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85 Driggs Avenue

113Records
10City systems
0Open violations
8Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11222 · Neighborhood: Greenpoint
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113 recorded events, 1977–2026, from 10 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 70 311 service requests, 14 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 7 DOB permits.

BoroughBrooklyn 11222
Built1928
Floors3
Res. units5
ClassS5
Owner (PLUTO)JAN CEPAK
BBL3027040025
BIN3067714

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 82% 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 8. 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

15 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Outdoor Dining (7) · Graffiti (1) · Sidewalk Condition (1) · Noise (1) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (1) · Food Establishment (1).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. 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 (1928)
NoSix or more residential units (5)
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)JAN CEPAK; TOMASZ CEPAK
Managing agentJAN CEPAK
Last registered2025-07-17

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,827,600 $822,420
2026$1,783,000 $802,350
2027$2,058,000 $926,100

The city's market estimate has risen 13% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Little DokebiKoreanA—

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: Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · 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 6 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 2014 (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

SubwayNassau Av — G · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Graham Av — L · 0.6 mi straight-line (about a 15-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Meeker Av / Kingsland Av — B24 · 450 ft
Citi BikeDriggs Ave & N Henry St · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted bike lane mapped within 75 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 110 The Monitor. 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

85 Driggs 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

15 311 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: $200,000 on 1999-05-11 (lender: Greenpoint Mortgagecorp). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2014-09-12Mortgage $300,000 — from CEPAK, TOMASZ; CEPAK, JAN to MASPETH FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $300,000
1999-05-11Mortgage $200,000 — from CEPAK, TOMASZ; CEPAK, JAN to GREENPOINT MORTGAGECORP $200,000

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170505
20180404
20190202
20200909
2021014014
2022010111
20230606
2024112114
20251517
20260112
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The full timeline

Construction 10Enforcement 4Housing & tenants 81Ownership & money 14Health & systems 4

Every one of the 113 recorded events, 1977–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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