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505 Myrtle Avenue · Brooklyn · BBL 3018920076 · 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 11205, 49% of residential buildings hold an A and 13% 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

5 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (2) · Street Condition (1) · Food Establishment (1) · Non (1).

Filed construction activity

$7,000 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 (1948)
NoSix or more residential units (4)
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$1,406,000 $632,700
2026$1,687,000 $759,150
2027$2,024,000 $910,800

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

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Petee's CafeCoffee/TeaA—

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: No Permit or License) · 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

SubwayClinton-Washington Avs — G · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Myrtle Av / Grand Av — B54 · 50 ft
Citi BikeEmerson Pl & Myrtle Ave · 700 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S./I.S. 157 The Benjamin Franklin Health & Science Academy. 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

505 Myrtle 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

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: $15,000 on 1991-09-11 (lender: Sicignano, Victor). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1991-09-11Mortgage $15,000 — from HOY, LAWRENCE REED to SICIGNANO, VICTOR $15,000
1991-06-27Mortgage $15,000 — from HOY, LAWRENCE REED to SICIGNANO, VICTOR $15,000

Ten-year activity

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2018
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2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201700404
201810023
201900808
202000314
202100202
202200112
202300257
202400325
202500134
202632128
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The last 12 months — 8 records

DateRecord
2026-07-16Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED AS PER PLANS. LIVE LOAD 300 LBS PER SQUARE FEET. SIDEWALK SHED SHALL COMPLY WITH CHAPTER #33 OF THE
2026-07-16Permit Sidewalk Shed — Permit Issued
2026-07-16Permit Sidewalk Shed — Signed-off
2026-06-30Restaurant inspection: PETEE'S CAFE — grade A
2026-05-05311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2026-04-15Restaurant inspection: PETEE'S CAFE
2026-03-18FDNY inspection (RISK)
2026-03-18FDNY inspection (COM_OCPCY)

The full timeline

2026
2026-07-16Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED AS PER PLANS. LIVE LOAD 300 LBS PER SQUARE FEET. SIDEWALK SHED SHALL COMPLY WITH CHAPTER #33 OF THE $7,000
2026-07-16Permit Sidewalk Shed — Permit Issued
2026-07-16Permit Sidewalk Shed — Signed-off
2026-06-30Restaurant inspection: PETEE'S CAFE — grade A
2026-05-05311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2026-04-15Restaurant inspection: PETEE'S CAFE
2026-03-18FDNY inspection (RISK)
2026-03-18FDNY inspection (COM_OCPCY)
2025
2025-07-12311: Non-Emergency Police Matter — Other (complaint details)
2025-04-01Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2025-03-21Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-02-19Restaurant inspection: PETEE'S CAFE — grade A
2024
2024-11-22311: Food Establishment — No Permit or License
2024-09-02311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2024-08-14Restaurant inspection: PETEE'S CAFE
2024-02-26Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2024-02-23311: Street Condition — Pothole
2023
2023-12-12Restaurant inspection: PETEE'S CAFE — grade A
2023-06-14Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-05-11Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2023-04-29311: Rodent — Signs of Rodents
2023-01-20Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-01-17311: Rodent — Signs of Rodents
2023-01-11Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2022
2022-12-09Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2022-10-19311: Obstruction — Merchandise
2021
2021-10-07311: Broken Parking Meter — Out of Order
2021-10-07311: Broken Parking Meter — Out of Order
2020
2020-10-07311: Food Establishment — Food Contains Foreign Object
2020-09-22Rodent inspection: Passed
2020-09-18311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Business not in compliance
2020-03-31311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019
2019-11-27311: Broken Parking Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2019-08-18311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-08-14311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-06-25311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-02-20311: PAINT/PLASTER — RADIATOR
2019-02-20311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2019-02-20Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — RADIATOR
2019-02-20Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2018
2018-10-23Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-09-12Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2018-05-17Permit PL — ISSUED
2017
2017-09-17311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2017-09-15311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2017-05-25311: Dead/Dying Tree — Planted More Than 2 Years Ago
2017-02-12311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2016
2016-05-15311: Noise - Vehicle — Engine Idling
2015
2015-08-27311: Illegal Tree Damage — Unauthorized Tree Removal
2014
2014-10-15311: Taxi Complaint — Driver Complaint
2014-09-09SMIS — from HOY, LAWRENCE to MYRTLE AVENUE REVITALIZATION PROJECT LDC
2014-06-04FDNY inspection (COMPLAINT)
2013
2013-09-28311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2013-06-20311: Broken Muni Meter — No Receipt
2013-05-12311: Street Condition — Cave-in
2013-02-01311: Broken Muni Meter — Out of Order
2011
2011-06-09Deed — from REED HOY, LAWRENCE to AFRICAN QUEEN, LLC
2010
2010-09-19311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2006
2006-12-21Permit EW — ISSUED
2006-12-21Permit PL — ISSUED
2006-09-28Job filed: RENOVATE EXISTING APARTMENTS AT 2&3 FLRSNO CHANGE TO EGRESS USE OR OCCUPANCY$20,000
2004
2004-07-15Deed — from HOY, LAWRENCE REED to HOY, LAWRENCE REED
2003
2003-04-24Job filed: SI
2003-04-24Job filed: REAPPORTION TAX AND ZONING LOTS.$1,000
2003-04-24Job filed: SI
1996
1996-05-08Mortgage satisfied — from HOY, LAWRENCE to SICIGNANO, VICTOR
1995
1995-11-29DOB complaint, category ?
1991
1991-09-11Mortgage $15,000 — from HOY, LAWRENCE REED to SICIGNANO, VICTOR$15,000
1991-06-27Mortgage $15,000 — from HOY, LAWRENCE REED to SICIGNANO, VICTOR$15,000
1982
1982-09-03Deed — from CALABRESE, ROSARIO J; HOY, LAWRENCE REED to HOY, LAWRENCE REED
1979
1979-12-03Deed — from CASINA NICHOLAS to HOY LAWRENCE R; CALABRESE ROSARIO J
1977
1977-11-10Deed — from DEJESUS TRAVERAS GUSTAVOS ET AL DEFENDAN; BAUMANN FRANK G REFEREE to CASINA NICHOLAS
1975
1975-04-29Mortgage — from TAVERAS GUSTAVOS D to CASINA NICHOLAS
1975-04-29RTXL — from FRITZPATRICK MARGARET DECD
1975-04-29Deed — from FITZPATRICK WILLIAM E DEVISEE UNDER; FITZPATRICK MARGARET C DECD to TAVERAS GUSTAVOS D

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