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76 Decatur Street · Brooklyn · BBL 3018580003 · 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 311s3
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 62% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 10. In ZIP 11216, 38% of residential buildings hold an A and 19% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 46,798 6-24-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

5 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Food Establishment (1) · Illegal Parking (1) · Damaged Tree (1) · Dirty Condition (1) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (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 (1910)
YesSix or more residential units (6)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. 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)Yasser Lewis
Last registered2025-11-03

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$236,400 $106,380
2026$284,000 $127,800
2027$341,000 $153,450

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

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Blend & BitesNot yet graded—
Kitten Cafe 627Coffee/TeaA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 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: No Permit or License), shared by 2 restaurants · 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

SubwayKingston-Throop Avs — C · 150 ft straight-line (about a 1-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: Throop Av / Fulton St — B43 · 100 ft
Citi BikeAlbany Ave & Fulton St · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted bike lane mapped within 75 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 093 William H. Prescott. 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

76 Decatur Street

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

5 311 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: $1,325,000 on 2019-02-15 (lender: Flushing Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2019-02-15Mortgage $1,325,000 — from LEWIS, YASSER to FLUSHING BANK $1,325,000
2019-02-15AL&R $1,325,000 — from LEWIS, YASSER to FLUSHING BANK $1,325,000
2015-12-28Mortgage $1,200,000 — from LEWIS, YASSER to VELOCITY COMMERCIAL CAPITAL, LLC $1,200,000
2007-05-11Mortgage $422,500 — from LEWIS, YASSER to INTERBAY FUNDING, LLC $422,500
2007-05-11AL&R $422,500 — from LEWIS, YASSER to INTERBAY FUNDING, LLC $422,500
2004-03-12Deed $400,000 — from HENRY, EXECUTRIX, APRYL to LEWIS, YASSER; ROBLES, MYRA $400,000

Ten-year activity

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13
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201700000
20180130013
2019043310
202031004
202104105
202203036
202301012
202402013
202503036
202600011
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The last 12 months — 3 records

DateRecord
2026-03-23Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-12-05311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint - Non Passenger
2025-11-26Rodent inspection: Passed

The full timeline

2026
2026-03-23Rodent inspection: Passed
2025
2025-12-05311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint - Non Passenger
2025-11-26Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-09-24Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2025-08-18311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2025-05-15311: Damaged Tree — Branch or Limb Has Fallen Down
2025-02-26Restaurant inspection: KITTEN CAFE 627 — grade A
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
2024-06-27Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-02-29311: Illegal Parking — Paper License Plates
2023
2023-11-29Restaurant inspection: KITTEN CAFE 627 — grade A
2023-11-13311: Food Establishment — No Permit or License
2022
2022-12-28311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2022-11-30Restaurant inspection: KITTEN CAFE 627 — grade B
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
2022-10-25Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-07-29Restaurant inspection: KITTEN CAFE 627
2022-03-16HPD 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
2021
2021-10-15311: Damaged Tree — Branch or Limb Has Fallen Down
2021-06-01311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2021-05-13311: Litter Basket / Request — 10 Litter Basket / Request
2021-03-26LDMK — from NYC LANDMARKS PRESERVATION COMMISSION
2021-01-29311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2020
2020-03-11DOB violation LANDMK:
2020-03-11DOB violation LANDMK:
2020-03-11DOB violation LANDMK:
2020-02-28311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2019
2019-12-13311: Street Light Condition — Street Light Out
2019-10-29311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 1 Missed Collection
2019-10-25Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-09-30Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2019-07-31311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Music
2019-07-26Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-05-23311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2019-03-13Mortgage satisfied — from LEWIS, YASSER to VELOCITY COMMERCIAL CAPITAL, LLC, BY NAT
2019-02-15Mortgage $1,325,000 — from LEWIS, YASSER to FLUSHING BANK$1,325,000
2019-02-15AL&R $1,325,000 — from LEWIS, YASSER to FLUSHING BANK$1,325,000
2018
2018-10-05311: Street Condition — Pothole
2018-07-10311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-07-09311: Derelict Bicycle — 14B Derelict Bicycle
2018-06-22311: Street Condition — Cave-in
2018-02-12311: GENERAL — BELL/BUZZER/INTERCOM
2018-02-12311: SAFETY — CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTOR
2018-02-12311: ELECTRIC — NO LIGHTING
2018-02-12311: SAFETY — SMOKE DETECTOR
2018-02-12Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — NO LIGHTING
2018-02-12Tenant complaint: SAFETY — SMOKE DETECTOR
2018-02-12Tenant complaint: SAFETY — CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTOR
2018-02-12Tenant complaint: GENERAL — BELL/BUZZER/INTERCOM
2018-02-11311: Street Condition — Pothole
2016
2016-09-23311: Sidewalk Condition — Dumpster - Construction Waste
2016-09-22Mortgage assigned — from VELOCITY COMMERCIAL CAPITAL, LLC, A CALI to U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUST
2016-09-20Rodent inspection: Passed
2016-08-27311: Day Care — Other
2016-08-17311: Water System — Fire Hydrant Emergency (FHE)
2016-03-21TL&R — from LEWIS, YASSER to INTERBAY FUNDING, LLC.
2016-02-09TL&R — from LEWIS, YASSER to BAYVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC.
2016-02-09Mortgage satisfied — from LEWIS, YASSER to INTERBAY FUNDING, LLC.
2016-02-02311: Street Light Condition — Street Light Out
2015
2015-12-28Mortgage $1,200,000 — from LEWIS, YASSER to VELOCITY COMMERCIAL CAPITAL, LLC$1,200,000
2015-05-15311: Consumer Complaint — Unlicensed
2014
2014-09-25311: Dirty Conditions — E1 Improper Disposal
2014-05-01311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2014-03-25311: Street Condition — Defective Hardware
2012
2012-08-11311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2011
2011-03-27311: PLUMBING — WATER-SUPPLY
2011-03-27Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2011-03-19311: Street Condition — Defective Hardware
2011-03-16311: HEATING — HEAT
2011-03-16HPD class B: § 27-2046.1, 2046.2 HMC: PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW A
2011-03-15311: Window Guard — Inside Apartment
2011-03-15311: NONCONST — CARBON MONOXIDE
2011-03-15311: NONCONST — SMOKE-DETECTOR
2011-03-15Tenant complaint: NONCONST — CARBON MONOXIDE
2011-03-15Tenant complaint: NONCONST — SMOKE DETECTOR
2011-01-06311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2010
2010-10-20311: Window Guard — Inside Apartment
2010-10-20311: HEATING — HEAT
2010-10-20Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2010-08-30311: APPLIANCE — ELECTRIC/GAS-RANGE
2010-08-30311: PLUMBING — TOILET
2010-08-30311: GENERAL CONSTRUCTION — GAS
2010-08-30Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — TOILET
2010-08-30Tenant complaint: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2010-08-30Tenant complaint: APPLIANCE — ELECTRIC/GAS RANGE
2009
2009-07-28DOB complaint, category ?
2009-07-28DOB violation C:
2008
2008-04-03Mortgage assigned — from INTERBAY FUNDING, LLC. to BAYVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC.
2008-01-16AALR — from INTERBAY FUNDING, LLC to BAYVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC
2007
2007-05-11Deed — from ROBLES, MYRA; LEWIS, YASSER to LEWIS, YASSER
2007-05-11Mortgage $422,500 — from LEWIS, YASSER to INTERBAY FUNDING, LLC$422,500
2007-05-11AL&R $422,500 — from LEWIS, YASSER to INTERBAY FUNDING, LLC$422,500
2005
2005-04-08Permit EW — RE-ISSUED
2004
2004-11-04Job filed: Repair/replaced external wall and internal replacement of walls No change inuse egress or occuapncy.$40,000
2004-11-04Job filed: Repair/replaced external wall and internal replacement of walls No change inuse egress or occuapncy.$40,000
2004-08-25ECB Hazardous violation: WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT WORK NOTED: INTERIOR DEMOLITION AND RECONSTRUCTION OF INTERIOR PARTITION WALLS COMMENCE BEFORE FIRST OBTAINI$2,500
2004-08-25DOB complaint, category ?
2004-04-26Mortgage satisfied — from HENRY, AUSTIN W; HENRY, LILLIAN E to GREASY, MYRTLE L; BRAITHWAITE, A/K/A MYRTLE L
2004-03-12Deed $400,000 — from HENRY, EXECUTRIX, APRYL to LEWIS, YASSER; ROBLES, MYRA$400,000
1982
1982-05-27Mortgage satisfied — from HENRY, AUSTIN W; HENRY, LILLIAN E to FREEDOM NAT'L BANK OF NY
1970
1970-01-06Mortgage — from HENRY AUSTIN W; HENRY LILLIAN E to CREASY MYRTLE L; BRAITHWAITE MYRTLE L
1969
1969-11-28Mortgage — from HENRY LILLIAN E; HENRY AUSTIN W to FREEDOM NATL BANK NY
1900
1900-01-01Restaurant inspection: BLEND & BITES

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