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16 Norman Avenue

243Records
14City systems
0Open violations
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Brooklyn · ZIP 11222 · Neighborhood: Greenpoint
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243 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 93 311 service requests, 51 DOB job filings, 43 DOB permits.

BoroughBrooklyn 11222
Built1931
Floors1
Res. units0
ClassK1
Owner (PLUTO)NORMAN DOBBIN, LLC
BBL3026420001
BIN3065941

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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

53 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (14) · Noise (9) · Blocked Driveway (9) · Graffiti (3) · Dumpster Complaint (3) · Snow or Ice (2).

Filed construction activity

$2,874,150 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (51 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$893,000 $401,850
2026$933,000 $419,850
2027$4,365,000 $1,964,250

The city's market estimate has risen 389% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Caffe PannaFrozen DessertsA—
Falu House Scandinavian DeliScandinavianAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage, Toilet Facility), shared by 2 restaurants · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

Flood exposure

In the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary flood maps) — lenders typically require flood insurance here.

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

SubwayNassau Av — G · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: N 14 St / Kent Av — B32 · 800 ft
Citi BikeN 15 St & Wythe Ave · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 034 Oliver H. Perry. 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

16 Norman Avenue

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

53 311 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: $7,500,000 on 2025-06-16 (lender: Symetra Life Insurance Company). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-06-16AL&R $7,500,000 — from NORMAN DOBBIN LLC to SYMETRA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY $7,500,000
2025-06-16Mortgage $7,500,000 — from NORMAN DOBBIN LLC to SYMETRA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY $7,500,000
2024-09-04RPTT $3,664,559 — from MEMBERS OF NEW TRADITION HOLDINGS LLC to BTO NITRO BUYER LLC $3,664,559
2021-09-21Deed $4,705,000 — from 34 NORMAN AVENUE, LLC to NORMAN DOBBIN, LLC $4,705,000
2021-09-10Sold for $4,705,000 $4,705,000 $4,705,000

Ten-year activity

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2021
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2022
2023
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2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017018009
201802100012
201912210015
2020000022
2021003216
2022425401061
202317410022
2024201101234
202542232031
202610200324
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The full timeline

Construction 98Enforcement 23Housing & tenants 93Ownership & money 10Health & systems 19

Every one of the 243 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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