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549 Metropolitan Avenue

126Records
13City systems
0Open violations
0Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11211 · Neighborhood: East Williamsburg
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126 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 35 311 service requests, 21 DOB permits, 18 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11211
Built1920
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassS2
Owner (PLUTO)JI SHUNG INC
BBL3027560040
BIN3068659

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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

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

4 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Sidewalk Condition (2) · Noise (1) · Curb Condition (1).

Filed construction activity

$53,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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$2,852,000 $171,120
2026$2,691,000 $161,460
2027$3,114,000 $186,840

The city's market estimate has risen 9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
M ShanghaiChineseA—

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 · 200 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 · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
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

549 Metropolitan 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

4 311 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: $500,310 on 2025-06-09 (lender: Ridgewood Savings Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-06-09AL&R $1,350,000 — from JI SHUNG INC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $1,350,000
2025-06-09Deed $2,775,000 — from 549 METRO CORP. to JI SHUNG INC $2,775,000
2025-06-09Agreement $1,350,000 — from JI SHUNG INC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $1,350,000
2025-06-09Mortgage $500,311 — from JI SHUNG INC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $500,311
2025-05-22Sold for $2,775,000 $2,775,000 $1,387,500
2015-06-22Mortgage $678,988 — from 549 METRO CORP. to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $678,988
2015-06-22Agreement $1,225,000 — from RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK to 549 METRO CORP. $1,225,000
2015-06-22AL&R $1,225,000 — from 549 METRO CORP. to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $1,225,000
2013-04-16Mortgage $613,000 — from 549 METRO CORP to MASPETH FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $613,000
2013-04-16AL&R $613,000 — from 549 METRO CORP to MASPETH FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $613,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017005016
2018003003
2019311005
2020004004
2021001023
2022005027
2023032016
2024001034
20252037214
2026000022
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The full timeline

Construction 39Enforcement 13Housing & tenants 42Ownership & money 19Health & systems 13

Every one of the 126 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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