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167 Forbell Street

196Records
15City systems
7Open violations
66.7Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11208 · Neighborhood: East New York-City Line
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196 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 83 311 service requests, 26 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 25 DOB complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11208
Built1920
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassS9
Owner (PLUTO)OLIVIA M RANDAZZO LLC
BBL3041850001
BIN3337015, 3337016, 3337017, 3337018

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 97% 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 66.7. 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 violations7 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 5 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2004-05-28.

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.

$3,475 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

35 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Food Establishment (6) · Illegal Dumping (4) · Illegal Posting (3) · Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) (3) · Plumbing (2) · Consumer Complaint (2).

Filed construction activity

$325,000 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$581,000 $261,450
2026$619,000 $278,550
2027$701,000 $315,450

The city's market estimate has risen 21% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Double Drinks / Double TasteSoutheast AsianCMice evidence · Closed by DOHMH on 2024-09-18

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (1 with three or more people sick)
6 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Letter Grading, Odor) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2010 (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

SubwayGrant Av — A · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Liberty Av / Forbell St — Q8 · under 50 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

167 Forbell Street

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

35 311 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: $300,000 on 2007-01-04 (lender: The New York Mortgage Company LLC.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2023-01-24Agreement $34,000 — from RANDAZZO, OLIVIA M to VERTICAL BRIDGE REAL ESTATE, LLC $34,000
2007-01-04Mortgage $300,000 — from DIFRANCO, ALFIO to THE NEW YORK MORTGAGE COMPANY LLC. $300,000
1999-12-30Mortgage $82,247 — from DIFRANCO, ALFIO to CFS BANK $82,247
1989-04-18Mortgage $90,000 — from DI FRANCO, ALFIO to COLUMBIA FED SAVS BANK $90,000
1984-12-04Mortgage $40,900 — from MILDANTRI, ROSE; DI FRANCO, ALFIO to ANT REALTY CORP $40,900
1982-05-28Mortgage $300,000 — from CASTELLANA, FRANK PETER; ANT REALTY CORP.; CASTELLANA, JOSEPH T. to SHOWELL FARMS INC. $300,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017033208
2018023016
20192260111
20201190011
202110190121
2022001001
2023015143133
202405170426
2025015006
2026115018
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The full timeline

Construction 7Enforcement 53Housing & tenants 98Ownership & money 28Health & systems 10

Every one of the 196 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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