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149 Broadway

244Records
14City systems
22Open violations
207.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11211 · Neighborhood: Williamsburg
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244 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 71 311 service requests, 50 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 24 DOB permits.

BoroughBrooklyn 11211
Built1890
Floors4
Res. units3
ClassS3
Owner (PLUTO)VERNON KIM LLC
BBL3024570039
BIN3063560

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GRADE D

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 207.3. In ZIP 11211, 58% 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

Open HPD violations22 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 13 class B, 7 class A. Oldest open since 2016-11-30.

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

19 service requests in the last three years. Most common: ELECTRIC (7) · Missed Collection (6) · Graffiti (3) · Outdoor Dining (1) · Illegal Posting (1) · Noise (1).

Filed construction activity

$15,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (1890)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
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$1,325,000 $596,250
2026$1,434,000 $645,300
2027$1,721,000 $774,450

The city's market estimate has risen 30% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
MeadowsweetNew AmericanAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 1 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.

3 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2019 (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

SubwayMarcy Av — J M Z · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Broadway / Bedford Av — B32 Q59 · 150 ft
Citi BikeBroadway & Berry St · 600 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

149 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

19 311 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: $2,300,000 on 2016-05-13 (lender: Bcb Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2016-05-13AL&R $2,300,000 — from VERNON KIM LLC; MORE REALTY CORP. to BCB COMMUNITY BANK $2,300,000
2016-05-13Deed $4,150,000 — from LAPIDES REALTY CORP. to MORE REALTY CORP.; VERNON KIM LLC $4,150,000
2016-05-13Mortgage $2,300,000 — from MORE REALTY CORP.; VERNON KIM LLC to BCB COMMUNITY BANK $2,300,000
2016-05-05Sold for $4,150,000 $4,150,000 $1,383,333
2012-12-07Agreement $250,000 — from 145 BROADWAY REALTY CORP. to 175 BROADWAY HOSPITALITY LLC $250,000
2011-12-13Mortgage $469,643 — from LAPIDES REALTY CORP. to SPENCER SAVINGS BANK, SLA $469,643
2011-12-13AL&R $1,200,000 — from LAPIDES REALTY CORP. to SPENCER SAVINGS BANK, SLA $1,200,000
2011-12-13Agreement $1,200,000 — from LAPIDES REALTY CORP. to SPENCER SAVINGS BANK, SLA $1,200,000
2011-08-29Deed $200,000 — from LAPIDES REALTY CORP. to 175 BROADWAY HOSPITALITY LLC $200,000
2006-06-01Mortgage $825,000 — from LAPIDES REALTY CORP. to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $825,000
2006-06-01AL&R $825,000 — from ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA to LAPIDES REALTY CORP. $825,000
2002-04-18Mortgage $209,000 — from LAPIDES REALTY CORP to EMPIRE STATE CERTIFIED DEVELOPMENT CORPO $209,000
2002-04-18Mortgage $250,000 — from LAPIDES REALTY CORP to NEW YORK BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIO $250,000
1997-09-11Mortgage $82,594 — from THEOLA REALTY CORP to GREENPOINT BANK $82,594
1990-10-12Mortgage $60,000 — from THEOLA RLTY CP to GREEN POINT SAVS BANK $60,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170112518
2018259319
2019026614
202000606
202100617
202200235
20230111113
20240010313
20250028230
202600202
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The full timeline

Construction 43Enforcement 15Housing & tenants 110Ownership & money 51Health & systems 25

Every one of the 244 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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