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597 New Lots Avenue

94Records
12City systems
20Open violations
6.7Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11207 · Neighborhood: East New York-New Lots
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94 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 23 HPD housing violations, 21 DOB violations, 12 311 service requests.

BoroughBrooklyn 11207
Built1930
Floors2
Res. units3
ClassS3
Owner (PLUTO)GARCIA FERNANDO
BBL3040890032
BIN3090720

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 81% 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 6.7. 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 violations20 total — 11 class C (immediately hazardous), 8 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 1997-08-12.

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

5 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Water Conservation (1) · Water System (1) · Drinking (1) · Consumer Complaint (1) · Illegal Parking (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 (3)
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)FERNANDO GARCIA; NERIDA GARCIA
Managing agentNERIDA GARCIA
Last registered2025-10-06

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$349,000 $157,050
2026$419,000 $188,550
2027$503,000 $226,350

The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Nelly's CakesLatin AmericanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

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 · 450 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: New Lots Av / Hendrix St — B15 · 250 ft
Citi BikeLivonia Ave & Schenck Ave · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 013 Roberto Clemente
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

597 New Lots 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

5 311 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: $98,000 on 1997-04-22 (lender: Greenpoint Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1997-04-22Mortgage $98,000 — from GARCIA, NERIDA; GARCIA, FERNANDO to GREENPOINT BANK $98,000

Ten-year activity

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2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20172125
20180516
20190134
20200112
20210112
20220213
20231214
20241124
20251618
20260123
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The full timeline

Construction 4Enforcement 25Housing & tenants 42Ownership & money 6Health & systems 17

Every one of the 94 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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