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954 Broadway

200Records
11City systems
12Open violations
38Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11221 · Neighborhood: Bedford-Stuyvesant (East)
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200 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 93 311 service requests, 26 rodent inspections, 22 DOB permits.

BoroughBrooklyn 11221
Built1931
Floors4
Res. units5
ClassS9
Owner (PLUTO)ESPINAL FRANCISCO
BBL3015860036
BIN3042899

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 93% 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 38. In ZIP 11221, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% 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 violations12 total — 6 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 2021-04-07.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2).

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

22 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Street Condition (7) · Illegal Parking (7) · Graffiti (3) · Food Establishment (1) · Dirty Condition (1) · Consumer Complaint (1).

Filed construction activity

$211,572 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 (1931)
NoSix or more residential units (5)
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)FRANCISCO ESPINAL
Last registered2019-07-19

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,190,400 $535,680
2026$1,428,000 $642,600
2027$1,714,000 $771,300

The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Krazy Pizza and WingsAmericanGrade Pending—

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 Spoiled) · 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.

7 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2010 (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

SubwayMyrtle Av — J M Z · 150 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Broadway / Myrtle Av — B46 B47 · 50 ft
Citi BikeArion Pl & Broadway · 600 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 120 Carlos Tapia. 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

954 Broadway

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

22 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 of them about heat or hot water.

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: $30,000 on 2013-11-12 (lender: Corwin, Hannah and Mintz, Julius), 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
2013-11-12Mortgage $30,000 — from SAWYER, LEROY to CORWIN, HANNAH; MINTZ, JULIUS $30,000
1991-01-29Mortgage $55,000 — from ESPINAL, FRANCISCO to CRUZ, RAMON $55,000
1984-07-23Mortgage $30,000 — from CRUZ, RAMON to SAWYER, LEROY $30,000
1982-08-18Mortgage $30,000 — from SAWYER, LEROY to CORWIN, HANNAH; MINTZ, JULIUS $30,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201700639
20181004216
201900437
202000718
202100617
2022005611
2023017210
202400549
20250012214
20260011516
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The full timeline

Construction 35Enforcement 11Housing & tenants 107Ownership & money 17Health & systems 30

Every one of the 200 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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