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1224 Myrtle Avenue

295Records
14City systems
9Open violations
105.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11221 · Neighborhood: Bushwick (West)
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295 recorded events, 1975–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 86 311 service requests, 65 HPD complaints, 61 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11221
Built1930
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassS2
Owner (PLUTO)1224 MYRTLE AVE LLC
BBL3032160001
BIN3073099

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 98% 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 105.3. In ZIP 11221, 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 violations9 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2022-11-17.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 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

21 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Water System (6) · ELECTRIC (4) · Snow or Ice (2) · Overgrown Tree/Branches (1) · APPLIANCE (1) · GENERAL (1).

Filed construction activity

$254,148 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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 (1930)
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)JORGE RODRIGUEZ
Last registered2021-08-29

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,208,000 $132,480
2026$2,679,000 $160,740
2027$2,656,000 $159,360

The city's market estimate has risen 20% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Emerald Bakery and CafeCoffee/TeaNot yet graded—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 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 · 700 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Kosciuszko St — J · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Myrtle Av / Evergreen Av — B54 · 100 ft
Citi BikeCedar St & Evergreen Ave · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted bike lane mapped within 75 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 274 Kosciusko
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

1224 Myrtle 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

21 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 of them about heat or hot water.

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: $457,500 on 2007-08-21 (lender: New World Commercial Lender. LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2023-08-02Deed $1,300,000 — from SOSA, HEIR, ZEFERINA; SOSA, HEIR, VANEZA; ESTATE OF JORGE RODRIGUEZ; SOSA, HEIR, BRIAN to 1224 MYRTLE AVE LLC $1,300,000
2023-06-08Sold for $1,300,000 $1,300,000 $650,000
2007-08-21AL&R $457,500 — from RODRIGUEZ, JORGE to NEW WORLD COMMERCIAL LENDER. LLC $457,500
2007-08-21Mortgage $457,500 — from RODRIGUEZ, JORGE to NEW WORLD COMMERCIAL LENDER. LLC $457,500
2007-08-21Deed $610,000 — from CHAVEZ, NINA to RODRIGUEZ, JORGE $610,000
2004-02-28Agreement $215,180 — from CHAVEZ, NINA to WELLS FARGO HOME MORTGAGE INC. $215,180
2004-02-28Mortgage $8,432 — from CHAVEZ, NINA to WELLS FARGO HOME MORTGAGE INC. $8,432
2001-11-01Mortgage $212,000 — from CHAVEZ, NINA to WELLS FARGO HOME MORTGAGE INC $212,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017002035
2018003036
2019013048
2020007029
202100460248
2022004037
20230034310
2024012036
20256090419
202600270431
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The full timeline

Construction 9Enforcement 10Housing & tenants 213Ownership & money 21Health & systems 42

Every one of the 295 recorded events, 1975–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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