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628 Avenue U

156Records
13City systems
0Open violations
13.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11223 · Neighborhood: Gravesend (East)-Homecrest
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156 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 56 311 service requests, 20 HPD complaints, 16 ECB/OATH violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11223
Built1931
Floors2
Res. units2
ClassS9
Owner (PLUTO)GERRITSEN BEACH EQUITIES LLC
BBL3071330011
BIN3193035

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 85% 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 13.3. 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

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

16 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Sidewalk Condition (3) · Food Establishment (3) · Illegal Parking (2) · Sewer (1) · Residential Disposal Complaint (1) · Litter Basket Complaint (1).

Filed construction activity

$12,000 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$1,117,200 $502,740
2026$1,119,000 $503,550
2027$1,343,000 $604,350

The city's market estimate has risen 20% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Holy ToastJewish/KosherA—
Suduchny LLCNot yet graded—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

3 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food, Food Worker Activity, 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 3 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 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 12-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Avenue U — F · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 12-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Avenue U / Ocean Pkwy — B3 · 250 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

628 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

16 311 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: $1,300,000 on 2024-12-03 (lender: East West Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2024-12-19AL&R $1,300,000 — from GERRITSEN BEACH EQUITIES LLC to EAST WEST BANK $1,300,000
2024-12-03Mortgage $1,300,000 — from GERRITSEN BEACH EQUITIES LLC to EAST WEST BANK $1,300,000
2024-12-03Deed $2,613,000 — from GALAXY IMPROVEMENT CORPORATION to GERRITSEN BEACH EQUITIES LLC $2,613,000
2024-11-15Sold for $2,613,000 $2,613,000 $1,306,500

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017001012
2018000022
2019003014
2020000011
2021001001
20220780015
202321480125
20240324110
2025014016
2026006039
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The full timeline

Construction 11Enforcement 41Housing & tenants 77Ownership & money 15Health & systems 12

Every one of the 156 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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