Building Biography

The MapLandlordsNeighborhoodsZIP CodesGradesThe Mice MapAboutWhat's new

61 Greenpoint Avenue

815Records
16City systems
0Open violations
—Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11222 · Neighborhood: Greenpoint
Open in the map

815 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 360 311 service requests, 141 DOB permits, 108 DOB job filings.

BoroughBrooklyn 11222
Built1931
Floors6
Res. units0
ClassO2
Owner (PLUTO)GUARD GENERAL MERCHANDISE CO
BBL3025570024
BIN3330075, 3337033

Full record, year by year   Support this site

Patterns

1 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 1).

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

49 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (22) · Illegal Parking (8) · Outdoor Dining (3) · Consumer Complaint (2) · Abandoned Bike (1) · Air Quality (1).

Filed construction activity

$4,632,242 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (52 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$21,657,000 $9,745,650
2026$25,476,000 $11,464,200
2027$23,798,000 $10,709,100

The city's market estimate has risen 10% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)F — did not submit required benchmarking data, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Chama MamaNot yet graded—
MamanFrenchAMice evidence
Threes BrewingAmericanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

3 restaurants · 1 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: Allergy Information), 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).

Hurricane evacuation zone 3 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

9 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2017 (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

SubwayGreenpoint Av — G · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Greenpoint Av / Franklin St — B24 · 100 ft
Citi BikeGreenpoint Ave & West St · 300 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

61 Greenpoint Avenue

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

49 311 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: $10,000,000 on 2016-12-27 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2016-12-27Mortgage $10,000,000 — from GUARD GENERAL MERCHANDISE CO. to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NA $10,000,000
1999-10-29Mortgage $2,500,000 — from SUMMIT COMMERCIAL/GIBRALTAR CORPORATION to GUARD GERNERAL MERCHANDISE CO, INC $2,500,000

Ten-year activity

100500
2017
2018
2019
2020
57
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201762380450
201802240228
201924120220
2020194121036
2021204310257
202223290236
2023284220155
202432300338
2025132120229
202611060219
This record is free. Keeping it free costs money.
Servers, data pipelines, weekends. Pay what you want — a dollar helps.
Chip in

The full timeline

Construction 260Enforcement 145Housing & tenants 365Ownership & money 22Health & systems 23

Every one of the 815 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

Explore: ZIP 11222 · Landlord rankings · How grades work · The map · The Mice Map