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171 Utica Avenue · Brooklyn · BBL 3013670009 · 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, AEP6
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 87% 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 20. In ZIP 11213, 61% of residential buildings hold an A and 11% 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

Open HPD violations7 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 2005-10-24.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

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

4 service requests in the last three years. Most common: General Construction/Plumbing (2) · Illegal Parking (1) · Food Establishment (1).

Filed construction activity

$20,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (1910)
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).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)171 UTICA AVE LLC
Head officerMARJORIE A CHAMBERS
Managing agentMARJORIE A CHAMBERS
Last registered2026-07-24

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,013,000 $60,780
2026$942,000 $56,520
2027$975,000 $58,500

The city's market estimate has fallen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Mandeville CafeCaribbeanAMice 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: Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · 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

SubwayCrown Hts-Utica Av — 3 4 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Utica Av — A C · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Utica Av / Prospect Pl — B46 · 100 ft
Citi BikePark Pl & Utica Ave · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 335 Granville T. Woods
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

171 Utica 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

4 311 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: $260,000 on 2005-10-05 (recorded via MERS, the industry registry; the lender is not named on the record). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2005-10-05Deed $285,000 — from PARKER, DIANA; PARKER, PATRICIA; PARKERSON, JOHNDAVID to CHAMBERS, MARJORIE $285,000
2005-10-05Mortgage $260,000 — from CHAMBERS, MARJORIE to MERS $260,000
2001-03-23Mortgage $80,000 — from ELLIS, BARBARA to MIDFIRST BANK $80,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201700112
201802215
20191217020
2020064111
202101010121
202200022
202311518
2024134210
202500134
202600011
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The last 12 months — 1 records

DateRecord
2026-09-17Restaurant inspection: MANDEVILLE CAFE · mice evidence

The full timeline

2026
2026-09-17Restaurant inspection: MANDEVILLE CAFE · mice evidence
2025
2025-10-14Boiler inspection
2025-08-28Restaurant inspection: MANDEVILLE CAFE — grade A
2025-06-05311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2025-04-18Restaurant inspection: MANDEVILLE CAFE
2024
2024-12-20Boiler inspection
2024-12-04HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2024-07-10DOB complaint, category ?
2024-07-06311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2024-03-15311: General Construction/Plumbing — Posted Notice Or Order Removed/Tampered With
2024-03-15DOB complaint, category ?
2024-01-26311: General Construction/Plumbing — Posted Notice Or Order Removed/Tampered With
2024-01-26DOB complaint, category ?
2024-01-17Permit General Construction — Permit Issued
2024-01-12Restaurant inspection: MANDEVILLE CAFE — grade A
2023
2023-12-06Job filed: REMOVE EXISTING ILLEGAL STRUCTURE AT THE BACKYARD AND RESOLVE VIOLATIONS. DEMOLITION WORK AS PER PLAN. NO CHANGE IN EGRESS, USE, OR OCCUPANCY.$5,000
2023-11-28HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2023-11-11Boiler inspection
2023-06-20DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2019 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-05-24Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — NO LIGHTING
2023-05-24311: ELECTRIC — NO LIGHTING
2023-03-06Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2023-03-06311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2022
2022-11-28Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2022-09-05Boiler inspection
2021
2021-12-13ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH COMMISSIONER'S ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS/VIOLATION #39036866Z ISSUED ON 2/26/21 AND FILE CERTIFICATE OF CO
2021-10-14ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY W/THE COMMISSIONER'S ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS/VIOLATION #39036866Z ISSUED ON 02/26/21 & TO FILE A CERTIFICATE
2021-09-09311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2021-09-08Boiler inspection
2021-08-25ECB CLASS - 1 violation: WORK W/O PERMIT FAILURE TO COMPLY W/COMMISSIONER'S ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS/V39036866Z ISSUED2/22/21 &TO FILE C/C PURSUANT TO28-
2021-06-19311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2021-06-18ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY W/THE COMMISSIONER'S ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS/VIOLATION #3906866Z ISSUED ON 02/22/21 & TO FILE A CERTIFICATE O
2021-05-31311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2021-05-26DOB violation AEUHAZ1: FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION
2021-05-07ECB CLASS - 1 violation: DEMO WORK W/O A PERMIT. FAILURE TO COMPLY W/THE COMM'S ORDER CONTAINEDIN SUMMONS/VIO#39036866Z ISSUED ON 2/22/21 & TO FILE A CERT
2021-03-18311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Restaurant/Bar Not in Compliance
2021-03-18311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Restaurant/Bar Not in Compliance
2021-02-26ECB CLASS - 1 violation: UPON INSPECTION, OBSERVED DUMPSTER PARKED ON FRONT OF THE BUILDING, AND IT FULL OF REMAIN OF INTERNAL CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION
2021-02-25311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Permit - None
2021-02-25DOB complaint, category ?
2021-01-29311: General Construction/Plumbing — Posted Notice Or Order Removed/Tampered With
2021-01-29DOB complaint, category ?
2021-01-13311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Permit - None
2021-01-13DOB complaint, category ?
2021-01-12Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2021-01-12311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2020
2020-12-02ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY W/ COMMISSIONER'S ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS/VIOLATION#35416071Y ISSUED8/1/19&TO FILE CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION $1,250
2020-11-27311: General Construction/Plumbing — Working Contrary To Stop Work Order
2020-11-27ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY W/COMMISSIONER'S ORDER CONTAINED IN NOV #S 35416071Y & 39018568L DATED 8/1/19 & 2/28/20 RESPECTIVELY. ILLEGAL WO$1,250
2020-11-27DOB complaint, category ?
2020-10-12Boiler inspection
2020-08-18311: Building/Use — No Certificate Of Occupancy/Illegal/Contrary To CO
2020-08-18DOB complaint, category ?
2020-07-17311: Food Establishment — Food Spoiled
2020-02-28ECB CLASS - 2 violation: AT TIME OF INSPECTION, AT REAR YARD OF PREMISES, A 5'-00" X 10'-00" X 8'-00" WALK IN REFRIGERATOR, WITH ELECTRIC WIRING AND A 5'-0$3,125
2020-01-15311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Permit - None
2020-01-15DOB complaint, category ?
2019
2019-12-10311: Street Condition — Pothole
2019-11-08HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2019-11-07311: Food Establishment — No Permit or License
2019-08-01ECB CLASS - 2 violation: WORK W/O A PERMIT. AT TIME OF INSPECTION OBSERVED A WALK IN REFRIGERATOR AND STORAGE SHED AT REAR YARD OF PREMISES(EXPOSURE 3). ST$1,250
2019-07-01Job filed: FILING TO REDUCE EXISTING STORAGE SHED IN THE REAR YARD TO ACCOMMODATE WALKING REFRIGERATOR, EXISTING WALKING REFRIGERATOR TO BE HOUSE IN THE STORAGE $15,000
2019-05-15311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Permit - None
2019-05-15DOB complaint, category ?
2019-02-11HPD class A: § 27-2013 ADMIN. CODE: PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT THE CEILING AND ALL WALLS IN THE KITCHEN LOCATE
2019-02-11HPD class A: § 27-2013 ADMIN. CODE: PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT THE CEILING AND ALL WALLS IN THE BATHROOM LOCAT
2019-02-11HPD class A: § 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... AT THE CEILING . APPROX- 2 SQ. FT IN THE BATHROOM LOCAT
2019-02-11HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY SECURE THE LOOSE HANDRAIL AT THE BALUSTRADE AT PUBLIC HALL STAIRS, 1st STORY
2019-02-11HPD class A: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING BALUSTERS AT THE BALUSTRADE AT PUBLIC HALL STAIRS, 1st STORY
2019-02-11HPD class A: § 27-2013 ADMIN. CODE: PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT THE CEILING AND ALL WALLS IN THE PRIVATE HALLWA
2019-02-06Tenant complaint: FLOORING/STAIRS — STAIRS
2019-02-06Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2019-02-06Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — RADIATOR
2019-02-06Tenant complaint: DOOR/WINDOW — WINDOW FRAME
2019-02-01HPD litigation: Tenant Action/Harrassment
2019-01-31Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2019-01-31311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2018
2018-11-16311: Consumer Complaint — False Advertising
2018-08-10Boiler inspection
2018-06-10311: Building/Use — Illegal. Commercial Use In Resident Zone
2018-06-10DOB complaint, category ?
2018-03-20DOB complaint, category ?
2017
2017-10-19311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2017-08-14Boiler inspection
2015
2015-11-19311: Water Conservation — Water Meter Broken/Leaking - Private Residence (CMR)
2015-10-01DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2014 INSPECTION REPORT
2015-08-12Tenant complaint: SAFETY — CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTOR
2015-08-12Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2015-08-12Tenant complaint: GENERAL — BELL/BUZZER/INTERCOM
2015-08-12Tenant complaint: FLOORING/STAIRS — FLOOR
2015-08-12Tenant complaint: SAFETY — SMOKE DETECTOR
2015-08-12Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2015-08-12311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2015-08-12311: SAFETY — CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTOR
2015-08-12311: SAFETY — SMOKE DETECTOR
2015-08-12311: FLOORING/STAIRS — FLOOR
2015-08-12311: GENERAL — BELL/BUZZER/INTERCOM
2015-08-12311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2015-03-03DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2013 INSPECTION REPORT
2015-02-23311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2014
2014-11-21311: Water System — Excessive Water In Basement (WEFB)
2014-10-28311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2014-10-25311: Investigations and Discipline (IAD) — Plumbing Work - Unlicensed/Illegal/Improper Work In Progress
2014-10-25DOB complaint, category ?
2014-10-25DOB complaint, category ?
2014-01-19FDNY inspection (RISK)
2013
2013-10-19311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2013-09-28311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2013-09-14311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2013-09-08311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2011
2011-10-15311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2011-07-05Deed — from WINNERS DELIGHT,CORP to 171 UTICA AVE LLC
2011-06-18311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2010
2010-07-16311: Electrical — Electrical Wiring Defective/Exposed
2010-07-16DOB complaint, category ?
2010-04-20Mortgage assigned — from MERS AS NOMINEE FOR DELTA FUNDING CORP. to HSBC BANK USA, N.A., AS TRUSTEE
2008
2008-07-25ECB CLASS - 2 violation: WORK W/O PERMIT. NOTED: AT GROUND FLR REAR YARD BLOCK MASONRY WALL APPX 10' HIGH AND 25' LONG AND APPRX 21 ROOF JOIST ATTACHED TO
2008-06-16DOB complaint, category ?
2008-01-17Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2007
2007-09-10Permit EW — ISSUED
2007-03-05Permit EW — ISSUED
2007-01-17DOB complaint, category ?
2007-01-03Permit PL — RE-ISSUED
2006
2006-12-26Deed — from CHAMBERS, MARJORIE to WINNERS DELIGHT, CORP.
2006-12-21Permit EW — ISSUED
2006-11-16Job filed: INSTALLATION OF RESTAURANT ON FIRST FLOOR,WORK INCLUDED MINOR PARTITIONS INSTALLATION HVAC AND PLUMBING WORK, NO CHANGE IN USE. EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$23,000
2006-08-14Permit EW — ISSUED
2006-07-28Permit PL — ISSUED
2006-06-21Permit EW — ISSUED
2006-05-23Job filed: RESTAURANT RENOVATIONS. NO CHANGE TO OCCUPANCY, EGRESS, OR STRUCTURAL UNDER THIS APPLICATION.$28,000
2006-05-23Job filed: RESTAURANT RENOVATIONS. NO CHANGE TO OCCUPANCY, EGRESS, OR STRUCTURAL UNDER THIS APPLICATION.$28,000
2005
2005-10-24HPD class B: § 27-2010, 2011, 2012 ADMIN. CODE: REMOVE THE ACCUMULATION OF REFUSE AND/OR RUBBISH AND MAINTAIN IN A CLEAN CONDITION THE - CELLAR THROUGHOU
2005-10-24HPD class A: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING GLASS- ENTRANCE DOOR STREET TO VESTIBULE.
2005-10-24HPD class A: § 27-2041 ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE A PEEP HOLE IN ENTRANCE DOOR OF THE DWELLING UNIT SO LOCATED AS TO PERMIT A PERSON INSIDE THE DWELLING UNIT T
2005-10-24HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING - BALUSTERS AT BALUSTRADE PUBLIC HALL STAIR 1ST TO 2ND STYS.
2005-10-24HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF -MATTRESS STORED CELLAR REAR.
2005-10-17Mortgage satisfied — from ELLIS, BARBARA to MIDFIRST BANK
2005-10-05Deed $285,000 — from PARKER, DIANA; PARKER, PATRICIA; PARKERSON, JOHNDAVID to CHAMBERS, MARJORIE$285,000
2005-10-05PAT — from PARKERSON, JOHN DAVID to PARKER, DIANA
2005-10-05Mortgage $260,000 — from CHAMBERS, MARJORIE to MERS$260,000
2005-01-31DOB violation LL6291:
2004
2004-01-13Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT-PLANT
2004-01-13Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2004-01-13Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2001
2001-03-23Mortgage $80,000 — from ELLIS, BARBARA to MIDFIRST BANK$80,000
2001-02-27DOB violation LL6291:
2000
2000-02-07DOB violation LL6291:
1999
1999-03-16DOB violation LL6291:
1998
1998-05-04DOB violation LL6291:
1995
1995-08-29DOB violation LL6291:
1995-04-03DOB complaint, category ?
1994
1994-06-01DOB violation LL6291:
1993
1993-08-16DOB violation LL6291:
1993-06-01DOB violation LL6291:
1971
1971-03-01Deed — from MCLOUGHLIN EDWARD REFEREE; MILLS JOHN ETAL DEFS to ADMINISTRATOR OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
1969
1969-05-02Mortgage assigned — from CHEMICAL BANK NY TRUST CO; CHEMICAL BANK to MANHATTAN LIFE INSURANCE CO OF NY
1969-02-07Mortgage assigned — from SPRINGFIELD EQUITIES LTD to CHEMICAL BANK NY TRUST CO
1968
1968-12-06Mortgage — from MILLS JOSEPH to SPRINGFIELD EQUITIES LTD
1968-12-06Deed — from SPARAGNA ASSUNTA; SPARAGNA ANTONIO to MILLS JOSEPH

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