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221 Prospect Park West · Brooklyn · BBL 3011100006 · 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 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

11 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Lead (3) · Food Establishment (2) · Dirty Condition (2) · Illegal Parking (2) · Bike/Roller/Skate Chronic (1) · Sidewalk Condition (1).

Filed construction activity

$27,000 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 (1950)
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$3,244,000 $194,640
2026$3,344,000 $200,640
2027$3,589,000 $215,340

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

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
#1 Garden Chinese RestaurantChineseAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

3 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food, Food Contains Foreign Object, 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 · 150 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Prospect Park West / 16 St — B61 · 100 ft
Citi BikeWindsor Pl & Howard Pl · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: The Windsor Terrace School. 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

221 Prospect Park West

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

11 311 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: $225,000 on 1989-08-07 (lender: Parikh, Harish). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1989-08-07Mortgage $225,000 — from YEUNG, YAN PANG; PARIKH, MALINI to PARIKH, HARISH $225,000
1989-03-07Mortgage $20,000 — from PARIKH, HARISH; PARIKH, NALINI to DUNNE, SARITA $20,000
1989-02-01Mortgage $165,000 — from PARIKH, NALINI; PARIKH, HARISH to CROSSLAND SAVINGS FSB $165,000
1989-02-01Mortgage $10,000 — from DUNNE, SARITA to PARIKH, HARISH; PARIKH, NALINI $10,000
1983-10-07Mortgage $3,700 — from DUNNE, SARITA to BANK OF COMMERCE $3,700

Ten-year activity

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2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
7
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201730306
201800101
201901315
202000314
202100112
202200314
202301517
202400336
202500314
202600213
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The last 12 months — 4 records

DateRecord
2026-04-16311: Dirty Condition — Debris from Car Accident
2026-02-19Restaurant inspection: #1 GARDEN CHINESE RESTAURANT · mice evidence
2026-01-05311: Food Establishment — Food Contains Foreign Object
2025-11-14Boiler inspection

The full timeline

2026
2026-04-16311: Dirty Condition — Debris from Car Accident
2026-02-19Restaurant inspection: #1 GARDEN CHINESE RESTAURANT · mice evidence
2026-01-05311: Food Establishment — Food Contains Foreign Object
2025
2025-11-14Boiler inspection
2025-07-25311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2025-06-30311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2025-03-14311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2024
2024-12-11311: Lead — Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)
2024-11-07311: Lead — Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)
2024-10-27311: Lead — Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)
2024-10-21Boiler inspection
2024-07-02Restaurant inspection: #1 GARDEN CHINESE RESTAURANT — grade A
2024-01-26Rodent inspection: Passed
2023
2023-12-24311: Sidewalk Condition — Broken Sidewalk
2023-12-10311: Food Establishment — Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food
2023-11-06Boiler inspection
2023-10-24311: Bike/Roller/Skate Chronic — N/A
2023-10-19311: Food Establishment — Letter Grading
2023-09-07311: Rodent — Signs of Rodents
2023-06-20DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2018 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2022
2022-11-18Boiler inspection
2022-08-10311: Harboring Bees/Wasps — Bees/Wasps - Not a beekeper
2022-05-24311: Noise — Noise: Alarms (NR3)
2022-01-18311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2021
2021-11-04Boiler inspection
2021-07-05311: Derelict Bicycle — 14B Derelict Bicycle
2020
2020-12-27311: Food Establishment — Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food
2020-10-02Boiler inspection
2020-08-23311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-07-23311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Business not in compliance
2019
2019-12-09Boiler inspection
2019-12-05311: Electronics Waste Appointment — Ewaste appointment
2019-11-08DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2017 INSPECTION REPORT
2019-03-31311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-03-02311: Food Establishment — Food Spoiled
2018
2018-05-26311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2017
2017-11-01311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2017-10-24311: Derelict Bicycle — 14B Derelict Bicycle
2017-03-31Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION OF EXISTING APARTMENTS ON 2ND & 3RD FLOORS: NEW PARTITIONS, DOORS, FLOORING AND COSMETIC WORK; UPDATE KITCHEN CABINETS AND BAT$27,000
2017-03-31Permit EW — ISSUED
2017-03-31Permit PL — ISSUED
2017-01-15311: Noise - Commercial — Car/Truck Music
2015
2015-04-26311: Noise - Vehicle — Engine Idling
2013
2013-11-16311: Broken Muni Meter — Out of Order
2011
2011-12-19311: Food Establishment — Kitchen/Food Prep Area
2010
2010-01-08311: Street Light Condition — Lamppost Knocked Down
2009
2009-01-01DOB violation LL6291:
2004
2004-03-31Permit EW — ISSUED
2004-03-19Job filed: INSTALL FIRE SUPRESSION SYSTEM ONLY NO CHANGE IN USE EGRESS OR OCCUP ANCY$3,000
1999
1999-03-16DOB violation LL6291:
1997
1997-02-10DOB violation LL6291:
1995
1995-08-29DOB violation LL6291:
1995-06-15Mortgage satisfied — from PARIKH, NAGINI; PARIKH, HARISH to CROSSLAND SAVINGS BANK
1994
1994-06-01DOB violation LL6291:
1993
1993-08-16DOB violation LL6291:
1993-06-01DOB violation LL6291:
1992
1992-08-10Mortgage satisfied — from YEUNG, YAN PANG to PARIKH, NALINI; PARIKH, HARISH
1992-08-10Mortgage satisfied — from PARIKH, HARISH; PARIKH, NALINI to DUNNE, SARITA
1992-08-10Mortgage assigned — from PARK RAINBOW REALTYINC to GOLDEN CITY COMMERC'L BK
1992-08-10Agreement — from PARK RAINBOW REALTYINC to GOLDEN CITY COMMERC'L BK
1992-08-10Mortgage assigned — from CROSSLAND FED SAVS BK; METROPOLITAN SAVS BK/FKA to GOLDEN CITY COMMERCIAL
1989
1989-12-15DOB violation B: 6/32 SAFETY VALVE SHOULD BE CHANGED-COLD WATER LINE COMING FROM COIL IS LEAKING
1989-08-14Deed — from YEUNG, YAN PANG to PARK RAINBOW RLTY INC
1989-08-07Mortgage $225,000 — from YEUNG, YAN PANG; PARIKH, MALINI to PARIKH, HARISH$225,000
1989-08-07Deed — from PARIKH, HARISH; PARIKH, NALINI to YEUNG, YAN PANG
1989-07-24Mortgage satisfied — from DUNNE, SARITA to BANK OF COMMERCE
1989-03-07Mortgage $20,000 — from PARIKH, HARISH; PARIKH, NALINI to DUNNE, SARITA$20,000
1989-02-01Mortgage $165,000 — from PARIKH, NALINI; PARIKH, HARISH to CROSSLAND SAVINGS FSB$165,000
1989-02-01PAT — from PARIKH, NALINI H to PARIKH, HARISH S
1989-02-01Mortgage $10,000 — from DUNNE, SARITA to PARIKH, HARISH; PARIKH, NALINI$10,000
1989-02-01Mortgage satisfied — from CACACE, MARY to RAND STORES INC
1989-02-01Mortgage satisfied — from DUNNE, SERITA to FAZIO, PAUL MICHAEL
1983
1983-10-07Mortgage $3,700 — from DUNNE, SARITA to BANK OF COMMERCE$3,700
1980
1980-02-22Deed — from FAZIO PAUL M to DUNNE SARITA
1980-02-22Mortgage — from DUNNE SARITA to FAZIO PAUL M
1977
1977-02-03Deed — from CACACE MARY to FAZIO PAUL M
1976
1976-02-10Mortgage assigned — from RAND STORES INC to RAND FOUNDATION INC
1975
1975-01-27Mortgage — from CACACE MARY to RAND STORES INC
1975-01-27Deed — from RAND STORES INC to CACACE MARY
1974
1974-12-05Deed — from WAYNE SERVICE CORP to RAND STORES INC

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