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254 Irving Avenue

553Records
16City systems
7Open violations
14Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11237 · Neighborhood: Bushwick (East)
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553 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 382 311 service requests, 43 HPD complaints, 26 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11237
Built1931
Floors3
Res. units4
ClassS4
Owner (PLUTO)254 IRVING AVENUE,
BBL3033090022
BIN3075712

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 86% 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 14. In ZIP 11237, 39% of residential buildings hold an A and 15% 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 violations7 total — 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2003-04-14.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2).

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

134 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (106) · Food Establishment (7) · Smoking (4) · Outdoor Dining (4) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · Sidewalk Condition (2).

Filed construction activity

$362,000 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 (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)254 IRVING AVENUE LLC
Head officerCALOGERO VERDE
Managing agent254 IRVING LLC.
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$1,220,400 $549,180
2026$1,301,000 $585,450
2027$1,473,000 $662,850

The city's market estimate has risen 21% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Lucky CharlieAmericanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

7 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage, Letter Grading, No Permit or License) · 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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2019 (0 in the last three years).

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

SubwayKnickerbocker Av — M · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
DeKalb Av — L · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Myrtle Av / Menahan St — B54 · 350 ft
Citi BikeMyrtle Ave & Grove St · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 116 Elizabeth L Farrell
Middle: J.H.S. 291 Roland Hayes. 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

254 Irving 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

134 311 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: $246,934 on 2013-12-04 (lender: Flushing Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2013-12-04AL&R $650,000 — from 254 IRVING LLC to FLUSHING BANK $650,000
2013-12-04Agreement $650,000 — from 254 IRVING LLC to FLUSHING BANK $650,000
2013-12-04Mortgage $246,935 — from 254 IRVING LLC to FLUSHING BANK $246,935
2005-11-09Mortgage $487,500 — from 254 IRVING LLC to COMMERCE BANK, NA $487,500
2003-02-25Deed $242,300 — from VIDAL, GILMORE to 254 IRVING AVENUE, LLC $242,300
1999-02-10Mortgage $153,000 — from VIDAL, GILMORE to AMERICAN CAPITAL MORTGAGE BANKERS LTD $153,000
1985-02-01Mortgage $15,000 — from D'ONOFRIO, ANGELA; D'ONOFRIO, CARMELO to PATANIA, SANTO; PATANIA, MARY G $15,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170111416
2018016411
20192025330
202030429
20210419225
2022031004107
20230083790
20240059463
20250252357
20260015318
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The full timeline

Construction 9Enforcement 27Housing & tenants 458Ownership & money 19Health & systems 40

Every one of the 553 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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