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2196 Pitkin Avenue

106Records
11City systems
20Open violations
10Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11207 · Neighborhood: East New York (North)
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106 recorded events, 1979–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 41 311 service requests, 30 HPD housing violations, 14 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11207
Built1930
Floors2
Res. units2
ClassS2
Owner (PLUTO)2196 PITKIN AVE LLC
BBL3037420023
BIN3083986, 3380337

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 82% 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 10. In ZIP 11207, 62% of residential buildings hold an A and 13% 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 violations20 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 12 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 1979-10-02.

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

4 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Food Establishment (3) · Missed Collection (1).

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).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)JENNIFER M FORTEAU
Last registered2025-07-24

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$678,000 $40,680
2026$831,000 $49,860
2027$947,000 $56,820

The city's market estimate has risen 40% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Domino'sPizzaAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

3 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food, Food Contaminated) · 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

SubwayVan Siclen Av — C · 300 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Sutter Av / Van Siclen Av — B14 · 850 ft
Citi BikePitkin Ave & Van Siclen Ave · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 149 Danny Kaye
Middle: J.H.S. 292 Margaret S. Douglas. 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

2196 Pitkin 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

4 311 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: $470,000 on 2019-05-02 (lender: Silver Hill Funding, LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2019-05-02AL&R $470,000 — from 2196 PITKIN AVE LLC to SILVER HILL FUNDING, LLC $470,000
2019-05-02Mortgage $470,000 — from 2196 PITKIN AVE LLC to SILVER HILL FUNDING, LLC $470,000
2006-09-08Mortgage $371,000 — from FORTEAU, JENNIFER to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA $371,000
2004-03-08Mortgage $233,250 — from FORTEAU, JENNIFER M to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS $233,250
2004-03-08DEEDO $240,000 — from GRIFFEN, URIEL to FORTEAU, JENNIFER $240,000
1993-09-14Mortgage $55,000 — from GRIFFIN, URIEL to PUGLIA, ALBINO; PUGLIA, ANNA $55,000

Ten-year activity

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YearHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20173003
20182002
201957012
20207108
20213003
20225005
20235016
20243014
20253003
20264015
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The full timeline

Construction 7Enforcement 1Housing & tenants 79Ownership & money 15Health & systems 4

Every one of the 106 recorded events, 1979–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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