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147 Metropolitan Avenue

97Records
10City systems
0Open violations
0Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11249 · Neighborhood: Williamsburg
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97 recorded events, 1985–2026, from 10 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 46 311 service requests, 23 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 14 DOB job filings.

BoroughBrooklyn 11249
Built1950
Floors2
Res. units1
ClassK4
Owner (PLUTO)147 METRO AVE LLC
BBL3023580022
BIN3259409

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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 11249, 60% of residential buildings hold an A and 7% 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

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

4 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Water System (1) · Illegal Posting (1) · Noise (1) · Lead (1).

Filed construction activity

$812,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (8 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 (1950)
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$499,000 $224,550
2026$449,000 $202,050
2027$508,000 $228,600

The city's market estimate has risen 2% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Reforesters LaboratoryCoffee/TeaA—

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).

Hurricane evacuation zone 6 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

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

SubwayBedford Av — L · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Marcy Av — J M Z · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 14-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Wythe Av / Metropolitan Av — B32 · 500 ft
Citi BikeBerry St & N 4 St · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 017 Henry D. Woodworth. 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

147 Metropolitan 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

4 311 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: $175,000 on 2026-08-04 (lender: Bourbon Capital Corp.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-08-04AL&R $875,000 — from 147 METRO AVE LLC to BOURBON CAPITAL CORP. $875,000
2026-08-04Agreement $875,000 — from 147 METRO AVE LLC to BOURBON CAPITAL CORP. $875,000
2026-08-04Mortgage $175,000 — from 147 METRO AVE LLC to BOURBON CAPITAL CORP. $175,000
2024-08-06AL&R $700,000 — from 147 METRO AVE LLC to BOURBON CAPITAL CORP. $700,000
2024-08-06Agreement $700,000 — from 147 METRO AVE LLC to BOURBON CAPITAL CORP. $700,000
2024-08-06Mortgage $350,000 — from 147 METRO AVE LLC to BOURBON CAPITAL CORP. $350,000
2024-02-02Mortgage $350,000 — from 147 METRO AVE LLC to BOURBON CAPITAL CORP $350,000
2024-02-02AL&R $350,000 — from 147 METRO AVE LLC to BOURBON CAPITAL CORP $350,000
2021-07-23Deed $3,900,000 — from METRO KOSHER FROZEN DESSERTS INC. to KIESER, GREGORY A $3,900,000
2021-06-25Sold for $3,900,000 $3,900,000 $3,900,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
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2018001001
2019001012
2020014005
2021003508
2022200002
2023001001
20246026216
2025200226
2026002417
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The full timeline

Construction 16Enforcement 3Housing & tenants 46Ownership & money 26Health & systems 6

Every one of the 97 recorded events, 1985–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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