST. LLC to PONCE BANK $750,000
2023-09-15Mortgage $750,000 — from 521 COLUMBIA ST. LLC to PONCE BANK $750,000
2022-04-11AL&R $4,875,000 — from 521 COLUMBIA ST LLC to PONCE BANK $4,875,000
2022-04-11Mortgage $4,875,000 — from 521 COLUMBIA ST LLC to PONCE BANK $4,875,000
2022-04-11Deed $7,200,000 — from RAP COLUMBIA, LLC to 521 COLUMBIA ST LLC $7,200,000
2022-03-30Sold for $7,200,000 $7,200,000 $720,000
2018-08-15Deed $3,465,367 — from SILVERSHORE PROPERTIES 78 LLC; SILVERSHORE PROPERTIES 46 LLC to RAP COLUMBIA, LLC $3,465,367
2018-08-07Sold for $3,465,367 $3,465,367 $346,537
2014-12-10AL&R $3,700,000 — from SILVERSHORE PROPERTIES 46 LLC; SILVERSHORE PROPERTIES 78 LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. $3,700,000
2014-12-10Mortgage $3,700,000 — from SILVERSHORE PROPERTIES 78 LLC; SILVERSHORE PROPERTIES 46 LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. $3,700,000
2014-12-10Deed $6,000,000 — from LIBERTY HEIGHTS REALTY INC. to SILVERSHORE PROPERTIES 46 LLC; SILVERSHORE PROPERTIES 78 LLC $6,000,000
1998-07-21Mortgage $450,000 — from LIBERTY HEIGHTS REALTY INC to LORRAINE CORNER REALTY CORP $450,000
1985-04-26Mortgage $1,000,000 — from LORRAINE CORNER RLTYCP to ROMAN, JUANA MARIA; RIVERA, SEVERINO ROMAN $1,000,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201704230027
2018911154039
2019008019
202002310033
202106160022
202201134018
2023010182030
2024032038
202503160120
202600120214
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The full timeline

Construction 45Enforcement 82Housing & tenants 222Ownership & money 28Health & systems 14

Every one of the 391 recorded events, 1977–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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