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359 Van Brunt Street · Brooklyn · BBL 3005760002 · 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 (2) · Traffic (2) · Illegal Parking (1) · General Construction/Plumbing (1) · Dead Animal (1).

Filed construction activity

$43,618 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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$1,160,000 $69,600
2026$1,469,000 $88,140
2027$1,932,000 $115,920

The city's market estimate has risen 67% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
BakedBakery Products/DessertsA—

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: Pet/Animal) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

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 · 0.9 mi straight-line (about a 22-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Van Brunt St / Dikeman St — B61 · 50 ft
Citi BikeVan Brunt St & Wolcott St · 250 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

359 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

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: $278,000 on 2004-06-01 (lender: Flushing Savings Bank, FSB). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2004-06-01DEEDO $459,000 — from PALACIOS, DELIA; PALACIOS, JOHN A to 359 VAN BRUNT INC $459,000
2004-06-01Mortgage $278,000 — from 359 VAN BRUNT INC to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $278,000
1997-06-12Mortgage $94,250 — from PALACIOS, JOHN A; PALACIOS, DELIA to FHB FUNDING CORP $94,250
1987-03-18Mortgage $40,000 — from PALACIOS, JOHN A; PALACIOS, DELIA to APEX TWO, IMC $40,000

Ten-year activity

530
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
5
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201700101
201800303
201901001
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202120002
202201001
202300000
202401225
202501203
202600314
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The last 12 months — 4 records

DateRecord
2026-07-15Restaurant inspection: BAKED — grade A
2026-07-09311: Traffic — Truck Route Violation
2026-05-10311: Dead Animal — Raccoon
2026-02-23311: Traffic — Truck Route Violation

The full timeline

2026
2026-07-15Restaurant inspection: BAKED — grade A
2026-07-09311: Traffic — Truck Route Violation
2026-05-10311: Dead Animal — Raccoon
2026-02-23311: Traffic — Truck Route Violation
2025
2025-03-07311: Food Establishment — Pet/Animal
2025-01-25311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Permit - None
2025-01-25DOB complaint, category ?
2024
2024-12-23Restaurant inspection: BAKED — grade A
2024-12-12311: Food Establishment — Pet/Animal
2024-05-21Restaurant inspection: BAKED
2024-04-04311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Traffic
2024-02-02FDNY inspection (RISK)
2022
2022-04-13FDNY inspection (RISK)
2021
2021-09-21Permit EW — ISSUED
2021-08-05Job filed: A2$43,618
2019
2019-07-22FDNY inspection (RISK)
2018
2018-10-02311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2018-07-05311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2018-04-19311: Food Establishment — Allergy Information
2017
2017-07-27311: Water System — Dirty Water (WE)
2016
2016-03-17311: Water System — Dirty Water (WE)
2015
2015-08-26FDNY inspection (OTHER)
2015-08-09311: Street Condition — Pothole
2014
2014-07-30Mortgage satisfied — from 359 VAN BRUNT INC to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB
2014-07-30TL&R — from FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB to 359 VAN BRUNT INC
2014-04-14311: Water System — Dirty Water (WE)
2012
2012-11-28311: Street Condition — Plate Condition - Shifted
2010
2010-07-28311: Litter Basket / Request — 10 Litter Basket / Request
2005
2005-06-03DOB complaint, category ?
2004
2004-12-10Permit PL — ISSUED
2004-12-08Permit EW — ISSUED
2004-12-08Permit EW — ISSUED
2004-10-19Job filed: Renovate ground floor U.G. 6 commercial space. Work to include general construction, plumbing and mechanical. No change to use, egress or occupancy.$80,000
2004-06-02Mortgage satisfied — from PALACIOS, JOHN A; PALACIOS, DELIA to FHB FUNDING CORP.
2004-06-01DEEDO $459,000 — from PALACIOS, DELIA; PALACIOS, JOHN A to 359 VAN BRUNT INC$459,000
2004-06-01Mortgage $278,000 — from 359 VAN BRUNT INC to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB$278,000
2004-06-01AL&R — from FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB to 359 VAN BRUNT INC
1998
1998-05-01Mortgage assigned — from FHB FUNDING CORP to TMS MORTGAGE INC
1998-04-02Mortgage satisfied — from PALACIOS, JOHN A; PALACIOS, DELIA to APEX TWO INC
1997
1997-06-12Mortgage $94,250 — from PALACIOS, JOHN A; PALACIOS, DELIA to FHB FUNDING CORP$94,250
1987
1987-03-18Mortgage $40,000 — from PALACIOS, JOHN A; PALACIOS, DELIA to APEX TWO, IMC$40,000
1987-03-18Mortgage satisfied to ARRYO, DAMASO; SERRANO, EULALIA
1969
1969-11-25Deed — from ARROYO DAMASO; SERRANO EULALIA to PALACIOS DELIA; PALACIOS JOHN A
1969-11-25Mortgage — from PALACIOS DELIA; PALACIOS JOHN A to ARROYO DAMASO; SERRANO EULALIA

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