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269 Court Street · Brooklyn · BBL 3004080008 · generated 2026-10-20 · FREE

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This building is not graded (non-residential or no residential units on record) — the report below covers its full public record.

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: Graffiti (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.

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$350,000 $157,500
2026$380,000 $171,000
2027$388,000 $174,600

The city's market estimate has risen 11% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
The Chocolate RoomBakery Products/DessertsAMice 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).

Hurricane evacuation zone 5 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

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

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2011 (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

SubwayBergen St — F G · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Court St / Kane St — B57 · 150 ft
Citi BikeButler St & Court St · 100 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 032 Samuel Mills Sprole. 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

269 Court Street

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: $136,000 on 1997-04-18 (lender: Greenpoint Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2024-03-15Deed $1,950,000 — from THE VITO BALSAMO IRREVOCABLE TRUST; FREUND, AS TRUSTEE, GRACE A. to COURT 269 LLC $1,950,000
2024-03-07Sold for $1,950,000 $1,950,000 $1,950,000
1997-04-18Mortgage $136,000 — from BALSAMO, JEAN; BALSAMO, LAWRENCE; BALSAMO, VITO to GREENPOINT BANK $136,000

Ten-year activity

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2021
2022
2023
3
2024
2025
2026
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The last 12 months — 3 records

DateRecord
2026-07-16311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2025-12-02Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-11-20Restaurant inspection: THE CHOCOLATE ROOM — grade A · mice evidence

The full timeline

2026
2026-07-16311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2025
2025-12-02Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-11-20Restaurant inspection: THE CHOCOLATE ROOM — grade A · mice evidence
2024
2024-05-06Restaurant inspection: THE CHOCOLATE ROOM — grade A
2024-03-15Deed $1,950,000 — from THE VITO BALSAMO IRREVOCABLE TRUST; FREUND, AS TRUSTEE, GRACE A. to COURT 269 LLC$1,950,000
2024-03-07Sold for $1,950,000$1,950,000
2023
2023-04-17311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2020
2020-10-31311: Indoor Air Quality — Other (Explain Below)
2018
2018-11-13311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2014
2014-11-24311: Street Condition — Pothole
2013
2013-09-18Deed — from BALSAMO, VITO to THE VITO BALSAMO IRREVOCABLE TRUST; FREUND, GRACE A
2013-09-18Deed — from BALSAMO, VITO; BALSAMO, JEAN to BALSAMO, VITO
2012
2012-07-09DOB complaint, category ?
2012-06-22Permit EW — ISSUED
2012-06-22Permit EW — ISSUED
2012-06-19Job filed: REMOVE NON-LOADBEARING PARTITIONS, MINOR PLUMBING & MECHANICAL WORK AS PER PLAN. NO CHANGE IN USE OCCUPANCY OR MEANS OF EGRESS.$32,000
2011
2011-08-04311: Water System — Leak (Use Comments) (WA2)
2011-08-03311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2011-06-30311: Street Condition — Cave-in
2011-06-12311: Street Condition — Cave-in
2011-06-10311: Street Condition — Cave-in
2011-06-05311: Street Condition — Cave-in
2011-06-01311: Street Condition — Cave-in
2011-01-26311: Taxi Complaint — Driver Complaint
2008
2008-03-07Permit PL — ISSUED
2008-03-05DEED, LE — from BALSAMO, LAWRENCE; BALSAMO, JEAN to BALSAMO, VITO
2007
2007-12-19Permit EQ — ISSUED
2007-12-10Permit EW — ISSUED
2007-12-07Permit EW — ISSUED
2007-11-26Job filed: INSTALLATION OF STEEL DUNNAGE, HVAC UNIT, A/C COMPRESSOR AND OVEN. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY, OR MEANS OF EGRESS.$36,000
2007-07-18DOB violation C: FAILURE TO PROVIDE APPROVED PLANS AT PREMISES AT TIME OF INSPECTION NOTED:CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES IN PROGRESS UNDER APP#30055327
2007-07-17DOB complaint, category ?
2007-07-16Permit EW — ISSUED
2006
2006-01-27Mortgage satisfied — from BALSAMO, VITO; BALSAMO, LAWRENCE; BALSAMO, JEAN to GREENPOINT BANK
1999
1999-04-01EASE — from BALSAMO, VITO to NEW YORK TELEPHONE COMPANY
1997
1997-11-28Permit PL — ISSUED
1997-11-24Permit EW — ISSUED
1997-11-24Permit EW — ISSUED
1997-06-13DOB complaint, category ?
1997-05-15Permit PL — ISSUED
1997-05-07DTL — from BANK OF NEW YORK
1997-04-18Mortgage assigned — from BALSAMO, VITO; BALSAMO, LAWRENCE; BALSAMO, JEAN to GREENPOINT BANK
1997-04-18Deed — from BALSAMO, JEAN to BALSAMO, VITO; BALSAMO, LAWRENCE; BALSAMO, JEAN
1997-04-18Mortgage $136,000 — from BALSAMO, JEAN; BALSAMO, LAWRENCE; BALSAMO, VITO to GREENPOINT BANK$136,000
1997-04-07Permit EW — ISSUED
1997-04-07Permit EQ — ISSUED
1997-03-21DOB complaint, category ?
1997-03-06ECB Non-Hazardous violation: WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT PARTITION HAS BEEN CONSTRUCTED WITH METAL STUDS DIVIDING EXISTING STORE INTO TWO (2) RETAIL STORES. REMEDY: $175
1997-03-06DOB complaint, category ?
1997-03-04DOB complaint, category ?
1996
1996-06-12TLS — from CITY OF NEW YORK to BANK OF NEW YORK
1994
1994-06-03DOB complaint, category ?
1993
1993-09-09Permit EW — ISSUED
1993-01-22ECB Non-Hazardous violation: OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT OF RECORDS. ALT#2303/40 FIRS FLOOR FROM STORE TO CAR SERVICE(US
1992
1992-12-28DOB complaint, category ?
1991
1991-11-06DOB complaint, category ?
1989
1989-02-23Deed — from BALSAMO, VITO to BALSAMO, JEAN
1978
1978-08-29Deed — from BERTUCCIO BARBARA to BALSAMO VITO

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