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299 7 Avenue · Brooklyn · BBL 3010880001 · 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 311s3
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 10. 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

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

3 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Sewer (1) · Illegal Parking (1) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (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 (1885)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
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$2,066,000 $929,700
2026$2,159,000 $971,550
2027$2,530,000 $1,138,500

The city's market estimate has risen 22% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Happy Fresh Tortilla GrillTex-MexAMice 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).

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

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

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2025 (1 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

Subway7 Av — F G · 300 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 7 Av / 9 St — B67 B69 · 200 ft
Citi Bike6 St & 7 Ave · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 039 Henry Bristow. 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

299 7 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

3 311 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.

Ten-year activity

1050
2017
10
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201702002
2018370010
201912003
202001102
202103003
202201012
202340015
202400077
202501012
202602024
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The last 12 months — 4 records

DateRecord
2026-08-05Boiler inspection
2026-05-04311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint - Non Passenger
2026-05-04311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2026-03-19Restaurant inspection: HAPPY FRESH TORTILLA GRILL — grade A

The full timeline

2026
2026-08-05Boiler inspection
2026-05-04311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint - Non Passenger
2026-05-04311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2026-03-19Restaurant inspection: HAPPY FRESH TORTILLA GRILL — grade A
2025
2025-07-17Boiler inspection
2025-01-23311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2024
2024-10-22Restaurant inspection: HAPPY FRESH TORTILLA GRILL — grade B
2024-10-02Restaurant inspection: HAPPY FRESH TORTILLA GRILL · mice evidence
2024-06-18Boiler inspection
2024-04-26Air permit (REGISTRATION), fuel: ?
2024-04-25Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity and Other Reason
2024-04-22Restaurant inspection: HAPPY FRESH TORTILLA GRILL — grade A
2024-03-04Restaurant inspection: HAPPY FRESH TORTILLA GRILL · mice evidence
2023
2023-06-30DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2020 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-06-30DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2021 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-06-20DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2019 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-06-20DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2018 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-05-31Boiler inspection
2022
2022-06-13Boiler inspection
2022-03-24311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Traffic
2021
2021-06-22311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Traffic
2021-06-06311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2021-05-23311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020
2020-12-14LDMK — from NYC LANDMARKS PRESERVATION COMMISSION
2020-01-18311: Snow Removal — Not Plowed
2019
2019-12-23311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2019-11-08DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2017 INSPECTION REPORT
2019-04-17311: Noise - Commercial — Banging/Pounding
2018
2018-09-26311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2018-09-18311: Broken Parking Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2018-08-29ECB CLASS - 2 violation: WORK W/O A PERMIT. OBSERVED ILLEGALLY CONSTRUCTED A ROOM IN EXP#3 BEING USED AS STORAGE. APPRX SIZE (8'X10'X9') WITH SHELFS AND SM
2018-07-27311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2018-07-27DOB complaint, category ?
2018-05-10311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2018-05-05311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-04-06DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2016 INSPECTION REPORT
2018-02-01311: Broken Parking Meter — Credit Card Stuck in Meter
2018-01-31311: Broken Parking Meter — Credit Card Stuck in Meter
2017
2017-06-14311: Street Condition — Pothole
2017-03-22311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Vehicle
2016
2016-05-31311: Broken Muni Meter — No Receipt
2015
2015-10-01DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2014 INSPECTION REPORT
2015-04-05311: Street Condition — Pothole
2015-03-27FDNY inspection (RISK)
2015-02-04311: Broken Muni Meter — Out of Order
2014
2014-06-28311: Broken Muni Meter — Bent/Loose
2014-05-15DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2012 INSPECTION REPORT
2013
2013-10-25311: Indoor Air Quality — Chemical Vapors/Gases/Odors
2013-10-11311: Broken Muni Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2012
2012-10-13311: Broken Muni Meter — No Receipt
2012-10-12311: Broken Muni Meter — No Receipt
2012-10-12311: Broken Muni Meter — No Receipt
2012-10-12311: Broken Muni Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2011
2011-05-02Rodent inspection: Passed
2011-03-28311: Food Establishment — Food Contains Foreign Object
2010
2010-01-13311: Food Establishment — Food Contains Foreign Object
2007
2007-01-19DOB violation LL6291:
2004
2004-02-13DOB violation LL6291:
1999
1999-10-14Permit PL — ISSUED
1999-10-06Permit EW — ISSUED
1999-09-24Permit EQ — ISSUED
1999-09-24Permit EW — ISSUED
1999-09-24Permit EW — ISSUED
1999-03-16DOB violation LL6291:
1998
1998-11-02Mortgage satisfied — from HOLDER'S HOLDING CORPORATION to THE GREATER NEW YORKSAVINGS BANK
1998-11-02RTXL — from HAUER, ANNA/EST OF
1998-10-29Deed — from HAUER, EDWIN J to 299 SEVENTH AVE. REALTY CORP.
1997
1997-04-25Deed — from HAUER, EDWIN J; HAUER, ANNA/EXEC to HAUER, EDWIN J
1995
1995-08-29DOB violation LL6291:

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