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1213 Liberty Avenue

137Records
13City systems
33Open violations
292Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11208 · Neighborhood: East New York-City Line
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137 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 42 311 service requests, 33 HPD housing violations, 22 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11208
Built1920
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassS2
Owner (PLUTO)1213 LIBERTY AVENUE, LLC
BBL3041840064
BIN3094136

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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 292. 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 violations33 total — 9 class C (immediately hazardous), 15 class B, 9 class A. Oldest open since 2008-05-08.

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

21 service requests in the last three years. Most common: PAINT/PLASTER (5) · Dirty Condition (4) · Illegal Posting (3) · Vendor Enforcement (2) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · Noise (1).

Filed construction activity

$129,966 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$760,000 $45,600
2026$728,000 $43,680
2027$842,000 $50,520

The city's market estimate has risen 11% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Dunkin' / Baskin RobbinsDonutsAMice 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).

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

SubwayGrant Av — A · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Liberty Av / Forbell St — Q8 · 150 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 214 Michael Friedsam
Middle: J.H.S. 218 James P. Sinnott. 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

1213 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

21 311 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.

Ten-year activity

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2020
2021
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2023
2024
44
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017000000
2018003003
2019015006
2020003003
2021004004
2022002002
2023204017
20242070211
202500402244
2026002002
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The full timeline

Construction 18Enforcement 12Housing & tenants 98Ownership & money 3Health & systems 6

Every one of the 137 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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