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981 Manhattan Avenue

95Records
10City systems
0Open violations
0Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11222 · Neighborhood: Greenpoint
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95 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 10 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 44 311 service requests, 13 DOB permits, 8 DOB job filings.

BoroughBrooklyn 11222
Built1931
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassS2
Owner (PLUTO)LIN, YUER CHI
BBL3025320044
BIN3064281

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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 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

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

7 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (6) · Food Establishment (1).

Filed construction activity

$1,054,040 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (6 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).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)YUERCHI LIN
Last registered2026-07-06

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,294,000 $137,640
2026$2,904,000 $174,240
2027$2,843,000 $170,580

The city's market estimate has risen 24% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: SALVATION ARMY

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
KanahashiJapaneseA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Pet/Animal) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 2 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 · 150 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Manhattan Av / India St — B43 B62 · 100 ft
Citi BikeIndia St & Manhattan Ave · 100 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

981 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

7 311 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

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2016-08-09Deed $3,500,000 — from THE SALVATION ARMY, A NEW YORK RELIGIOUS to LIN, YUER CHI $3,500,000
2016-07-28Sold for $3,500,000 $3,500,000 $1,750,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20171523020
201801102
201900404
202000606
202100606
202200707
202300909
202400303
202500314
202600213
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The full timeline

Construction 21Enforcement 10Housing & tenants 58Ownership & money 4Health & systems 2

Every one of the 95 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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