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209 Utica Avenue

303Records
13City systems
45Open violations
233.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11213 · Neighborhood: Crown Heights (North)
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303 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 89 HPD complaints, 80 311 service requests, 49 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11213
Built1901
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassS2
Owner (PLUTO)NI, LAM YAM
BBL3013730003
BIN3036537

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GRADE F

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 233.3. In ZIP 11213, 61% of residential buildings hold an A and 11% 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 violations45 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 31 class B, 10 class A. Oldest open since 2004-12-22.

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

21 service requests in the last three years. Most common: DOOR/WINDOW (5) · PLUMBING (4) · Illegal Dumping (4) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (3) · Food Poisoning (1) · GENERAL (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 (1901)
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$1,645,000 $98,700
2026$1,520,000 $91,200
2027$1,999,000 $119,940

The city's market estimate has risen 22% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Hardee On UticaChineseA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick)
1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Contaminated) · 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.

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

SubwayCrown Hts-Utica Av — 3 4 · 1,050 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Utica Av — A C · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 13-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Utica Av / Saint Johns Pl — B46 · 300 ft
Citi BikePark Pl & Utica Ave · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: Dr. Jacqueline Peek-Davis School
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

209 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

21 311 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: $345,000 on 2013-09-03 (lender: Emigrant Funding Corporation). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2013-09-03Deed $575,000 — from 783 VERMONT, INC. to NI, LAM YAM $575,000
2013-09-03Mortgage $345,000 — from NI, LAM YAM to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION $345,000
2013-09-03AL&R $345,000 — from NI, LAM YAM to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION $345,000
2006-08-23Mortgage $394,320 — from 753 VERMONT, INC to METWEST COMMERCIAL LENDER INC $394,320
2006-08-23AL&R $394,320 — from METWEST COMMERCIAL LENDER INC to 753 VERMONT, INC $394,320
2006-08-23Deed $492,900 — from GUPPY, PETER to 753 VERMONT, INC $492,900

Ten-year activity

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201810203
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202001001
202102002
202201001
202300000
20240410041
202505005
2026090110
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The full timeline

Construction 25Enforcement 32Housing & tenants 224Ownership & money 21Health & systems 1

Every one of the 303 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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