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557 Johnson Avenue

81Records
9City systems
0Open violations
—Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11237 · Neighborhood: East Williamsburg
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81 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 9 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 24 311 service requests, 22 DOB permits, 15 DOB job filings.

BoroughBrooklyn 11237
Built1979
Floors1
Res. units0
ClassF5
Owner (PLUTO)RCGT 2988-49, LLC
BBL3029880049
BIN3070589

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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.

What 311 hears from this address

4 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Graffiti (3) · Illegal Parking (1).

Filed construction activity

$2,272,531 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (14 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$1,412,000 $635,400
2026$1,510,000 $679,500
2027$1,345,000 $605,250

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

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Eckhart Beer CO.CzechA—

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

SubwayJefferson St — L · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Flushing Av / Wyckoff Av — B57 · 700 ft
Citi BikeStewart Ave & Johnson Ave · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 196 Ten Eyck. 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

557 Johnson Avenue

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.

Ten-year activity

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2021
2022
2023
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2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201701001
201800000
20190111012
202030104
2021822012
2022443011
202340015
20241502017
202530227
202620013
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The full timeline

Construction 39Enforcement 8Housing & tenants 24Ownership & money 6Health & systems 4

Every one of the 81 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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