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1202 Avenue U

795Records
17City systems
55Open violations
98.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11229 · Neighborhood: Gravesend (East)-Homecrest
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795 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 248 HPD housing violations, 219 311 service requests, 212 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11229
Built1926
Floors4
Res. units34
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)1202 AVE U REALTY CORP
BBL3073440001
BIN3199392

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 78% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 98.3. In ZIP 11229, 91% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations55 total — 9 class C (immediately hazardous), 31 class B, 15 class A. Oldest open since 2008-05-21.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

8 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 4 · winter 2025–26: 2 · winter 2026–27: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’24–25
2
’25–26
2
’26–27

3 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

66 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (24) · Illegal Parking (7) · Graffiti (5) · PAINT/PLASTER (4) · HEAT/HOT WATER (4) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (3).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. 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 (1926)
YesSix or more residential units (34)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. 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)1202 AVE U REALTY CORP
Head officerWILLIAM RYAN
Managing agent1202 AVENUE U REALTY CORP
Last registered2025-08-11

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,563,000 $1,603,350
2026$3,632,000 $1,634,400
2027$3,213,000 $1,445,850

The city's market estimate has fallen 10% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
CoffeeccinoTurkishA—

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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2013 (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 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Avenue U / Coney Island Av — B3 · 150 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

1202 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

66 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 4 of them about heat or hot water.

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: $300,000 on 1985-04-26 (lender: Greater NY Savings Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1985-04-26Mortgage $300,000 — from 1202 AV U RLTY CORP to GREATER NY SAVINGS BANK $300,000

Ten-year activity

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2020
2021
2022
150
2023
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2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170019019
2018209112
20190317222
20200012113
20210033134
20222016119
2023011472150
202401991101
20250247150
2026009413
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The full timeline

Construction 6Enforcement 45Housing & tenants 716Ownership & money 12Health & systems 16

Every one of the 795 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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