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797 Washington Avenue

184Records
10City systems
0Open violations
0Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11238 · Neighborhood: Prospect Heights
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184 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 10 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 127 311 service requests, 29 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 11 rodent inspections.

BoroughBrooklyn 11238
Built1920
Floors2
Res. units1
ClassK4
Owner (PLUTO)WALSH, THOMAS M
BBL3011770001
BIN3029545

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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 100% 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 0. In ZIP 11238, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% grade D or F. How grades work

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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

43 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (27) · Water System (4) · Noise (3) · Outdoor Dining (2) · Snow or Ice (2) · Sewer (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 (1)
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$772,000 $347,400
2026$880,000 $396,000
2027$930,000 $418,500

The city's market estimate has risen 20% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Lincoln StationAmericanA—

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: Food Protection) · 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 2023 (1 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

SubwayEastern Pkwy-Brooklyn Museum — 2 3 · 500 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Botanic Garden — 2 3 4 5 S · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Saint Johns Pl / Washington Av — B45 · 250 ft
Citi BikeEastern Pkwy & Washington Ave · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 316 Elijah Stroud
Middle: Elijah Stroud 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

797 Washington 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

43 311 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: $12,155 on 1998-08-05 (lender: Greenpoint Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1998-08-05Mortgage $12,155 — from WALSH, CLAIRE A. to GREENPOINT BANK $12,155
1995-04-27Mortgage $130,000 — from WALSH, CLAIRE A to GREEN POINT SAVINGSBANK $130,000
1987-11-16Mortgage $106,584 — from HARLEY, DONALD V.S; MADIGAN, THOMAS C to CENTRAL FEDERAL SAVSFSB $106,584
1986-04-15Mortgage $125,000 — from MADIGAN, THOMAS C; HARLEY, DONALD V.S. to SEPULVEDA, MARIO $125,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170527
20180617
2019213318
20200707
2021011011
20220808
2023017219
20240628
2025012113
2026023225
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The full timeline

Construction 6Enforcement 8Housing & tenants 127Ownership & money 29Health & systems 14

Every one of the 184 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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