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172 Court Street · Brooklyn · BBL 3002970029 · generated 2026-10-20 · FREE

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Where the penalty points come from

ComponentWhat it coversPoints
Housing codeHPD violations by class, complaints, emergency repairs, litigation, vacate orders, AEP0
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 100% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 0. In ZIP 11201, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

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

1 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (1).

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 (1880)
NoSix or more residential units (1)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,162,000 $189,720
2026$3,080,000 $184,800
2027$3,319,000 $199,140

The city's market estimate has risen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Cafe ChiliThaiA—

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).

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

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

SubwayBergen St — F G · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Borough Hall — 2 3 4 5 R · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial
BusNearest boarding stop: Court St / Amity St — B57 · 100 ft
Citi BikeAmity St & Court St · 150 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 261 Zipporiah Mills. 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

172 Court Street

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

1 311 service request 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: $200,000 on 2000-08-04 (lender: Chinatown Federal Savings Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2000-08-04Mortgage $200,000 — from 172 COURT STREET REALTY CORP to CHINATOWN FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $200,000
1984-02-23Mortgage $65,000 — from 172 COURT ST. REALTYCP to ELJAHMI, ABDO ABDO; ALMONTASER, ALAWI; ELJAHMI, MOHAMED ABDO $65,000

Ten-year activity

530
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
4
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20171012
20181012
20191102
20200112
20210123
20222114
20231012
20240033
20250112
20260011
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The last 12 months — 2 records

DateRecord
2026-06-01Restaurant inspection: CAFE CHILI — grade A
2025-10-26311: Illegal Parking — Parking Permit Improper Use

The full timeline

2026
2026-06-01Restaurant inspection: CAFE CHILI — grade A
2025
2025-10-26311: Illegal Parking — Parking Permit Improper Use
2025-01-02Boiler inspection
2024
2024-12-30Restaurant inspection: CAFE CHILI — grade A
2024-06-12Restaurant inspection: CAFE CHILI
2024-01-17Boiler inspection
2023
2023-06-20DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2019 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-01-26Boiler inspection
2022
2022-07-11311: Boilers — Boiler - Defective/Inoperative/No Permit
2022-07-11DOB complaint, category ?
2022-07-11ECB CLASS - 3 violation: WIRES EXPOSED IN BOILER ROOM AT THE LIGHT SWITCH AND AT THE CIRCULATOR/NO ACCESS TO CHIMNEY BASE FOR CLEANING AND INSPECTION/HEATI
2022-01-28Boiler inspection
2021
2021-06-23311: Food Establishment — Food Contaminated
2021-02-22Boiler inspection
2021-02-17Boiler inspection — defects found
2020
2020-10-17311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Traffic
2020-08-03Boiler inspection
2019
2019-10-14311: Broken Parking Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2019-07-26FDNY inspection (RISK)
2018
2018-09-17Boiler inspection — defects found
2018-04-06DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2016 INSPECTION REPORT
2017
2017-08-29Boiler inspection — defects found
2017-02-24DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2015 INSPECTION REPORT
2014
2014-10-24311: Broken Muni Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2013
2013-03-01DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2011 INSPECTION REPORT
2009
2009-05-06Permit PL — ISSUED
2007
2007-11-16DOB violation LANDMK:
2007-05-29Permit EW — ISSUED
2007-04-25Job filed: INSTALL FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM. NO CHANGE IN USE OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS UNDER THIS APPLICATION. GAS SHUT OFF VALVE FILED UNDER APPLICATION # 302251827$3,000
2007-04-25Job filed: INSTALL FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM. NO CHANGE IN USE OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS UNDER THIS APPLICATION. GAS SHUT OFF VALVE FILED UNDER APPLICATION # 302251827$3,000
2007-04-05DOB complaint, category ?
2007-04-05DOB complaint, category ?
2007-03-30Permit EQ — ISSUED
2007-03-30Permit EW — ISSUED
2006
2006-10-31Permit PL — ISSUED
2006-10-26Permit EW — ISSUED
2006-10-26Permit EW — ISSUED
2006-10-26Permit EQ — ISSUED
2006-10-24Job filed: RENOVATION OF EXISTING RESTAURANT. REPLACE & RELOCATE COOKING EQUIPMENT, REPLACE EXHAUST AND HVAC SYSTEM. REPLACE NEW STOREFRONT PER PLAN FILED. N$53,000
2006-10-24Job filed: RENOVATION OF EXISTING RESTAURANT. REPLACE & RELOCATE COOKING EQUIPMENT, REPLACE EXHAUST AND HVAC SYSTEM. REPLACE NEW STOREFRONT PER PLAN FILED. N$53,000
2005
2005-11-10DOB complaint, category ?
2004
2004-01-07Mortgage satisfied to CHINATOWN FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK
2004-01-07TL&R — from CHINATOWN FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK to 172 COURT STREET REALTY CORP.
2000
2000-08-04Mortgage $200,000 — from 172 COURT STREET REALTY CORP to CHINATOWN FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK$200,000
2000-08-04Mortgage assigned — from 172 COURT STREET REALTY CORP to CHINATOWN FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK
1999
1999-03-16DOB violation LL6291:
1998
1998-05-21Mortgage satisfied — from 172 COURT STREET REALTY CORP to ELJAHMI, ABDO ABDO; ELJAMI, MOHAMED ABDO; ALMONTASER, ALAWI
1997
1997-09-16DOB violation LL6291:
1997-05-23Permit EW — ISSUED
1997-02-10DOB violation LL6291:
1997-01-31Permit PL — ISSUED
1997-01-31Permit PL — ISSUED
1996
1996-05-21Permit PL — ISSUED
1996-05-02Permit EW — ISSUED
1995
1995-08-29DOB violation LL6291:
1995-05-25Mortgage assigned — from ELJAHMI, ABDO ABDO; ALMONTASER, ALAWI; ELJAHMI, MOHAMED ABDO to CENTRAL FUNDING CO
1994
1994-06-01DOB violation LL6291:
1993
1993-08-16DOB violation LL6291:
1993-06-01DOB violation LL6291:
1993-04-26Mortgage satisfied — from SIMURO, CLARA; SIMURO, BERNARD F to MULLER, WILLIAM F JR
1991
1991-04-11Permit EW — ISSUED
1986
1986-03-10DOB violation LANDMK:
1985
1985-06-14DOB violation LANDMK:
1985-06-14DOB violation LANDMRK:
1984
1984-05-18Mortgage assigned — from ELJAHMI, MOHAMED ABDO; ELJAHMI, ABDO ABDO; ALMONTASER, ALAWI to CENTRAL FUNDING CO
1984-02-23Deed — from ALMONTASER, ALAWI; ELJAHMI, MOHAMED ABDO; ELJAHMI, ABDO ABDO to 172 COURT ST. RLTY CORP
1984-02-23Mortgage satisfied — from ELJAHMI, ABDO ABDO; ELJAHMI, MOHAMED ABDO to SIMURO, BERNARD F; SIMURO, CLARA
1984-02-23Mortgage $65,000 — from 172 COURT ST. REALTYCP to ELJAHMI, ABDO ABDO; ALMONTASER, ALAWI; ELJAHMI, MOHAMED ABDO$65,000
1978
1978-06-15Mortgage assigned — from SIMURO BERNARD F; SIMURO CLARA to SIMURO CLARA
1977
1977-06-20Deed — from ELJAHMI MOHAMED ABDO; ELJAHMI ABDOABDO to ELJAHMI MOHAMED ABDO; ALMONTASER ALAWI; ELJAHMI ABDO ABDO
1977-04-18Mortgage — from ABDO ELJAHMI ABDO; ABDO MOHAMED to SIMURO BERNARD F; SIMURO CLARA
1977-04-18Deed — from SIMURO CLARA; SIMURO BERNARD F to ABDO ELJAHMI MOHAMED; ABDO ELJAHMI ABDO
1976
1976-10-13Mortgage — from SIMURO BERNARD F; SIMURO CLARA to MULLER WILLIAM F JR
1976-10-13Deed — from MULLER WILLIAM F JR (DEVISEE UNDER); MULLER WILLIAM F (DECD) to SIMURO CLARA; SIMURO BERNARD F
1970
1970-01-12LDMK — from LANDMARKS PRESERVATION COMMISSION OF THE; LANDMARKS PRESERVATION COMMISSION OF THE

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