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859 Flatbush Avenue

238Records
12City systems
0Open violations
26.7Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11226 · Neighborhood: Flatbush
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238 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 142 311 service requests, 29 DOB violations, 18 ECB/OATH violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11226
Built1931
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassK4
Owner (PLUTO)MEIR & MEIR DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
BBL3050860001
BIN3116697

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 90% 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 26.7. In ZIP 11226, 60% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% 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

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

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

24 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (6) · Blocked Driveway (4) · Snow or Ice (4) · Water System (2) · Illegal Parking (2) · Plumbing (1).

Filed construction activity

$28,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (1931)
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$1,048,000 $471,600
2026$1,156,000 $520,200
2027$1,249,000 $562,050

The city's market estimate has risen 19% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Mike's Pizza & RestaurantPizzaA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 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) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

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.

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

SubwayChurch Av — B Q · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Flatbush Av / Church Av — B41 · 150 ft
Citi BikeE 21 St & Church Ave · 600 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: Norma Adams Clemons Academy
Middle: M.S. 246 Walt Whitman. 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

859 Flatbush 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

24 311 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: $843,750 on 2004-04-28 (lender: Valley National Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2004-04-28AL&R $843,750 — from VALLEY NATIONAL BANK to MEIR & MEIR DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION $843,750
2004-04-28Mortgage $843,750 — from MEIR & MEIR DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION to VALLEY NATIONAL BANK $843,750

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201701229041
201802417
2019444012
20200011011
202100909
202220305
20230512017
202401708
2025028010
2026009110
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The full timeline

Construction 17Enforcement 64Housing & tenants 147Ownership & money 8Health & systems 2

Every one of the 238 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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