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229 South 4 Street · Brooklyn · BBL 3024330034 · 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 class8
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 90% 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 26.7. 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

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.

$2,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

10 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (3) · Graffiti (3) · General Construction/Plumbing (2) · Food Establishment (2).

Filed construction activity

$20,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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 (1899)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
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$884,000 $397,800
2026$799,000 $359,550
2027$959,000 $431,550

The city's market estimate has risen 8% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
TraifAmericanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Odor, Pet/Animal) · 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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2010 (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

SubwayMarcy Av — J M Z · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Williamsburg Bridge Plaza / Lane 1 — B39 B60 · 400 ft
Citi BikeS 4 St & Roebling St · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 084 Jose De Diego. 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

229 South 4 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

10 311 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: $150,000 on 2003-06-27 (lender: Fleet Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2003-06-27Mortgage $150,000 — from BAKER, MAGGIE A to FLEET BANK $150,000
1998-05-26Mortgage $53,063 — from BAKER, MAGGIE to AMERICAN HOME MORTGAGE $53,063
1997-03-25Mortgage $49,000 — from BAKER, MAGGIE to FLEET BANK $49,000
1992-05-06Mortgage $94,000 — from BAKER, MAGGIE to GREEN POINT SAVS BANK $94,000
1988-09-09Mortgage $85,000 — from LABELLA, CHARLES to GREEN POINT SAVS BANK $85,000
1985-02-22Mortgage $200,000 — from LA BELLA, CHARLES to HARVEY, HENRY J $200,000

Ten-year activity

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2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201700123
201801012
201900303
202000101
202100202
202202204
2023525012
202400314
2025244010
202600123
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The last 12 months — 10 records

DateRecord
2026-06-05Restaurant inspection: TRAIF — grade A
2026-04-24311: Food Establishment — Pet/Animal
2026-03-12Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-12-24311: Food Establishment — Odor
2025-11-01311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2025-10-28Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2025-10-23Job filed: APPLICATION FILED TO MODIFY EXISTING FIRE ESCAPE TO COMPLY WITH ECB VIOLATION #39057934Y AND DOB VIOLATION 102125C25-02369, ALL AS PER PLANS FILED HER
2025-10-21DOB complaint, category ?
2025-10-21ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO PROVIDE UNOBSTRUCTED EXIT PASSAGEWAY FOR VIOLATION 39057934Y. OBSERVED THE FIRE-ESCAPE AT THE REAR YARD OF THE RESTAURA
2025-10-21DOB violation C: OBSERVED THE FIRE-ESCAPE AT THE REAR YARD OF THE RESTAURANT WAS MODIFIED AND OBSTRUCTED BY A PLEX-GLASS ENCLOSURE. THE PLATF

The full timeline

2026
2026-06-05Restaurant inspection: TRAIF — grade A
2026-04-24311: Food Establishment — Pet/Animal
2026-03-12Rodent inspection: Passed
2025
2025-12-24311: Food Establishment — Odor
2025-11-01311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2025-10-28Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2025-10-23Job filed: APPLICATION FILED TO MODIFY EXISTING FIRE ESCAPE TO COMPLY WITH ECB VIOLATION #39057934Y AND DOB VIOLATION 102125C25-02369, ALL AS PER PLANS FILED HER$8,000
2025-10-21DOB complaint, category ?
2025-10-21ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO PROVIDE UNOBSTRUCTED EXIT PASSAGEWAY FOR VIOLATION 39057934Y. OBSERVED THE FIRE-ESCAPE AT THE REAR YARD OF THE RESTAURA$2,500
2025-10-21DOB violation C: OBSERVED THE FIRE-ESCAPE AT THE REAR YARD OF THE RESTAURANT WAS MODIFIED AND OBSTRUCTED BY A PLEX-GLASS ENCLOSURE. THE PLATF
2025-10-16DOB complaint, category ?
2025-08-26311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2025-05-01311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2024
2024-12-06311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2024-10-20Restaurant inspection: TRAIF
2024-05-27311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2024-05-26311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2023
2023-12-30311: General Construction/Plumbing — Sidewalk Shed/Pipe Scafford - Inadequate Defective/None
2023-12-30DOB complaint, category ?
2023-12-23311: General Construction/Plumbing — Sidewalk Shed/Pipe Scafford - Inadequate Defective/None
2023-12-23DOB complaint, category ?
2023-11-03Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2023-10-31Job filed: INSTALLATION OF 300 PSF SIDEWALK SHED AND PIPE SCAFFOLDING AS PER PLANS. ALL EQUIPMENT SHALL COMPLY WITH CHAPTER #33 OF THE 2022 CODE. NO CHANGE IN US$5,000
2023-10-31Job filed: PROPOSED BRICK REPLACEMENT TO BE DONE AS NEEDED AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS UNDER THIS APPLICATION.$7,000
2023-10-31Permit Supported Scaffold — Permit Issued
2023-10-31Permit Sidewalk Shed — Permit Issued
2023-07-23311: Consumer Complaint — Restaurant
2023-06-26311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2023-04-04311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2022
2022-05-26311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2022-03-11DOB complaint, category ?
2022-03-11ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO PROVIDE UNOBSTRUCTED PASSAGEWAY. AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION IT WAS OBSERVED THAT DROP LADDER AT REAR WAS OBSTRUCTED AND $1,250
2022-02-27311: Noise - Residential — Banging/Pounding
2021
2021-10-10311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2021-02-15311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Business not in compliance
2020
2020-09-06311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2019
2019-11-23311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2019-11-05311: Sidewalk Condition — Sidewalk Violation
2019-05-29311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018
2018-12-20Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-02-12DOB complaint, category ?
2017
2017-12-05Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-10-30Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2017-08-07311: Street Condition — Rough, Pitted or Cracked Roads
2016
2016-06-23311: Street Condition — Pothole
2016-03-22311: Sidewalk Condition — Blocked - ATM
2016-01-14311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2015
2015-12-27311: Street Condition — Pothole
2015-05-12311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Traffic
2015-05-12311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Traffic
2014
2014-10-25311: Taxi Complaint — Driver Complaint
2014-07-11311: Street Condition — Cave-in
2013
2013-11-01Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2013-08-12311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2013-07-26Rodent inspection: Passed
2013-05-10Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2013-04-12Mortgage satisfied — from BAKER, MAGGIE to COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC.
2012
2012-11-09311: Consumer Complaint — Sidewalk Blocked
2012-11-09311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2012-04-21311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2012-04-16Permit PL — ISSUED
2012-02-10311: Taxi Complaint — Driver Complaint
2011
2011-05-26Rodent inspection: Passed
2011-04-06Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2010
2010-08-24311: Sewer — Catch Basin Clogged/Flooding (Use Comments) (SC)
2010-08-12311: General Construction/Plumbing — Vent/Exhaust - Illegal/Improper
2010-08-12DOB complaint, category ?
2010-04-07Permit EW — ISSUED
2010-04-02Rodent inspection: Passed
2010-03-18Job filed: INSTALLATION OF FIRE SUPPRIESION SYSTEM ONLY. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$3,000
2010-03-10Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2010-03-05Permit PL — ISSUED
2010-02-25Permit EW — ISSUED
2010-02-12Permit EW — ISSUED
2010-01-22Job filed: RENOVATION OF EXISTING EATING & DRINKING ESTABLISHMENT. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$43,384
2003
2003-10-28Permit EW — ISSUED
2003-10-28Permit EW — ISSUED
2003-10-28Permit EW — ISSUED
2003-10-17Job filed: INSTALL FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM HOOD & D UCT.$7,000
2003-10-17Job filed: INSTALL FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM HOOD & D UCT.$7,000
2003-07-14Permit PL — ISSUED
2003-07-11Permit EQ — ISSUED
2003-07-11Permit EW — ISSUED
2003-07-11Permit EW — ISSUED
2003-06-27Mortgage $150,000 — from BAKER, MAGGIE A to FLEET BANK$150,000
2003-06-03Job filed: FILED HEREWITH TO PROPOSED COFFEE/BAR/RE STAURANT U.G.#6 AT 1ST FLOOR OF EXISTING STORE U.G.#6, INSTALL COFFEE/BAR EQUIPMENT, PLUMBING WORK. MINOR PAR$40,000
1999
1999-03-23Mortgage satisfied — from BAKER, MAGGIE A to FLEET BANK NA
1998
1998-05-26Mortgage $53,063 — from BAKER, MAGGIE to AMERICAN HOME MORTGAGE$53,063
1998-05-26Agreement — from BAKER, MAGGIE to AMERICAN HOME MORTGAGE
1998-05-26Mortgage assigned — from GREENPOINT BANK to AMERICAN HOME MORTGAGE
1998-05-26Mortgage assigned — from AMERICAN HOME MORTGAGE to COUNTRY WIDE HOME LOANS
1997
1997-03-25Mortgage $49,000 — from BAKER, MAGGIE to FLEET BANK$49,000
1992
1992-05-06Mortgage $94,000 — from BAKER, MAGGIE to GREEN POINT SAVS BANK$94,000
1992-05-06Deed — from GREEN POINT SAVINGSBANK to BAKER, MAGGIE
1991
1991-12-02Deed — from LABELLA, CHARLES/DEF'S; BERG, HOWARD/REF to GREEN POINT SAVS BANK
1988
1988-09-09Mortgage $85,000 — from LABELLA, CHARLES to GREEN POINT SAVS BANK$85,000
1988-09-09REL — from HARVEY, HENRY J to LA BELLA, CHARLES
1985
1985-02-22Mortgage $200,000 — from LA BELLA, CHARLES to HARVEY, HENRY J$200,000
1985-02-22Deed — from HARVEY, HENRY J to LA BELLA, CHARLES
1979
1979-11-05Mortgage — from HARVEY HENRY J to FORMAN JOSEPH
1979-11-05Deed — from FORMAN JOSEPH to HARVEY HENRY J

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