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789 Washington Avenue · Brooklyn · BBL 3011770105 · 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

6 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Plumbing (1) · Illegal Tree Damage (1) · Dirty Condition (1) · Noise (1) · Residential Disposal Complaint (1) · Animal (1).

Filed construction activity

$5,000 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 (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$316,000 $142,200
2026$286,000 $128,700
2027$298,000 $134,100

The city's market estimate has fallen 6% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Earth ShineJuice, Smoothies, Fruit SaladsA—

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

SubwayEastern Pkwy-Brooklyn Museum — 2 3 · 550 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 · 150 ft
Citi BikeSt Johns Pl & Washington Ave · 350 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

789 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

6 311 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

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2005-05-12RPTT&RET $245,000 — from DUNNE, JAMES JUDE to YEE, CARRIE $245,000

Ten-year activity

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2018
2019
15
2020
2021
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2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017001001
2018001001
2019002002
202000101415
2021003014
2022040004
2023124018
2024000011
2025002035
2026013239
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The last 12 months — 9 records

DateRecord
2026-09-23Boiler inspection
2026-08-29311: Animal-Abuse — Other (complaint details)
2026-08-26Restaurant inspection: EARTH SHINE — grade A
2026-06-02DOB complaint, category ?
2026-05-21311: Residential Disposal Complaint — Trash or Recycling Not Secure
2026-04-23Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-03-09Deed — from MIDDLEBROOKS, LORETTA to WINWAS, LLC
2026-03-09311: Noise — Noise, Barking Dog (NR5)
2026-02-13Deed transfer (nominal price)

The full timeline

2026
2026-09-23Boiler inspection
2026-08-29311: Animal-Abuse — Other (complaint details)
2026-08-26Restaurant inspection: EARTH SHINE — grade A
2026-06-02DOB complaint, category ?
2026-05-21311: Residential Disposal Complaint — Trash or Recycling Not Secure
2026-04-23Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-03-09Deed — from MIDDLEBROOKS, LORETTA to WINWAS, LLC
2026-03-09311: Noise — Noise, Barking Dog (NR5)
2026-02-13Deed transfer (nominal price)
2025
2025-10-04Boiler inspection
2025-09-10311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2025-07-08Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-03-28311: Illegal Tree Damage — Roots Damaged
2025-01-16Restaurant inspection: EARTH SHINE — grade A
2024
2024-05-28Rodent inspection: Passed
2023
2023-12-05311: Plumbing — Sprinkler System - Inadequate
2023-12-05DOB complaint, category ?
2023-08-01Job filed: Propose to remove the illegal partitions that were installed on second floor to cure violation # 35661852X$5,000
2023-06-01Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-05-10311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2023-04-03311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Permit - None
2023-04-03DOB complaint, category ?
2023-01-11311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2022
2022-09-13DOB complaint, category ?
2022-09-09ECB CLASS - 1 violation: OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY DOB RECORDS.NOTED:@2FL LEVEL OCCUPIED AS UNLIC PHYS TREATMENT ESTB W/5MASSAGE RMS&7MASSAGE T
2022-09-09ECB CLASS - 2 violation: ILLEGAL USE IN COMMERCIAL DIST.UNLIC PHYS TREATMENT ESTB.PROHIBITED USE PER 12-10,OP IN C1-4 DIST ON 2FL.NOTED:MASSEUSE OFFERED TO
2022-09-09ECB CLASS - 1 violation: WORK W/O PERMIT.WORK NOTED:@2FL LEVEL ERECTED PARTITION WALLS CREATING5RMS OBTAIN PERMIT$1,250
2021
2021-11-04311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2021-08-25311: Water System — Hydrant Leaking (WC1)
2021-07-30311: Illegal Tree Damage — Roots Damaged
2021-01-20Rodent inspection: Monitoring visit
2020
2020-12-21Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2020-12-02Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2020-11-09Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2020-11-05Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2020-10-14Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2020-09-23Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2020-09-14Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2020-08-12Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2020-07-28Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2020-07-13Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2020-07-08Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2020-07-01Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2020-06-24Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2020-06-15Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2020-05-23311: Non-Emergency Police Matter — Social Distancing
2019
2019-10-01311: Derelict Bicycle — 14B Derelict Bicycle
2019-02-22311: Electronics Waste Appointment — Ewaste appointment
2018
2018-05-20311: Pet Shop — Dogs or Cats Not Sold
2017
2017-10-16311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2016
2016-09-21311: Water System — Leak (Use Comments) (WA2)
2015
2015-05-20311: Street Condition — Pothole
2014
2014-09-17311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2013
2013-05-30311: Noise — Noise: air condition/ventilation equipment (NV1)
2005
2005-05-12RPTT&RET $245,000 — from DUNNE, JAMES JUDE to YEE, CARRIE$245,000
2001
2001-06-18Mortgage satisfied — from MIDDLEBROOKS, LORETTA to GREEN POINT SAVINGSBANK
1978
1978-05-05Mortgage — from MIDDLEBROOKS LORETTA to GREENPOINT SAVINGS BANK
1978-05-05RTXL — from JEFFERSON BERT V
1970
1970-12-11Deed — from HADELSON ROBERT A to HADELSON BEATRICE
1970-12-11Mortgage — from MIDDLEBROOKS LORETTA; JEFFERSON BERT V to HADELSON BEATRICE
1970-12-11Deed — from HADELSON BEATRICE to JEFFERSON BERT V; MIDDLEBROOKS LORETTA
1966
1966-09-30Deed — from MALD BETTY; NADELSON GEORGE H EXR OF; PULLMAN LENA; FRANK DAVID LEGATEES & EXR OF; STERN L to NADELSON BEATRICE
1966-09-30RTXL — from FRANK DAVID DECD
1966-09-30RTXL — from FRANK LENA DECD

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