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195 Utica Avenue · Brooklyn · BBL 3013730010 · 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, AEP3
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 82% 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 10. 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 violations1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2008-01-29.

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

9 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (2) · Blocked Driveway (2) · Outdoor Dining (1) · Drinking (1) · Consumer Complaint (1) · Dirty Condition (1).

Filed construction activity

$35,000 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 (1930)
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).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)LAKOU REALTY LLC
Head officerCASSANDRE DAVILMAR
Managing agentCASSANDRE DAVILMAR
Last registered2025-07-24

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$704,000 $42,240
2026$725,000 $43,500
2027$737,000 $44,220

The city's market estimate has risen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Lakou CafeCoffee/TeaA—

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

SubwayCrown Hts-Utica Av — 3 4 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Utica Av — A C · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 13-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Utica Av / Prospect Pl — B46 · 350 ft
Citi BikePark Pl & Utica Ave · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: Dr. Jacqueline Peek-Davis School
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

195 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

9 311 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: $630,000 on 2023-10-19 (lender: Trufund Financial Services, INC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2023-10-19Mortgage $630,000 — from LAKOU REALTY LLC to TRUFUND FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC $630,000
2023-10-19AL&R $630,000 — from LAKOU REALTY LLC to TRUFUND FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC $630,000
2023-10-19Deed $840,000 — from UTICA ALPHA REALTY LLC to LAKOU REALTY LLC $840,000
2023-10-04Sold for $840,000 $840,000 $840,000
2013-01-16Deed $270,000 — from TYK, AARON to UTICA ALPHA REALTY LLC $270,000
2010-06-02Deed $210,000 — from BLASSE, KELVIN SR to STL LLC $210,000
2005-11-16Mortgage $245,000 — from BLASSE, KELVIN to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $245,000
1999-04-02Mortgage $187,000 — from BLASSE, KELVIN to 1ST REPUBLIC MORTGAGE BANKERS INC $187,000

Ten-year activity

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2019000000
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202200250025
20230244111
2024004037
2025002024
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The last 12 months — 8 records

DateRecord
2026-07-30311: Noise — Construction
2026-06-19Restaurant inspection: LAKOU CAFE
2026-03-16Restaurant inspection: LAKOU CAFE — grade A
2026-02-19311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2026-02-19311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2026-02-09311: Snow or Ice — Sidewalk
2025-12-17311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2025-11-25Restaurant inspection: LAKOU CAFE

The full timeline

2026
2026-07-30311: Noise — Construction
2026-06-19Restaurant inspection: LAKOU CAFE
2026-03-16Restaurant inspection: LAKOU CAFE — grade A
2026-02-19311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2026-02-19311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2026-02-09311: Snow or Ice — Sidewalk
2025
2025-12-17311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2025-11-25Restaurant inspection: LAKOU CAFE
2025-06-19Restaurant inspection: LAKOU CAFE
2025-02-26311: Consumer Complaint — Other Store (Non-Food)
2024
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
2024-08-30Restaurant inspection: LAKOU CAFE — grade A
2024-07-16311: Drinking — Underage - Licensed Est
2024-07-16311: Outdoor Dining — Site Setup Condition
2024-06-15Restaurant inspection: LAKOU CAFE
2024-04-22311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2024-01-22Restaurant inspection: LAKOU CAFE
2023
2023-12-12FDNY inspection (RISK)
2023-10-19Mortgage $630,000 — from LAKOU REALTY LLC to TRUFUND FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC$630,000
2023-10-19AL&R $630,000 — from LAKOU REALTY LLC to TRUFUND FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC$630,000
2023-10-19Deed $840,000 — from UTICA ALPHA REALTY LLC to LAKOU REALTY LLC$840,000
2023-10-04Sold for $840,000$840,000
2023-09-08Restaurant inspection: LAKOU CAFE — grade A
2023-07-19311: General Construction/Plumbing — Sidewalk Shed/Pipe Scafford - Inadequate Defective/None
2023-07-19DOB complaint, category ?
2023-03-10Eviction executed
2023-02-18Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2023-02-18311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2022
2022-11-17HPD 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
2022-10-18Tenant complaint: SAFETY — SMOKE DETECTOR
2022-10-18Tenant complaint: SAFETY — CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTOR
2022-10-18Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2022-10-18Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2022-10-18311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2022-10-18311: SAFETY — SMOKE DETECTOR
2022-10-18311: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2022-10-18311: SAFETY — CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTOR
2022-10-11HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE METAL SADDLE AT BUILDING ENTRANCE , 1st STORY
2022-10-11HPD class A: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REFIT REFIT BUILDING ENTRANCE DOOR , 1st STORY
2022-10-11HPD class B: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1ST FL, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT F
2022-10-11HPD class B: § 27-2046.1 HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). DEFECTIVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1ST FL, 1st STO
2022-10-11HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR THE CEILING INSIDE CLOSET AT WEST WALL I
2022-10-11HPD class B: § 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING INSIDE CLOSET AT WEST WALL IN THE 1st ROOM
2022-10-10311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2022-10-02Tenant complaint: OUTSIDE BUILDING — PAVEMENT
2022-10-02Tenant complaint: OUTSIDE BUILDING — ROOFING
2022-10-02Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2022-10-02Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2022-10-02311: OUTSIDE BUILDING — PAVEMENT
2022-10-02311: OUTSIDE BUILDING — ROOFING
2022-10-02311: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2022-10-02311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2022-03-10311: Food Establishment — Food Protection
2021
2021-11-21311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2021-11-21311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2021-11-08311: Vaccine Mandate Non-Compliance — Customer Proof of Vaccination Not Checked
2021-11-04311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2021-10-25311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2021-10-13311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2021-10-09311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2021-10-07311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2021-10-05311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2021-10-03311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2021-10-02311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2021-09-29311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2021-09-27311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2021-09-08Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2021-09-08Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2021-09-08311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2021-09-08311: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2021-08-13Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2021-08-13311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2021-01-19Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2021-01-19311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2020
2020-11-25HPD 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
2020-11-24HPD class B: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FRO
2020-11-24HPD class B: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM S
2020-11-24HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF SCALDING HOT WATER EXCEEDING THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 130 DEGREES AT SINK IN THE K
2020-11-24HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR SOUTH WALL IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM EAST LOC
2020-11-24HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE BRICK AND MORTAR JOINTS AT 1ST STORY AT EAST EXTERIOR W
2020-11-20Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2020-11-20Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2020-11-20Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2020-11-20311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2020-11-20311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2020-11-20311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2020-10-04311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Business not in compliance
2020-08-21311: Broken Parking Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2018
2018-09-04311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2018-03-22DOB complaint, category ?
2018-02-27Permit PL — ISSUED
2018-01-03Permit EW — ISSUED
2018-01-03Job filed: ALTERATION TYPE II FOR RESTAURANT FIT OUT OF THE EXISTING FIRST FLOOR COMMERCIAL SPACE. MINOR PARTITION WORK, W/ PLUMBING. NO CHANGE IN OCCUPANCY USE $35,000
2017
2017-02-01311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2016
2016-07-14311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2016-07-14DOB complaint, category ?
2016-02-12Permit PL — ISSUED
2015
2015-05-19FDNY inspection (RISK)
2014
2014-07-17Permit PL — ISSUED
2014-07-17Permit EW — ISSUED
2013
2013-07-11Permit PL — ISSUED
2013-07-11Permit EW — ISSUED
2013-07-11Permit EW — ISSUED
2013-06-04Job filed: REPLACE ONE BOILER WITH 2 BOILERS AND INSTALL 2 HOT WATER HEATERS. NO CHANGE IN USE,EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$7,000
2013-01-16Deed $270,000 — from TYK, AARON to UTICA ALPHA REALTY LLC$270,000
2010
2010-09-24311: Consumer Complaint — Exchange/Refund/Return
2010-06-02Deed $210,000 — from BLASSE, KELVIN SR to STL LLC$210,000
2010-02-04311: General Construction/Plumbing — Illegal Conversion Of Commercial Bldg/Space To Other Uses
2010-02-04DOB complaint, category ?
2009
2009-09-30Mortgage assigned — from THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH to ATLANTIC FINANCE LLC
2008
2008-02-27City emergency repair (OMO): (apt. 1st fl) at room east (1): trace and repair the source of water leak and loose plaster. at room east (1): ceiling 2$785
2008-01-29HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATE
2008-01-29HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF CASCADING WATER LEAK CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 1FL, 1st STORY
2008-01-29HPD class B: § 27-2005 HMC:TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF MOLD ... EAST WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 1
2008-01-23Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER-LEAKS
2008-01-23Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER-LEAKS
2008-01-23Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2008-01-23Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2007
2007-12-19Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER-LEAKS
2007-12-13Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER-LEAKS
2007-12-13Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2006
2006-01-26DOB complaint, category ?
2005
2005-11-16Mortgage $245,000 — from BLASSE, KELVIN to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH$245,000
2005-11-16AL&R — from THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH to BLASSE, KELVIN
2005-10-31HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE - TEMPORARY SEAL FOR ALL ACCESSIBLE OPENINGS.
2003
2003-09-18Mortgage satisfied — from BLASSE, KELVIN to 1ST REPUBLIC MORTGAGE BANKERS, INC.
2001
2001-03-26Mortgage assigned — from HOMESTEAD FUNDING CORP to ABN AMRO MORTGAGE GROUP INC
2000
2000-05-11Mortgage assigned — from 1ST REPUBLIC MORTGAGE BANKERS INC to HOMESTEAD FUNDING CORP
1999
1999-12-01Mortgage assigned — from 1ST REPUBLIC MORTGAGE BANKERS INC to HOMESIDE LENDING INC
1999-04-02Deed — from BETA HOLDING CORP to BLASSE, KELVIN
1999-04-02Mortgage $187,000 — from BLASSE, KELVIN to 1ST REPUBLIC MORTGAGE BANKERS INC$187,000
1998
1998-09-03Permit AL — ISSUED
1998-09-03Permit PL — ISSUED
1998-08-05ECB Hazardous violation: CONSTRUCTION WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT. NOTED: NEW FLOOR JOISTS NEW PARTITIONS BEING CONSTRUCTED FOR STORE AND APARTMENT ON 1ST $2,500
1998-08-05DOB violation C:
1998-08-05DOB violation P:
1998-08-05ECB Hazardous violation: PLUMBING WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT. NOTED: 4"X2" AND 1 1/2" PVC DRAWLINE AND COPPER HOT AND COLD SUPPLY LINES INSTALLED ON 1ST AND 2N$2,500
1998-08-05DOB complaint, category ?
1998-07-02Deed — from MYRTLE ENTERPRISES INC. to BETA HOLDING CORP
1998-07-02Mortgage satisfied — from MYRTLE ENTERPRISES INC to SILBERSTANG, LOUIS
1984
1984-12-26VAC — from CITY OF NEW YORK to VACATE ORDER
1983
1983-12-22Deed — from COMMISSIONER OF FINANCE to CITY OF NEW YORK
1976
1976-02-25Mortgage — from MYRTLE ENTERPRISES INC to TERMIX PROPERTIES INC
1975
1975-11-21Mortgage — from MYRTLE ENTERPRISES INC to SILBERSTANG LOUIS
1975-11-21Deed — from SILBERSTANG LOUIS to MYRTLE ENTERPRISES INC
1973
1973-12-19RTXL — from GOTTLIEB MAX DECEASED
1973-10-31Deed — from GOTTLIEB LEON to SILBERSTANG LOUIS

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