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143 Greene Avenue · Brooklyn · BBL 3019450052 · 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 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 82% 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 10. In ZIP 11238, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% 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

1 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Dumping (1).

Filed construction activity

$194,180 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (6 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 (1870)
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).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)THE LAM ZOU FAMILY TRUST
Head officerCHEONG LAM
Managing agentFANNY LAM ZOU
Last registered2025-07-03

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,604,000 $156,240
2026$2,796,000 $167,760
2027$3,319,000 $199,140

The city's market estimate has risen 27% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Chef Katsu BrooklynJapaneseA—

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

SubwayClinton-Washington Avs — G · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Clinton-Washington Avs — C · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Greene Av / Washington Av — B52 · 100 ft
Citi BikeWashington Ave & Greene Ave · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 011 Purvis J. Behan. 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

143 Greene 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

1 311 service request 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: $500,000 on 2019-03-13 (lender: Empire State Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2019-03-13Mortgage $500,000 — from CHEONG LAM, AS TRUSTEE; FANNY LAM ZOU, AS TRUSTEE; THE LAM ZOU FAMILY TRUST to EMPIRE STATE BANK $500,000
2019-03-13AL&R $500,000 — from THE LAM ZOU FAMILY TRUST; CHEONG LAM, AS TRUSTEE; FANNY LAM ZOU, AS TRUSTEE to EMPIRE STATE BANK $500,000
2007-08-23Mortgage $150,000 — from LAM, CHEONG; ZOU, ZHEN YU FENNY LAM to FIRST AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL BANK $150,000
2007-08-23AL&R $150,000 — from LAM, CHEONG; ZOU, ZHEN YU FENNY LAM to FIRST AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL BANK $150,000
1997-05-05Mortgage $136,500 — from ZOU, ZHEN YU FENNY LAM; LAM, CHEONG to GREENPOINT BANK $136,500
1995-11-30Mortgage $12,014 — from ZHEN YU FENNY LAM ZOU; LAM, CHEONG to EASTBANK N.A. $12,014
1990-06-29Mortgage $195,000 — from SUN WONG INC to EASTBANK NA $195,000
1986-09-05Mortgage $259,293 — from INSITE NORTH INC to LAMBRIGHT, WILLIAM $259,293
1985-08-26Mortgage $70,000 — from JANARIS FOOD CORP to JOHN & DAVID RLTY CP $70,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017000000
20185442015
20190368017
2020600006
2021223007
2022104005
2023003003
2024003115
2025001214
2026000101
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The last 12 months — 3 records

DateRecord
2026-02-04CORRD — from THE LAM ZOU FAMILY TRUST to CHEONG LAM AND ZHENYU FANNY LAM ZOU IRRE
2025-10-24Mortgage satisfied — from THE LAM ZOU FAMILY TRUST; LAM, AS TRUSTEE, CHEONG; ZOU, AS TRUSTEE, FANNY LAM to EMPIRE STATE BANK
2025-10-24TL&R — from LAM, AS TRUSTEE, CHEONG; THE LAM ZOU FAMILY TRUST; ZOU, AS TRUSTEE, FANNY LAM to EMPIRE STATE BANK

The full timeline

2026
2026-02-04CORRD — from THE LAM ZOU FAMILY TRUST to CHEONG LAM AND ZHENYU FANNY LAM ZOU IRRE
2025
2025-10-24Mortgage satisfied — from THE LAM ZOU FAMILY TRUST; LAM, AS TRUSTEE, CHEONG; ZOU, AS TRUSTEE, FANNY LAM to EMPIRE STATE BANK
2025-10-24TL&R — from LAM, AS TRUSTEE, CHEONG; THE LAM ZOU FAMILY TRUST; ZOU, AS TRUSTEE, FANNY LAM to EMPIRE STATE BANK
2025-06-07Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-04-15Restaurant inspection: CHEF KATSU BROOKLYN — grade A
2024
2024-12-14Restaurant inspection: CHEF KATSU BROOKLYN
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
2024-05-13Deed — from THE LAM ZOU FAMILY TRUST to CHEONG LAM & ZHENYOU FANNY LAM ZOU IRREV
2024-04-13311: Illegal Dumping — Removal Request
2024-03-19Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023
2023-10-05311: Water System — Dirty Water (WE)
2023-08-20311: Illegal Dumping — Removal Request
2023-04-11Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022
2022-12-29311: Outdoor Dining — Site Setup Condition
2022-12-08Permit Plumbing — Permit Issued
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
2022-10-04311: Dirty Condition — Broken Glass
2022-04-21311: Litter Basket Complaint — Overflowing
2021
2021-12-17Permit Plumbing — Permit Issued
2021-11-21311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2021-06-07311: Outdoor Dining — Sidewalk Zone Blocked
2021-06-07311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Restaurant/Bar Not in Compliance
2021-04-07Job filed: REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION OF PLUMBING FIXTURES.$55,000
2021-01-25DOB complaint, category ?
2021-01-21ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO NOTIFY THE DEPT PRIOR TO THE COMMENCEMENT OF WORK THAT REQUIRES A TENANT PROTECTION PLAN. NOTE: AT TIME OF INSPECTITON $1,250
2020
2020-12-14Permit Plumbing — Permit Issued
2020-12-10Permit EW — ISSUED
2020-12-01Job filed: REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION OF PLUMBING FIXTURES.$55,000
2020-09-29Job filed: HEREBY FILING FOR MINOR INTERIOR RENOVATION OF EXISTING COMMERCIAL SPACE TO NEW EATING AND DRINKING FACILITY WITH PLUMBING AND GENERAL CONSTRUCTION. P$60,000
2020-03-02Permit Mechanical Systems — Permit Issued
2020-02-21Job filed: MECHANICAL WORK OF MIX-USE BUILDING WITH INSTALLATION OF NEW SPLIT AC UNITS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$4,000
2019
2019-11-07HPD 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
2019-09-23Mortgage satisfied — from INSITE NORTH, INC. to LAMBRIGHT, WILLIAM
2019-09-23Mortgage satisfied — from JANARIS FOOD CORP to JOHN & DAVID REALTY CORP
2019-08-25311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-06-09311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-03-13CORRD — from ZOU, FANNY LAM; LAM, CHEONG; LAMZOU, FANNY; ZOU, ZHEN YU FENNY LAM to CHEONG LAM, AS TRUSTEE; FANNY LAM ZOU, AS TRUSTEE; THE LAM ZOU FAMILY TRUST
2019-03-13Mortgage $500,000 — from CHEONG LAM, AS TRUSTEE; FANNY LAM ZOU, AS TRUSTEE; THE LAM ZOU FAMILY TRUST to EMPIRE STATE BANK$500,000
2019-03-13AL&R $500,000 — from THE LAM ZOU FAMILY TRUST; CHEONG LAM, AS TRUSTEE; FANNY LAM ZOU, AS TRUSTEE to EMPIRE STATE BANK$500,000
2019-03-08DOB complaint, category ?
2019-02-23311: Indoor Air Quality — Other (Explain Below)
2019-02-23311: Indoor Air Quality — Other (Explain Below)
2019-02-18311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Shaking/Vibrating/Structural Stability
2019-02-18DOB complaint, category ?
2019-02-18DOB violation C: .DUE TO FIRE
2019-01-15Mortgage satisfied — from LAM, CHEONG; SUN WONG, INC.; LAM ZOU, ZHEN YU FENNY to EASTBANK, N.A.
2019-01-15Deed — from LAM ZOU, FANNY; LAM, CHEONG to THE LAM ZOU FAMILY TRUST
2019-01-02Deed transfer (nominal price)
2018
2018-12-14Permit EW — ISSUED
2018-12-14Permit PL — ISSUED
2018-12-14Permit EW — ISSUED
2018-12-14Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION OF MIX-USE BUILDING WITH REPAIRING CEILING, PARTITION AT CELLAR. ALSO, PLUMBING & BOILER WORK AS PER PLAN, TO REMOVE ECB VIO$10,090
2018-12-14Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION OF MIX-USE BUILDING WITH REPAIRING CEILING, PARTITION AT CELLAR. ALSO, PLUMBING & BOILER WORK AS PER PLAN, TO REMOVE ECB VIO$10,090
2018-10-31311: Boilers — Boiler - Defective/Inoperative/No Permit
2018-10-31DOB complaint, category ?
2018-10-31ECB CLASS - 2 violation: A WEILMCLAIN BOILER WITH 2002 DATE STAMP AND 70,000BTU'S IS INSTALLED WITHOUT A DOB PERMIT$625
2018-10-31ECB CLASS - 2 violation: DEBRIS+STORAGE IN BOILER ROOM-CHIMNEY BASE DOOR DEFECTIVE-FLUE SUPPORT INCORRECT-HWH'S SAFETY DISCHARGE PIPES ARE INCORRECT-DEBRIS$625
2018-10-31ECB CLASS - 2 violation: THIS WEILMCLAIN BOILER WITH 1994 DATE STAMP 70,000BTU'S IS NOT REGISTERED-+ IS MISSING A LWCO+MANUAL RESET AQUASTAT+BACK FLOW PREV$625
2018-09-18311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2018-07-02311: Food Establishment — Food Contains Foreign Object
2018-07-02311: Consumer Complaint — Exchange/Refund/Return
2018-05-30Mortgage satisfied — from LAM, CHEONG; LAM ZOU, ZHEN YU FENNY to FIRST AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL BANK
2018-05-30TL&R — from FIRST AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL BANK to LAM, CHEONG; LAM ZOU, ZHEN YU FENNY
2014
2014-09-15311: Food Establishment — Food Temperature
2014-07-11311: Food Establishment — Food Contains Foreign Object
2012
2012-08-30311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2010
2010-01-14311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2009
2009-07-24DOB complaint, category ?
2008
2008-01-03DOB violation LL6291:
2007
2007-08-23Mortgage $150,000 — from LAM, CHEONG; ZOU, ZHEN YU FENNY LAM to FIRST AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL BANK$150,000
2007-08-23AL&R $150,000 — from LAM, CHEONG; ZOU, ZHEN YU FENNY LAM to FIRST AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL BANK$150,000
2007-01-19DOB violation LL6291:
2006
2006-04-11TL&R — from LAM, CHEONG; ZOU, ZHEN YU FENNY LAM to GREENPOINT BANK
2006-04-11Mortgage satisfied — from LAM, CHEONG; ZOU, ZHEN YU FENNY LAM to GREENPOINT BANK
2006-01-06DOB violation LL6291:
2005
2005-01-31DOB violation LL6291:
2004
2004-05-04DOB complaint, category ?
2004-02-13DOB violation LL6291:
2003
2003-03-19DOB violation LL6291:
2002
2002-03-26DOB violation LL6291:
2001
2001-02-27DOB violation LL6291:
1997
1997-05-05SAGE — from EASTBANK N.A.
1997-05-05Mortgage assigned — from LAM, CHEONG; ZOU, ZHEN YU FENNY LAM to GREENPOINT BANK
1997-05-05Mortgage $136,500 — from ZOU, ZHEN YU FENNY LAM; LAM, CHEONG to GREENPOINT BANK$136,500
1997-02-10DOB violation LL6291:
1995
1995-11-30Agreement — from EASTBANK to ZOU, ZHEN YU FENNY LAM; LAM, CHEONG
1995-11-30Mortgage $12,014 — from ZHEN YU FENNY LAM ZOU; LAM, CHEONG to EASTBANK N.A.$12,014
1995-11-30Deed — from SUN WONG, INC to LAM, ZHEN YU FENNY ZOU; LAM, CHEONG
1995-11-30Mortgage assigned — from ZOU, FENNY LAM; LAM, CHEONG to EASTBANK NA
1992
1992-04-16Permit EW — ISSUED
1990
1990-07-03Agreement — from INSITE NORTH INC to LAMBRIGHT, WILLIAM
1990-06-29Mortgage $195,000 — from SUN WONG INC to EASTBANK NA$195,000
1990-06-29Deed — from INSITE NO INC to SUN WONG INC
1990-06-29REL — from LAMBRIGHT, WILLIAM to INSITE NORTH INC
1990-06-29REL — from BROOKLYN HOMES CORP to INSITE NORTH INC
1988
1988-11-28DOB violation ES:
1987
1987-08-27Mortgage assigned — from JOHN & DAVID REALTYCP to BROOKLYN HOMES CORP
1987-08-27Mortgage assigned — from TERMIX PROPERTIES INC to BROOKLYN HOMES CORP
1987-02-05MISC — from LAMBRIGHT, WILLIAM
1987-01-20MISC — from TERMIX PROPERTIES INC
1986
1986-09-05Deed — from JANARIS FOOD CORP to INSITE NORTH INC
1986-09-05Mortgage $259,293 — from INSITE NORTH INC to LAMBRIGHT, WILLIAM$259,293
1986-09-05CERT — from TERMIX PROPERTIES INC
1985
1985-08-26Mortgage satisfied — from JOHN & DAVID RLTY CORP to TERMIX PROPERITES INC
1985-08-26Mortgage satisfied — from JOHN & DAVID RLTY CORP to TERMIX PROPERTIES INC
1985-08-26Mortgage satisfied — from JOHN & DAVID RLTY CORP to TERMIX PROPERTIES INC
1985-08-26Mortgage satisfied — from LELIA A L ASSOCS INC to TERMIX PROPERTIES INC
1985-08-26Mortgage satisfied — from LELIA A L RETUR ASSOCS to TERMIX PROPERTIES INC
1985-08-26Mortgage satisfied to TERMIX PROPERTIES INC
1985-08-26Deed — from JOHN & DAVID REALTYCORP to JANARIS FOOD CORP
1985-08-26Mortgage $70,000 — from JANARIS FOOD CORP to JOHN & DAVID RLTY CP$70,000
1985-08-26Mortgage satisfied — from JOHN & DAVID RLTY CORP to TERMIX PROPERTIES INC
1985-08-26Mortgage assigned — from JOHN & DAVID RLTY CORP to TERMIX PROPERTIES INC
1983
1983-07-18LDMK — from LANDMARKS PRESERV COM NY to NOTICE OF DESIGNATION
1981
1981-06-12Mortgage — from JOHN AND DAVID REALTY CORP to TERMIX PROPERTIES INC
1978
1978-02-17Mortgage — from JOHN & DAVID REALTY CORP to TERMIX PROPERTIES INC
1978-02-15Mortgage — from JOHN & DAVID REALTY CORP to TERMIX PROPERTIES INC
1977
1977-05-25Mortgage — from JOHN & DAVID REALTY CORP to TERMIX PROPERTIES INC
1976
1976-04-05Mortgage — from JOHN & DAVID RLTY CORP to TERMIX PROPERTIES INC
1975
1975-10-14Mortgage — from JOHN & DAVID RLTY CORP to TERMIX PROPERTIES INC
1975-09-02Deed — from LEILA ANN LOSEY RESTAURANT ASSOCIATES IN to JOHN & DAVID REALTY CORP
1975-04-28Mortgage — from LOLIA ANN LOSEY RESTAURANT ASSOC INC to TERMIX PROPERTIES INC
1975-03-07Mortgage — from DAVID LOSEY HOLDING ASSOC INC to TERMIX PROPERTIES INC
1972
1972-11-03Mortgage assigned — from ROSENTHAL HENRY (DECEASED)(FOR THE BENEF; LICHTENSTEIN ANN; ROSENTHAL SAMUEL; ROSENTHAL JA to TERMIX PROPERTIES INC
1972-06-01Mortgage — from LELIA ANN LOSEY RESTAURANT ASSN INC to TERMIX PROPERTIES INC
1972-01-11Deed to LELA ANN LOSEY RESTAURANT ASSOCIATES INC
1970
1970-11-09Mortgage — from ROBERT AND ARDITH HOLDING ASSOCIATES INC to TERMIX PROPERTIES INC
1970-11-06Mortgage — from ROBERT & ARDITH HOLDING ASSOC INC to ROSENTHAL HENRY (DECD FOR BENEFIT OF); ROSENTHAL SAMUEL; ROSENTHAL JACK N; ROSENTHAL HERBE
1970-11-06Deed — from ROSENTHAL HERBERT I (AS TRUSTEE OF); ROSENTHAL JACK N; ROSENTHAL SAMUEL; ROSENTHAL HENRY ( to ROBERT & ARDITH HOLDING ASSOCIATES INC

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