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244 Metropolitan Avenue

142Records
11City systems
0Open violations
—Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11211 · Neighborhood: Williamsburg
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142 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 62 311 service requests, 25 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 18 DOB permits.

BoroughBrooklyn 11211
Built1973
Floors1
Res. units0
ClassK1
Owner (PLUTO)R & R COHEN BROS.,
BBL3023660016
BIN3062464

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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

23 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (17) · Outdoor Dining (3) · Lost Property (2) · Air Quality (1).

Filed construction activity

$578,985 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (9 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.

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,402,000 $630,900
2026$1,449,000 $652,050
2027$1,508,000 $678,600

The city's market estimate has risen 8% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
TacombiTex-MexA—

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
Lorimer St — G L · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Driggs Av / N 4 St — B62 · 300 ft
Citi BikeMetropolitan Ave & Bedford Ave · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 084 Jose De Diego. 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

244 Metropolitan Avenue

Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

23 311 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: $453,233 on 2025-07-29 (lender: Newtek Bank, National Association), covering 2 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
2025-07-29Agreement $1,396,766 — from R & R COHEN BROS., LLC; R & R COHEN BROS., LLC; 1361 EAST BAY AVE LLC; 1361 EAST BAY AVE L to NEWTEK BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION; NEWTEK BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $1,396,766
2025-07-29Mortgage $453,234 — from 1361 EAST BAY AVE LLC; R & R COHEN BROS., LLC to NEWTEK BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $453,234
2025-07-29AL&R $1,850,000 — from 1361 EAST BAY AVE LLC; R & R COHEN BROS., LLC to NEWTEK BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $1,850,000
2025-07-29Agreement $1,396,766 — from R & R COHEN BROS., LLC; R & R COHEN BROS., LLC; 1361 EAST BAY AVE LLC; 1361 EAST BAY AVE L to NEWTEK BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION; NEWTEK BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $1,396,766
2015-07-17Mortgage $1,382,500 — from R & R COHEN BROS., LLC to NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK CITY $1,382,500
2015-07-09AL&R $592,500 — from R & R COHEN BROS.,LLC to NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK CITY $592,500
2015-07-09Mortgage $200,000 — from R & R COHEN BROS., LLC to NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK CITY $200,000
2015-07-09Mortgage $592,500 — from R & R COHEN BROS.,LLC to NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK CITY $592,500
2004-06-03DEEDO $400,000 — from COHEN, FRANCINE; COHEN, EDWARD to R & R COHEN BROS., LLC $400,000
1985-02-06Mortgage $60,000 — from COHEN, FRANCINE; COHEN, EDWARD to PALMERI, VINCENT M; PALMERI, ELEANOR $60,000

Ten-year activity

50250
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2018
41
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017001001
2018402006
2019193190041
20203090012
20214520011
2022303006
2023003014
202400180220
20253016010
2026002013
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The full timeline

Construction 42Enforcement 8Housing & tenants 63Ownership & money 25Health & systems 4

Every one of the 142 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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