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253 Avenue X

54Records
10City systems
0Open violations
0Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11223 · Neighborhood: Gravesend (East)-Homecrest
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54 recorded events, 1977–2026, from 10 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 23 311 service requests, 9 DOB permits, 7 boiler inspections.

BoroughBrooklyn 11223
Built1931
Floors1
Res. units1
ClassS1
Owner (PLUTO)253 AVE X FIVE PARTNERS LLC
BBL3071730047
BIN3329379, 3329380

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 100% 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 0. 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

6 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Food Establishment (2) · Missed Collection (1) · Dirty Condition (1) · Street Sweeping Complaint (1) · Graffiti (1).

Filed construction activity

$19,000 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 (1)
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$551,000 $33,060
2026$698,000 $41,880
2027$756,000 $45,360

The city's market estimate has risen 37% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
FamousChinese/CubanAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food, Food Spoiled) · 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 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

SubwayAvenue X — F · 150 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
86 St — N · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Avenue X / Shell Rd — B1 · 150 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 216 Arturo Toscanini
Middle: I.S. 303 Herbert S. Eisenberg. 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

253 Avenue X

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

6 311 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: $150,000 on 1993-02-23 (lender: Green Point Savingsbank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-06-16Deed $1,150,000 — from WIN ALL INCORPORATED to 253 AVE X FIVE PARTNERS LLC $1,150,000
2025-06-13Sold for $1,150,000 $1,150,000 $1,150,000
1993-02-23Mortgage $150,000 — from WIN ALL INCORPORATED to GREEN POINT SAVINGSBANK $150,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017001001
2018003014
2019012014
2020002013
2021000011
2022001012
2023002024
2024002024
2025003216
2026201003
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The full timeline

Construction 10Enforcement 4Housing & tenants 23Ownership & money 6Health & systems 11

Every one of the 54 recorded events, 1977–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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