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978 Lorimer Street · Brooklyn · BBL 3026190034 · 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 class2
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0.5
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 8.3. In ZIP 11222, 66% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% 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 violations10 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 7 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 2018-08-15.

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.

What 311 hears from this address

14 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (4) · Sewer (3) · Street Sweeping Complaint (2) · Abandoned Bike (2) · Rodent (1) · Bike Rack (1).

Filed construction activity

$34,000 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$1,717,200 $772,740
2026$2,061,000 $927,450
2027$2,473,000 $1,112,850

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

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Banhmigos & CoffeeSoutheast AsianA—
Pita Grill BKMediterraneanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 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 3 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

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

2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2024 (2 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

SubwayNassau Av — G · 150 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Manhattan Av / Norman Av — B43 B62 · 250 ft
Citi BikeNorman Ave & Leonard St · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 034 Oliver H. Perry. 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

978 Lorimer 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

14 311 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: $240,342 on 2007-10-03 (lender: National City Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2014-01-02M&CON $1,091,598 — from LE ROUX, JEREMY to BANK OF AMERICA NA $1,091,598
2007-10-03Mortgage $240,342 — from LEROUX, JEREMY to NATIONAL CITY BANK $240,342
2006-04-26Mortgage $937,500 — from LEROUX, JEREMY to MERS $937,500
2006-04-26Mortgage $52,500 — from LEROUX, JEREMY to INDYMAC BANK, F.S.B. $52,500
2006-03-22Deed $1,250,000 — from FINN, JOHN B to LEROUX, JEREMY $1,250,000
2004-09-21Mortgage $75,000 — from FINN, JOHN B to ETRADE BANK $75,000
2004-05-10Mortgage $375,000 — from FINN, JOHN B to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS $375,000
2004-05-10Deed $225,000 — from FINN, JOHN; FINN, DANIEL to FINN, JOHN B $225,000
1999-04-13Mortgage $212,000 — from FINN, JOHN; FINN, DANIEL to CITIBANK, NA $212,000
1994-06-14Mortgage $135,000 — from RUFRANO, MARIANNE; RUFRANO, MICHAEL to HOME SAVINGS OF AMERICA FSB $135,000
1988-02-23Mortgage $35,000 — from RUFRANO, MARIANNE; RUFRANO, MICHAEL to CITIBANK NA $35,000
1986-12-04Mortgage $120,000 — from LENDINO, MARIANNE; RUFRANO, MICHAEL to POLISH &SLAVIC FED CRE U $120,000

Ten-year activity

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2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017000000
201800230023
2019017109
2020002002
202100110819
2022001301528
20235080114
20242050310
2025023128
2026005005
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The last 12 months — 9 records

DateRecord
2026-05-17311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Talking
2026-05-17311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Talking
2026-05-15311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2026-04-04311: Sewer — Culvert Blocked/Needs Cleaning (SE)
2026-01-11311: Abandoned Bike — Chained to Public Property
2025-12-29DOB violation C: BOROUGH COMMISSIONER HAS ORDERED ALL WORK STOPPED UNDERPERMIT #B00984489-I1 ON 10/22/25. INTENT TO REVOKE APPROVAL AND PER
2025-12-12Restaurant inspection: PITA GRILL BK — grade A
2025-12-01DOB complaint, category ?
2025-11-06Restaurant inspection: BANHMIGOS & COFFEE — grade A

The full timeline

2026
2026-05-17311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Talking
2026-05-17311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Talking
2026-05-15311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2026-04-04311: Sewer — Culvert Blocked/Needs Cleaning (SE)
2026-01-11311: Abandoned Bike — Chained to Public Property
2025
2025-12-29DOB violation C: BOROUGH COMMISSIONER HAS ORDERED ALL WORK STOPPED UNDERPERMIT #B00984489-I1 ON 10/22/25. INTENT TO REVOKE APPROVAL AND PER
2025-12-12Restaurant inspection: PITA GRILL BK — grade A
2025-12-01DOB complaint, category ?
2025-11-06Restaurant inspection: BANHMIGOS & COFFEE — grade A
2025-08-16311: Sewer — Catch Basin Clogged/Flooding (Use Comments) (SC)
2025-04-15Mortgage assigned — from ATHENE ANNUITY & LIFE ASSURANCE CO A DEL to ATHENE ANNUITY AND LIFE COMPANY, AN IOWA
2025-03-04311: Illegal Parking — Paper License Plates
2025-02-28311: Bike Rack — Abandoned Bike
2024
2024-12-02311: Street Sweeping Complaint — Inadequate Sweeping
2024-08-28311: Sewer — Catch Basin Clogged/Flooding (Use Comments) (SC)
2024-06-09311: Noise - Commercial — Banging/Pounding
2024-05-08Restaurant inspection: PITA GRILL BK — grade A
2024-04-06311: Abandoned Bike — Chained to Public Property
2024-04-01Restaurant inspection: BANHMIGOS & COFFEE — grade A
2024-03-01Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-02-11311: Rodent — Condition Attracting Rodents
2024-01-18Permit Mechanical Systems — Permit Issued
2024-01-09Job filed: INSTALL NEW COMMERCIAL EXHAUST HOOD, DUCT, AND FAN AS PER PLAN. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS, OR OCCUPANCY.$4,000
2023
2023-11-09311: Street Sweeping Complaint — Street Not Swept
2023-11-09Permit Plumbing — Signed-off
2023-10-26Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2023-10-26Permit Mechanical Systems — Signed-off
2023-10-02Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATON OF THE COMMERCIAL SPACE AND NEW HVAC UNIT INSTALLATION, NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS AND OCCUPANCY FILED UNDER THIS JOB.$15,000
2023-10-02Job filed: INSTALL NEW PLUMBING FIXTURES AS PER PLAN. THERE NO CHANGE OF USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY FILED UNDER THIS PLAN.$15,000
2023-09-26311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2023-05-11Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity and Other Reason
2023-05-05311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2023-05-04311: Rodent — Signs of Rodents
2023-04-16311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Talking
2023-02-10311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2023-01-24311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2023-01-18311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2022
2022-12-28Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2022-12-08Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2022-11-22Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2022-11-19311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2022-10-25Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2022-10-18311: Rodent — Condition Attracting Rodents
2022-10-13311: Dirty Condition — Dirt or Gravel
2022-09-26Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2022-09-24311: Noise - Commercial — Banging/Pounding
2022-09-13Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2022-08-23311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2022-08-23311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2022-08-09Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2022-08-08311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2022-07-21Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2022-07-19311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2022-07-07Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2022-06-21311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2022-06-09311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2022-05-10Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2022-05-03Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity and Other Reason
2022-03-23Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2022-03-15Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2022-03-15311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2022-03-01311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2022-02-28Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2022-02-02311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2022-01-19Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2021
2021-12-16311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Crosswalk
2021-12-01Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2021-11-23Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2021-11-06311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2021-09-08311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2021-09-02311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-08-31Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2021-08-10Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2021-08-07311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2021-07-29311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2021-07-28Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2021-07-18311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2021-06-22Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2021-06-11Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity and Other Reason
2021-06-02311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2021-04-16311: Rodent — Condition Attracting Rodents
2021-03-30Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2021-03-24311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2021-03-12311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2020
2020-07-21311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-02-22311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019
2019-10-30Mortgage assigned — from DLJ MORTGAGE CAPITAL INC to ATHENE ANNUITY AND LIFE ASSURANCE COMPAN
2019-05-06Tenant complaint: SAFETY — WINDOW GUARD BROKEN/MISSING
2019-05-06Tenant complaint: FLOORING/STAIRS — FLOOR
2019-05-06311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2019-05-06311: SAFETY — WINDOW GUARD BROKEN/MISSING
2019-05-06311: FLOORING/STAIRS — FLOOR
2019-05-06311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Permit - None
2019-05-06DOB complaint, category ?
2019-01-30311: Noise — Noise: Private Carting Noise (NQ1)
2018
2018-12-01311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2018-09-17HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE BRICK PAVING ON THE 2ND TREAD UP FROM BOTTOM AT FRONT AREAW
2018-08-28Tenant complaint: SAFETY — WINDOW GUARD BROKEN/MISSING
2018-08-28311: SAFETY — WINDOW GUARD BROKEN/MISSING
2018-08-15HPD class B: § 27-2018 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2, 1st STORY, APARTMENT AT SOUTH
2018-08-15HPD class A: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REFIT FRONT ENTRANCE DOOR TO BUILDING
2018-08-15HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE BRICK STEPS FRONT ENTRANCE TO BUILDING
2018-08-15HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR ALL WALLS AND CEILINGS IN THE ENTIRE APA
2018-08-15HPD class B: § 27-2046.1 HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). MISSING LOCATED AT APT 2, 1st STORY, APARTMENT AT SOUTH
2018-08-15HPD class B: § 27-2037, 2038 HMC: PROVIDE A SAFE AND ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF ELECTRIC SERVICE TO THE FIXTURES OUTLET EAST WALL IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 2
2018-08-15HPD class B: § 27-2026 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE LEAKY AND/OR DEFECTIVE FAUCETS AT SINK IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 2, 1st STORY, APARTMENT AT SOUTH
2018-08-15HPD class A: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REFIT ALL NINE WINDOWS IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2, 1st STORY, APARTMENT AT SOUTH
2018-08-15HPD class A: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REFIT FRONT ENTRANCE DOOR LOCATED AT APT 2, 1st STORY, APARTMENT AT SOUTH
2018-08-13Tenant complaint: DOOR/WINDOW — DOOR FRAME
2018-08-13Tenant complaint: SAFETY — CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTOR
2018-08-13Tenant complaint: FLOORING/STAIRS — FLOOR
2018-08-13Tenant complaint: SAFETY — WINDOW GUARD BROKEN/MISSING
2018-08-13311: DOOR/WINDOW — DOOR FRAME
2018-08-13311: SAFETY — CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTOR
2018-08-13311: FLOORING/STAIRS — FLOOR
2018-08-13311: SAFETY — WINDOW GUARD BROKEN/MISSING
2018-05-19311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2018-01-27311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2016
2016-07-27Mortgage assigned — from WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, DO to DLJ MORTGAGE CAPITAL, INC.
2016-07-11Mortgage assigned — from BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. to WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, DO
2015
2015-06-20311: Food Establishment — Pet/Animal
2015-05-17311: Drinking — In Public
2014
2014-01-02M&CON $1,091,598 — from LE ROUX, JEREMY to BANK OF AMERICA NA$1,091,598
2012
2012-12-14311: Non-Emergency Police Matter — Other (complaint details)
2012-05-28311: Homeless Encampment — N/A
2012-04-19Mortgage satisfied — from LEROUX, JEREMY to PNC BANK
2011
2011-12-16311: General Construction/Plumbing — Illegal Conversion Of Commercial Bldg/Space To Other Uses
2011-12-16311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2011-12-16DOB complaint, category ?
2011-09-17311: Dirty Conditions — E1 Improper Disposal
2011-06-13311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2011-05-25Mortgage assigned — from MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS to BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
2010
2010-12-07Permit EW — ISSUED
2010-10-20Job filed: INSTALLATION OF FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM ONLY. GAS VALVE FILED UNDER APPLICATION # 310108521. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$3,000
2010-08-25Deed — from LEROUX, JEREMY to THE SKYLINE GROUP, LLC.
2009
2009-07-30Permit PL — ISSUED
2009-06-16Permit EW — ISSUED
2009-03-13Job filed: TO INSTALL NEW FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM GAS SHUT-OFF VALVE FILED IN CONJUNCTION WITH APPLICATION #310108521. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS.$3,000
2009-03-13Job filed: TO INSTALL NEW FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM GAS SHUT-OFF VALVE FILED IN CONJUNCTION WITH APPLICATION #310108521. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS.$3,000
2009-03-12DOB complaint, category ?
2008
2008-07-02Permit PL — ISSUED
2008-05-30Permit AL — ISSUED
2008-05-30Permit EQ — ISSUED
2008-03-11Mortgage satisfied — from FINN, JOHN B to E*TRADE BANK
2008-03-11Job filed: TO CONVERT EXISTING GARAGES INTO RETAIL STORES AND OBTAIN FINAL CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY.$30,000
2008-03-11Job filed: TO CONVERT EXISTING GARAGES INTO RETAIL STORES AND OBTAIN FINAL CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY.$30,000
2008-03-11Job filed: TO CONVERT EXISTING GARAGES INTO RETAIL STORES AND OBTAIN FINAL CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY.$30,000
2007
2007-10-03Mortgage $240,342 — from LEROUX, JEREMY to NATIONAL CITY BANK$240,342
2006
2006-08-11Mortgage satisfied — from LEROUX, JEREMY to INDYMAC BANK, F.S.B.
2006-05-24Mortgage satisfied — from FINN, JOHN B to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS
2006-04-26Mortgage $937,500 — from LEROUX, JEREMY to MERS$937,500
2006-04-26Mortgage $52,500 — from LEROUX, JEREMY to INDYMAC BANK, F.S.B.$52,500
2006-03-22Deed $1,250,000 — from FINN, JOHN B to LEROUX, JEREMY$1,250,000
2004
2004-09-21Mortgage $75,000 — from FINN, JOHN B to ETRADE BANK$75,000
2004-07-15Mortgage satisfied — from FINN, JOHN; FINN, DANIEL to CITIBANK, N.A.
2004-05-10Mortgage $375,000 — from FINN, JOHN B to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS$375,000
2004-05-10Deed $225,000 — from FINN, JOHN; FINN, DANIEL to FINN, JOHN B$225,000
1999
1999-06-17Mortgage satisfied — from RUFRANO, MICHAEL; RUFRANO, MARIANNE to HOME SAVINGS OF AMERICA
1999-04-13Deed — from RUFRANO, MICHAEL; RUFRANO, MARIANNE to FINN, DANIEL; FINN, JOHN
1999-04-13Mortgage $212,000 — from FINN, JOHN; FINN, DANIEL to CITIBANK, NA$212,000
1995
1995-02-03Mortgage satisfied — from RUFRANO, MARIANNE; LENDINO, MARIANNE AKA; RUFRANO, MICHAEL to POLISH & SLAVIC FEDERAL CREDIT UNION
1994
1994-06-22Mortgage satisfied — from RUFRANO, MICHAEL; RUFRANO, MARIANNE to CITIBANK, NA
1994-06-14Mortgage $135,000 — from RUFRANO, MARIANNE; RUFRANO, MICHAEL to HOME SAVINGS OF AMERICA FSB$135,000
1991
1991-06-28Mortgage assigned — from POLISH & SLAVIC FEDCRED to CUC MTGE CP
1988
1988-02-23Mortgage $35,000 — from RUFRANO, MARIANNE; RUFRANO, MICHAEL to CITIBANK NA$35,000
1986
1986-12-04Mortgage $120,000 — from LENDINO, MARIANNE; RUFRANO, MICHAEL to POLISH &SLAVIC FED CRE U$120,000
1986-12-04Deed — from ARVAY, ELEANOR/EXECOF to RUFRANO, MICHAEL; RUFRANO, MARIANNE

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