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986 Atlantic Avenue

204Records
11City systems
1Open violations
80.7Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11238 · Neighborhood: Crown Heights (North)
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204 recorded events, 1980–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 96 311 service requests, 36 HPD complaints, 21 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11238
Built1930
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassS9
Owner (PLUTO)MEZA, LUIS
BBL3011250004
BIN3027539

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 97% 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 80.7. In ZIP 11238, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% 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 violations1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2018-10-30.

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.

$5,000 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

26 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Dirty Condition (5) · Illegal Parking (4) · SAFETY (3) · Obstruction (2) · Consumer Complaint (2) · Litter Basket Request (1).

Filed construction activity

$24,600 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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 (1930)
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$949,200 $427,140
2026$1,052,000 $473,400
2027$1,221,000 $549,450

The city's market estimate has risen 29% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Best Burger PalaceAmericanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 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: Letter Grading) · 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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2019 (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

SubwayClinton-Washington Avs — C · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Franklin Av — C S · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Dean St / Grand Av — B65 · 500 ft
Citi BikePacific St & Classon Ave · 800 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: Brooklyn Arts and Science Elementary School
Middle: Ebbets Field Middle School. 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

986 Atlantic 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

26 311 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: $120,000 on 2016-06-13 (lender: Shammas, Joseph). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2016-06-13Mortgage $120,000 — from MEZA, LUIS to SHAMMAS, JOSEPH $120,000
2006-05-05AL&R $490,000 — from CHINATOWN FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK to MEZA, LUIS $490,000
2006-05-05Mortgage $125,000 — from MEZA, LUIS to HLF REALTY INC. $125,000
2006-05-05Mortgage $490,000 — from MEZA, LUIS to CHINATOWN FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $490,000
2006-05-05Deed $700,000 — from HLF REALTY, INC. to MEZA, LUIS $700,000
2004-02-25Agreement $160,000 — from HLF REALTY, INC. to CHINATOWN FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $160,000
2004-02-25Mortgage $69,489 — from HLF REALTY, INC. to CHINATOWN FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $69,489
2000-08-23Mortgage $120,000 — from HLF REALTY INC to CHINATOWN FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $120,000
1988-10-04Mortgage $11,000 — from OTTAVIANO, FRANCIS to SECOND COMMERCIAL FUND I $11,000
1985-06-19Mortgage $52,500 — from OTTAVIANO, FRANCIS to CHINATOWN FEDL SAVSBANK $52,500

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170081514
2018007007
20192080010
202000130013
2021007007
2022014005
202300140317
202400120214
2025007029
202631480126
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The full timeline

Construction 17Enforcement 20Housing & tenants 133Ownership & money 21Health & systems 13

Every one of the 204 recorded events, 1980–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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