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1539 East New York Avenue · Brooklyn · BBL 3014610039 · 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 11212, 56% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% 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

16 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (8) · Water System (3) · Street Sign (2) · Street Condition (1) · Blocked Driveway (1) · Noise (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 (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).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$223,000 $100,350
2026$214,000 $96,300
2027$216,000 $97,200

The city's market estimate has fallen 3% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Great Wall RestaurantChineseA—

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

SubwayRockaway Av — C · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Atlantic Av — L · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 12-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Rockaway Av / East New York Av — B12 · 100 ft
Citi BikeEastern Pkwy & St Marks Ave · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted bike lane mapped within 75 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: Elementary schools in this district are not zoned. 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

1539 East New York 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

16 311 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.

Ten-year activity

1050
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
7
2024
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170101
20180202
20190101
20200000
20210202
20224116
20230000
20240617
20250707
20260314
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The last 12 months — 6 records

DateRecord
2026-06-04311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Music
2026-03-11Restaurant inspection: GREAT WALL RESTAURANT — grade A
2026-03-07311: Blocked Driveway — Partial Access
2026-03-07311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2025-12-15311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2025-12-01311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk

The full timeline

2026
2026-06-04311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Music
2026-03-11Restaurant inspection: GREAT WALL RESTAURANT — grade A
2026-03-07311: Blocked Driveway — Partial Access
2026-03-07311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2025
2025-12-15311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2025-12-01311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2025-10-08311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2025-08-06311: Water System — Hydrant Running (WC3)
2025-07-13311: Water System — Hydrant Running (WC3)
2025-06-24311: Water System — Fire Hydrant Emergency (FHE)
2025-01-29311: Street Sign - Damaged — No Parking, Standing, Stopping
2024
2024-09-20311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2024-08-02311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2024-07-05311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2024-06-18Restaurant inspection: GREAT WALL RESTAURANT — grade A
2024-06-18311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2024-06-05311: Street Condition — Rough, Pitted or Cracked Roads
2024-03-01311: Street Sign - Missing — No Parking, Standing, Stopping
2022
2022-12-22DOB complaint, category ?
2022-12-22ECB CLASS - 3 violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE-COMPLIANT MANNER. AT TIME OF INSPECTION, OBSERVED INTERIOR WOODEN STAIR FROM 1ST TO 2ND FLOOR
2022-12-21FDNY inspection (COM_OCPCY)
2022-12-21FDNY inspection (RISK)
2022-11-18311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2022-04-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2021
2021-03-24311: Street Condition — Pothole
2021-03-22311: Food Establishment — Food Contains Foreign Object
2019
2019-05-21311: Food Establishment — Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food
2018
2018-05-31311: Dirty Conditions — E15 Illegal Postering
2018-04-24311: Food Poisoning — 3 or More
2017
2017-03-24311: Animal Abuse — Neglected
2016
2016-05-06311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2016-04-28FDNY inspection (RISK)
2016-03-13311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Shaking/Vibrating/Structural Stability
2016-03-13DOB complaint, category ?
2015
2015-10-15311: Vacant Lot — 8 Request to Clean Vacant Lot
2015-02-24311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2013
2013-10-22311: Food Establishment — Food Contaminated
2013-04-19311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2012
2012-12-06311: Food Establishment — Food Contains Foreign Object
2012-01-04Rodent inspection: Passed
2011
2011-12-21Rodent inspection: Passed
2011-07-21311: Food Establishment — Letter Grading
2011-05-11311: Consumer Complaint — Unlicensed
2011-04-21311: Consumer Complaint — Unlicensed
2010
2010-06-26Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2010-06-08311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2009
2009-12-15Rodent inspection: Passed
2008
2008-04-18ECB Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN SECTION OF ROOF BEAMS LOOSE HANGING AND UNSECURED AT FRONT ELEVATION ALSO METAL SIGN OVER 2ND FL STORY IS DISL$10,000
2008-01-28DOB complaint, category ?
2008-01-28DOB complaint, category ?
2007
2007-09-12DOB complaint, category ?
2007-07-19DOB complaint, category ?
2007-07-05DOB complaint, category ?
2004
2004-08-19Permit EW — ISSUED
2004-07-15Job filed: INSTALLATION OF KITCHEN FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM NO CHANGE IN USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY$3,000
2001
2001-11-21Deed — from WONG, KA KENG; LI, HAU CHUN to LO, YUK LING
1991
1991-12-11Permit EW — ISSUED
1981
1981-04-06Deed — from ASHBURN JAMES to LI HAN CHUN; WONG KA KENG
1978
1978-07-19Mortgage — from ASHBURN JAMES to PISANO JOSEPHINE; PISANO MICHAEL; SCIANDRA FRANCINE; PISANO ALPHONSO; SCHILLING JOSEPHINE
1978-07-19Deed — from SCIANDRA FRANCINE ARE DISTRIBUTEES OF; SCIANDRA FRANCINE; PISANO JOSPEHINE; PISANO MICHAEL to ASHBURN JAMES
1978-07-19RTXL — from PISANO LOUIS DECD

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