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1223 Avenue U

82Records
10City systems
0Open violations
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Brooklyn · ZIP 11229 · Neighborhood: Gravesend (East)-Homecrest
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82 recorded events, 1978–2026, from 10 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 45 311 service requests, 11 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 11 DOB permits.

BoroughBrooklyn 11229
Built1928
Floors2
Res. units0
ClassK2
Owner (PLUTO)1223 U LLC
BBL3073160039
BIN3197934

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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

6 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (5) · Food Establishment (1).

Filed construction activity

$4,000 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.

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$432,000 $194,400
2026$455,000 $204,750
2027$442,000 $198,900

The city's market estimate has risen 2% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Sheep BY BarashkaEastern EuropeanB—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 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: Food Worker Hygiene) · 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.

3 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 — Q · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Avenue U / E 13 St — B3 · 200 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

1223 Avenue U

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: $400,000 on 2011-08-12 (lender: The Bank Of East Asia (U.S.A.) N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-12-05Deed $1,250,000 — from SA, KENNETH to 1223 U LLC $1,250,000
2025-11-18Sold for $1,250,000 $1,250,000 $625,000
2011-08-12Mortgage $400,000 — from 1223 AVENUE U REALTY LLC to THE BANK OF EAST ASIA (U.S.A.) N.A. $400,000
2011-08-12AL&R $400,000 — from 1223 AVENUE U REALTY LLC to THE BANK OF EAST ASIA (U.S.A.) N.A. $400,000
2011-08-01Deed $700,000 — from HI-CROWN 2000, INC. to 1223 AVENUE U REALTY LLC $700,000
2010-07-28Mortgage $250,000 — from HI-CROWN 2000, INC. to ZELIK, JOSEPH $250,000
2003-09-29Deed $480,000 — from BORNSTEIN, ESTHER; BORNSTEIN, NATHAN to HI-CROWN 2000, INC. $480,000

Ten-year activity

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YearHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170000
20180000
20191001
20200000
20213104
20227108
20232002
20240011
202553210
20261001
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The full timeline

Construction 13Enforcement 8Housing & tenants 45Ownership & money 13Health & systems 3

Every one of the 82 recorded events, 1978–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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