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522 Court Street · Brooklyn · BBL 3003790036 · 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

7 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Food Establishment (3) · Sewer (1) · Food Poisoning (1) · Residential Disposal Complaint (1) · General Construction/Plumbing (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 (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$1,049,000 $472,050
2026$1,020,000 $459,000
2027$1,041,000 $468,450

The city's market estimate has fallen 1% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Mezcal'sMexicanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick)
3 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage, Food Contaminated) · 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 · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Court St / Nelson St — B57 · 100 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

522 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

7 311 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: $300,000 on 2006-10-18 (lender: Greenpoint Mortgage Funding INC.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2006-10-18Mortgage $300,000 — from GALLARDO, MOISES JR; GALLARDO, EDUARDO to GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING INC. $300,000
2006-10-18AL&R $300,000 — from GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING INC. to GALLARDO, MOISES JR; GALLARDO, EDUARDO $300,000
2000-05-02Mortgage $250,000 — from GALLARDO, EDUARDO; GALLARDO, MOISES to FUOCO, ANGELO $250,000

Ten-year activity

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2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
6
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201700000
201804015
201902215
202001203
202100011
202204026
202310023
202401012
202502024
202614016
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The last 12 months — 6 records

DateRecord
2026-07-17311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2026-05-16311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2026-02-04311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Permit - None
2026-02-04DOB complaint, category ?
2026-01-24311: Residential Disposal Complaint — Bin Not Used
2026-01-23Boiler inspection

The full timeline

2026
2026-07-17311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2026-05-16311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2026-02-04311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Permit - None
2026-02-04DOB complaint, category ?
2026-01-24311: Residential Disposal Complaint — Bin Not Used
2026-01-23Boiler inspection
2025
2025-08-19311: Food Establishment — Food Contaminated
2025-08-19311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2025-05-21Restaurant inspection: MEZCAL'S — grade A
2025-02-13Boiler inspection
2024
2024-05-25311: Sewer — Manhole Cover Missing (Emergency) (SA3)
2024-02-28Boiler inspection — defects found
2023
2023-09-27Restaurant inspection: MEZCAL'S — grade A
2023-06-30DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2020 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-06-27Boiler inspection
2022
2022-10-18Restaurant inspection: MEZCAL'S
2022-08-29311: Broken Parking Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2022-08-16311: Sewer — Manhole Cover Missing (Emergency) (SA3)
2022-06-09Boiler inspection
2022-03-17311: Food Establishment — Food Contains Foreign Object
2022-03-17311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2021
2021-07-28Boiler inspection
2020
2020-02-01311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-01-13AALR — from GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC. to READYCAP COMMERCIAL LLC
2020-01-13AALR — from READYCAP COMMERCIAL LLC to WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.; SUTHERLAND COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST 201
2019
2019-08-14Mortgage assigned — from GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING INC to READYCAP COMMERICAL LLC
2019-08-14Mortgage assigned — from READYCAP COMMERICAL LLC to SUTHERLAND COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST 201
2019-07-26Boiler inspection
2019-07-01311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-07-01311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018
2018-11-21311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2018-10-01Boiler inspection
2018-08-15311: Dirty Conditions — E1 Improper Disposal
2018-06-21311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-06-14311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2016
2016-08-05311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2016-08-04311: Street Condition — Pothole
2016-05-09311: Broken Muni Meter — Out of Order
2016-05-09311: Broken Muni Meter — Out of Order
2016-03-14Deed — from GALLARDO, MOISES to GALLARDO, EVA; GALLARDO, MOISES
2015
2015-10-06311: Industrial Waste — Gasoline Spill (IAA)
2015-10-01DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2014 INSPECTION REPORT
2015-06-12Rodent inspection: Passed
2015-03-03DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2013 INSPECTION REPORT
2014
2014-03-11FDNY inspection (RISK)
2012
2012-06-28311: Smoking — Smoking Violation
2011
2011-03-11Rodent inspection: Passed
2011-01-17311: Rodent — Condition Attracting Rodents
2008
2008-03-12DOB complaint, category ?
2006
2006-10-18Mortgage $300,000 — from GALLARDO, MOISES JR; GALLARDO, EDUARDO to GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING INC.$300,000
2006-10-18AL&R $300,000 — from GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING INC. to GALLARDO, MOISES JR; GALLARDO, EDUARDO$300,000
2006-10-18Mortgage satisfied — from GALLARDO, EDUARDO; GALLARDO, MOISES JR to FUOCO, ANGELO
2006-09-01Permit EW — ISSUED
2006-09-01Permit EQ — ISSUED
2006-08-30Job filed: APPLICATION IS FILED FOR REPAIR OF EXISTING REAR PARAPET WALL, REPLACEMENT OF EXISTING PORCELAIN TILES AT REAR ROO AND REPLACEMENT OF EXISTING FRONT S$10,000
2005
2005-06-09Permit PL — ISSUED
2005-04-06Permit EW — ISSUED
2004
2004-11-03Job filed: INSTALL HVAC UNIT$19,000
2003
2003-09-11DOB complaint, category ?
2003-09-11ECB Hazardous violation: WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT WORK NOTED:AT INTERIOR PREMISES(EAST)MAJOR RENOVATION IN PROGRESS(1)REMOVED SEVERAL PARTITION,ERECTED NEW PA
2003-09-11ECB Hazardous violation: WORK W/O PERMI WORK NOTED AT INTERIOR PREMISES EAST MAJOR REMOVATION IN PROGRESS REMOVED EXISTING WOOD FRONT VOLUME REMOVED SEVERA
2002
2002-07-18Permit PL — ISSUED
2002-06-20DOB complaint, category ?
2002-04-12Permit AL — ISSUED
2002-04-12Permit EQ — ISSUED
2002-04-05Permit AL — ISSUED
2002-03-21Job filed: ERECT EXTENSION AT REAR OF CELLAR AND FIRST FLOOR AS PER PLANS SUBMITTED$60,000
2002-03-19Job filed: APPLICATION FILED HEREWITH TO ERECT 6'-0' HIGH CONCRETE BLOCK WALL AROUND ENTIRE REAR YARD. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$4,000
2002-03-19Job filed: APPLICATION FILED HEREWITH TO ERECT 6'-0" HIGH CONCRETE BLOCK WALL AROUND ENTIRE REAR YARD. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$4,000
2001
2001-02-07DOB violation Z:
2000
2000-05-02Mortgage $250,000 — from GALLARDO, EDUARDO; GALLARDO, MOISES to FUOCO, ANGELO$250,000
2000-05-02Deed — from FUOCO, ANGELO to GALLARDO, MOISES JR; GALLARDO, EDARDO
2000-01-11Permit SG — ISSUED
1999
1999-05-11Permit EW — ISSUED
1999-03-05Permit EW — ISSUED
1999-03-05Permit EW — ISSUED
1999-03-05Permit PL — ISSUED
1999-03-05Permit EQ — ISSUED
1995
1995-02-15Permit PL — ISSUED
1994
1994-12-22Permit AL — ISSUED
1994-08-31Deed — from GENOVESE, ROBERT F/GUARDIAN FOR; OLIVERI, ERNEST; GENOVESE, FRANK R/GUARDIAN to FUOCO, ANGELO
1990
1990-04-09Deed — from OLIVERI, FRANCES/EXEC OF to OLIVERI, ERNEST
1990-02-28RTXL — from OLIVERI, FRANCES/ESTOF
1980
1980-11-13Deed — from GENOVESE CONCETTA DECD; GENOVESE ROBERT F; OLIVERI FRANCES DISTRIBUTEES OF to GENOVESE ROBERT F; OLIVERI FRANCES

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