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485 7 Avenue · Brooklyn · BBL 3011120008 · 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, AEP2
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. More recorded distress than 81% 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 5. 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

2 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (1) · Water Maintenance (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 (1920)
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)Anna Pickering
Last registered2026-07-31

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,509,000 $679,050
2026$1,603,000 $721,350
2027$1,858,000 $836,100

The city's market estimate has risen 23% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: SENIOR CITIZEN HOMEOWNER

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Cafe D'AvignonBakery Products/DessertsA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 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.

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 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 7 Av / Prospect Av — B67 B69 · 50 ft
Citi Bike7 Ave & 17 St · 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

485 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

2 311 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: $75,000 on 2025-08-05 (lender: Citizens Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-08-05Mortgage $75,000 — from PICKERING, ANNA to CITIZENS BANK, N.A. $75,000
2022-03-15Mortgage $50,000 — from PICKERING, ANNA to TD BANK NA $50,000
2021-12-29Agreement $302,620 — from PICKERING, ANNA to CITIBANK, N.A. $302,620
2021-12-29Mortgage $100,874 — from PICKERING, ANNA to CITIBANK, N.A. $100,874
2013-09-24Mortgage $92,544 — from PICKERING, ANNA to CITIBANK, N.A. $92,544
2013-09-24Agreement $237,424 — from PICKERING, ANNA to CITIBANK, N.A. $237,424
2005-08-05Mortgage $47,000 — from PICKERING, ANNA to THE BANK OF NEW YORK $47,000
2005-08-05Agreement $87,000 — from PICKERING, ANNA to THE BANK OF NEW YORK $87,000
2004-10-28Agreement $167,000 — from PICKERING, ANNA to CITIMORTGAGE, INC. $167,000
2001-10-29Mortgage $40,000 — from PICKERING, ANNA to BANK OF NEW YORK $40,000
2001-07-09Mortgage $119,554 — from PICKERING, ANNA to NEW YORK MORTGAGE COMPANY LLC $119,554
2001-03-28Mortgage $40,000 — from PICKERING, ANNA to BANK OF NEW YORK $40,000
1999-12-01Mortgage $261,000 — from PICKERING, ANNA to EAB MTGE COMPANY INC $261,000
1987-01-02Mortgage $96,000 — from FISHER, KENNETH to PRUDENTIAL MTGEE COINC $96,000

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201711002
201800000
201900000
202002002
202104307
202200224
202312014
202402204
202501113
202603003
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The last 12 months — 3 records

DateRecord
2026-10-08311: Water Maintenance — Water Main Break
2026-05-14Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2026-04-30HPD 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

The full timeline

2026
2026-10-08311: Water Maintenance — Water Main Break
2026-05-14Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2026-04-30HPD 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
2025
2025-08-05Mortgage $75,000 — from PICKERING, ANNA to CITIZENS BANK, N.A.$75,000
2025-04-15Restaurant inspection: CAFE D'AVIGNON — grade A
2025-01-14Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024
2024-07-17Deed — from PICKERING, ANNA to ANNA PICKERING, AS TRUSTEE; THE ANNA PICKERING REVOCABLE LIVING TRUS
2024-07-11Deed transfer (nominal price)
2024-05-19311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2024-04-03HPD 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
2023
2023-12-12FDNY inspection (RISK)
2023-12-07Restaurant inspection: CAFE D'AVIGNON — grade A
2023-06-15Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-02-27Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022
2022-08-31Restaurant inspection: CAFE D'AVIGNON — grade A
2022-07-01Restaurant inspection: CAFE D'AVIGNON
2022-04-06Mortgage satisfied — from PICKERING, ANNA to TD BANK N.A.
2022-03-15Mortgage $50,000 — from PICKERING, ANNA to TD BANK NA$50,000
2021
2021-12-29Agreement $302,620 — from PICKERING, ANNA to CITIBANK, N.A.$302,620
2021-12-29Mortgage $100,874 — from PICKERING, ANNA to CITIBANK, N.A.$100,874
2021-12-12Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-10-13Mortgage satisfied — from PICKERING, ANNA to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATIO; THE BANK OF NEW YORK
2021-04-16Bedbug 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
2021-01-01311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020
2020-10-23311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-09-10311: Lost Property — Electronics/Phones
2017
2017-10-26FDNY inspection (RISK)
2017-10-26311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2016
2016-08-27Permit EQ — ISSUED
2016-08-26Permit EQ — ISSUED
2016-08-25Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF PIPE SCAFFOLD AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.
2016-08-25Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF PIPE SCAFFOLD AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.
2016-08-24Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.
2016-08-24Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.
2015
2015-02-05HPD 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
2014
2014-06-20311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2013
2013-09-24Mortgage assigned — from CITIMORTGAGE, INC. to CITIBANK, N.A.
2013-09-24Mortgage $92,544 — from PICKERING, ANNA to CITIBANK, N.A.$92,544
2013-09-24Agreement $237,424 — from PICKERING, ANNA to CITIBANK, N.A.$237,424
2013-09-24SUBM — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to CITIBANK, N.A.
2005
2005-08-05Mortgage $47,000 — from PICKERING, ANNA to THE BANK OF NEW YORK$47,000
2005-08-05Agreement $87,000 — from PICKERING, ANNA to THE BANK OF NEW YORK$87,000
2004
2004-10-28Agreement $167,000 — from PICKERING, ANNA to CITIMORTGAGE, INC.$167,000
2004-10-28SUBM — from THE BANK OF NEW YORK to CITIMORTGAGE, INC.
2004-10-28Mortgage assigned — from EAB MORTGAGE COMPANY to CITIMORTGAGE, INC.
2004-03-17Mortgage assigned — from BERKSHIRE FINANCIAL GROUP to NEW CENTURY MORTGAGE CORPORATION
2003
2003-11-13Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2001
2001-10-29Mortgage $40,000 — from PICKERING, ANNA to BANK OF NEW YORK$40,000
2001-08-14Mortgage satisfied — from PICKERING, ANNA to BANK OF NEW YORK
2001-07-09Agreement — from PICKERING, ANNA to NEW YORK MORTGAGE COMPANY LLC
2001-07-09Mortgage $119,554 — from PICKERING, ANNA to NEW YORK MORTGAGE COMPANY LLC$119,554
2001-07-09Mortgage assigned — from NEW YORK MORTGAGE COMPANY LLC to EAB MORTGAGE COMPANYINC
2001-07-09Mortgage assigned — from EAB MORTGAGE COMPANYINC to NEW YORK MORTGAGE COMPANY LLC
2001-03-28Mortgage $40,000 — from PICKERING, ANNA to BANK OF NEW YORK$40,000
2000
2000-01-20Mortgage satisfied — from FISHER, KENNETH to PRUDENTIAL MORTGAGEECO INC
1999
1999-12-01Deed — from FISHER, KENNETH to PICKERING, ANNA
1999-12-01Mortgage $261,000 — from PICKERING, ANNA to EAB MTGE COMPANY INC$261,000
1999-12-01PAT — from FISHER, KENNETH to KAYE, COREY B
1987
1987-10-30Mortgage assigned — from PRUDENTIAL MTGEE COINC to FEDERAL HOME LOAN MTG CP
1987-01-02PAT — from CASILLA, ELENA to CASILLA, JUAN ANTONIO
1987-01-02Deed — from CASILLA, ANA AKA; CASILLA, ELENA/BY ATTY to FISHER, KENNETH
1987-01-02Mortgage $96,000 — from FISHER, KENNETH to PRUDENTIAL MTGEE COINC$96,000
1973
1973-02-20Mortgage assigned — from PAGANO DOMENICO DECD to PAGANO VINCENT
1968
1968-05-31Deed — from PAGANO DOMENICO to CASILLA ELENA; CASILLA DOMINGO; CASILLA ANA
1968-05-31Mortgage — from CASILLA DOMINGO; CASILLA ELENA; CASILLA ANA to PAGANO DOMENICO

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