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531 Utica Avenue

164Records
6City systems
0Open violations
—Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11203 · Neighborhood: East Flatbush-Rugby
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164 recorded events, 2005–2026, from 6 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 102 311 service requests, 29 DOB job filings, 21 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11203
Built2010
Floors1
Res. units0
ClassK1
Owner (PLUTO)OTECA REALTY, LLC
BBL3046040009
BIN—

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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

11 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (7) · Consumer Complaint (1) · Illegal Dumping (1) · Rodent (1) · Graffiti (1).

Filed construction activity

$462,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (8 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.

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,815,000 $816,750
2026$1,481,000 $666,450
2027$1,488,000 $669,600

The city's market estimate has fallen 18% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Coconut Thyme CuisineCaribbeanNot yet graded—

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).

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

8 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

SubwaySutter Av-Rutland Rd — 3 · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 13-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Crown Hts-Utica Av — 3 4 · 0.6 mi straight-line (about a 15-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Utica Av / Rutland Rd — B46 · 200 ft
Citi BikeE New York Ave & Utica Ave · 850 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 268 Emma Lazarus
Middle: The Middle School of Media, Law and Fine Arts. 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

531 Utica Avenue

Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

11 311 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: $750,000 on 2010-03-17 (lender: Signature Bank), covering 2 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-08-10AL&R $825,000 — from IK 529 UTICA LLC; AF 529 UTICA LLC; MAXWELL 529 UTICA LLC to CUSTOMERS BANK $825,000
2026-08-10Agreement $825,000 — from AF 529 UTICA LLC; MAXWELL 529 UTICA LLC; IK 529 UTICA LLC to CUSTOMERS BANK $825,000
2016-08-15Agreement $1,400,000 — from 529 UTICA, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $1,400,000
2013-03-19M&CON $1,400,000 — from 529 UTICA, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $1,400,000
2013-03-19AL&R $1,400,000 — from 529 UTICA, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $1,400,000
2011-02-25Agreement $750,000 — from 529 UTICA LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $750,000
2010-03-17Mortgage $750,000 — from 529 UTICA, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $750,000
2010-03-17Agreement $750,000 — from 529 UTICA, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $750,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201705005
201806006
201903003
20200140014
20210160016
202208008
2023080210
2024064010
202502002
20261336325
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The full timeline

Construction 36Housing & tenants 102Ownership & money 21Health & systems 5

Every one of the 164 recorded events, 2005–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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