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470 Union Avenue

165Records
11City systems
0Open violations
0Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11211 · Neighborhood: East Williamsburg
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165 recorded events, 1984–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 130 311 service requests, 9 boiler inspections, 7 DOB complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11211
Built1920
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassS2
Owner (PLUTO)HEINL, PHYLLIS
BBL3027560005
BIN3068633

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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 11211, 58% of residential buildings hold an A and 7% grade D or F. How grades work

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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

37 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Blocked Driveway (6) · Illegal Parking (6) · Street Condition (5) · Graffiti (4) · Illegal Dumping (3) · Missed Collection (2).

Filed construction activity

$82,600 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (1920)
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).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,070,000 $64,200
2026$1,355,000 $81,300
2027$1,782,000 $106,920

The city's market estimate has risen 67% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Beer KarmaBottled BeveragesA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

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.

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

SubwayLorimer St — G L · 100 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Metropolitan Av / Union Av — B24 · 150 ft
Citi BikeMetropolitan Ave & Meeker Ave · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityShared bike route mapped within 75 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 017 Henry D. Woodworth. 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

470 Union 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

37 311 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: $30,000 on 1984-12-26 (lender: Dunn, Marie). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1984-12-26Mortgage $30,000 — from LAMONACA, DONALD to DUNN, MARIE $30,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
2017329014
2018109212
20190013114
202002215
20210112114
20220013114
20230021122
2024008210
20250019221
202600516
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The full timeline

Construction 7Enforcement 10Housing & tenants 131Ownership & money 5Health & systems 12

Every one of the 165 recorded events, 1984–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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