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535 Liberty Avenue

304Records
13City systems
0Open violations
13.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11207 · Neighborhood: East New York (North)
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304 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 214 311 service requests, 26 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 19 DOB violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11207
Built1920
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassK4
Owner (PLUTO)DIAMOND JM HOLDINGS LLC
BBL3039630033
BIN3327097, 3327098

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 85% 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 13.3. 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

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.

What 311 hears from this address

57 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Dumping (18) · Noise (15) · Dirty Condition (5) · Dumpster Complaint (4) · Derelict Vehicles (3) · Water System (2).

Filed construction activity

$195,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (1920)
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)JACK F Mortellaro
Managing agentJACK f MORTELLARO
Last registered2025-11-17

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$742,000 $333,900
2026$764,000 $343,800
2027$804,000 $361,800

The city's market estimate has risen 8% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Festac Grill & LoungeAfricanA—

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 Contains Foreign Object) · 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.

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 — J Z · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Van Siclen Av — C · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Atlantic Av / Van Siclen Av — Q24 · 400 ft
Citi BikeSchenck Ave & Liberty Ave · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 158 Warwick
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

535 Liberty 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

57 311 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: $535,000 on 2025-09-19 (lender: Habib American Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-09-19Mortgage $535,000 — from DIAMOND JM HOLDINGS LLC to HABIB AMERICAN BANK $535,000
2025-09-19Agreement $1,360,000 — from DIAMOND JM HOLDINGS LLC to HABIB AMERICAN BANK $1,360,000
2025-09-19AL&R $1,360,000 — from DIAMOND JM HOLDINGS LLC to HABIB AMERICAN BANK $1,360,000
2024-08-09Deed $1,100,000 — from ORTIZ, LUCY; ORTIZ, LUCIA PORTILLO; PORTILLO, LUCIA ORTIZ to DIAMOND JM HOLDINGS LLC $1,100,000
2024-08-09Mortgage $825,000 — from DIAMOND JM HOLDINGS LLC to CRC FUNDING LLC $825,000
2024-06-19Sold for $1,100,000 $1,100,000 $550,000
2014-04-02AMTX $359,351 — from ORTIZ, LUCY; ORTIZ, CARLOS to BAYVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC $359,351
2007-07-11Mortgage $351,000 — from ORTIZ, LUCY; ORTIZ, CARLOS to NEW WORLD COMMERCIAL LENDER, LLC $351,000
2007-07-11AL&R $351,000 — from ORTIZ, LUCY; ORTIZ, CARLOS to NEW WORLD COMMERCIAL LENDER, LLC $351,000
1994-12-02Mortgage $100,000 — from ORTIZ, CARLOS; ORTIZ, LUCY to GREEN POINT SAVINGSBANK $100,000
1989-02-07Mortgage $375,000 — from M D KRAMER LOCK SUPPCP to MANUFACTURERS HAN TRCO $375,000

Ten-year activity

50250
2017
37
2018
2019
2020
2021
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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017006006
201801350137
201901120114
202001120114
202100180119
2022007018
202300200020
202401237031
202521264033
202600100111
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The full timeline

Construction 14Enforcement 29Housing & tenants 226Ownership & money 28Health & systems 7

Every one of the 304 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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