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170 Marcy Avenue

1,238Records
18City systems
27Open violations
91Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11211 · Neighborhood: Williamsburg
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1,238 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 410 311 service requests, 152 HPD complaints, 133 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11211
Built2022
Floors5
Res. units8
ClassD7
Owner (PLUTO)170 MARCY AVE LLC
BBL3024600027
BIN3335971, 3335972, 3388490

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 81% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 91. In ZIP 11211, 58% of residential buildings hold an A and 7% grade D or F. How grades work

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C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations27 total — 9 class C (immediately hazardous), 6 class B, 12 class A. Oldest open since 2002-10-22.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

1 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

92 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (11) · Dirty Condition (10) · Graffiti (9) · Water System (5) · Panhandling (5) · General Construction/Plumbing (4).

Filed construction activity

$681,636 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (20 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

NoBuilt before 1974 (2022)
YesSix or more residential units (8)
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)170 Marcy Ave LLC
Head officerJuan Ortiz
Managing agentJuan Ortiz
Last registered2025-12-18

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$336,000 $151,200
2026$936,000 $421,200
2027$1,338,000 $602,100

The city's market estimate has risen 298% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Clover Smoothie & TeaJuice, Smoothies, Fruit SaladsA—
La CantinaNot yet graded—
Supreme PizzaPizzaA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

3 restaurants · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick), shared by 3 restaurants
1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Contains Foreign Object), shared by 3 restaurants · 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.

15 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

SubwayMarcy Av — J M Z · 50 ft straight-line (under a minute) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Broadway / Marcy Av — B24 B46 B60 Q54 · 150 ft
Citi BikeS 4 St & Rodney St · 550 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: 319 (K-1), 414 (K-5). 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

170 Marcy 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

92 311 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: $2,342,581 on 2015-11-04 (lender: Signature Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2015-11-04Mortgage $2,342,582 — from 295 BROADWAY REALTY CORP. to SIGNATURE BANK $2,342,582
2015-11-04AL&R $5,175,000 — from 295 BROADWAY REALTY CORP. to SIGNATURE BANK $5,175,000
2015-11-04Agreement $5,175,000 — from 295 BROADWAY REALTY CORP. to SIGNATURE BANK $5,175,000
2012-04-30Mortgage $2,463,678 — from 295 BROADWAY REALTY CORP. to SIGNATURE BANK $2,463,678
2012-04-30Agreement $3,000,000 — from 295 BROADWAY REALTY CORP. to SIGNATURE BANK $3,000,000
2012-04-30AL&R $3,000,000 — from 295 BROADWAY REALTY CORP. to SIGNATURE BANK $3,000,000
1999-05-05Mortgage $473,962 — from 295 BROADWAY REALTYCORPORATION to BRT FUNDING CORPORATION $473,962
1994-09-14Mortgage $205,500 — from 295 BROADWAY REALTYCORP to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORP $205,500
1989-04-14Mortgage $499,900 — from 295 BROADWAY REALTYCORP to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORP $499,900
1987-07-07Mortgage $75,000 — from 295 BROADWAY HEROESINC to J.L.B. EQUITIES INC $75,000
1986-08-27Mortgage $100,000 — from 295 BROADWAY RLTY CP to FORMAN, JOSEPH $100,000
1984-04-02Mortgage $70,000 — from 295 BROADWAY REALTYCORP to IRVIN LIFE AGENCY INC $70,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017144261146
201895361657
20191118323165
20201526800121
20211515560086
20229415301104
2023818380569
202419132641173
202551280640
202640440250
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The full timeline

Construction 183Enforcement 244Housing & tenants 711Ownership & money 46Health & systems 54

Every one of the 1,238 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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