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776 Blake Avenue

730Records
11City systems
131Open violations
1702Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11207 · Neighborhood: East New York (North)
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730 recorded events, 1981–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 261 311 service requests, 240 HPD complaints, 171 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11207
Built1930
Floors2
Res. units1
ClassS1
Owner (PLUTO)NILES, KAREN
BBL3040570023
BIN3089969

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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 1702. 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 violations131 total — 38 class C (immediately hazardous), 72 class B, 21 class A. Oldest open since 2010-08-10.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

120 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 14 · winter 2024–25: 62 · winter 2025–26: 33). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

14
’23–24
62
’24–25
33
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

135 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (57) · PLUMBING (27) · GENERAL (11) · APPLIANCE (10) · WATER LEAK (6) · ELECTRIC (6).

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 (1)
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)KAREN NILES
Last registered2025-11-21

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$545,000 $32,700
2026$574,000 $34,440
2027$621,000 $37,260

The city's market estimate has risen 14% 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 — 3 · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Van Siclen Av — C · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Sutter Av / Miller Av — B14 · 650 ft
Citi BikeBradford St & Dumont Ave · 550 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

776 Blake 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

135 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 57 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: $350,350 on 2007-01-03 (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
2010-02-05M&CON $397,127 — from NILES, KAREN to HSBC BANK USA NA IND TEE REN HOME EQT TR $397,127
2007-01-03Mortgage $350,350 — from NILES, KAREN to MERS $350,350
2005-11-16Deed $341,000 — from BURGOS, JOHANNA to NILES, KAREN $341,000
2003-09-05DEEDO $180,000 — from QUINONES JR., CECILIO to DELACRUZ, MANUEL $180,000
2003-09-05DEEDO $340,000 — from DELACRUZ, MANUEL to BURGOS, JOHANNA $340,000
2003-09-05Mortgage $271,500 — from BURGOS, JOHANNA to MERS AS NOMINEE FOR FIRST NATIONAL BANK $271,500

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201701001
20180150015
20190170118
202010001
20210130013
20220390039
2023610700113
20241731075
20251731075
2026419900203
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The full timeline

Enforcement 28Housing & tenants 685Ownership & money 13Health & systems 4

Every one of the 730 recorded events, 1981–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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