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518 Court Street · Brooklyn · BBL 3003790034 · 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 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.

What 311 hears from this address

3 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Food Establishment (2) · Outdoor Dining (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 (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$2,468,000 $148,080
2026$2,447,000 $146,820
2027$2,771,000 $166,260

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

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Nerd Be Cool Espresso LabCoffee/TeaA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Worker Hygiene, Pet/Animal) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 5 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

SubwaySmith-9 Sts — F G · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Court St / Nelson St — B57 · 50 ft
Citi BikeCourt St & Huntington St · 100 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
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

518 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

3 311 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: $600,000 on 2015-07-30 (lender: Maspeth Federal Savings & Loan Association), covering 2 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
2015-07-30Mortgage $600,000 — from 518 COURT ST. LLC to MASPETH FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATI $600,000
2015-07-30AL&R $600,000 — from 518 COURT ST. LLC to MASPETH FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATI $600,000
2007-10-09Deed $1,100,000 — from VALGUARNERA, ALDO to 518 COURT ST. LLC $1,100,000
2007-10-09Mortgage $635,250 — from 518 COURT ST. LLC to GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC. $635,250
2007-01-30Agreement $425,000 — from ALDO VALGUARNERA to PONCE DE LEON FEDERAL BANK, N.A. $425,000
2007-01-30AL&R $425,000 — from PONCE DE LEON FEDERAL BANK, N.A. to ALDO VALGUARNERA $425,000
2007-01-30Mortgage $266,220 — from ALDO VALGUARNERA to PONCE DE LEON FEDERAL BANK, N.A. $266,220
2004-01-29Mortgage $180,000 — from VALGUARNERA, ALDO to PONCE DE LEON FEDERAL BANK $180,000
2004-01-29AL&R $180,000 — from PONCE DE LEON FEDERAL BANK to VALGUARNERA, ALDO $180,000

Ten-year activity

530
2017
2018
2019
3
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Housing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
2017101
2018101
2019202
2020303
2021101
2022101
2023011
2024213
2025112
2026000
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The last 12 months — 0 records

No city records in the last 12 months — quiet is good.

The full timeline

2025
2025-10-17Restaurant inspection: NERD BE COOL ESPRESSO LAB — grade A
2025-02-14311: Food Establishment — Pet/Animal
2024
2024-06-28Restaurant inspection: NERD BE COOL ESPRESSO LAB — grade A
2024-06-18311: Food Establishment — Food Worker Hygiene
2024-06-11311: Outdoor Dining — Sidewalk Zone Blocked
2023
2023-03-22Restaurant inspection: NERD BE COOL ESPRESSO LAB — grade A
2022
2022-03-01311: Sidewalk Condition — Defective Hardware
2021
2021-04-06311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020
2020-10-01311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Traffic
2020-05-09311: Non-Emergency Police Matter — Face Covering Violation
2020-05-09311: Non-Emergency Police Matter — Social Distancing
2019
2019-03-21311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-02-03311: Taxi Complaint — Driver Complaint
2018
2018-07-21311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 1 Missed Collection
2017
2017-07-31311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2016
2016-02-09311: Animal Abuse — Neglected
2016-02-09311: Animal Abuse — Neglected
2015
2015-11-07311: Sidewalk Condition — Blocked - Construction
2015-08-19Mortgage satisfied — from 518 Court St. LLC to GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC.
2015-07-30Mortgage $600,000 — from 518 COURT ST. LLC to MASPETH FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATI$600,000
2015-07-30AL&R $600,000 — from 518 COURT ST. LLC to MASPETH FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATI$600,000
2015-02-04311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2014
2014-12-26311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2014-12-08311: Lead — Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)
2014-08-27FDNY inspection (RISK)
2014-07-30311: Derelict Bicycle — 14B Derelict Bicycle
2014-07-30311: Non-Emergency Police Matter — Other (complaint details)
2014-01-12311: Derelict Bicycle — 14B Derelict Bicycle
2013
2013-06-13311: Street Condition — Cave-in
2013-03-20311: Air Quality — Air: Dust, Construction/Demolition (AE4)
2011
2011-07-30311: Sanitation Condition — 12 Dead Animals
2007
2007-12-17TL&R — from VALGUARNERA, ALDO to PONCE DE LEON FEDERAL BANK
2007-12-17Mortgage satisfied — from VALGUARNERA, ALDO to PONCE DE LEON FEDERAL BANK
2007-10-09Deed $1,100,000 — from VALGUARNERA, ALDO to 518 COURT ST. LLC$1,100,000
2007-10-09Mortgage $635,250 — from 518 COURT ST. LLC to GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC.$635,250
2007-01-30Agreement $425,000 — from ALDO VALGUARNERA to PONCE DE LEON FEDERAL BANK, N.A.$425,000
2007-01-30AL&R $425,000 — from PONCE DE LEON FEDERAL BANK, N.A. to ALDO VALGUARNERA$425,000
2007-01-30Mortgage $266,220 — from ALDO VALGUARNERA to PONCE DE LEON FEDERAL BANK, N.A.$266,220
2007-01-30TL&R — from ALDO VALGUARNERA to PONCE DE LEON FEDERAL BANK, N.A.
2004
2004-01-29Mortgage $180,000 — from VALGUARNERA, ALDO to PONCE DE LEON FEDERAL BANK$180,000
2004-01-29AL&R $180,000 — from PONCE DE LEON FEDERAL BANK to VALGUARNERA, ALDO$180,000
2002
2002-08-16Deed — from VALGUARNERA, CARMELA to VALGUARNERA, ALDO
1998
1998-01-16Deed — from VALGUARNERA, CARMELA; VALGUARNERA, LIBORIO to VALGUARNERA, CARMELA

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