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511 Myrtle Avenue

98Records
10City systems
24Open violations
0Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11205 · Neighborhood: Clinton Hill
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98 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 10 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 26 311 service requests, 24 HPD housing violations, 22 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11205
Built1948
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassS2
Owner (PLUTO)PAULA CERVERA
BBL3018920073
BIN3054563

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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 11205, 49% of residential buildings hold an A and 13% 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 violations24 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 9 class B, 14 class A. Oldest open since 2004-12-16.

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

5 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (2) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (1) · Consumer Complaint (1) · Street Condition (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 (1948)
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$1,894,000 $113,640
2026$2,102,000 $126,120
2027$2,764,000 $165,840

The city's market estimate has risen 46% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Castro'sMexicanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

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

SubwayClinton-Washington Avs — G · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Myrtle Av / Grand Av — B54 · 50 ft
Citi BikeEmerson Pl & Myrtle Ave · 600 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S./I.S. 157 The Benjamin Franklin Health & Science Academy. 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

511 Myrtle 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

5 311 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: $43,500 on 2018-02-20 (lender: Barkat Realty Corp.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2018-02-20Mortgage $43,500 — from CERVERA, PAULA to BARKAT REALTY CORP. $43,500
2005-08-12Mortgage $36,000 — from CERVERA, PAULA to BARKAT REALTY CORP $36,000
1992-03-02Mortgage $37,000 — from CERVERA, PAULA to TWO MICHAELS RLTY CORP $37,000
1988-12-12Mortgage $3,000 — from CERVERA, PAULA to LONG ISLAND SAVS BANK $3,000

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201711002
201802125
201900000
202022015
202103003
202221014
202300000
202402013
202501113
202602002
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The full timeline

Construction 14Enforcement 6Housing & tenants 50Ownership & money 22Health & systems 6

Every one of the 98 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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