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1249 Avenue U

126Records
14City systems
29Open violations
22.5Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11229 · Neighborhood: Gravesend (East)-Homecrest
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126 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 42 311 service requests, 33 HPD housing violations, 12 DOB permits.

BoroughBrooklyn 11229
Built1928
Floors3
Res. units4
ClassS9
Owner (PLUTO)1249 AVENUE U LLC
BBL3073170040
BIN3197980, 3339565

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 89% 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 22.5. In ZIP 11229, 91% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% 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 violations29 total — 10 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 16 class A. Oldest open since 1975-06-16.

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

8 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Graffiti (4) · Encampment (3) · Curb Condition (1).

Filed construction activity

$1,128,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (8 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 (1928)
NoSix or more residential units (4)
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)1249 AVE U REALTY CORP
Head officerJOHN HOO
Managing agent1249 AVE U REALTY
Last registered2024-11-18

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$589,000 $265,050
2026$707,000 $318,150
2027$848,000 $381,600

The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
La Villita RestaurantMexicanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

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 · 700 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Avenue U / E 13 St — B3 · 100 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

1249 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

8 311 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
2025-09-26Deed $2,000,000 — from 1249 AVENUE U REALTY CORP. to 1249 AVENUE U LLC $2,000,000
2025-09-08Sold for $2,000,000 $2,000,000 $500,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201702002
201801001
201907007
202002002
202103003
202202002
202304015
202407018
202503216
20261820020
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The full timeline

Construction 20Enforcement 7Housing & tenants 91Ownership & money 4Health & systems 4

Every one of the 126 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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