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256 Prospect Park West · Brooklyn · BBL 3011130058 · 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

41 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (15) · Water System (8) · Food Establishment (5) · Outdoor Dining (4) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (1) · Food Poisoning (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).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,302,000 $585,900
2026$1,562,000 $702,900
2027$1,874,000 $843,300

The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Hilltop TavernAmericanAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick)
5 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage, Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food, Pet/Animal) · 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 · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Prospect Park West / Prospect Av — B61 · 150 ft
Citi BikeWindsor Pl & Howard Pl · 500 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

256 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

41 311 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: $400,000 on 2008-10-14 (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
2008-10-14AL&R $400,000 — from GUERRIERA, CARMELA; GUERRIERA, VINCENT to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $400,000
2008-10-14Mortgage $400,000 — from GUERRIERA, CARMELA MELINA; GUERRIERA, VINCENT to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $400,000
1997-08-25Mortgage $566,943 — from GUERRIERA, MELINA; GUERRIERA, VINCENT to D'ALESSIO, IDA; D'ALESSIO, FRANK C. $566,943
1994-08-18Mortgage $250,000 — from GUERRIERA, VINCENT; GUERRIERA, MELINA to D'ALESSIO, FRANK C; D'ALESSIO, IDA $250,000
1988-09-02Mortgage $150,000 — from GUERRIERA, VINCENT; GUERRIERA, MELINA to CHRYSLER FIRST BUS.CR/CP $150,000
1984-07-27Mortgage $35,000 — from GUERRIERA, VINCENT; GUERRIERA, MELINA to MANUFACTURERS HNVR TRUST $35,000

Ten-year activity

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2024
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20171225
20181719
20190000
20200112
20210718
20220213
20232114
202409312
2025130233
20260213
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The last 12 months — 13 records

DateRecord
2026-09-01311: Standing Water — Other - Explain Below
2026-07-12311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2026-03-31Boiler inspection
2025-11-19Restaurant inspection: HILLTOP TAVERN — grade A · mice evidence
2025-11-09311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2025-11-09311: Calorie Labeling — Failure to Post Calorie Information
2025-11-09311: Food Establishment — Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food
2025-11-08311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2025-11-07311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2025-11-02311: Food Establishment — Pet/Animal
2025-10-29311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2025-10-28311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2025-10-27311: Obstruction — Trash or Recycling

The full timeline

2026
2026-09-01311: Standing Water — Other - Explain Below
2026-07-12311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2026-03-31Boiler inspection
2025
2025-11-19Restaurant inspection: HILLTOP TAVERN — grade A · mice evidence
2025-11-09311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2025-11-09311: Calorie Labeling — Failure to Post Calorie Information
2025-11-09311: Food Establishment — Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food
2025-11-08311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2025-11-07311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2025-11-02311: Food Establishment — Pet/Animal
2025-10-29311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2025-10-28311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2025-10-27311: Obstruction — Trash or Recycling
2025-10-17311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2025-10-17311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2025-10-12311: Hazardous Materials — Chemical Spill/Release (HA1)
2025-10-06311: Industrial Waste — Wastewater Into Catch Basin (IEB)
2025-10-06311: Outdoor Dining — Sidewalk Zone Blocked
2025-10-06311: Outdoor Dining — Restaurant Status
2025-10-06311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2025-09-17311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2025-08-20311: Dead/Dying Tree — Planted More Than 2 Years Ago
2025-08-05311: Noise - Commercial — Banging/Pounding
2025-08-05311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2025-05-12311: Noise — Noise: Private Carting Noise (NQ1)
2025-05-01311: Illegal Parking — Commercial Overnight Parking
2025-04-23311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2025-04-20311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2025-04-14311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2025-03-18DOB complaint, category ?
2025-02-23311: Outdoor Dining — Sidewalk Zone Blocked
2025-02-23311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2025-02-05Boiler inspection
2025-02-01311: Outdoor Dining — Site Setup Condition
2025-02-01311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2025-01-12311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint - Non Passenger
2024
2024-08-31311: Water System — Leak (Use Comments) (WA2)
2024-08-30311: Water System — Possible Water Main Break (Use Comments) (WA1)
2024-08-29311: Water System — Possible Water Main Break (Use Comments) (WA1)
2024-08-28311: Water System — Possible Water Main Break (Use Comments) (WA1)
2024-08-25311: Water System — Leak (Use Comments) (WA2)
2024-08-24311: Water System — Possible Water Main Break (Use Comments) (WA1)
2024-08-23311: Water System — Leak (Use Comments) (WA2)
2024-08-23311: Water System — Possible Water Main Break (Use Comments) (WA1)
2024-07-25Restaurant inspection: HILLTOP TAVERN — grade A
2024-07-15Boiler inspection
2024-04-24Restaurant inspection: HILLTOP TAVERN
2024-04-21311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2023
2023-10-12311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2023-09-28Boiler inspection
2023-06-20DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2018 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-06-20DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2019 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2022
2022-11-28Boiler inspection
2022-08-30311: Illegal Dumping — Removal Request
2022-04-20311: Street Condition — Line/Marking - Faded
2021
2021-11-18311: Street Condition — Cave-in
2021-11-15311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-05-03311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2021-04-13Boiler inspection
2021-03-18311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-02-07311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-02-03311: Snow — E9 Snow / Icy Sidewalk
2021-01-31311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 1 Missed Collection
2020
2020-12-06311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-03-11Boiler inspection
2018
2018-12-26311: Consumer Complaint — Overcharge
2018-12-26311: Consumer Complaint — Overcharge
2018-12-25311: Consumer Complaint — Credit Card Limitations Not Posted
2018-12-07311: Broken Parking Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2018-11-01311: Broken Parking Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2018-06-12Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-04-23311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2018-04-06DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2016 INSPECTION REPORT
2018-03-02311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2017
2017-12-13Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-10-13Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2017-10-10311: Rodent — Condition Attracting Rodents
2017-06-29311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2017-02-24DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2015 INSPECTION REPORT
2016
2016-10-01311: Food Establishment — Food Spoiled
2016-03-11Deed — from GUERRIERA, CARMELA MELINA; GUERRIERA, VINCENT to 256 PPW LLC
2016-02-22Rodent inspection: Monitoring visit
2016-02-16Rodent inspection: Monitoring visit
2016-01-19Rodent inspection: Monitoring visit
2016-01-11Rodent inspection: Monitoring visit
2016-01-01Deed transfer (nominal price)
2015
2015-12-29Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2015-12-03Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2015-10-27Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2015-10-09311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2015-08-26FDNY inspection (OTHER)
2015-05-11311: Illegal Tree Damage — Unauthorized Tree Removal
2014
2014-08-21311: Illegal Tree Damage — Unauthorized Tree Removal
2014-03-26311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2013
2013-12-04311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2013-09-19311: Water System — Leak (Use Comments) (WA2)
2013-09-17311: Water System — Leak (Use Comments) (WA2)
2013-03-01DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2011 INSPECTION REPORT
2011
2011-07-06311: Street Condition — Failed Street Repair
2010
2010-06-08311: Sidewalk Condition — Broken Sidewalk
2009
2009-02-20Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2009-02-20Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2009-01-01DOB violation LL6291:
2008
2008-10-14AL&R $400,000 — from GUERRIERA, CARMELA; GUERRIERA, VINCENT to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB$400,000
2008-10-14Mortgage $400,000 — from GUERRIERA, CARMELA MELINA; GUERRIERA, VINCENT to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB$400,000
2008-10-14Deed — from GUERRIERA, VINCENT; GUERRIERA, MELINA to GUERRIERA, CARMELA MELINA; GUERRIERA, VINCENT
2008-01-03DOB violation LL6291:
2008-01-03DOB violation LL6291:
2007
2007-01-19DOB violation LL6291:
2006
2006-01-06DOB violation LL6291:
2005
2005-06-29Permit PL — ISSUED
2005-04-28Mortgage satisfied — from GUERRIERA, VINCENT; GUERRIERA, MELINA to D'ALESSIO, FRANK C; D'ALESSIO, IDA
2005-03-04Permit PL — ISSUED
2005-02-09Permit EW — ISSUED
2005-01-31DOB violation LL6291:
2005-01-07Job filed: INSTALL FIRE SYPPRESSION SYSTEM ONLY NO CHANGE IN USE EGRESS OR OCCUP ANCY$3,000
2005-01-07Job filed: INSTALL FIRE SYPPRESSION SYSTEM ONLY NO CHANGE IN USE EGRESS OR OCCUP ANCY$3,000
2004
2004-11-19Permit EW — ISSUED
2004-11-19Permit EW — ISSUED
2004-11-03Job filed: ARRANGEMENT OF THE RESTAURANT AT FIRST FLOOR. INTERIOR RENOVATION WITH MINOR PLUMBING WORK . MECHANICAL WORK . NO CHANGE OF USE, OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS$24,000
2004-11-03Job filed: ARRANGEMENT OF THE RESTAURANT AT FIRST FLOOR. INTERIOR RENOVATION WITH MINOR PLUMBING WORK . MECHANICAL WORK . NO CHANGE OF USE, OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS$24,000
2004-02-13DOB violation LL6291:
2003
2003-03-19DOB violation LL6291:
2002
2002-03-26DOB violation LL6291:
2001
2001-12-24Permit EW — ISSUED
2001-12-24Permit EW — ISSUED
2001-12-24Permit EQ — ISSUED
2001-11-07Job filed: STOREFRONT REPLACEMENT, NEW INTERIOR PARTITIONS.NO CHANGE OF USE, FLOOR AREA, BULK EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$2,000
2001-11-07Job filed: STOREFRONT REPLACEMENT, NEW INTERIOR PARTITIONS.NO CHANGE OF USE, FLOOR AREA, BULK EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$2,000
2001-11-07Job filed: STOREFRONT REPLACEMENT, NEW INTERIOR PARTITIONS.NO CHANGE OF USE, FLOOR AREA, BULK EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$2,000
2001-02-27DOB violation LL6291:
2000
2000-02-07DOB violation LL6291:
2000-02-07DOB violation LL6291:
1999
1999-03-16DOB violation LL6291:
1999-03-16DOB violation LL6291:
1998
1998-05-04DOB violation LL6291:
1998-05-04DOB violation LL6291:
1997
1997-09-16DOB violation LL6291:
1997-09-16DOB violation LL6291:
1997-08-25Agreement — from D'ALESSIO, IDA; D'ALESSIO, FRANK C to GUERRIERA, MELINA; GUERRIERA, VINCENT
1997-08-25Mortgage $566,943 — from GUERRIERA, MELINA; GUERRIERA, VINCENT to D'ALESSIO, IDA; D'ALESSIO, FRANK C.$566,943
1994
1994-12-27Mortgage satisfied — from GUERRIRA, MELINA; GUERRIERA, VINCENT to CHRYSLER FIRST BUSINESS CREDIT CORPORATI
1994-12-27SAGE — from CHRYSLER FIRST BUSINESS CREDIT CORPORATI
1994-08-18Mortgage $250,000 — from GUERRIERA, VINCENT; GUERRIERA, MELINA to D'ALESSIO, FRANK C; D'ALESSIO, IDA$250,000
1994-06-01DOB violation LL6291:
1994-06-01DOB violation LL6291:
1993
1993-10-26Mortgage assigned — from CHRYSLER FIRST BUSINESS to SECURITY PACIF NAT'LBK
1993-10-13Mortgage assigned — from CHRYSLER FIRST BUS CR/CP to SECURITY PACIFIC NATL BK
1993-08-16DOB violation LL6291:
1993-08-16DOB violation LL6291:
1993-06-01DOB violation LL6291:
1993-06-01DOB violation LL6291:
1988
1988-09-29Mortgage satisfied — from GURRIERA, VINCENT; GUERRIERA, MELINA to MANUFACTURERS HAN.TR.CO
1988-09-02Mortgage assigned — from GUERRIERA, VINCENT; GUERRIERA, MELINA to CHRYSLER FIRST BUS.CR CP
1988-09-02Mortgage $150,000 — from GUERRIERA, VINCENT; GUERRIERA, MELINA to CHRYSLER FIRST BUS.CR/CP$150,000
1985
1985-05-08Mortgage satisfied — from GUERRIERA, VINCENT; GUERRIERA, MELINA to BLAUSTEIN, GEORGE H; BLAUSTEIN, CATHERINEH; KELLY, JANICE F
1984
1984-07-27Mortgage $35,000 — from GUERRIERA, VINCENT; GUERRIERA, MELINA to MANUFACTURERS HNVR TRUST$35,000
1981
1981-07-29SAGE — from GUERRIERA MELINA; GUERRIERA VINCENT; CROCE LOIS
1974
1974-10-23Mortgage — from GUERRIERA MELINA; GUERRIERA VINCENT to BLAUSTEIN GEORGE; KELLY JANICE F; BLAUSTEIN CATHERINE
1974-10-23Deed — from BLAUSTEIN CATHERINE H; BLAUSTEIN GEORGE; KELLY JANICE F (DISTRIBUTEES OF); BLAUSTEIN ALLEN to GUERRIERA VINCENT; GUERRIERA MELINA

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