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2579 Cropsey Avenue

135Records
9City systems
0Open violations
6.7Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11214 · Neighborhood: Gravesend (West)
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135 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 9 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 64 311 service requests, 27 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 11 DOB complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11214
Built1931
Floors2
Res. units2
ClassK4
Owner (PLUTO)MICHAEL PICARELLO
BBL3069090001
BIN3329293, 3329294

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 81% 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 6.7. In ZIP 11214, 75% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% 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

18 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Food Establishment (6) · General Construction/Plumbing (5) · Illegal Parking (3) · Root/Sewer/Sidewalk Condition (1) · Electrical (1) · Building/Use (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 (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$549,000 $247,050
2026$572,000 $257,400
2027$597,000 $268,650

The city's market estimate has risen 9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
La Casa BellaPizzaA—
Uncle Louie G’S Italian Ices & Ice CreamFrozen DessertsA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

6 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage, Food Contains Foreign Object, Kitchen/Food Prep Area), shared by 2 restaurants · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

Flood exposure

In the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary flood maps) — lenders typically require flood insurance here.

Hurricane evacuation zone 2 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

SubwayBay 50 St — D · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Cropsey Av / 26 Av — B6 B82 · 100 ft
Bike facilityShared bike route mapped within 75 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 212 Lady Deborah Moody
Middle: I.S. 281 Joseph B Cavallaro. 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

2579 Cropsey 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

18 311 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: $162,741 on 2014-09-04 (lender: TD Bank N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2014-09-04Agreement $650,000 — from PICARELLO, MICHAEL to TD BANK N.A. $650,000
2014-09-04AL&R $650,000 — from PICARELLO, MICHAEL to TD BANK N.A. $650,000
2014-09-04Mortgage $162,742 — from PICARELLO, MICHAEL to TD BANK N.A. $162,742
2011-09-06AL&R $500,000 — from PICARELLO, MICHAEL to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION $500,000
2011-09-06Mortgage $500,000 — from PICARELLO, MICHAEL to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION $500,000
2005-12-23AL&R $194,000 — from GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC. to PICARELLO, MICHAEL $194,000
2005-12-23Agreement $194,000 — from PICARELLO, MICHAEL to GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC. $194,000
2005-12-23Mortgage $16,435 — from PICARELLO, MICHAEL to GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC. $16,435
2002-08-13Mortgage $225,000 — from PICARELLO, MICHAEL to GREENPOINT MORTGAGEFUNDING INC $225,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170101
20180303
2019313016
20200404
20210101
20220202
20230707
20240527
20252204
20261011223
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The full timeline

Construction 14Enforcement 26Housing & tenants 64Ownership & money 27Health & systems 4

Every one of the 135 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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