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779 Saratoga Avenue

190Records
10City systems
0Open violations
50Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11212 · Neighborhood: Brownsville
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190 recorded events, 1989–2026, from 10 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 109 311 service requests, 22 DOB job filings, 20 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11212
Built1930
Floors2
Res. units2
ClassK4
Owner (PLUTO)777 SARATOGA AVENUE
BBL3035690006
BIN3081895

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 96% 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 50. In ZIP 11212, 56% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% 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

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

$5,000 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

44 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Cannabis Retailer (22) · Noise (6) · Consumer Complaint (3) · Dirty Condition (3) · Water Maintenance (3) · General Construction/Plumbing (2).

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 (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).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$769,000 $346,050
2026$791,000 $355,950
2027$825,000 $371,250

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

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Crown Fried ChickenChickenNot yet graded—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Spoiled) · 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 5 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

SubwaySaratoga Av — 3 · under 50 ft straight-line (under a minute) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Saratoga Av / Livonia Av — B7 · 100 ft
Citi BikeLivonia Ave & Saratoga Ave · 150 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

779 Saratoga 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

44 311 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: $250,000 on 2001-04-03 (lender: Archer, Norman D). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2001-04-03Mortgage $250,000 — from ALMARDAI, SALEM; ALMERDIE, MOHAMMED; YAFAI, HUSSEIN to ARCHER, NORMAN D $250,000
2001-03-21Mortgage $62,500 — from ALMERDIE, MOHAMMED; YAFAI, HUSSEIN to NEIL S KRAMER P C -PENSION TRUST $62,500
2000-03-07Mortgage $120,000 — from ARCHER, NORMAN to WAINCO FUNDING LLC $120,000

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170437
20182406
20191708
20200909
20210202
20220404
202365011
20241203
2025111113
2026229031
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The full timeline

Construction 41Enforcement 15Housing & tenants 110Ownership & money 20Health & systems 4

Every one of the 190 recorded events, 1989–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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