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247 Varet Street

534Records
12City systems
5Open violations
0Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11206 · Neighborhood: East Williamsburg
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534 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 438 311 service requests, 43 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 11 DOB complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11206
Built1931
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassS2
Owner (PLUTO)ARTS UNITED LLC
BBL3031100032
BIN3071544

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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 11206, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% 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

Open HPD violations5 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2005-11-09.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

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

162 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (150) · Food Establishment (3) · Illegal Parking (3) · Building/Use (2) · Sidewalk Condition (2) · Outdoor Dining (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 (1931)
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).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)ARTS UNITED LLC
Head officerELLENA MOVA
Managing agentARTS UNITED LLC
Last registered2026-02-13

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,731,000 $103,860
2026$1,536,000 $92,160
2027$1,618,000 $97,080

The city's market estimate has fallen 7% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
L' Ange Noir CafeFrenchAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

3 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Contaminated, Food Worker Illness, Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · 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 4 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

SubwayMorgan Av — L · 700 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Flushing Av / Evergreen Av — B57 · 550 ft
Citi BikeWhite St & Moore St · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 147 Isaac Remsen. 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

247 Varet 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

162 311 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: $1,100,000 on 2017-06-15 (lender: Ron Wish LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-12-17Deed $2,170,419 — from BENJAMIN ESQ., MICHAEL to GREENE, ELLENA; MOVAHEDIAN, ELLENA $2,170,419
2025-12-04Sold for $2,170,419 $2,170,419 $1,085,210
2017-06-15Mortgage $1,100,000 — from KIM, DONG W; KIM, MYUNG J; KIM, MYOUNG J to RON WISH LLC $1,100,000
2016-10-19Mortgage $150,000 — from KIM, MYUNG J; KIM, DONG W; KIM, MYOUNG J to RONALD WISH MD GRSA PC 401K PLAN $150,000
2016-10-19AL&R $150,000 — from KIM, MYUNG J; KIM, MYOUNG J; KIM, DONG W to RONALD WISH MD GRSA PC 401K PLAN $150,000
2016-08-25Mortgage $250,000 — from KIM, MYUNG JA to RONALD WISH MD GRSA PC 401K PLAN $250,000
2016-08-25AL&R $250,000 — from KIM, MYUNG JA to RONALD WISH MD GRSA PC 401K PLAN $250,000
2007-05-22M&CON $455,000 — from KIM, HONG YOUNG; KIM, MYUNG JA to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK,FSB $455,000
2007-05-22AL&R $455,000 — from KIM, MYUNG JA; KIM, HONG YOUNG to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK,FSB $455,000
2005-03-04Mortgage $50,000 — from KIM, MYUNG J; HONG Y KIM DBA ATLANTIC FISH HANKUK GUNU to WACHOVIA BANK NA $50,000
2003-09-30Mortgage $270,000 — from KIM, HONG YOUNG; KIM, MYOUNG JA to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $270,000
2003-09-30AL&R $270,000 — from FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB to KIM, MYOUNG JA; KIM, HONG YOUNG $270,000
2000-07-14Mortgage $94,500 — from KIM, HONG YOUNG; KIM, MYUNG JA to GREENFIELD MORTGAGEFUNDING INC $94,500
1994-12-20Mortgage $70,000 — from PAIK, NAM YOUNG; PAIK, HEUNG SOON to RHI, JOUNG HYE; RHI, CHAN WOO $70,000
1989-01-25Mortgage $15,000 — from RHI, JOUNG HYE; RHI, CHAN WOO to ANCHOR SAVS BANK $15,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170209231
201818009
2019370010
202002002
202112003
202212104
20234872194
20241311033
20251644372
20261100112
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The full timeline

Construction 10Enforcement 25Housing & tenants 444Ownership & money 45Health & systems 10

Every one of the 534 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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