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495 Lorimer Street

108Records
11City systems
0Open violations
0Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11211 · Neighborhood: Williamsburg
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108 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 50 311 service requests, 20 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 12 DOB permits.

BoroughBrooklyn 11211
Built1920
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassS9
Owner (PLUTO)KIM INSON
BBL3027790024
BIN3069317

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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

16 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Outdoor Dining (3) · Graffiti (3) · Dirty Condition (2) · Abandoned Bike (2) · Missed Collection (1) · Lead (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 (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$1,838,000 $827,100
2026$2,142,000 $963,900
2027$2,161,000 $972,450

The city's market estimate has risen 18% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Edith's Sandwich CounterSandwichesAMice evidence
Olas Coffee CompanyCoffee/TeaAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 2 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), shared by 2 restaurants · 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 5 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 2015 (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

SubwayLorimer St — G L · 500 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Lorimer St / Grand St — B48 · 200 ft
Citi BikeHope St & Union Ave · 600 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 132 The Conselyea School. 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

495 Lorimer Street

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

16 311 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: $26,141 on 2023-11-14 (lender: Bank Of Hope). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2023-11-14Mortgage $26,142 — from KIM, SUN GEE; KIM, ISON; KIM, SUNGEE to BANK OF HOPE $26,142
2023-11-14Agreement $600,000 — from KIM, ISON; KIM, SUNGEE; KIM, SUN GEE to BBCN BANK; BANK OF HOPE $600,000
2023-11-14AL&R $600,000 — from KIM, SUN GEE; KIM, SUNGEE; KIM, ISON to BANK OF HOPE $600,000
2013-11-19AL&R $750,000 — from KIM, SUN GEE; KIM, INSON to BBCN BANK $750,000
2013-11-19Mortgage $750,000 — from KIM, INSON; KIM, SUN GEE to BBCN BANK $750,000
2001-03-29Mortgage $143,892 — from KIM, SUN GEE; KIM, INSON to GREENPOINT MORTGAGEFUNDING INC $143,892
1991-11-08Mortgage $144,000 — from KIM, INSON; KIM, SUN-GEE to GREEN POINT SAVS BANK $144,000
1988-04-08Mortgage $90,000 — from CECERE, CRESCENZO to GREEN POINT SVGS BANK $90,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201713004
201801012
201901012
202004015
202100011
202205016
2023053311
202406028
202503069
202607018
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The full timeline

Construction 15Enforcement 4Housing & tenants 51Ownership & money 20Health & systems 18

Every one of the 108 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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