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1601 Avenue Z

104Records
11City systems
0Open violations
—Penalty rate

104 recorded events, 1984–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 50 311 service requests, 26 DOB permits, 13 DOB job filings.

BoroughBrooklyn 11235
Built1963
Floors1
Res. units0
ClassK1
Owner (PLUTO)WALDORF REALTY CO INC
BBL3074370044
BIN3204032

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Patterns

3 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 3).

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: General Construction/Plumbing (3) · Illegal Parking (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · Non (1) · Broken Parking Meter (1) · Graffiti (1).

Filed construction activity

$216,308 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (10 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$887,000 $399,150
2026$978,000 $440,100
2027$1,109,000 $499,050

The city's market estimate has risen 25% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Baya BarJuice, Smoothies, Fruit SaladsA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

Flood exposure

In the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary flood maps) — lenders typically require flood insurance here.

Hurricane evacuation zone 2 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 2011 (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

SubwaySheepshead Bay — B Q · 450 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Avenue Z / E 15 St — B4 B36 B49 · 150 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 254 Dag Hammarskjold
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

1601 Avenue Z

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: $477,845 on 1984-04-26 (lender: American Savings Bank), covering 5 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1984-04-26Mortgage $477,845 — from WALDORF REALTY CO INC to AMERICAN SAVINGS BANK $477,845

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201700202
201800101
2019406010
202030205
20211102013
202240307
2023405211
202400819
202521104
202630317
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The full timeline

Construction 41Enforcement 3Housing & tenants 51Ownership & money 5Health & systems 4

Every one of the 104 recorded events, 1984–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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