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492 Broadway · Brooklyn · BBL 3022280027 · 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 class20
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 97% 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 66.7. In ZIP 11211, 58% of residential buildings hold an A and 7% 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

Open HPD violations1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2009-01-09.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

$15,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

7 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Graffiti (3) · Electrical (2) · General Construction/Plumbing (1) · Street Condition (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).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)BROADWAY ASOC OF NY INC.
Head officerMOSHe WASSERMAN
Managing agentMOSHE WASSERMAN
Last registered2025-10-30

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,137,000 $128,220
2026$2,424,000 $145,440
2027$2,153,000 $129,180

The city's market estimate has risen 1% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
SheliLatin AmericanA—

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 4 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

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

SubwayBroadway — G · 150 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Hewes St — J M · 500 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Broadway / Heyward St — B46 · 150 ft
Citi BikeBoerum St & Broadway · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 380 John Wayne Elementary. 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

492 Broadway

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

7 311 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: $808,777 on 2022-02-25 (lender: Ridgewood Savings Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-02-25Mortgage $808,778 — from BROADWAY ASOC. OF NY INC. to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $808,778
2022-02-25AL&R $1,350,000 — from BROADWAY ASOC. OF NY INC. to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $1,350,000
2022-02-25Agreement $1,350,000 — from BROADWAY ASOC. OF NY INC. to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $1,350,000
2011-09-07Agreement $672,000 — from BROADWAY ASOC. OF NY INC. to NORTHFIELD BANK $672,000
2011-09-07Mortgage $302,375 — from BROADWAY ASOC. OF NY INC. to NORTHFIELD BANK $302,375
2011-09-07AL&R $672,000 — from BROADWAY ASOC. OF NY INC. to NORTHFIELD BANK $672,000
2003-06-11Deed $635,000 — from MONTES, JULIO to BROADWAY ASOC. OF NY INC. $635,000
2003-06-11Mortgage $450,000 — from BROADWAY ASOC. OF NY INC. to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $450,000
1990-09-05Mortgage $80,000 — from MONTES, ONDINA; MONTES, JULIO to GREEN POINT SAVS BANK $80,000
1990-08-23Mortgage $60,000 — from MONTES, ONDINA; MONTES, JULIO to LUGO, JACQUELINE $60,000

Ten-year activity

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2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201701001
201804004
201902002
202023005
202101001
2022055010
202302013
2024450110
202501001
2026820111
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The last 12 months — 11 records

DateRecord
2026-09-29ECB CLASS - 1 violation: UNLAWFUL ACTS. FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE COMMISSIONER'S ORDERS FOR VIO# 35718964P. NO CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN ON FILE FOR REPAIR O
2026-09-02DOB complaint, category ?
2026-06-23311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2026-04-27Restaurant inspection: SHELI
2026-03-10ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH COMMISSIONER'S ORDER. DOB FTC VIOLATION #012926PI30112AG, AND CONTROL #348456 ISSUED ON JAN 29TH 2026, 2ND
2026-02-16Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2026-01-29DOB violation C: FTC W/COMMISSIONER'S ORDER DOB CONTROL#348432 AND DOB CAP VIO# 011426PI30101SB DATED 01/14/2026 REQUIRING OWNER TO PROVIDE
2026-01-20DOB complaint, category ?
2026-01-20DOB complaint, category ?
2026-01-14ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN A CODE-COMPLIANT MANNER. PROPERTY IS 3STORIES MIXED USE ON AN INTERIOR LOT.-OBSERVED AT EXPOSURE 1
2026-01-14DOB violation C: CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN REQ'D(14 DAY CAP)OBSVD SEVERELY CRACKED/BULGING MASONRY @ WINDOW HEADER STONE @ EXP1/4 PARAPET. ASLO @ EXP1

The full timeline

2026
2026-09-29ECB CLASS - 1 violation: UNLAWFUL ACTS. FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE COMMISSIONER'S ORDERS FOR VIO# 35718964P. NO CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN ON FILE FOR REPAIR O$6,250
2026-09-02DOB complaint, category ?
2026-06-23311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2026-04-27Restaurant inspection: SHELI
2026-03-10ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH COMMISSIONER'S ORDER. DOB FTC VIOLATION #012926PI30112AG, AND CONTROL #348456 ISSUED ON JAN 29TH 2026, 2ND $2,500
2026-02-16Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2026-01-29DOB violation C: FTC W/COMMISSIONER'S ORDER DOB CONTROL#348432 AND DOB CAP VIO# 011426PI30101SB DATED 01/14/2026 REQUIRING OWNER TO PROVIDE
2026-01-20DOB complaint, category ?
2026-01-20DOB complaint, category ?
2026-01-14ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN A CODE-COMPLIANT MANNER. PROPERTY IS 3STORIES MIXED USE ON AN INTERIOR LOT.-OBSERVED AT EXPOSURE 1$6,250
2026-01-14DOB violation C: CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN REQ'D(14 DAY CAP)OBSVD SEVERELY CRACKED/BULGING MASONRY @ WINDOW HEADER STONE @ EXP1/4 PARAPET. ASLO @ EXP1
2025
2025-09-29311: Street Condition — Pothole
2024
2024-12-18311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2024-11-07DOB complaint, category ?
2024-11-04Restaurant inspection: SHELI — grade A
2024-09-11ECB CLASS - 3 violation: I OBSERVED THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE MAIN HALLWAY FLOORS FIRST AND SECOND FOUR NEW LIGHT FIXTURES. NO APPLICATION FILED WITH D.O.B., O$500
2024-09-08311: Electrical — Electrical Wiring Defective/Exposed
2024-09-08311: Electrical — Electrical Wiring Defective/Exposed
2024-09-08311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Permit - None
2024-09-08DOB complaint, category ?
2024-09-08DOB complaint, category ?
2024-09-07311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2023
2023-08-06311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2023-08-02311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2023-07-26Restaurant inspection: SHELI — grade A
2022
2022-12-14311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2022-08-11HPD class B: § 27-2005, 2007 ADMIN. CODE: REMOVE ALL ENCUMBRANCES CONSISTING OF HOUSEHOLD ARTICLES AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY
2022-08-11HPD class B: § 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY
2022-08-11HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR THE CEILING AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY
2022-08-02TL&R — from BROADWAY ASOC OF NY INC to NORTHFIELD BANK
2022-02-25Mortgage assigned — from NORTHFIELD BANK to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK
2022-02-25Mortgage $808,778 — from BROADWAY ASOC. OF NY INC. to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK$808,778
2022-02-25AL&R $1,350,000 — from BROADWAY ASOC. OF NY INC. to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK$1,350,000
2022-02-25Agreement $1,350,000 — from BROADWAY ASOC. OF NY INC. to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK$1,350,000
2022-02-01311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2021
2021-12-14311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Traffic
2020
2020-10-02311: Street Condition — Pothole
2020-05-13DOB complaint, category ?
2020-04-14311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-04-05311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-03-20ECB CLASS - 2 violation: AC28-201.1,EO MO 100-UNLAWFUL ACTS:VIOLATION OF EMERGENCY EXECUTIVE ORDER MO :100 (DINING) AND/OR DRINKING IN AT LOCATION AT TIME$1,280
2019
2019-12-18311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2019-03-14311: Food Establishment — Food Contains Foreign Object
2018
2018-12-29311: Damaged Tree — Tree Leaning/Uprooted
2018-04-20311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-04-16311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-01-31311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2017
2017-01-05311: Indoor Sewage — Sewage Odor
2016
2016-11-10Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — SEWAGE
2016-11-10Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2016-11-10Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2016-11-10311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — SEWAGE
2016-11-10311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2016-11-10311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2016-11-07Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — SEWAGE
2016-11-07311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — SEWAGE
2016-09-30311: Street Sign - Damaged — Street Cleaning - ASP
2016-03-21311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2016-01-07Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2016-01-07311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2014
2014-02-15311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2013
2013-03-11311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2013-02-16311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2013-02-10311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2012
2012-11-25311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2012-11-04311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2012-04-05311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 1RB Missed Recycling - M/G/Pl
2011
2011-12-05City emergency repair (OMO): @ bldg front: make all necessary of defective of gusset plate at north & south top front and return rail of bldg front a$249
2011-12-03311: Street Light Condition — Street Light Out
2011-10-25311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2011-10-25DOB complaint, category ?
2011-09-07Mortgage assigned — from ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA to NORTHFIELD BANK, ISAOA
2011-09-07Agreement $672,000 — from BROADWAY ASOC. OF NY INC. to NORTHFIELD BANK$672,000
2011-09-07TL&R to BROADWAY ASOC. OF NY INC.
2011-09-07Mortgage $302,375 — from BROADWAY ASOC. OF NY INC. to NORTHFIELD BANK$302,375
2011-09-07AL&R $672,000 — from BROADWAY ASOC. OF NY INC. to NORTHFIELD BANK$672,000
2010
2010-09-16311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 1R Missed Recycling-All Materials
2010-09-09Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2010-09-09Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2010-09-09Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2010-09-09Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2010-09-09Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2010-09-09Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — BASIN/SINK
2010-09-09311: PAINT - PLASTER — CEILING
2010-09-09311: PAINT - PLASTER — CEILING
2010-09-09311: PLUMBING — BASIN/SINK
2010-09-09311: PAINT - PLASTER — CEILING
2010-09-09311: PAINT - PLASTER — CEILING
2010-09-09311: PAINT - PLASTER — CEILING
2010-08-21Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — SEWER
2010-08-21Tenant complaint: GENERAL — LOCKS
2010-08-21Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2010-08-21Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER-LEAKS
2010-08-21Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2010-08-21Tenant complaint: GENERAL — DOORS
2010-08-21311: GENERAL CONSTRUCTION — LOCKS
2010-08-21311: PAINT - PLASTER — CEILING
2010-08-21311: PAINT - PLASTER — CEILING
2010-08-21311: GENERAL CONSTRUCTION — DOORS
2010-08-21311: PLUMBING — WATER-LEAKS
2010-08-21311: PLUMBING — SEWER
2010-05-24Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2010-04-26Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2009
2009-01-09HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR NORTH WALL (EAST BATHROOM) IN THE BATHRO
2008
2008-12-11Tenant complaint: GENERAL — MOLD
2006
2006-01-09Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — SEWER
2006-01-09Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2004
2004-02-13Mortgage satisfied — from MONTES, ONDINA; MONTES, JULIO to GREEN POINT SAVINGS BANK
2003
2003-09-03Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2003-09-03Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2003-09-03Tenant complaint: NONCONST — RUBBISH
2003-09-03Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2003-06-11Deed $635,000 — from MONTES, JULIO to BROADWAY ASOC. OF NY INC.$635,000
2003-06-11Mortgage $450,000 — from BROADWAY ASOC. OF NY INC. to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA$450,000
2003-06-11Mortgage satisfied — from MONTES, ONDINA; MONTES, JULIO to LUGO, JACQUELINE
2003-06-11AL&R — from BROADWAY ASOC. OF NY INC. to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA
2002
2002-06-06Permit EW — ISSUED
2002-05-08Job filed: Install Fire Suppression System in the first floor and gas shut-off valve only. No change in Use, Egress, or Occupancy under this application.$2,900
1994
1994-09-15DOB complaint, category ?
1990
1990-09-05Deed — from VALDES, GRETA/TRUSTEE; CAMEJO, LAZARA/LWT to LUGO, JACQUELINE
1990-09-05Deed — from LUGO, JACQUELINE to MONTES, JULIO; MONTES, ONDINA
1990-09-05Mortgage $80,000 — from MONTES, ONDINA; MONTES, JULIO to GREEN POINT SAVS BANK$80,000
1990-08-23Mortgage $60,000 — from MONTES, ONDINA; MONTES, JULIO to LUGO, JACQUELINE$60,000
1988
1988-06-30Deed — from CAMEJO, LAZARA/EXECOF to LUGO, JACQUELINE
1967
1967-01-25Deed — from MOREIRA LEO; MOREIRA LUCIA to CAMEJO LAZARA; CAMEJO JUAN
1967-01-25Mortgage — from CAMEJO JUAN; CAMEJO LAZARA to MOREIRA LUCIA; MOREIRA LEO

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