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87 Utica Avenue

275Records
15City systems
1Open violations
85Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11233 · Neighborhood: Crown Heights (North)
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275 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 113 311 service requests, 39 DOB violations, 25 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11233
Built1920
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassS2
Owner (PLUTO)87 UTICA REALTY LLC
BBL3013430001
BIN3324593, 3324594, 3324595

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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 85. In ZIP 11233, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2025-11-24.

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.

What 311 hears from this address

18 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Food Establishment (6) · Illegal Parking (3) · Blocked Driveway (2) · Dirty Condition (1) · Derelict Vehicles (1) · Rodent (1).

Filed construction activity

$5,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (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)87 UTICA REALTY LLC.
Head officerSAMUEL M PALACE
Managing agentSAMUEL M PALACE
Last registered2024-12-20

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$965,000 $57,900
2026$1,010,000 $60,600
2027$1,060,000 $63,600

The city's market estimate has risen 10% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Almah CafeOtherNot yet gradedMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

6 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · 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 2025 (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

SubwayUtica Av — A C · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Crown Hts-Utica Av — 3 4 · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 13-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Dean St / Utica Av — B15 B65 · 100 ft
Citi BikePacific St & Utica Ave · 300 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. 335 Granville T. Woods
Middle: The School of Integrated Learning. 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

87 Utica 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

18 311 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: $1,062,473 on 2021-12-13 (lender: New York Community Bank), covering 3 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
2021-12-13AL&R $3,100,000 — from 131 ROCKAWAY REALTY LLC; 592 MAPLE REALTY LLC; 87 UTICA REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $3,100,000
2021-12-13Agreement $3,100,000 — from 87 UTICA REALTY LLC; 592 MAPLE REALTY LLC; 131 ROCKAWAY REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $3,100,000
2021-12-13Mortgage $1,062,474 — from 87 UTICA REALTY LLC; 592 MAPLE REALTY LLC; 131 ROCKAWAY REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,062,474
2017-03-24Mortgage $660,000 — from 87 UTICA REALTY LLC to CROSS RIVER BANK $660,000
2017-03-24AL&R $660,000 — from 87 UTICA REALTY LLC to CROSS RIVER BANK $660,000
2014-12-05Deed $440,000 — from FORRESTER CORP. to 87 UTICA REALTY LLC $440,000
2014-05-12Deed $170,000 — from MARTIN, URAL to FORRESTER CORP. $170,000
2006-11-09Deed $670,000 — from ACOSTA, JAIME to MARTIN, URAL $670,000
2006-11-09Mortgage $636,500 — from MARTIN, URAL to MERS $636,500
2004-04-27Mortgage $405,000 — from JAMIE ACOSTA to MERS $405,000
2004-04-27Deed $450,000 — from 87 UTICA REALITY CORP. to JAMIE ACOSTA $450,000
1999-05-24Mortgage $110,000 — from 87 UTICA REALTY CORP to CANNADATE, CLARA; CANNADATE, HORACE $110,000
1996-10-17Mortgage $95,000 — from CANNADATE, HORACE; CANNADATE, CLARA to NYC HPD $95,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201715208
201809009
20190150015
20200140014
20210105015
20220110011
20230130013
202407007
20250130316
202622015
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The full timeline

Construction 20Enforcement 53Housing & tenants 167Ownership & money 25Health & systems 10

Every one of the 275 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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