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87 Central Avenue

382Records
16City systems
12Open violations
12.5Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11206 · Neighborhood: Bushwick (West)
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382 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 249 311 service requests, 35 rodent inspections, 19 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11206
Built1931
Floors3
Res. units4
ClassS4
Owner (PLUTO)87 CENTRAL AVE CORP
BBL3031730008
BIN3072269

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 85% 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 12.5. In ZIP 11206, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations12 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 11 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 1987-08-20.

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

47 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (29) · Derelict Vehicles (9) · Food Poisoning (3) · Illegal Parking (3) · Homeless Person Assistance (1) · Damaged Tree (1).

Filed construction activity

$3,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (1931)
NoSix or more residential units (4)
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)87 Central Ave Corp
Head officerWilbert Alvarez
Managing agent89 Central Ave Corp
Last registered2026-07-28

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,077,000 $484,650
2026$862,000 $387,900
2027$962,000 $432,900

The city's market estimate has fallen 11% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Razor's Bar & LoungeSpanishBMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

3 food-poisoning reports to 311 at this address in the last three years (2 with three or more people sick) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

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

SubwayCentral Av — M · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Morgan Av — L · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Wilson Av / Jefferson St — B60 · 550 ft
Citi BikeCentral Ave & Melrose St · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 145 Andrew Jackson
Middle: 347, 349. 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

87 Central 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

47 311 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: $100,000 on 1997-12-02 (lender: Martinez, Herminio Velez). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1997-12-02Mortgage $100,000 — from ALVAREZ, WILBERTO to MARTINEZ, HERMINIO VELEZ $100,000

Ten-year activity

100500
2017
2018
84
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201701160522
201800100919
201930742584
20200090211
20210080210
202201300334
2023003058
202400200323
202500280331
20260060410
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The full timeline

Construction 14Enforcement 30Housing & tenants 275Ownership & money 9Health & systems 54

Every one of the 382 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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