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222 Avenue U

112Records
11City systems
0Open violations
—Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11223 · Neighborhood: Gravesend (East)-Homecrest
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112 recorded events, 1985–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 47 311 service requests, 15 DOB job filings, 14 DOB permits.

BoroughBrooklyn 11223
Built1940
Floors1
Res. units0
ClassK5
Owner (PLUTO)QQJ REALTY LLC
BBL3071220008
BIN3192585

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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.

What 311 hears from this address

20 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (6) · Noise (4) · Food Establishment (4) · Dirty Condition (2) · General Construction/Plumbing (1) · Snow or Ice (1).

Filed construction activity

$482,340 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (6 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.

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$694,000 $312,300
2026$720,000 $324,000
2027$691,000 $310,950

The city's market estimate has risen 0% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Castell'sJewish/KosherA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

4 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Letter Grading, No Permit or License) · 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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2011 (0 in the last three years).

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 — F · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Avenue U — N · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Avenue U / W 5 St — B3 · 100 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 095 The Gravesend
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

222 Avenue U

Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

20 311 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

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2020-10-06Deed $1,985,000 — from TAVERNA, CO-TRUSTEE, MADELINE M; TAVERNA TRUST; 222 AVENUE U LLC; TAVERNA, CO-TRUSTEE, THO to QQJ REALTY LLC $1,985,000
2020-09-10Sold for $1,985,000 $1,985,000 $1,985,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017052007
20180640010
2019000101
2020301206
2021000000
2022017008
2023012003
20246140011
202500100111
2026006006
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The full timeline

Construction 31Enforcement 23Housing & tenants 47Ownership & money 10Health & systems 1

Every one of the 112 recorded events, 1985–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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