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856 Utica Avenue

167Records
13City systems
28Open violations
32Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11203 · Neighborhood: East Flatbush-Rugby
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167 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 41 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 40 HPD housing violations, 37 311 service requests.

BoroughBrooklyn 11203
Built1928
Floors3
Res. units5
ClassS5
Owner (PLUTO)MNGA REALTY LLC
BBL3046750033
BIN3102087

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 93% 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 32. In ZIP 11203, 76% of residential buildings hold an A and 7% 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 violations28 total — 9 class C (immediately hazardous), 10 class B, 9 class A. Oldest open since 1994-03-29.

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

4 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Food Establishment (2) · Noise (1) · Food Poisoning (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 (1928)
NoSix or more residential units (5)
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)856 UTICA AVE CORP
Head officerOMAR STEWART
Managing agentOMAR STEWART
Last registered2017-10-10

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$557,000 $250,650
2026$519,000 $233,550
2027$623,000 $280,350

The city's market estimate has risen 12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Tasty CaribbeanCaribbeanAMice evidence

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 (0 with three or more people sick)
2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Contaminated, Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · 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 6 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

SubwaySutter Av-Rutland Rd — 3 · 1.0 mi straight-line (about a 25-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Church Av — 2 5 · 1.0 mi straight-line (about a 26-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Church Av / Utica Av — B35 · 150 ft
Citi BikeE 49 St & Church Ave · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 135 Sheldon A. Brookner
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

856 Utica 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

4 311 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: $250,000 on 2020-10-05 (lender: 856 Utica Ave, Corp.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2020-10-05Mortgage $250,000 — from ALSAYEDI, MOHAMED Y to 856 UTICA AVE, CORP. $250,000
2020-10-05Deed $1,125,000 — from 856 UTICA AVE, CORP. to ALSAYEDI, MOHAMED Y $1,125,000
2020-08-25Sold for $1,125,000 $1,125,000 $225,000
2017-09-27AL&R $800,000 — from 856 UTICA AVE, CORP. to HABIB AMERICAN BANK $800,000
2017-09-27Mortgage $592,593 — from 856 UTICA AVE, CORP. to HABIB AMERICAN BANK $592,593
2017-09-27M&CON $800,000 — from 856 UTICA AVE, CORP. to HABIB AMERICAN BANK $800,000
2017-09-13Agreement $2,000,000 — from 1740-1746 NOSTRAND AVE, CORP.; 856 UTICA AVE, CORP.; 4016 CHURCH AVE, CORP. to HABIB AMERICAN BANK $2,000,000
2016-09-01AL&R $2,000,000 — from 4016 CHURCH AVE CORP.; 856 UTICA AVE CORP.; 4016 CHURCH AVE CORP.; 856 UTICA AVE CORP.; 17 to TBG FUNDING LLC; TBG FUNDING LLC; TBG FUNDING LLC $2,000,000
2016-09-01AL&R $2,000,000 — from 4016 CHURCH AVE CORP.; 856 UTICA AVE CORP.; 4016 CHURCH AVE CORP.; 856 UTICA AVE CORP.; 17 to TBG FUNDING LLC; TBG FUNDING LLC; TBG FUNDING LLC $2,000,000
2016-09-01AL&R $2,000,000 — from 4016 CHURCH AVE CORP.; 856 UTICA AVE CORP.; 4016 CHURCH AVE CORP.; 856 UTICA AVE CORP.; 17 to TBG FUNDING LLC; TBG FUNDING LLC; TBG FUNDING LLC $2,000,000
2016-09-01Mortgage $2,000,000 — from 4016 CHURCH AVE CORP.; 4016 CHURCH AVE CORP.; 1740-1746 NOSTRAND AVE CORP.; 856 UTICA AVE to TBG FUNDING LLC; TBG FUNDING LLC; TBG FUNDING LLC $2,000,000
2016-09-01Mortgage $2,000,000 — from 4016 CHURCH AVE CORP.; 4016 CHURCH AVE CORP.; 1740-1746 NOSTRAND AVE CORP.; 856 UTICA AVE to TBG FUNDING LLC; TBG FUNDING LLC; TBG FUNDING LLC $2,000,000
2016-09-01Mortgage $2,000,000 — from 4016 CHURCH AVE CORP.; 4016 CHURCH AVE CORP.; 1740-1746 NOSTRAND AVE CORP.; 856 UTICA AVE to TBG FUNDING LLC; TBG FUNDING LLC; TBG FUNDING LLC $2,000,000
2005-10-17AL&R $295,000 — from KENDALL STEWART REALTY CORP to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK FSB $295,000
2005-10-17Mortgage $295,000 — from KENDALL STEWART REALTY CORP to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK FSB $295,000

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017056011
201804015
201901012
2020054110
202108109
2022080210
202324107
202413015
202514038
202602002
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The full timeline

Construction 10Enforcement 7Housing & tenants 98Ownership & money 43Health & systems 9

Every one of the 167 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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