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394 Court Street · Brooklyn · BBL 3003560030 · 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 class3
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 82% 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 10. In ZIP 11231, 56% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% 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.

$1,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

10 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Sewer (3) · General Construction/Plumbing (2) · Illegal Parking (2) · Noise (1) · Sewer Maintenance (1) · Air Quality (1).

Filed construction activity

$221,836 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (7 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1931)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
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$2,881,000 $172,860
2026$3,094,000 $185,640
2027$3,336,000 $200,160

The city's market estimate has risen 16% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
FragoleItalianAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 1 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.

15 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2010 (2 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

SubwayCarroll St — F G · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Court St / President St — B57 · 250 ft
Citi BikeCarroll St & Smith St · 600 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityProtected bike path mapped within 75 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 058 The Carroll. 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

394 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

10 311 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

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20172018020
201812205
201901607
202000202
202100202
202200202
202300303
2024524112
2025712111
202602428
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The last 12 months — 8 records

DateRecord
2026-10-14311: Air Quality — Restaurant Odor
2026-10-11311: Sewer Maintenance — Manhole Overflow
2026-10-01Restaurant inspection: FRAGOLE — grade A
2026-06-13311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2026-06-13311: Sewer — Sewer Odor (SA2)
2026-05-12Restaurant inspection: FRAGOLE · mice evidence
2026-04-22FDNY inspection (RISK)
2026-04-22FDNY inspection (COM_OCPCY)

The full timeline

2026
2026-10-14311: Air Quality — Restaurant Odor
2026-10-11311: Sewer Maintenance — Manhole Overflow
2026-10-01Restaurant inspection: FRAGOLE — grade A
2026-06-13311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2026-06-13311: Sewer — Sewer Odor (SA2)
2026-05-12Restaurant inspection: FRAGOLE · mice evidence
2026-04-22FDNY inspection (RISK)
2026-04-22FDNY inspection (COM_OCPCY)
2025
2025-10-17Air permit (REGISTRATION), fuel: ?
2025-10-06Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2025-10-06Permit Mechanical Systems — Signed-off
2025-06-20Permit Plumbing — Permit Issued
2025-06-04Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2025-06-04Permit Mechanical Systems — Signed-off
2025-05-13Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2025-04-05311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Traffic
2025-03-12Job filed: Addition of a balcony at rear of floors 2nd and 3rd, replacement of one window with a door on each floor$6,336
2025-01-24311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Permit - None
2025-01-24DOB complaint, category ?
2024
2024-10-22Permit Mechanical Systems — Signed-off
2024-10-22Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2024-05-06Permit Plumbing — Permit Issued
2024-04-24311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Traffic
2024-04-10Restaurant inspection: FRAGOLE — grade A
2024-03-26Job filed: Replace existing plumbing fixtures with new, same location in the bathrooms and kitchens in the 2-apts on 2nd and 3rd floors. New electric wash and dr$28,000
2024-03-21Job filed: Renovation of second and third floor apartments. Remove existing plaster from walls and ceilings and install new 5/8 gypsum board throughout. New fini$169,500
2024-02-23311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2024-02-21ECB CLASS - 2 violation: WORK WITHOUT PERMIT AT 2ND AND 3RD FLOOR DOING CONSTRUCTION WORK, ALL TYPE OF ELECTRICAL AND PLUMBING WORK WITHOUT PERMIT . WOODEN$1,250
2024-02-19311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2024-02-16311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Permit - None
2024-02-16DOB complaint, category ?
2023
2023-06-01311: Noise - Commercial — Banging/Pounding
2023-05-21311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Talking
2023-04-16311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2022
2022-12-12311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2022-03-11311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2021
2021-11-04311: Vaccine Mandate Non-Compliance — Customer Proof of Vaccination Not Checked
2021-08-21311: Damaged Tree — Branch Cracked and Will Fall
2020
2020-11-14311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Business not in compliance
2020-08-12311: Noise — Noise: Construction Equipment (NC1)
2019
2019-11-19311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-11-11311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-05-14311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2019-05-14311: Plumbing — Failure To Retain Water/Improper Drainage- (LL103/89)
2019-05-14DOB complaint, category ?
2019-05-07311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-03-21311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2018
2018-12-17311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2018-10-19Permit PL — ISSUED
2018-05-14DOB violation C: BOROUGH COMMISSIONER ORDERED ALL WORK STOPPED FOR JOB # 321442122 DUE TO REVOCATION OF FILING PRIVILEGES OF APPLICANT ON RECORD
2018-05-09311: Executive Inspections — Enforcement Work Order (DOB)
2018-05-09DOB complaint, category ?
2017
2017-12-13Permit EW — ISSUED
2017-06-06311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2017-06-02311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2017-05-15311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2017-05-15311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2017-05-05311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2017-04-17Permit PL — ISSUED
2017-04-16311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2017-03-22311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2017-03-21311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2017-03-18311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2017-03-16311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2017-03-08311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2017-03-08311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2017-03-08311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2017-03-07311: Water System — Excessive Water In Basement (WEFB)
2017-03-06311: Water System — Leak (Use Comments) (WA2)
2017-02-05311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2017-01-08311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2017-01-07311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2016
2016-09-29311: Broken Muni Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2016-09-13Permit EW — ISSUED
2016-08-29Job filed: A2$5,000
2016-08-29Job filed: A2$5,000
2016-06-22311: General Construction/Plumbing — Egress - Doors Locked/Blocked/Improper/No Secondary Means
2016-06-22DOB complaint, category ?
2016-06-22DOB complaint, category ?
2016-05-20Job filed: INSTALLING FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM AND EMERGENCY SHUT OFF VLAVE. THERE WILL BE NO CHANGE IN USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$4,000
2016-05-20Job filed: INSTALLING FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM AND EMERGENCY SHUT OFF VLAVE. THERE WILL BE NO CHANGE IN USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$4,000
2016-05-17311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2016-05-11311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2016-01-13311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2015
2015-05-31311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2015-02-19311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2015-02-19Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2014
2014-11-25311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2013
2013-03-06311: Food Establishment — Letter Grading
2011
2011-07-17311: Food Establishment — Letter Grading
2010
2010-11-09311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2009
2009-06-01Permit EQ — ISSUED
2009-06-01Permit EQ — ISSUED
2009-05-28Job filed: WE WILL INSTALL 500SQF OF PIPE SCAFFOLDING AT THE BUILDING.THERE WILL BE NO CHANGE IN THE USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.
2009-05-28Job filed: WE WILL INSTALL 25 LF OF SIDEWLK SHED AT THE BUILDING.THERE WILL BE NO CHANGE IN THE USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.
2009-05-28Job filed: WE WILL INSTALL 25 LF OF SIDEWLK SHED AT THE BUILDING.THERE WILL BE NO CHANGE IN THE USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.
2009-05-28Job filed: WE WILL INSTALL 500SQF OF PIPE SCAFFOLDING AT THE BUILDING.THERE WILL BE NO CHANGE IN THE USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.
2008
2008-03-10Permit EW — ISSUED
2008-01-31Job filed: TO OBTAIN EQUIPMENT USE PERMIT FOR A.C UNIT FILED AND APPROVED UNDER EXISTING JOB APPL # 300861208$8,000
2006
2006-01-06DEEDO — from GENTILE, DAVID; GENTILE, SANTO; GENTILE, JOSEPHINE; GENTILE, RONALD to 394 COURT ST LLC
2005
2005-08-02ECB Hazardous violation: OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT OF THE BUILDING DEPT. RECORDS. ILLEGAL OCCUPANCY NOTED: THE REAR YARD IS BEING USED FOR ADDITIONAL SEAT$800
2002
2002-01-23Permit EW — ISSUED
2002-01-10Job filed: INSTALL FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM.$1,000
1999
1999-10-26PAT — from GENTILE, DAVID to GENTILE, JOSEPHINE
1999-10-26PAT — from GENTILE, RONALD to GENTILE, JOSEPHINE
1999-07-29Permit EW — ISSUED
1999-07-29Permit EW — ISSUED
1999-07-29Permit EW — ISSUED
1999-07-16Permit PL — ISSUED
1998
1998-05-04Permit PL — ISSUED
1998-05-04Permit PL — ISSUED
1998-04-28Permit EW — ISSUED
1998-04-16Permit PL — RE-ISSUED
1998-04-13Permit EW — ISSUED
1998-04-08DOB complaint, category ?
1996
1996-07-17Deed — from BARBUZZA, ALBERT; VELLUCCI, LINDA; BARBUZZA, RUDOLPH to GENTILE, RONALD; GENTILE, JOSEPHINE; GENTILE, DAVID; GENTILE, SANTO
1979
1979-08-16Deed — from BARBUZZA SUSAN; BARBUZZA SALVATORE to VELLUCCI LINDA; BARBUZZA ALBERT; BARBUZZA RUDOLPH

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