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511 Albany Avenue · Brooklyn · BBL 3014280001 · 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 11203, 76% of residential buildings hold an A and 7% 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

25 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Outdoor Dining (5) · Derelict Vehicles (4) · Illegal Parking (4) · Abandoned Vehicle (3) · Overgrown Tree/Branches (2) · Root/Sewer/Sidewalk Condition (2).

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 (1930)
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$566,400 $254,880
2026$680,000 $306,000
2027$816,000 $367,200

The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Ricotta CoffeeJewish/KosherCMice 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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2010 (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

SubwayKingston Av — 3 · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 13-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Crown Hts-Utica Av — 3 4 · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 14-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Albany Av / East New York Av — B12 · 250 ft
Citi BikeLefferts Ave & Albany Ave · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 091 The Albany Avenue School
Middle: New Heights 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

511 Albany 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

25 311 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: $406,000 on 2013-09-05 (lender: Cross County Savings Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2013-09-05Mortgage $406,000 — from ALBANY EAST LLC to CROSS COUNTY SAVINGS BANK $406,000
2012-02-21Deed $450,000 — from DEON REALTY CO., LLC to ALBANY EAST LLC $450,000
2002-01-09Mortgage $98,606 — from DEON REALTY CO LLC to GREENPOINT MORTGAGEFUNDING INC $98,606
1996-11-25Mortgage $127,500 — from DEON REALTY CO LLC to GREENPOINT BANK $127,500
1990-02-06Mortgage $84,000 — from STAR QUAN LTD to HOYTE, ANITA; HOYTE, JAMES $84,000
1990-01-25Mortgage $175,000 — from STARQUAN LTD to GREEN POINT SAVS BANK $175,000
1987-05-01Mortgage $150,000 — from HOYTE, ANITA; HOYTE, JAMES to COLONIAL NATIONAL BK $150,000

Ten-year activity

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202107007
202209009
202304105
20240100313
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The last 12 months — 9 records

DateRecord
2026-07-07Restaurant inspection: RICOTTA COFFEE
2026-06-29Restaurant inspection: RICOTTA COFFEE
2026-06-11311: Outdoor Dining — Sidewalk Zone Blocked
2026-06-07311: Outdoor Dining — Sidewalk Zone Blocked
2026-04-30Restaurant inspection: RICOTTA COFFEE — grade C
2026-03-04Restaurant inspection: RICOTTA COFFEE
2025-12-08Restaurant inspection: RICOTTA COFFEE — grade C · mice evidence
2025-11-28Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-10-21Restaurant inspection: RICOTTA COFFEE · mice evidence

The full timeline

2026
2026-07-07Restaurant inspection: RICOTTA COFFEE
2026-06-29Restaurant inspection: RICOTTA COFFEE
2026-06-11311: Outdoor Dining — Sidewalk Zone Blocked
2026-06-07311: Outdoor Dining — Sidewalk Zone Blocked
2026-04-30Restaurant inspection: RICOTTA COFFEE — grade C
2026-03-04Restaurant inspection: RICOTTA COFFEE
2025
2025-12-08Restaurant inspection: RICOTTA COFFEE — grade C · mice evidence
2025-11-28Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-10-21Restaurant inspection: RICOTTA COFFEE · mice evidence
2025-10-19311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2025-08-17311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2025-05-20311: Outdoor Dining — Sidewalk Zone Blocked
2025-05-11311: Root/Sewer/Sidewalk Condition — Trees and Sidewalks Program
2025-05-11311: Root/Sewer/Sidewalk Condition — Trees and Sidewalks Program
2025-05-08311: Outdoor Dining — Sidewalk Zone Blocked
2025-05-01311: Overgrown Tree/Branches — Hitting Building
2025-04-21311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Permit - None
2025-04-21DOB complaint, category ?
2025-02-25311: Outdoor Dining — Sidewalk Zone Blocked
2025-02-12311: Derelict Vehicles — Derelict Vehicles
2025-02-04311: Abandoned Vehicle — With License Plate
2025-01-29311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2025-01-16311: Derelict Vehicles — Derelict Vehicles
2024
2024-12-25311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2024-12-25311: Hazardous Materials — Chemical Odor (HD1)
2024-12-24311: Illegal Parking — Paper License Plates
2024-12-24311: Illegal Parking — Paper License Plates
2024-12-17311: Derelict Vehicles — Derelict Vehicles
2024-12-16311: Derelict Vehicles — Derelict Vehicles
2024-11-27Restaurant inspection: RICOTTA COFFEE
2024-11-14311: Abandoned Vehicle — With License Plate
2024-10-31311: Abandoned Vehicle — With License Plate
2024-10-28Restaurant inspection: RICOTTA COFFEE — grade B
2024-09-25Restaurant inspection: RICOTTA COFFEE
2024-03-01311: Overgrown Tree/Branches — Hitting Building
2024-02-23311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2023
2023-08-24Mortgage satisfied — from ALBANY EAST LLC to CROSS COUNTY SAVINGS BANK
2023-08-22311: Overgrown Tree/Branches — Hitting Building
2023-04-20311: Consumer Complaint — Bodega/Deli/Supermarket
2023-04-18311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint - Non Passenger
2023-02-12311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2022
2022-10-07311: Derelict Vehicles — Derelict Vehicles
2022-10-04311: Derelict Vehicles — Derelict Vehicles
2022-09-30311: Derelict Vehicles — Derelict Vehicles
2022-09-24311: Consumer Complaint — Bodega/Deli/Supermarket
2022-09-16311: Overgrown Tree/Branches — Hitting Building
2022-08-28311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Traffic
2022-03-31311: Derelict Vehicles — Derelict Vehicles
2022-02-27311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Music
2022-02-20311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Music
2021
2021-10-20311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2021-07-30311: Consumer Complaint — Mobile Food Vendor
2021-06-21311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2021-06-21311: Illegal Fireworks — N/A
2021-02-02311: Water System — Hydrant Running (WC3)
2021-01-05311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Business not in compliance
2021-01-05311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Restaurant/Bar Not in Compliance
2020
2020-11-13311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-10-25311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2020-08-19311: Damaged Tree — Branch Cracked and Will Fall
2020-08-18311: Overgrown Tree/Branches — Dead Branches in Tree
2020-08-11311: Damaged Tree — Entire Tree Has Fallen Down
2020-07-09311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2020-06-28311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2020-05-17311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2020-05-17311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2020-01-04311: Abandoned Vehicle — With License Plate
2019
2019-10-18311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2019-09-29311: Derelict Vehicles — Derelict Vehicles
2019-08-17311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2019-07-21311: Water System — Fire Hydrant Emergency (FHE)
2019-06-30311: Abandoned Vehicle — With License Plate
2019-06-01311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2019-06-01311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2016
2016-06-08311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2016-04-07311: Sidewalk Condition — Sidewalk Collapsed
2015
2015-08-14311: Sidewalk Condition — Broken Sidewalk
2015-06-12311: Curb Condition — Broken Curb
2015-03-20311: Street Condition — Pothole
2015-03-20311: Sidewalk Condition — Broken Sidewalk
2014
2014-11-01311: Dirty Conditions — E15 Illegal Postering
2014-10-15311: Dirty Conditions — E15 Illegal Postering
2014-09-07311: Noise - Park — Loud Music/Party
2014-07-16311: Sidewalk Condition — Broken Sidewalk
2014-06-18311: Sidewalk Condition — Broken Sidewalk
2014-05-23311: Sidewalk Condition — Broken Sidewalk
2014-05-22311: Sidewalk Condition — Broken Sidewalk
2014-05-15311: Sidewalk Condition — Broken Sidewalk
2014-03-27311: Building Marshals office — Unlicensed/Illegal/Improper Work In Progress
2014-03-27311: Electrical — Electrical Wiring Defective/Exposed
2014-03-27ECB CLASS - 1 violation: PERFORMED UNLICENSED ELECTRICAL WORK. ON 03/27/2014 AT THE ABOVE PLACE OF OCCURRENCE I OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING: RESPONDENT AND TWO
2014-03-27ECB CLASS - 1 violation: ELECTRICAL WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT. AT TIME OF INSPECTION ON 03/27/2014, I OBSERVED THE PERFORMANCE OF ELECTRICAL WORK BY A MALE NA$800
2013
2013-09-05Mortgage $406,000 — from ALBANY EAST LLC to CROSS COUNTY SAVINGS BANK$406,000
2012
2012-09-11DOB complaint, category ?
2012-07-19311: Dirty Conditions — E8 Canine Violation
2012-03-02Mortgage satisfied — from DEON REALTY CO., LLC to GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC.
2012-02-21Deed $450,000 — from DEON REALTY CO., LLC to ALBANY EAST LLC$450,000
2012-01-17Rodent inspection: Passed
2012-01-17311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2011
2011-12-28Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2011-12-28Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2011-12-27Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity and Other Reason
2011-12-21311: HEATING — HEAT
2011-12-21311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2011-12-21Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2011-10-30311: HEATING — HEAT
2011-10-30Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2011-10-26Rodent inspection: Passed
2011-10-12311: NONCONST — VERMIN
2011-10-12311: GENERAL CONSTRUCTION — DOORS
2011-10-12311: NONCONST — VERMIN
2011-10-12311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2011-10-12311: GENERAL CONSTRUCTION — WINDOWS
2011-10-12311: NONCONST — VERMIN
2011-10-12311: GENERAL CONSTRUCTION — MOLD
2011-10-12311: NONCONST — VERMIN
2011-10-12Tenant complaint: GENERAL — WINDOWS
2011-10-12Tenant complaint: GENERAL — DOORS
2011-10-12Tenant complaint: GENERAL — MOLD
2011-10-12Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2011-10-12Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2011-10-12Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2011-10-12Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2011-09-27311: Other Enforcement — E2A Storage Of Receptacles
2011-05-02311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2010
2010-12-28311: HEATING — HEAT
2010-12-28311: HEATING — HEAT
2010-11-24Mortgage assigned — from PRIVATE CAPITAL GROUP to ROUNDPOINT MORTGAGE SERVICING CORPORATIO
2010-10-26311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2010-10-12311: PLUMBING — SEWER
2010-10-12311: NONCONST — VERMIN
2010-10-12311: NONCONST — VERMIN
2010-10-12311: GENERAL CONSTRUCTION — DOORS
2010-10-12311: NONCONST — VERMIN
2010-10-12311: NONCONST — VERMIN
2010-10-12311: NONCONST — VERMIN
2010-10-12311: NONCONST — VERMIN
2010-10-12311: NONCONST — VERMIN
2010-10-12311: NONCONST — VERMIN
2010-10-12311: NONCONST — VERMIN
2010-10-12311: NONCONST — VERMIN
2010-10-12311: NONCONST — VERMIN
2010-10-12Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2010-10-12Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2010-10-12Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — SEWER
2010-10-12Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2010-10-12Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2010-10-12Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2010-10-12Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2010-10-12Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2010-10-12Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2010-10-12Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2010-10-12Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2010-10-12Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2010-10-12Tenant complaint: GENERAL — DOORS
2010-09-18311: NONCONST — VERMIN
2010-09-18311: PLUMBING — SEWER
2010-09-18311: NONCONST — VERMIN
2010-09-18311: NONCONST — VERMIN
2010-09-18Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2010-09-18Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2010-09-18Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2010-09-18Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — SEWER
2010-06-10311: Street Condition — Blocked - Construction
2010-05-20311: PLUMBING — SEWER
2010-05-20Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — SEWER
2010-05-13311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2010-03-10311: HEATING — HEAT
2010-03-10311: NONCONST — VERMIN
2010-03-10Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2010-03-10Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2010-03-03311: NONCONST — VERMIN
2010-03-03311: HEATING — HEAT
2010-03-03311: PLUMBING — SEWER
2010-03-03Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2010-03-03Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — SEWER
2010-03-03Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2010-02-03Mortgage assigned — from GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING INC to PRIVATE CAPITAL GROUP LLC
2005
2005-12-27Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2002
2002-11-12Mortgage assigned — from GREENPOINT SAVINGS BANK to HEADLANDS MORTGAGE COMPANY; GREENPOINT MORTGAGEFUNDING INC
2002-01-09Mortgage $98,606 — from DEON REALTY CO LLC to GREENPOINT MORTGAGEFUNDING INC$98,606
2002-01-09Mortgage assigned — from GREENPOINT BANK to GREENPOINT MORTGAGEFUNDING INC
2002-01-09Mortgage assigned — from DEON REALTY CO LLC to GREENPOINT MORTGAGEFUNDING INC
2002-01-09Agreement — from DEON REALTY CO LLC to GREENPOINT MORTGAGEFUNDING INC
1996
1996-11-25Mortgage assigned — from DEON REALTY CO to GREENPOINT BANK
1996-11-25Mortgage $127,500 — from DEON REALTY CO LLC to GREENPOINT BANK$127,500
1996-11-22Deed — from NEERG SECOND CORP to DEON REALTY CO LLC
1995
1995-12-12Deed — from STARQUAN, LTD/DEF; NEW YORK ST DEPT OFTAXATION AND FINANCE/; ROSENBERG, BARBARA/REF; NEW Y to NEERG SECOND CORP
1990
1990-02-15Mortgage satisfied — from HOYTE, ANITA; HOYTE, JAMES to COLONIAL NAT'L BANKUSA
1990-02-06Mortgage $84,000 — from STAR QUAN LTD to HOYTE, ANITA; HOYTE, JAMES$84,000
1990-01-25Mortgage $175,000 — from STARQUAN LTD to GREEN POINT SAVS BANK$175,000
1990-01-25Deed — from HOYTE, ANITA; HOYTE, JAMES to STARQUAN LTD
1987
1987-08-17Mortgage satisfied — from HOYTE, ANITA; HOYTE, JAMES to THE CITY OF NEW YORK
1987-05-01Mortgage $150,000 — from HOYTE, ANITA; HOYTE, JAMES to COLONIAL NATIONAL BK$150,000
1978
1978-03-13Deed — from THE CITY OF NEW YORK to HOYTE ANITA; HOYTE JAMES
1978-03-13Mortgage — from HOYTE JAMES to THE CITY OF NEW YORK
1976
1976-09-16Deed — from IVAN E. IRIZARRY; FINANCE ADMIN OF THE CITY OF NY to THE CITY OF NEW YORK

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