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1616 Avenue U

51Records
9City systems
0Open violations
—Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11229 · Neighborhood: Madison
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51 recorded events, 1975–2026, from 9 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 19 311 service requests, 7 DOB permits, 5 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11229
Built1946
Floors1
Res. units0
ClassK1
Owner (PLUTO)1616 AVENUE U REALTY
BBL3073490006
BIN3199612

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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

8 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Dirty Condition (3) · Graffiti (3) · Consumer Complaint (2).

Filed construction activity

$88,616 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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$1,278,000 $575,100
2026$1,221,000 $549,450
2027$1,256,000 $565,200

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

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Vivi Bubble TeaCoffee/TeaA—

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 · 300 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Avenue U / E 16 St — B3 · 100 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

1616 Avenue U

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.

Ten-year activity

1050
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
6
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201700011
201830014
201901012
202020215
202140105
202200112
202301102
202400426
202500314
202600101
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The full timeline

Construction 12Enforcement 7Housing & tenants 19Ownership & money 5Health & systems 8

Every one of the 51 recorded events, 1975–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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