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819 Avenue U

152Records
12City systems
23Open violations
20Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11223 · Neighborhood: Gravesend (East)-Homecrest
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152 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 32 HPD housing violations, 29 HPD complaints, 26 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11223
Built1931
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassS2
Owner (PLUTO)TAWIL, OLGA
BBL3071110040
BIN3192156

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 87% 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 20. 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 violations23 total — 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 13 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 2004-05-21.

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

3 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Lead (1) · Food Establishment (1) · Illegal Parking (1).

Filed construction activity

$116,460 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)OLGA TAWIL; ROBERT TAWIL
Managing agentOLGA TAWIL
Last registered2024-09-16

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,805,000 $108,300
2026$2,285,000 $137,100
2027$3,005,000 $180,300

The city's market estimate has risen 66% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Holy SchnitzelJewish/KosherNot yet graded—
Holy ShnitzelJewish/KosherCMice evidence

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: Letter Grading), 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 4 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

SubwayAvenue U — Q · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Avenue U / E 8 St — B3 · 150 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 153 Homecrest
Middle: J.H.S. 234 Arthur W. Cunningham. 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

819 Avenue U

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

3 311 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 2012-12-13 (lender: Arbruscato, Joseph and Arbruscato, Maria). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2012-12-13Mortgage $250,000 — from TAWIL, OLGA to ARBRUSCATO, JOSEPH; ARBRUSCATO, MARIA $250,000
2008-06-03Deed $700,000 — from JIM, LLC to TAWIL, OLGA $700,000
2004-02-13Deed $650,000 — from ABRUSCATO, MARIA; ABRUSCATO, JOSEPH to JIM, LLC $650,000
2004-02-13Mortgage $450,000 — from JIM, LLC to ABRUSCATO, JOSEPH; ABRUSCATO, MARIA $450,000
1984-12-07Mortgage $30,000 — from MINARDI, ROSARIO; MINARDI, MARIE to CIARAMITARO, VINCENT $30,000

Ten-year activity

50250
2017
2018
2019
41
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201700000
201820204
201910102
20200041041
202101203
202200101
2023069015
202400101
202500224
202601124
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The full timeline

Construction 17Enforcement 20Housing & tenants 85Ownership & money 26Health & systems 4

Every one of the 152 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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