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242 Brighton Beach Ave

304Records
11City systems
0Open violations
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Brooklyn · ZIP 11235 · Neighborhood: Brighton Beach
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304 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 114 311 service requests, 49 DOB permits, 43 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11235
Built1945
Floors1
Res. units0
ClassK1
Owner (PLUTO)ORWAND REALTY LLC
BBL3086830097
BIN3245041

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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

32 service requests in the last three years. Most common: General Construction/Plumbing (7) · Blocked Driveway (5) · Noise (2) · Graffiti (2) · Consumer Complaint (2) · Illegal Parking (2).

Filed construction activity

$154,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (8 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$5,347,000 $2,406,150
2026$4,493,000 $2,021,850
2027$4,712,000 $2,120,400

The city's market estimate has fallen 12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Meet Wise MeatTurkishA—
SachikoJapaneseA—
Shaurma FactoryEastern EuropeanAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

3 restaurants · 1 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 1 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

5 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2012 (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

SubwayOcean Pkwy — Q · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Brighton Beach — B Q · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Brighton Beach Av / Brighton 1 Pl — B1 B68 · 50 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 253
Middle: P.S. K225 - The Eileen E. Zaglin. 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

242 Brighton Beach Ave

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

32 311 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: $1,452,208 on 2017-09-29 (lender: Mercantil Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-03-26Agreement $6,100,000 — from ORWAND REALTY LLC to KEARNY BANK $6,100,000
2025-03-26AL&R $6,100,000 — from ORWAND REALTY LLC to KEARNY BANK $6,100,000
2017-09-29AL&R $7,500,000 — from ORWAND REALTY LLC to MERCANTIL BANK, N.A. $7,500,000
2017-09-29Mortgage $1,452,209 — from ORWAND REALTY LLC to MERCANTIL BANK, N.A. $1,452,209
2017-09-29Agreement $7,500,000 — from ORWAND REALTY LLC to MERCANTIL BANK, N.A. $7,500,000
2011-05-09Mortgage $2,062,334 — from ORWAND REALTY, LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK $2,062,334
2011-05-09Agreement $6,700,000 — from ORWAND REALTY, LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK $6,700,000
2011-05-09AL&R $6,700,000 — from ORWAND REALTY, LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK $6,700,000
2006-05-02Mortgage $3,291,380 — from ORWAND REALTY LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $3,291,380
2006-05-02Agreement $5,000,000 — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to ORWAND REALTY LLC $5,000,000
2006-05-02AL&R $5,000,000 — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to ORWAND REALTY LLC $5,000,000
2004-01-26M&CON $1,800,000 — from ORWAND REALTY LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK AND LOAN AS $1,800,000
1997-09-22Mortgage $264,349 — from ORWAND REALTY LLC to LONG ISLAND SAVINGSBANK FSB $264,349
1987-07-08Mortgage $694,761 — from ORWAND REALTY CO to LINCOLN SAVS BANK $694,761

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017013509
2018005016
2019006006
2020206008
202101100112
202200101314
202392110224
20241380618
20250094316
202601140116
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The full timeline

Construction 87Enforcement 40Housing & tenants 115Ownership & money 43Health & systems 19

Every one of the 304 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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