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53 Nassau Avenue

205Records
12City systems
0Open violations
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Brooklyn · ZIP 11222 · Neighborhood: Greenpoint
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205 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 117 311 service requests, 33 DOB violations, 17 DOB complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11222
Built1931
Floors3
Res. units0
ClassO5
Owner (PLUTO)TELEPHONE COMPANY BUILDING
BBL3026440045
BIN3066006

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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.

$500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

45 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Graffiti (10) · Vendor Enforcement (6) · Food Establishment (5) · Noise (3) · Consumer Complaint (3) · Water System (2).

Filed construction activity

$668,750 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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$3,559,000 $1,601,550
2026$3,693,000 $1,661,850
2027$3,729,000 $1,678,050

The city's market estimate has risen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Restaurant YuuFrenchA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

2 food-poisoning reports to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick)
5 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage, Dishwashing/Utensils, Food Protection) · 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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2025 (1 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

SubwayNassau Av — G · 400 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bedford Av — L · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 12-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Lorimer St / Nassau Av — B48 · 250 ft
Citi BikeBedford Ave & Nassau Ave · 150 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

53 Nassau Avenue

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

45 311 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: $211,236 on 1995-08-15 (lender: Eltin, Richard). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1995-08-15Mortgage $211,236 — from ETLIN, MELISSA E to ELTIN, RICHARD $211,236
1986-12-17Mortgage $260,000 — from ETLIN, MELISSA to SHAPIRO, HARRY $260,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170511016
201802406
20190411015
202000303
20210015015
2022728017
20231610118
20240114217
20250117119
20260411015
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The full timeline

Construction 17Enforcement 58Housing & tenants 118Ownership & money 7Health & systems 5

Every one of the 205 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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