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1120 Manhattan Avenue

544Records
12City systems
6Open violations
73.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11222 · Neighborhood: Greenpoint
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544 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 450 311 service requests, 19 DOB job filings, 17 DOB violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11222
Built1931
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassS2
Owner (PLUTO)1120 MANHATTAN CORP.
BBL3024830002
BIN3063704

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 97% 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 73.3. In ZIP 11222, 66% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% 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 violations6 total — 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2006-02-02.

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.

$26,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

22 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (8) · Graffiti (3) · Missed Collection (3) · Homeless Person Assistance (3) · Illegal Dumping (2) · Illegal Parking (1).

Filed construction activity

$255,000 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1931)
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$2,730,000 $163,800
2026$2,932,000 $175,920
2027$3,856,000 $231,360

The city's market estimate has risen 41% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Saint VitusAmericanA—

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 1 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

SubwayGreenpoint Av — G · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Vernon Blvd-Jackson Av — 7 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Manhattan Av / Clay St — B43 · 150 ft
Citi BikeManhattan Ave & Commercial St · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 031 Samuel F. Dupont. 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

1120 Manhattan 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

22 311 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: $45,000 on 1986-11-06 (lender: Self Reliance NY F.c.u). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1986-11-06Mortgage $45,000 — from JAKAB, GEORGE; JAKAB, GEORGETTE to SELF RELIANCE NY F.C.U $45,000
1986-04-22Mortgage $66,000 — from JAKAB, GEORGE; JAKAB, GEORGETTE to SELF RELIANCE NY FEDC U $66,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170789096
20182355060
20190119020
202000909
20215032037
20220156259
20230929038
2024437115
2025833014
20264011015
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The full timeline

Construction 36Enforcement 36Housing & tenants 458Ownership & money 10Health & systems 4

Every one of the 544 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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