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214 Highlawn Avenue

270Records
13City systems
21Open violations
10Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11223 · Neighborhood: Gravesend (West)
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270 recorded events, 1976–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 159 311 service requests, 23 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 23 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11223
Built1920
Floors2
Res. units2
ClassS2
Owner (PLUTO)DAVID LATI
BBL3066750010
BIN3178131

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 82% 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 10. In ZIP 11223, 79% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% 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 violations21 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 15 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2008-11-11.

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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.

$6,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

40 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (30) · Illegal Parking (3) · Graffiti (3) · Food Establishment (1) · Lost Property (1) · Building/Use (1).

Filed construction activity

$17,000 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 (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$1,428,000 $85,680
2026$1,469,000 $88,140
2027$1,381,000 $82,860

The city's market estimate has fallen 3% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
El Gallo TaqueriaMexicanAMice evidence
Moody's Coffeehouse & TavernAmericanNot yet graded—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage), shared by 2 restaurants · 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.

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

SubwayKings Hwy — N · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Kings Hwy — F · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Kings Hwy / W 5 St — B82 · 550 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 215 Morris H. Weiss
Middle: I.S. 228 David A. Boody. 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

214 Highlawn 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

40 311 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: $60,000 on 1989-05-22 (lender: Cortale, Lorraine). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1989-05-22Mortgage $60,000 — from TESTA, ANGELA; TESTA, JOSEPH to CORTALE, LORRAINE $60,000
1988-06-13Mortgage $60,000 — from TESTA, JOSEPH to WEISZ, AGNETA $60,000
1987-09-16Mortgage $56,000 — from TESTA, ANGELA; TESTA, JOSEPH to GIAMMONA, LEO $56,000
1987-05-06Mortgage $130,000 — from TESTA, JOSEPH; TESTA, ANGELA to GREEN POINT SAVS BANK $130,000
1986-05-16Mortgage $50,000 — from TESTA, JOSEPH; TESTA, ANGELA to GIAMMONA, LEO $50,000
1983-08-31Mortgage $65,000 — from TESTA, JOSEPH; TESTA, ANGELA to RUSSO, MARIA; RUSSO, VITTORIO $65,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201702406
20181026128
20190026026
20200022022
202100909
202200404
202300415
202400202
2025039315
20260029029
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The full timeline

Construction 12Enforcement 20Housing & tenants 210Ownership & money 23Health & systems 5

Every one of the 270 recorded events, 1976–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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