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599 Johnson Avenue

394Records
12City systems
0Open violations
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Brooklyn · ZIP 11237 · Neighborhood: East Williamsburg
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394 recorded events, 1975–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 219 311 service requests, 41 DOB job filings, 39 DOB permits.

BoroughBrooklyn 11237
Built1931
Floors2
Res. units0
ClassK4
Owner (PLUTO)599 JOHNSON LLC
BBL3029890042
BIN3070596

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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

108 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (47) · Noise (28) · Consumer Complaint (10) · Blocked Driveway (4) · Mobile Food Vendor (4) · Abandoned Vehicle (4).

Filed construction activity

$1,753,438 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (15 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$3,768,000 $1,695,600
2026$3,649,000 $1,642,050
2027$3,613,000 $1,625,850

The city's market estimate has fallen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
ElsewhereAmericanNot yet graded—

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 · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Flushing Av / Johnson Av — B57 · 300 ft
Citi BikeJefferson St & Cypress Ave · 500 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

599 Johnson Avenue

Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

108 311 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: $554,026 on 2018-11-23 (lender: Ladder Capital Finance LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2018-11-23AL&R $5,800,000 — from 599 JOHNSON LLC to LADDER CAPITAL FINANCE LLC $5,800,000
2018-11-23Agreement $5,800,000 — from 599 JOHNSON LLC to LADDER CAPITAL FINANCE LLC $5,800,000
2018-11-23Mortgage $554,027 — from 599 JOHNSON LLC to LADDER CAPITAL FINANCE LLC $554,027
2018-06-13Agreement $5,245,973 — from BUSHWACK 9 LLC to THOROFARE ASSET BASED LENDING FUND III, $5,245,973
2018-06-13Mortgage $230,000 — from BUSHWACK 9 LLC to THOROFARE ASSET BASED LENDING FUND III, $230,000
2016-12-06Agreement $5,015,973 — from BUSHWACK 9 LLC to F/B/O THOROFARE ASSET BASED LENDING FUND $5,015,973
2016-12-06Mortgage $778,973 — from BUSHWACK 9 LLC to F/B/O THOROFARE ASSET BASED LENDING FUND $778,973
2015-02-24Mortgage $4,237,000 — from BUSHWACK 9 LLC to F/B/O THOROFARE ASSET BASED LENDING FUND $4,237,000
2015-02-24Deed $4,450,000 — from L.T.Y. REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT CORP. to BUSHWACK 9, LLC $4,450,000
2011-07-05RPTT&RET $50,000 — from LEONA LEVINE, EXECUTOR; ESTATE OF MURRAY LEVINE to LTY REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT CORP $50,000
2006-01-12Deed $1,577,250 — from LEVINE, AS EXECUTOR, LEONA; ESTATE OF MURRAY LEVINE to L.T.Y. REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT CORP. $1,577,250
1990-06-06Mortgage $2,500,000 — from F & C INTERNATIONALINC to STAR BANK NATL ASSN $2,500,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201716430023
2018193610038
201944162026
202010100011
202131183025
202214130018
202311380040
2024006006
2025103611176
202632410046
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The full timeline

Construction 102Enforcement 37Housing & tenants 219Ownership & money 34Health & systems 2

Every one of the 394 recorded events, 1975–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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