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1611 Avenue U

58Records
9City systems
0Open violations
0Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11229 · Neighborhood: Madison
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58 recorded events, 1979–2025, from 9 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 23 311 service requests, 9 DOB job filings, 8 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11229
Built1928
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassS2
Owner (PLUTO)1609-1611 AVENUE, LLC
BBL3073210045
BIN3198177

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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 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

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

3 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Street Condition (1) · Illegal Dumping (1) · Homeless Person Assistance (1).

Filed construction activity

$63,350 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (7 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 (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$1,578,000 $94,680
2026$1,695,000 $101,700
2027$1,872,000 $112,320

The city's market estimate has risen 19% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
New Three StarAmericanAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 1 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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2022 (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 · 250 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Avenue U / E 16 St — B3 · 150 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 255 Barbara Reing School
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

1611 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

3 311 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
2021-08-20Deed $905,667 — from KOUTROS, GEORGE; LAMBROS, POTOULA; LAMBROS, STEVEN; LAMBROS, GEROGE; KOUTROS, VASILIKI to 1609-1611 AVENUE, LLC $905,667
2021-08-04Sold for $905,667 $905,667 $452,834

Ten-year activity

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2020
2021
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2023
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2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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2018003003
2019022004
2020302005
2021002305
2022602008
2023200002
2024001001
2025002013
2026000000
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The full timeline

Construction 18Enforcement 7Housing & tenants 23Ownership & money 9Health & systems 1

Every one of the 58 recorded events, 1979–2025, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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