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287 Van Brunt Street · Brooklyn · BBL 3005310002 · 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 311s6
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 87% 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 20. 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

Open HPD violations3 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2016-09-16.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

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

4 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Water Conservation (1) · Water System (1) · Lead (1) · General Construction/Plumbing (1).

Filed construction activity

$13,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (1925)
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$936,000 $56,160
2026$1,185,000 $71,100
2027$1,558,000 $93,480

The city's market estimate has risen 66% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Wen Xuan HouseChineseA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

Flood exposure

In the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary flood maps) — lenders typically require flood insurance here.

Hurricane evacuation zone 1 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 · 0.8 mi straight-line (about a 20-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Van Brunt St / Pioneer St — B61 · 50 ft
Citi BikePioneer St & Van Brunt St · 150 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityShared bike route mapped within 75 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 015 Patrick F. Daly. 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

287 Van Brunt 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

4 311 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: $10,000 on 1987-06-29 (lender: Pollack, Bernard and Pollack, Robert). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1987-06-29Mortgage $10,000 — from MC MAHON, LAURA to POLLACK, BERNARD; POLLACK, ROBERT $10,000

Ten-year activity

1050
2017
2018
6
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201700202
201800101
201900606
202000000
202100000
202200101
202300213
202421216
202501113
202600022
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The last 12 months — 3 records

DateRecord
2026-10-06Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2026-02-03Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity and Other Reason
2025-12-23Restaurant inspection: WEN XUAN HOUSE — grade A

The full timeline

2026
2026-10-06Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2026-02-03Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity and Other Reason
2025
2025-12-23Restaurant inspection: WEN XUAN HOUSE — grade A
2025-01-25311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Permit - None
2025-01-25DOB complaint, category ?
2024
2024-11-08Permit Sidewalk Shed — Permit Issued
2024-11-07Job filed: INSTALLATION OF 300PSF SIDEWALK SHED AS PER PLANS. SIDEWALK SHED SHALL COMPLY WITH CHAPTER # 33 OF THE NYC CODE 2022, NO CHANGES IN USE EGRESS OR OCCU$5,000
2024-10-08311: Lead — Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)
2024-08-02Restaurant inspection: WEN XUAN HOUSE — grade A
2024-07-08311: Water System — Possible Water Main Break (Use Comments) (WA1)
2024-02-14FDNY inspection (RISK)
2023
2023-12-19311: Water Conservation — Water Meter Broken/Leaking - Private Residence (CMR)
2023-07-27311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2023-02-27Restaurant inspection: WEN XUAN HOUSE — grade A
2022
2022-08-08311: Consumer Complaint — Restaurant
2019
2019-06-29311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-06-27311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-05-23311: Electronics Waste Appointment — Ewaste appointment
2019-04-15311: Lead — Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)
2019-03-26311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-01-03311: Electronics Waste Appointment — Ewaste appointment
2018
2018-06-13311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2017
2017-01-06311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2017-01-06Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2016
2016-11-16DOB violation AEUHAZ1: FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION
2016-10-27Permit PL — ISSUED
2016-10-27Permit EW — ISSUED
2016-10-26Job filed: FILE BOILER WORK TYPE. RESOLVE VIOLATION#35181883X. TO APPLY PERMIT TO TEST FOR EXISTING GAS LINE FOR EX. COOKING, EX. HWH AND EX. BOILER FOR 3RD FL. $8,000
2016-10-05HPD class C: SECTION 27-2073 ADM CODE - PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF GAS TO THE FIXTURES AT KITCHEN STOVE LOCATED AT APT 3, 3rd STORY
2016-09-29Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — RADIATOR
2016-09-29Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2016-09-29Tenant complaint: APPLIANCE — ELECTRIC/GAS RANGE
2016-09-28HPD litigation: Tenant Action
2016-09-19HPD class I: SECTION27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE ?27-2097 AND IS THER
2016-09-16HPD class B: § 27-2046.1, 2046.2 HMC: PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW A
2016-09-16HPD class C: § 27-2031 ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3RDFL, 3rd STORY
2016-09-16HPD class B: SECTION 27-2073 ADM CODE - PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF GAS TO THE FIXTURES AT RANGE IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 3RDFL, 3rd STORY
2016-09-12311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2016-09-12Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2016-09-06311: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2016-09-06311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2016-09-06Tenant complaint: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2016-09-06Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2016-08-15311: Plumbing — Plumbing Work - Illegal/No Permit/Standpipe/Sprinkler
2016-08-15ECB CLASS - 1 violation: WORK W/OUT A PERMIT. @ TIME OF INSP @ 11:57AM @ ABOVE ADDRESS & ABOVE DATE I OBSERVED IN THE CELLAR GAS LINE BEING TESTED & GAS ME$1,600
2016-08-15DOB complaint, category ?
2014
2014-01-15FDNY inspection (RISK)
2013
2013-09-06311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2012
2012-04-25311: Noise — Noise: Other Noise Sources (Use Comments) (NZZ)
2011
2011-11-04Deed — from CHAN, LING to D WIN HOLDING CORP.
2010
2010-02-25311: Noise - Vehicle — Engine Idling
2006
2006-06-21DOB complaint, category ?
2004
2004-03-22Deed — from CHAN, LING; CHAN, HOK YU to CHAN, LING
1993
1993-08-05DOB violation C:
1990
1990-04-04ECB Non-Hazardous violation: ALTERED BUILDING OCCUPIED WITHOUT A VALID C OF O. REMEDY: DISCONTIUE THE OCCUPANCY OF THE OCCPANCY PREMISES U
1989
1989-08-03Mortgage satisfied — from MC MAHON, LAURA to POLLACK, BERNARD; POLLACK, ROBERT
1989-08-03Deed — from MC MAHON, LAURA to CHAN, LING; CHAN, HOK YU
1989-05-15DOB complaint, category ?
1989-05-08DOB complaint, category ?
1987
1987-06-29Mortgage $10,000 — from MC MAHON, LAURA to POLLACK, BERNARD; POLLACK, ROBERT$10,000
1987-06-29Deed — from POLLACK, ROBERT; POLLACK, BERNARD to MC MAHON, LAURA
1987-06-29Deed — from POLLACK, D/AKA; POLLACK, DAVIS to POLLACK, BERNARD; POLLACK, ROBERT
1986
1986-03-25Deed — from POLLACK, MAX J; POLLACK, ROBERT; POLLACK, BERNARD to POLLACK, ROBERT; POLLACK, BERNARD

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