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351 Ridgewood Avenue

208Records
13City systems
3Open violations
13.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11208 · Neighborhood: Cypress Hills
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208 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 94 311 service requests, 31 HPD complaints, 24 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11208
Built1901
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassS9
Owner (PLUTO)MEZA, MIGUEL
BBL3041160001
BIN3091544

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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 11208, 69% of residential buildings hold an A and 9% 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 violations3 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2017-11-30.

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

12 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Blocked Driveway (5) · Illegal Parking (3) · Noise (1) · Water System (1) · Damaged Tree (1) · Illegal Dumping (1).

Filed construction activity

$54,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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 (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$566,400 $254,880
2026$680,000 $306,000
2027$613,000 $275,850

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

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
El Nuevo Azteca MayaLatin AmericanAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

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.

2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2014 (0 in the last three years).

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

SubwayCrescent St — J Z · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Crescent St / Ridgewood Av — B13 · 850 ft
Citi BikeShepherd Ave & Fulton St · 0.4 mi · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 065
Middle: 171, 760. 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

351 Ridgewood 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

12 311 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: $690,000 on 2016-11-09 (lender: Bcb Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2016-11-09Deed $930,000 — from LEONARDO, LUIS M to BENITEZ, ZOILA G; MEZA, MIGUEL $930,000
2016-11-09Mortgage $690,000 — from MEZA, MIGUEL; BENITEZ, ZOILA G to BCB COMMUNITY BANK $690,000
2016-11-09AL&R $690,000 — from BENITEZ, ZOILA G; MEZA, MIGUEL to BCB COMMUNITY BANK $690,000
2016-11-01Sold for $930,000 $930,000 $465,000
2016-04-22Mortgage $100,000 — from LEONARDO, LUIS to NEWBANK $100,000
2016-04-22AL&R $100,000 — from LEONARDO, LUIS to NEWBANK $100,000
2005-07-26AL&R $350,000 — from LEONARDO, LUIS M to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $350,000
2005-07-26Mortgage $350,000 — from LEONARDO, LUIS M to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $350,000
2002-04-01Mortgage $192,500 — from LEONARDO, LUIS M; MARMOLEJO, JOSE R; MARMOLEJO, RAFEAL to GREENPOINT MORTGAGEFUNDING INC $192,500
1987-12-10Mortgage $125,000 — from ROSENBERG, RIVKA; ROSENBERG, CARL to GREEN POINT SAVS BANK $125,000
1986-09-04Mortgage $80,000 — from ROSENBERG, RIVKA; ROSENBERG, CARL to FREEDMAN, BEATRICE; FREEDMAN, JEROME $80,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201710423037
201812205
201901001
202000202
202100101
202200303
202305319
202401315
2025015511
202600404
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The full timeline

Construction 11Enforcement 33Housing & tenants 131Ownership & money 25Health & systems 8

Every one of the 208 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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