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679 Myrtle Avenue · Brooklyn · BBL 3019000064 · 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

33 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (28) · Animal (2) · Noise (1) · Sidewalk Condition (1) · Obstruction (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 (1931)
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$591,600 $266,220
2026$710,000 $319,500
2027$852,000 $383,400

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

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
China GardenChineseA—

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).

Hurricane evacuation zone 6 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2012 (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

SubwayBedford-Nostrand Avs — G · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Myrtle Av / Bedford Av — B54 · 50 ft
Citi BikeFranklin Ave & Myrtle Ave · 450 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./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

679 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

33 311 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

50250
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2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
31
2026
Housing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
2017303
2018213
2019112
20209110
2021415
2022538
2023112
2024325
2025246
202628331
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The last 12 months — 31 records

DateRecord
2026-09-17311: Animal-Abuse — Tortured
2026-09-17311: Animal-Abuse — Tortured
2026-08-04311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2026-06-03311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2026-05-10311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2026-05-10311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2026-05-10311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2026-05-10311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2026-05-10311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2026-05-10311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2026-05-10311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2026-05-10311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2026-05-05311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2026-05-05311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2026-05-04311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2026-05-04311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2026-05-01311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2026-05-01311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2026-05-01311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2026-05-01311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2026-05-01311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2026-05-01311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2026-05-01311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2026-05-01311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2026-05-01311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2026-04-22Restaurant inspection: CHINA GARDEN — grade A
2026-04-15311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2026-04-05311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2026-04-01Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-03-10311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2026-01-14Boiler inspection

The full timeline

2026
2026-09-17311: Animal-Abuse — Tortured
2026-09-17311: Animal-Abuse — Tortured
2026-08-04311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2026-06-03311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2026-05-10311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2026-05-10311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2026-05-10311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2026-05-10311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2026-05-10311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2026-05-10311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2026-05-10311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2026-05-10311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2026-05-05311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2026-05-05311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2026-05-04311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2026-05-04311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2026-05-01311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2026-05-01311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2026-05-01311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2026-05-01311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2026-05-01311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2026-05-01311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2026-05-01311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2026-05-01311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2026-05-01311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2026-04-22Restaurant inspection: CHINA GARDEN — grade A
2026-04-15311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2026-04-05311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2026-04-01Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-03-10311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2026-01-14Boiler inspection
2025
2025-06-26Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-06-20Restaurant inspection: CHINA GARDEN — grade A
2025-06-16311: Illegal Parking — Unauthorized Bus Layover
2025-05-05Restaurant inspection: CHINA GARDEN
2025-01-31Boiler inspection
2025-01-30311: Obstruction — Cone
2024
2024-06-27311: Sidewalk Condition — Sidewalk Collapsed
2024-06-20Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-06-05311: Noise — Noise: Construction Equipment (NC1)
2024-03-26311: Illegal Parking — License Plate Obscured
2024-01-12Boiler inspection
2023
2023-03-29311: Illegal Dumping — Removal Request
2023-01-18Boiler inspection
2022
2022-11-29Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2022-11-10311: Street Condition — Crash Cushion Defect
2022-10-31Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2022-10-05311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2022-09-28311: Animal-Abuse — No Shelter
2022-05-07311: Noise - Residential — Loud Talking
2022-02-07Boiler inspection
2022-02-02311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2021
2021-10-16311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-09-29311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-07-22311: Bike Rack Condition — Bike Rack Repair
2021-05-29311: Noise - Residential — Banging/Pounding
2021-02-10Boiler inspection
2020
2020-09-30311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Business not allowed to be open
2020-09-27311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Business not in compliance
2020-09-26311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2020-09-26311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Talking
2020-09-26311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Business not allowed to be open
2020-09-26311: Animal-Abuse — Tortured
2020-07-01311: Illegal Fireworks — N/A
2020-06-30311: Non-Emergency Police Matter — Social Distancing
2020-03-23Boiler inspection
2020-01-21311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2019
2019-05-31Boiler inspection
2019-03-30311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018
2018-11-30Boiler inspection
2018-09-04311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2018-08-28311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2017
2017-07-25311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2017-03-30311: Noise - Commercial — Banging/Pounding
2017-01-19311: Street Condition — Pothole
2016
2016-07-11311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint
2015
2015-07-28311: Street Condition — Plate Condition - Shifted
2014
2014-11-28311: Bike/Roller/Skate Chronic — N/A
2014-09-18311: Food Establishment — Food Protection
2014-08-04311: Bus Stop Shelter Placement — Relocation of Bus Stop Shelter
2014-05-12DOB complaint, category ?
2013
2013-01-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2012
2012-09-07311: Industrial Waste — Wastewater Into Catch Basin (IEB)
2012-09-07311: Industrial Waste — Wastewater Into Catch Basin (IEB)
2012-09-07311: Industrial Waste — Wastewater Into Catch Basin (IEB)
2012-09-07311: Industrial Waste — Wastewater Into Catch Basin (IEB)
2012-09-06311: Sewer — Street Flooding (SJ)
2010
2010-12-20311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Shaking/Vibrating/Structural Stability
2010-12-20DOB complaint, category ?
2010-12-20DOB violation C: DOB VIOLATION ISUSED FOR MATTERS NOT PROVIDED
2010-07-11311: Other Enforcement — E6 Commercial Waste Disposal
2010-04-07311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2010-01-12311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2008
2008-02-21CTOR — from GOLD, ABRAHAM to FIRST STOP TIRE SHOP, INC.
2007
2007-07-02DOB complaint, category ?
2005
2005-02-16ECB Non-Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING HAZARDOUS NOTED APPROX 20 FT OF BURB SIDEWALK BROKEN BUCKED AT FRONT OF BUILDING CREATING A TRIPPING
2004
2004-04-22DOB complaint, category ?
2004-02-13DOB violation LL6291:
2004-01-06Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — LIGHTING
2002
2002-03-26DOB violation LL6291:
2001
2001-02-27DOB violation LL6291:
1999
1999-03-16DOB violation LL6291:
1998
1998-05-04DOB violation LL6291:
1996
1996-07-03DOB complaint, category ?
1996-03-25Permit EW — ISSUED
1995
1995-08-29DOB violation LL6291:
1993
1993-03-25Permit EW — ISSUED
1993-03-25Permit PL — ISSUED
1992
1992-05-29Deed — from MERCKLING, JOSEPH to FIRST STOP TIRE SHOP
1977
1977-07-11Deed — from BROCK MAE; KOPELMAN ALMA to MERUELING JOSEPH

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