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256 7 Avenue

92Records
9City systems
0Open violations
10Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11215 · Neighborhood: Park Slope
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92 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 9 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 61 311 service requests, 8 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 6 DOB permits.

BoroughBrooklyn 11215
Built1920
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassS2
Owner (PLUTO)256 7TH AVE LLC
BBL3009890042
BIN3021506

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 82% 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 10. In ZIP 11215, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% 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

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

24 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (19) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (4) · Lead (1).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. 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 (1920)
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).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)256 7TH AVE LLC
Head officerPHYLLIS VILARDO
Managing agentPHYLLIS VILARDO
Last registered2025-07-29

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,312,000 $198,720
2026$3,593,000 $215,580
2027$3,854,000 $231,240

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

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
La BruschettaPizzaAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

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

Subway7 Av — F G · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
4 Av-9 St — F G R · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 12-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 7 Av / 6 St — B67 B69 · 150 ft
Citi Bike6 St & 7 Ave · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 039 Henry Bristow. 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

256 7 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

24 311 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: $1,650,000 on 2023-02-07 (lender: Empire State Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2023-02-07Deed $2,875,000 — from LILLIAN SCHULZ TRUSTEE; FRANO DESTEFANO-RUSSO REVOCABLE TRUST; CARMELA MARGIOTTA REVOCABLE to 256 7TH AVE LLC $2,875,000
2023-02-07Mortgage $1,650,000 — from 256 7TH AVE LLC to EMPIRE STATE BANK $1,650,000
2023-02-07AL&R $1,650,000 — from 256 7TH AVE LLC to EMPIRE STATE BANK $1,650,000
2023-01-05Sold for $2,875,000 $2,875,000 $1,437,500

Ten-year activity

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YearHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170000
20183003
20194004
20204004
20210000
20229009
2023254231
20245005
20254026
20263014
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The full timeline

Construction 6Enforcement 3Housing & tenants 65Ownership & money 9Health & systems 9

Every one of the 92 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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