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416 Miller Avenue

646Records
12City systems
124Open violations
1817.7Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11207 · Neighborhood: East New York (North)
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646 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 225 311 service requests, 152 HPD complaints, 137 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11207
Built1901
Floors2
Res. units2
ClassB1
Owner (PLUTO)COHEN, DAVID
BBL3037590036
BIN3084221

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GRADE F

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 1817.7. 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 violations124 total — 46 class C (immediately hazardous), 68 class B, 10 class A. Oldest open since 2004-06-12.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

36 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 12 · winter 2025–26: 6). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

12
’23–24
6
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

79 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (16) · ELECTRIC (11) · PLUMBING (9) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (7) · APPLIANCE (7) · GENERAL (7).

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 (1901)
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$956,000 $57,360
2026$961,000 $57,660
2027$837,000 $50,220

The city's market estimate has fallen 12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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 · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Van Siclen Av — 3 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Sutter Av / Van Siclen Av — B14 · 250 ft
Citi BikeBradford St & Sutter Ave · 250 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

416 Miller Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

79 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 16 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: $111,000 on 2006-03-14 (recorded via MERS, the industry registry; the lender is not named on the record). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2012-07-27Deed $50,000 — from BADU, SUSAN; GORDON, CHRISTOPHER to COHAN, DAVID $50,000
2006-03-14Mortgage $444,000 — from GORDON, CHRISTOPHER; BADU, SUSAN to MERS $444,000
2006-03-14Deed $555,000 — from BDLAK EQUITIES, INC to BADU, SUSAN; GORDON, CHRISTOPHER $555,000
2006-03-14Mortgage $111,000 — from GORDON, CHRISTOPHER; BADU, SUSAN to MERS $111,000
2005-11-01Mortgage $324,000 — from BDLAK EQUITIES, INC. to LINDA FUNDING LLC $324,000
2005-11-01Deed $360,000 — from SIMELA, VERONICA J; DUBE, MONTOMBI P; SIMELA, ERNEST D to BDLAK EQUITIES, INC. $360,000
2003-11-19Mortgage $310,500 — from DUBE, MANTOMBI P to MERS; MORTGAGE ENTERPRISE, LTD. $310,500
2003-01-16Mortgage $200,000 — from CAPRICE EQUITIES, INC. to BAR-MASHIAH, ZVI; BAR-MASHIAH, TIKVA; SOMEKH, YAAKOV $200,000
2000-03-03Mortgage $80,000 — from KING, JEROME to AMERIQUEST MORTGAGECOMPANY $80,000
1984-12-12Mortgage $3,375 — from KING, IDA to OXFORD RESOURCES CORP $3,375

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20174311137
20188110625
2019480719
20202122420
20211220023
20220170118
20230710879
20240140216
20250110011
2026319010194
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The full timeline

Enforcement 31Housing & tenants 537Ownership & money 44Health & systems 34

Every one of the 646 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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