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424 Prospect Avenue · Brooklyn · BBL 3008690040 · 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, AEP3
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0.5
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 82% 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 8.8. In ZIP 11215, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% 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 violations4 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2005-11-24.

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

47 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Blocked Driveway (16) · Illegal Parking (10) · Noise (9) · Standing Water (2) · Water System (2) · General Construction/Plumbing (1).

Filed construction activity

$415,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (6 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 (1931)
NoSix or more residential units (4)
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).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)AMANDA EQUITIES CORP
Head officerBOZENA KLIMEK
Managing agentAMANDA EQUITIES CORP
Last registered2025-08-22

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,855,000 $834,750
2026$1,977,000 $889,650
2027$2,224,000 $1,000,800

The city's market estimate has risen 20% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Giovanni's Brooklyn EatsItalianNot yet graded—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Letter Grading) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

Flood exposure

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

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

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

Subway15 St-Prospect Park — F G · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 19 St / 8 Av — B61 B67 B69 · 750 ft
Citi BikeWindsor Pl & 8 Ave · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: Magnet School of Math, Science and Design Technology. 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

424 Prospect Avenue

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

47 311 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: $525,000 on 2003-06-16 (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
2003-06-16Mortgage $525,000 — from AMANDA EQUITIES CORP. to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $525,000
2003-06-16AL&R $525,000 — from FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB to AMANDA EQUITIES CORP. $525,000
1998-12-23Mortgage $100,000 — from AMANDA EQUITIES CORP to ORENSTEIN, LEE; SRAGG, JERRY; GAGLIANO, KEN; SIEGEL, HARRY $100,000
1996-03-12Mortgage $185,000 — from AMANDA EQUITIES CORP to INTERBANK OF NEW YORK $185,000

Ten-year activity

50250
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
33
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201700303
201800213
201900112
202000213
202100213
202200314
202310517
20249319233
20250118221
20260013215
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The last 12 months — 19 records

DateRecord
2026-08-27Boiler inspection
2026-06-29311: Standing Water — Puddle in Ground
2026-06-20311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2026-06-18311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2026-06-15311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2026-06-15311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2026-06-15311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2026-06-15311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2026-06-09311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2026-05-07311: Sewer — Sewer Odor (SA2)
2026-05-06311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2026-04-20Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2026-04-11311: Consumer Complaint — Restaurant
2026-02-18Restaurant inspection: GIOVANNI'S BROOKLYN EATS — grade N
2026-02-09311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2025-12-20311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2025-12-10Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-12-02311: Rodent — Condition Attracting Rodents
2025-11-28Bedbug filing: 0 infested units

The full timeline

2026
2026-08-27Boiler inspection
2026-06-29311: Standing Water — Puddle in Ground
2026-06-20311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2026-06-18311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2026-06-15311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2026-06-15311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2026-06-15311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2026-06-15311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2026-06-09311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2026-05-07311: Sewer — Sewer Odor (SA2)
2026-05-06311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2026-04-20Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2026-04-11311: Consumer Complaint — Restaurant
2026-02-18Restaurant inspection: GIOVANNI'S BROOKLYN EATS — grade N
2026-02-09311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2025
2025-12-20311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2025-12-10Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-12-02311: Rodent — Condition Attracting Rodents
2025-11-28Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-09-21311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2025-09-15311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2025-09-15311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2025-08-19311: Residential Disposal Complaint — Bin Not Used
2025-07-29Boiler inspection
2025-07-15311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2025-05-29311: Blocked Driveway — Partial Access
2025-05-02311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2025-05-02311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2025-04-22311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2025-04-19311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2025-04-12311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2025-03-17311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2025-01-23311: Real Time Enforcement — Work Without A Permit - Occupied Multiple Dwelling
2025-01-23DOB complaint, category ?
2025-01-21311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2025-01-03311: Food Establishment — Letter Grading
2024
2024-12-20311: Water System — Dirty Water (WE)
2024-12-20311: Water System — Dirty Water (WE)
2024-12-02Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-09-25Restaurant inspection: GIOVANNI'S BROOKLYN EATS
2024-09-20311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2024-09-16Boiler inspection
2024-09-15311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2024-09-13311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Talking
2024-09-09311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2024-09-07311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2024-09-06311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2024-08-24311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2024-08-23311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Talking
2024-07-22311: Standing Water — Sewer or Drain
2024-06-07Job filed: PLUMBING WORK IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE MODIFICATION OF EXISTING COMMERCIAL CELLAR AND GROUND FLOOR RESTAURANT.$28,500
2024-05-31311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2024-05-24311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2024-05-16311: Missed Collection — Bulky Recycling
2024-05-16311: General Construction/Plumbing — Debris - Excessive
2024-05-16DOB complaint, category ?
2024-05-13DOB complaint, category ?
2024-05-08Job filed: PLUMBING WORK IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE MODIFICATION OF EXISTING COMMERCIAL CELLAR AND GROUND FLOOR RESTAURANT.$28,500
2024-04-23Permit Structural — Signed-off
2024-03-28Permit Mechanical Systems — Signed-off
2024-03-26Permit Plumbing — Signed-off
2024-03-20DOB complaint, category ?
2024-03-17311: Illegal Parking — License Plate Obscured
2024-03-07Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2024-03-06Job filed: STRUCTURAL WORK IN CONJUNCTION WITH MODIFICATION OF COMMERCIAL CELLAR AND GROUND FLOOR RESTAURANT AS PER PLAN FILED HEREWITH.$60,000
2024-03-04311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2024-02-15Job filed: MECHANICAL HEATING, COOLING AND VENTILATION IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE MODIFICATION OF CELLAR AND GROUND FLOOR COMMERCIAL RESTAURANT.$120,000
2024-02-14Job filed: PLUMBING WORK IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE MODIFICATION OF EXISTING COMMERCIAL CELLAR AND GROUND FLOOR RESTAURANT.$28,500
2024-02-08Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023
2023-12-20311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2023-11-20HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2023-09-21Job filed: RENOVATION OF EXISTING COMMERCIAL GROUND FLOOR AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN EGRESS, USE OR OCCUPANCY.$150,000
2023-08-03Boiler inspection
2023-07-06311: Sidewalk Condition — Broken Sidewalk
2023-05-13311: Sidewalk Condition — Broken Sidewalk
2023-03-20HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2022
2022-11-09HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2022-09-10Boiler inspection
2022-02-18HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2022-02-18HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2021
2021-11-09Boiler inspection
2021-04-15Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-04-05HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2020
2020-12-22Boiler inspection
2020-07-14311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-05-25311: Homeless Person Assistance — N/A
2019
2019-12-31Boiler inspection
2019-10-28HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2018
2018-11-30311: Sweeping/Missed — 3A Sweeping/Missed
2018-11-02Boiler inspection
2018-05-26311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2017
2017-09-19311: Sanitation Condition — 12 Dead Animals
2017-09-18311: Sanitation Condition — 12 Dead Animals
2017-07-31311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2016
2016-11-01HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2015
2015-10-06HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2012
2012-09-11Job filed: RENOVATION OF EXISTING COMMERCIAL SPACE ON 1ST FLOOR AND CELLAR. NO CHANGE IN EGRESS,USE OR OCCUPANCY.$114,500
2012-04-13311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2010
2010-02-09Rodent inspection: Passed
2009
2009-12-31DOB violation LBLVIO:
2009-12-29Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2009-10-18HPD class B: § 27-2026 ADM CODE REPAIR THE FLUSHING APPARATUS AND MAINTAIN SAME SO AS TO FLUSH EFFECTIVELY THE WATER CLOSET .. IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT
2009-10-09Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — TOILET
2009-10-09Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — TOILET
2009-06-28HPD class A: § 27-2026 ADM CODE REPAIR THE FLUSHING APPARATUS AND MAINTAIN SAME SO AS TO FLUSH EFFECTIVELY THE WATER CLOSET .. IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT
2009-06-25Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — TOILET
2009-01-01DOB violation LL6291:
2007
2007-11-18Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2007-01-26Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2006
2006-12-26Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2006-02-10ECB Non-Hazardous violation: ILLEGAL USE IN A RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT. NOTED: STORAGE OF SCAFFOLDING PIPE AND LADDERS ON ROOF OF GARAGE. STORING CONSTRUCTION MATE$240
2006-01-10DOB complaint, category ?
2006-01-09DOB complaint, category ?
2005
2005-12-03Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2005-12-03Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2005-11-24HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LOCK AT BUILDING ENTRANCE DOOR AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY
2005-11-24HPD class C: § 27-2033 ADM CODE POST NOTICE, IN FORM APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, STATING THE NAME AND LOCATION OF THE PERSON DESIGNATED BY THE OWNER TO H
2005-11-19Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2005-11-18Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2005-11-18Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2005-05-03Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2005-03-28Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2005-02-10Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2005-02-10Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2005-01-22Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2005-01-22Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2005-01-22Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2005-01-22Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2003
2003-12-07Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2003-12-06Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2003-09-10Mortgage satisfied — from AMANDA EQUITIES CORP. to INTERBANK OF NEW YORK
2003-09-10TL&R — from INTERBANK OF NEW YORK to AMANDA EQUITIES CORP.
2003-06-16Mortgage satisfied — from AMANDA EQUITIES CORP. to SIEGEL, HARRY; ORENSTEIN, LEE; SRAGG, JERRY; GAGLIANO, KEN
2003-06-16Mortgage satisfied — from AMANDA EQUITIES CORP. to SRAGG, JERRY; ORENSTEIN, LEE; GAGLIANO, KEN; SIEGEL, HARRY
2003-06-16Mortgage $525,000 — from AMANDA EQUITIES CORP. to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB$525,000
2003-06-16AL&R $525,000 — from FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB to AMANDA EQUITIES CORP.$525,000
2003-03-19DOB violation LL6291:
2002
2002-03-27DOB complaint, category ?
2001
2001-12-14DOB complaint, category ?
2001-11-27ECB Non-Hazardous violation: WORK W/O A PERMIT: WORK NOTED: 1ST FLOOR APARTMENT CONSTRUCTED W/O A PERMIT: DOOR'S WINDOWS & PARTITIONS INSTALLED WITH NEW ENTRY
2001-11-27DOB violation C: WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT: WORK NOTED: 1ST FLOOR APARTMENT CONSTRUCTED WIOTHOUT A PERMIT, DOORS, WINDOWS AND PARTITIONS INSTALLED W
2001-11-13DOB complaint, category ?
2001-11-13DOB complaint, category ?
2001-11-13DOB complaint, category ?
2001-11-13DOB complaint, category ?
1998
1998-12-23Mortgage $100,000 — from AMANDA EQUITIES CORP to ORENSTEIN, LEE; SRAGG, JERRY; GAGLIANO, KEN; SIEGEL, HARRY$100,000
1996
1996-03-12Mortgage $185,000 — from AMANDA EQUITIES CORP to INTERBANK OF NEW YORK$185,000
1996-03-12Mortgage assigned — from AMANDA EQUITIES CORP to INTERBANK OF NEW YORK
1994
1994-05-06Deed — from CAVARETTA, PETER J; CAVARETTA, PETER to CAVARETTA, JEAN
1994-05-06Deed — from CAVARETTA, JEAN to AMANDA EQUITIES CORP
1981
1981-06-11Deed — from CAVARETTA PETER to CAVARETTA JEAN
1980
1980-02-19Deed — from CHIRAMONTE CAMELA to CAVARETTA PETER
1978
1978-09-11Deed — from CAVARETTA PETER J to CHIRAMONTE CARMELA
1977
1977-08-12Deed — from CAVARETTA CARMELA to CAVARETTA PETER J
1975
1975-09-26Deed — from CAVARETTA PETER J to CAVARETTA CARMELA
1975-01-07Deed — from CAVARETTA CARMELA to CAVARETTA PETER J
1968
1968-04-01Deed — from CHIRAMONTE MILLIE; CAVARETTA NICHOLAS J to CAVARETTA CARMELA
1966
1966-11-01Deed — from CAVARRETTA CARMELA; CAVARETTA CARMELA to CAVARETTA NICHOLAS J; CHIVAMONTE MILLIE

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