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493 Rockaway Avenue

206Records
15City systems
0Open violations
—Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11212 · Neighborhood: Brownsville
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206 recorded events, 1986–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 42 311 service requests, 41 DOB permits, 35 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11212
Built1999
Floors1
Res. units0
ClassK6
Owner (PLUTO)23 BUTLER LLC
BBL3035260012
BIN3393302

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Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2).

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

What 311 hears from this address

10 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (1) · Street Light Condition (1) · ELECTRIC (1) · Illegal Dumping (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · Noise (1).

Filed construction activity

$281,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (6 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$1,887,000 $849,150
2026$2,161,000 $972,450
2027$2,294,000 $1,032,300

The city's market estimate has risen 22% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Big Apple KitchenChineseA—

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).

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

SubwayRockaway Av — 3 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Sutter Av — L · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Rockaway Av / Sutter Av — B60 · 150 ft
Citi BikeRockaway Ave & Blake Ave · 750 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: Elementary schools in this district are not zoned. 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

493 Rockaway Avenue

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

10 311 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: $4,350,000 on 2016-11-10 (lender: New Millennium Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-12-05Deed $5,400,000 — from JAY CEE BRONX CORPORATION to 23 BUTLER LLC $5,400,000
2022-12-05M&CON $3,450,000 — from 23 BUTLER LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $3,450,000
2022-12-05AL&R $3,450,000 — from 23 BUTLER LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $3,450,000
2022-11-23Sold for $5,400,000 $5,400,000 $1,350,000
2017-12-14Agreement $3,600,000 — from JAY CEE BRONX CORPORATION to NEW MILLENNIUM BANK $3,600,000
2016-11-10AL&R $4,350,000 — from JAY CEE BRONX CORPORATION to NEW MILLENNIUM BANK $4,350,000
2016-11-10Mortgage $4,350,000 — from JAY CEE BRONX CORPORATION to NEW MILLENNIUM BANK $4,350,000
2016-11-10Deed $5,250,000 — from SJ, BR KING, INC. to JAY CEE BRONX CORPORATION $5,250,000
2016-09-29Sold for $5,250,000 $5,250,000 $1,312,500
2012-11-29Agreement $2,240,000 — from SJ, BR KING INC to CATHAY BANK $2,240,000
2012-11-29Mortgage $777,882 — from SJ, BR KING INC to CATHAY BANK $777,882
2012-11-29AL&R $2,240,000 — from SJ, BR KING INC to CATHAY BANK $2,240,000
2007-09-26Mortgage $200,000 — from SJ, BR KING, INC. to CATHAY BANK $200,000
2006-02-23Mortgage $250,000 — from S.J., BR KING, INC. to GREAT EASTERN BANK $250,000
2006-02-23Agreement $1,472,792 — from S.J., BR KING, INC. to GREAT EASTERN BANK $1,472,792

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20176123214
2018021003
20190470112
2020003003
2021001045
20220026513
202301350523
2024300407
20252462519
2026005049
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The full timeline

Construction 60Enforcement 37Housing & tenants 46Ownership & money 37Health & systems 26

Every one of the 206 recorded events, 1986–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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