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197 Patchen Avenue · Brooklyn · BBL 3016630002 · 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 11233, 51% 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

4 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Sewer (1) · Food Establishment (1) · Water System (1) · Illegal Parking (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 (1899)
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$1,390,000 $83,400
2026$1,505,000 $90,300
2027$1,658,000 $99,480

The city's market estimate has risen 19% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Whitfield'sSoul FoodNot yet graded—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2024 (1 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

SubwayGates Av — J Z · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Utica Av — A C · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Halsey St / Patchen Av — B26 · 100 ft
Citi BikeMacon St & Patchen Ave · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 005 Dr. Ronald McNair. 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

197 Patchen 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: $800,000 on 2025-02-13 (lender: Imanuel Piroozian and Piroozian, Alex), 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
2025-02-13Mortgage $800,000 — from PLATINUM STONE LLC; PLATINUM STONE LLC to PIROOZIAN, ALEX; PMLJP, LLC; IMANUEL PIROOZIAN; PIROOZIAN, ALEX; PMLJP, LLC; IMANUEL PIROO $800,000

Ten-year activity

530
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
4
2025
2026
Housing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20171102
20182002
20190000
20201001
20212002
20220011
20230000
20242013
20252114
20260033
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The last 12 months — 3 records

DateRecord
2026-07-27Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-04-24Restaurant inspection: WHITFIELD'S — grade N
2026-04-15Restaurant inspection: WHITFIELD'S

The full timeline

2026
2026-07-27Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-04-24Restaurant inspection: WHITFIELD'S — grade N
2026-04-15Restaurant inspection: WHITFIELD'S
2025
2025-08-23311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2025-08-16311: Water System — Hydrant Running (WC3)
2025-06-20Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-02-13Mortgage $800,000 — from PLATINUM STONE LLC; PLATINUM STONE LLC to PIROOZIAN, ALEX; PMLJP, LLC; IMANUEL PIROOZIAN; PIROOZIAN, ALEX; PMLJP, LLC; IMANUEL PIROO$800,000
2024
2024-05-24Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-03-08311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2024-01-07311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2022
2022-10-20Rodent inspection: Passed
2021
2021-12-10311: Graffiti — Police Report Not Requested
2021-06-12311: Sanitation Condition — 12 Dead Animals
2020
2020-06-24311: Illegal Fireworks — N/A
2018
2018-09-14311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2018-07-24311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2017
2017-07-21311: Illegal Parking — Parking Permit Improper Use
2017-03-08Deed — from CHAVIS, ARCHIE to CHAVIS PROPERTY LLC
2015
2015-10-15DOB violation C: MAKE SITE SAFE" STOP ALL WORK IMMEDIATELY" CONTACT COMMISSIONER'S OFFI CE AT 718 802-3677 AND CONSTRUCTION OFFICE AT 718 802-3685
2015-10-09DOB complaint, category ?
2015-02-20311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint
2015-02-10Permit EW —
2014
2014-09-02Permit EW — ISSUED
2014-09-02Permit EW — ISSUED
2014-08-26Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — POWER OUTAGE
2014-08-26311: ELECTRIC — POWER OUTAGE
2014-08-01Job filed: INSTALLING FIRE SUPPRESSION AND HOOD/DUCT EXHAUST SYSTEMS. THERE WILL BE NO CHANGE IN USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$8,000
2014-08-01Permit PL —
2014-07-17Permit EW —
2014-03-11Job filed: RENOVATE EATING AND DRINKING PLACE. NO CHANGE TO USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$42,000
2013
2013-12-24311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 1 Missed Collection
2012
2012-04-18311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2011
2011-04-08311: Dirty Conditions — E15 Illegal Postering
2010
2010-01-20311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2005
2005-12-28DOB complaint, category ?
2005-12-28DOB complaint, category ?
2005-11-29DOB violation C:
2005-11-29DOB complaint, category ?
2005-11-29DOB complaint, category ?
2005-09-20DEED COR — from CHAVIS, ARCHIE; CHAVIS, ELIJAH to CHAVIS, ARCHIE
2004
2004-09-30TLS — from CITY OF NEW YORK to BANK OF NEW YORK
1995
1995-03-03DOB complaint, category ?
1989
1989-05-23Mortgage satisfied — from CHAVIS, ELIJAH; CHAVIS, ARCHIE to BLACK, NATHAN
1986
1986-08-01VAC — from CITY OF NEW YORK to VACATE ORDER
1986-05-28Deed — from COMMISSIONER OF FINANCE; COMMISSIONER OF FINANCE to CITY OF NEW YORK; CITY OF NEW YORK
1986-05-28Deed — from COMMISSIONER OF FINANCE; COMMISSIONER OF FINANCE to CITY OF NEW YORK; CITY OF NEW YORK
1971
1971-11-10Deed — from CHAVIS ARCHIE; CHAVIS ELIJAH to CHAVIS ARCHIE
1969
1969-02-05Mortgage — from CHAVIS ARCHIE to SMALL BUSINESS ADMINSTRATION

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