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2501 Avenue U

157Records
10City systems
0Open violations
—Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11229 · Neighborhood: Madison
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157 recorded events, 1977–2026, from 10 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 69 311 service requests, 26 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 22 boiler inspections.

BoroughBrooklyn 11229
Built1925
Floors2
Res. units0
ClassK4
Owner (PLUTO)BEDFORD & U LLC
BBL3073300055
BIN3198645

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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

11 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Food Establishment (4) · Illegal Dumping (4) · Illegal Parking (1) · Street Condition (1) · Noise (1).

Filed construction activity

$96,290 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 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$630,000 $283,500
2026$714,000 $321,300
2027$683,000 $307,350

The city's market estimate has risen 8% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
DunkinDonutsA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

4 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Pet/Animal, Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · 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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2018 (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 · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 13-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Avenue U / Bedford Av — B3 · 150 ft
Bike facilityPainted bike lane mapped within 75 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 255 Barbara Reing School
Middle: J.H.S. 014 Shell Bank. 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

2501 Avenue U

Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

11 311 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: $450,000 on 2019-03-05 (lender: American Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2019-03-05Mortgage $450,000 — from BEDFORD & U, LLC to AMERICAN COMMUNITY BANK $450,000
2019-03-05AL&R $450,000 — from BEDFORD & U, LLC to AMERICAN COMMUNITY BANK $450,000
2009-03-20Mortgage $375,000 — from BEDFORD & U LLC to HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $375,000
2009-03-20AL&R $375,000 — from BEDFORD & U LLC to HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $375,000
2004-07-04Deed $775,000 — from MELTZER, JACQUELINE; MELTZER, LOUIS; MELTZER, ANDREW; MECKLER, HAROLD to BEDFORD & U, LLC $775,000
2004-07-04AL&R $480,000 — from BEDFORD & U LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVNGS AND LOAN ASSOCIAT $480,000
2004-07-04Mortgage $480,000 — from BEDFORD & U LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $480,000
1988-06-28Mortgage $250,000 — from MECKLER, HAROLD; MELTZER, ADELE to CROSSLAND SAVS FSB $250,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017001023
201800100212
20190152210
2020005229
2021204028
2022011024
20230090312
20240060511
2025302038
20265030210
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The full timeline

Construction 17Enforcement 20Housing & tenants 69Ownership & money 26Health & systems 25

Every one of the 157 recorded events, 1977–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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