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770 Nostrand Avenue · Brooklyn · BBL 3012470041 · 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 executed4
GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 85% 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 13.3. In ZIP 11216, 38% of residential buildings hold an A and 19% 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

8 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Graffiti (3) · Damaged Tree (1) · Illegal Parking (1) · Illegal Dumping (1) · Commercial Disposal Complaint (1) · Food Establishment (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 (1900)
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$1,616,000 $96,960
2026$2,046,000 $122,760
2027$2,118,000 $127,080

The city's market estimate has risen 31% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Gee's Caribbean RestaurantCaribbeanGrade PendingMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Spoiled) · 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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2021 (0 in the last three years).

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

SubwayNostrand Av — 3 · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
President St-Medgar Evers College — 2 5 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Saint Johns Pl / Nostrand Av — B45 · 250 ft
Citi BikeLincoln Pl & Nostrand Ave · 550 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 138 Brooklyn
Middle: The School of Integrated Learning. 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

770 Nostrand 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

8 311 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: $16,933 on 2016-02-29 (lender: Empire State Bank), covering 2 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2016-02-29Mortgage $16,934 — from JOSEPH, CARLYLE to EMPIRE STATE BANK $16,934
2016-02-29Agreement $450,000 — from JOSEPH, CARLYLE to EMPIRE STATE BANK $450,000
2016-02-29AL&R $450,000 — from JOSEPH, CARLYLE to EMPIRE STATE BANK $450,000
2016-01-13Mortgage $13,527 — from JOSEPH, CARLYLE to EMPIRE STATE BANK $13,527
2016-01-13AL&R $450,000 — from JOSEPH, CARLYLE to EMPIRE STATE BANK $450,000
2016-01-13Agreement $450,000 — from JOSEPH, CARLYLE to EMPIRE STATE BANK $450,000
2006-12-07Mortgage $487,500 — from JOSEPH, CARLYLE to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $487,500

Ten-year activity

1050
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
7
2026
Housing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
2017000
2018213
2019000
2020000
2021303
2022202
2023123
2024235
2025426
2026347
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The last 12 months — 9 records

DateRecord
2026-10-13Restaurant inspection: GEE'S CARIBBEAN RESTAURANT
2026-10-05Restaurant inspection: GEE'S CARIBBEAN RESTAURANT — grade Z
2026-09-30Eviction executed (3RD FLOOR)
2026-07-31311: Food Establishment — Food Spoiled
2026-06-27Restaurant inspection: GEE'S CARIBBEAN RESTAURANT
2026-05-17311: Commercial Disposal Complaint — Waste Left in Front of Residence
2026-04-24Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-11-10311: Illegal Dumping — Chronic Dumping
2025-10-26311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Traffic

The full timeline

2026
2026-10-13Restaurant inspection: GEE'S CARIBBEAN RESTAURANT
2026-10-05Restaurant inspection: GEE'S CARIBBEAN RESTAURANT — grade Z
2026-09-30Eviction executed (3RD FLOOR)
2026-07-31311: Food Establishment — Food Spoiled
2026-06-27Restaurant inspection: GEE'S CARIBBEAN RESTAURANT
2026-05-17311: Commercial Disposal Complaint — Waste Left in Front of Residence
2026-04-24Rodent inspection: Passed
2025
2025-11-10311: Illegal Dumping — Chronic Dumping
2025-10-26311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Traffic
2025-09-05311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2025-07-30Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-05-13311: Damaged Tree — Branch or Limb Has Fallen Down
2025-02-26Restaurant inspection: GEE'S CARIBBEAN RESTAURANT — grade A · mice evidence
2024
2024-12-24311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2024-07-24Restaurant inspection: GEE'S CARIBBEAN RESTAURANT — grade C · mice evidence
2024-06-14Restaurant inspection: GEE'S CARIBBEAN RESTAURANT
2024-05-30Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-03-01311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2023
2023-06-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-05-16Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-02-25311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2022
2022-12-17311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2022-12-17311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2021
2021-12-31311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2021-10-30311: Sewer — Catch Basin Clogged/Flooding (Use Comments) (SC)
2021-06-28311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2018
2018-09-07311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2018-08-30311: Dirty Conditions — E1 Improper Disposal
2018-07-27Rodent inspection: Passed
2016
2016-02-29Mortgage assigned — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to EMPIRE STATE BANK
2016-02-29Mortgage $16,934 — from JOSEPH, CARLYLE to EMPIRE STATE BANK$16,934
2016-02-29Agreement $450,000 — from JOSEPH, CARLYLE to EMPIRE STATE BANK$450,000
2016-02-29AL&R $450,000 — from JOSEPH, CARLYLE to EMPIRE STATE BANK$450,000
2016-01-13Mortgage $13,527 — from JOSEPH, CARLYLE to EMPIRE STATE BANK$13,527
2016-01-13AL&R $450,000 — from JOSEPH, CARLYLE to EMPIRE STATE BANK$450,000
2016-01-13Agreement $450,000 — from JOSEPH, CARLYLE to EMPIRE STATE BANK$450,000
2015
2015-09-21311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2015-09-01311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2015-07-29Permit EW — ISSUED
2015-06-09Job filed: SIDEWALK VAULT REPAIR AS PER PLANS BEING FILED.$7,000
2015-06-09Job filed: SIDEWALK VAULT REPAIR AS PER PLANS BEING FILED.$7,000
2015-03-05311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2014
2014-12-29Job filed: APPLICATION FILED TO REPAIR THE DEFECTIVE & STRUCTURALLY COMPROMISED SIDE WALK OVER UNDERGROUND VAULT TO REMOVE THE HAZARD TO THE MAIN ENTRANCE TO$3,000
2014-12-29Job filed: APPLICATION FILED TO PROVIDE A STRUCTURAL WORK TYPE$5,000
2013
2013-09-24311: Dirty Conditions — E12 Illegal Dumping Surveillance
2013-09-24311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2011
2011-12-01311: Dirty Conditions — E1 Improper Disposal
2011-11-28311: Building/Use — No Certificate Of Occupancy/Illegal/Contrary To CO
2011-11-28DOB complaint, category ?
2011-11-01311: Building/Use — No Certificate Of Occupancy/Illegal/Contrary To CO
2011-11-01DOB complaint, category ?
2011-10-28311: General Construction/Plumbing — Failure To Maintain
2011-10-28DOB complaint, category ?
2011-10-28DOB violation C:
2011-10-28DOB violation C:
2011-09-21Rodent inspection: Passed
2011-02-28311: Root/Sewer/Sidewalk Condition — Trees and Sidewalks Program
2010
2010-10-14311: General Construction/Plumbing — Failure To Maintain
2010-10-14DOB complaint, category ?
2010-10-04DOB violation C: OBTAIN A PERMIT IF FEASIBLE TO MAINTAIN THE EXTERIOR WALL
2010-08-27311: Posting Advertisement — Building
2009
2009-12-17Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2009-12-17Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2006
2006-12-07Mortgage $487,500 — from JOSEPH, CARLYLE to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.$487,500
2005
2005-04-26Permit PL — ISSUED
2005-04-18Permit EW — ISSUED
2005-04-11Job filed: INSTALL NEW STORE FRONT, MINOR PARTITION AND INSTALL PLUMBING FIXTURES FOR EXISITNG TAKE OUT FOOD STORE. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$25,000
1980
1980-01-31Mortgage assigned — from MILLSTEIN DAVID (CO AMINISTRATORS OF EST; GOTTESMAN CALLMAN; TUSH FAY to MILLSTEIN DANIEL; MILLSTEIN LOUIS; ZALEZNIK SHIRLEY; MILLSTEIN ALAN
1977
1977-11-14Mortgage — from JOSEPH CARLYLE to YAF REALTY CORP
1977-11-14Deed — from YAF REALTY CORP to JOSEPH CARLYLE
1975
1975-09-30Mortgage assigned — from THE EVERGREENS to TUSH FAY

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