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793 Washington Avenue · Brooklyn · BBL 3011770003 · 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 11238, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% 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

5 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Graffiti (2) · Street Sign (1) · Illegal Parking (1) · Dirty Condition (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 (1)
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$1,032,000 $61,920
2026$1,307,000 $78,420
2027$1,380,000 $82,800

The city's market estimate has risen 34% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Tooker AlleyAmericanNot yet gradedMice 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.

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

SubwayEastern Pkwy-Brooklyn Museum — 2 3 · 500 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Botanic Garden — 2 3 4 5 S · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Saint Johns Pl / Washington Av — B45 · 200 ft
Citi BikeSt Johns Pl & Washington Ave · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 316 Elijah Stroud
Middle: Elijah Stroud Middle 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

793 Washington 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

5 311 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: $556,736 on 2011-01-21 (lender: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2011-01-21Mortgage $556,736 — from ZHOU, YULING to WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. $556,736
2011-01-21Deed $550,000 — from 793 WASHINGTON AVENUE CORP. to ZHOU, YULING $550,000
2008-03-18AL&R $225,000 — from 793 WASHINGTON AVENUE CORP to 793 WASHINGTON FUNDING ASSOCIATES $225,000
2008-03-18Mortgage $225,000 — from 793 WASHINGTON AVENUE CORP to 793 WASHINGTON FUNDING ASSOCIATES $225,000
2006-11-14Mortgage $165,000 — from VITAL, MAX to STEINBERG, RONALD; STEINBERG, RICHARD $165,000

Ten-year activity

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2019
2020
2021
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2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Housing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
2017000
2018101
2019202
2020606
2021404
20229110
2023415
2024325
2025011
2026224
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The last 12 months — 4 records

DateRecord
2026-07-30311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2026-07-15311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Crosswalk
2026-04-23Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-04-18Restaurant inspection: TOOKER ALLEY — grade N · mice evidence

The full timeline

2026
2026-07-30311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2026-07-15311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Crosswalk
2026-04-23Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-04-18Restaurant inspection: TOOKER ALLEY — grade N · mice evidence
2025
2025-07-08Rodent inspection: Passed
2024
2024-05-28Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-05-22Restaurant inspection: TOOKER ALLEY · mice evidence
2024-03-31311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2024-03-30311: Street Sign - Damaged — Other/Unknown
2024-02-14311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2023
2023-10-15311: Missed Collection — Trash
2023-09-18311: Missed Collection — Trash
2023-06-01Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-03-09311: Outdoor Dining — Site Setup Condition
2023-01-13311: Street Sweeping Complaint — Inadequate Sweeping
2022
2022-11-16311: Missed Collection — Recycling - Paper
2022-11-16311: Missed Collection — Recycling - Paper/Metal/Glass/Rigid Plastic
2022-10-24311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2022-05-16Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-04-23311: Outdoor Dining — Street Zone Blocked
2022-04-12311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2022-04-04311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2022-04-01311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2022-01-28311: Missed Collection — Trash
2022-01-27311: Missed Collection — Recycling - Paper/Metal/Glass/Rigid Plastic
2021
2021-08-25311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 1RG Missed Recycling Paper
2021-08-25311: Dirty Conditions — E3 Dirty Sidewalk
2021-08-21311: Water Conservation — Illegal Use Of A Hydrant (CIN)
2021-02-15311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020
2020-12-21311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-12-16311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-11-11311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 1R Missed Recycling-All Materials
2020-07-07311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-06-12311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-03-05311: Water System — Dirty Water (WE)
2019
2019-05-03311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-03-17311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018
2018-04-11311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2016
2016-11-30Deed — from ZHOU, YULING to 793 WASHINGTON LLC
2016-11-16Deed transfer (nominal price)
2014
2014-08-16311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2014-05-12311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2013
2013-12-18311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2012
2012-07-19Permit EW — ISSUED
2012-03-26Permit PL — ISSUED
2012-03-05Permit EW — ISSUED
2012-03-05Permit EQ — ISSUED
2012-02-24Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION TO EXISTING RETAIL SPACE (USE GROUP 6 - EATING AND DRINKING ESTABLISHMENT) AT 1ST FLOOR AND BASEMENT AS ILLUSTRATED IN PLANS SUBMI$42,000
2012-01-25311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 1R Missed Recycling-All Materials
2011
2011-09-30311: Electrical — Electrical Wiring Defective/Exposed
2011-09-30DOB complaint, category ?
2011-03-02Permit EW — ISSUED
2011-03-01Job filed: PROPOSED WORK TO REPLACE EXIST. HVAC UNIT AT SECOND FLOOR AND REAR YARD. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$12,600
2011-03-01Job filed: PROPOSED WORK TO REPLACE EXIST. HVAC UNIT AT SECOND FLOOR AND REAR YARD. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$12,600
2011-03-01Job filed: PROPOSED WORK TO REPLACE EXIST. HVAC UNIT AT SECOND FLOOR AND REAR YARD. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$12,600
2011-01-21Mortgage satisfied — from 793 WASHINGTON AVENUE CORP. to 793 WASHINGTON FUNDING ASSOCIATES
2011-01-21Mortgage $556,736 — from ZHOU, YULING to WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.$556,736
2011-01-21Deed $550,000 — from 793 WASHINGTON AVENUE CORP. to ZHOU, YULING$550,000
2011-01-21TL&R — from 793 WASHINGTON AVENUE CORP to 793 WASHINGTON FUNDING ASSOCIATES
2010
2010-04-21311: Street Condition — Failed Street Repair
2009
2009-12-31DOB violation LBLVIO:
2009-01-01DOB violation LL6291:
2008
2008-03-18Mortgage satisfied — from VITAL, MAX to STEINBERG, RICHARD; STEINBERG, RONALD
2008-03-18AL&R $225,000 — from 793 WASHINGTON AVENUE CORP to 793 WASHINGTON FUNDING ASSOCIATES$225,000
2008-03-18Mortgage $225,000 — from 793 WASHINGTON AVENUE CORP to 793 WASHINGTON FUNDING ASSOCIATES$225,000
2008-03-18Deed — from VITAL, MAX to 793 WASHINGTON AVENUE CORP
2008-03-18PAT — from VITAL, MAX E to VITAL, GABRIEL
2007
2007-01-19DOB violation LL6291:
2006
2006-11-14Mortgage $165,000 — from VITAL, MAX to STEINBERG, RONALD; STEINBERG, RICHARD$165,000
2006-01-06DOB violation LL6291:
2005
2005-01-31DOB violation LL6291:
2004
2004-02-13DOB violation LL6291:
2003
2003-03-19DOB violation LL6291:
2002
2002-03-26DOB violation LL6291:
2001
2001-02-27DOB violation LL6291:
2000
2000-02-07DOB violation LL6291:
1999
1999-03-16DOB violation LL6291:
1998
1998-05-04DOB violation LL6291:
1997
1997-09-16DOB violation LL6291:
1997-04-28Deed — from VITAL, CLARA; VITAL, GUENO HILAIRE to VITAL, MAX
1997-02-10DOB violation LL6291:
1995
1995-08-29DOB violation LL6291:
1994
1994-06-01DOB violation LL6291:
1993
1993-12-15Permit PL — ISSUED
1993-12-15Permit EW — ISSUED
1993-12-14Permit EW — ISSUED
1993-08-16DOB violation LL6291:
1993-06-01DOB violation LL6291:
1992
1992-10-22Mortgage satisfied — from VITAL, CLARA; VITAL, GUENO HILAIRE to CASTRONOVA, JENNIE
1982
1982-03-03Mortgage assigned — from FISHER, SOL to FISHER, SOL; FISHER, MONIQUE
1977
1977-09-02Mortgage assigned — from CASTRONOVA JENNIE to CENTRAL FUNDING CO
1976
1976-08-20Deed — from CASTRONOVA JENNIE to VITAL GUENO H; VITAL CLARA
1976-08-20Mortgage — from VITAL GUENO H; VITAL CLARA to CASTRONOVA JENNIE

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