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659 Manhattan Avenue · Brooklyn · BBL 3026450122 · 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 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

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

5 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Sewer (3) · Illegal Parking (1) · Derelict Vehicles (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$1,976,000 $118,560
2026$2,502,000 $150,120
2027$2,809,000 $168,540

The city's market estimate has risen 42% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Scalino G.P.ItalianAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 1 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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2021 (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

SubwayNassau Av — G · 300 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Manhattan Av / Norman Av — B43 B62 · 250 ft
Citi BikeLeonard St & Nassau Ave · 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

659 Manhattan 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

5 311 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

1050
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
8
2023
2024
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170101
20180000
20190112
20200000
20210303
20220213
20234228
20240235
20250011
20260303
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The last 12 months — 4 records

DateRecord
2026-05-12311: Sewer — Catch Basin Search (SC2)
2026-02-24311: Sewer — Catch Basin Search (SC2)
2026-02-19311: Sewer — Catch Basin Search (SC2)
2025-12-15Boiler inspection

The full timeline

2026
2026-05-12311: Sewer — Catch Basin Search (SC2)
2026-02-24311: Sewer — Catch Basin Search (SC2)
2026-02-19311: Sewer — Catch Basin Search (SC2)
2025
2025-12-15Boiler inspection
2024
2024-12-18Restaurant inspection: SCALINO G.P. — grade A
2024-12-12311: Derelict Vehicles — Derelict Vehicles
2024-05-13311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2024-05-08Restaurant inspection: SCALINO G.P. · mice evidence
2024-01-17Boiler inspection
2023
2023-09-25Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-08-05311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2023-07-17311: Rodent — Signs of Rodents
2023-06-30DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2020 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-06-30DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2021 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-06-20DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2018 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-05-30Boiler inspection
2023-04-25DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2022 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2022
2022-10-31Restaurant inspection: SCALINO G.P. — grade A · mice evidence
2022-06-16311: Air Quality — Air: Odor/Fumes, Restaurant (AD2)
2022-02-03311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2021
2021-07-31311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2021-05-11311: Outdoor Dining — Sidewalk Zone Blocked
2021-04-02311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2019
2019-04-26311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2019-03-19Boiler inspection
2017
2017-07-20311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2016
2016-08-15311: Dirty Conditions — E11 Litter Surveillance
2015
2015-07-19311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2014
2014-10-24Permit EW — ISSUED
2014-10-16311: Street Condition — Defective Hardware
2014-10-10Job filed: MODIFICATION OF EXISTING FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM FILED UNDER APPL # 301124520. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY$3,000
2014-01-13311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2013
2013-12-28DOB complaint, category ?
2012
2012-10-31Permit PL — ISSUED
2012-04-06Permit PL — ISSUED
2012-03-21Job filed: HEREWITH FILE TO RENOVATE EXIST'G EATING & TO-GO STORE(CO#B061801) INCLUDES TO ERECT NON-LOAD BEARING PARTITION, REPLACE DOOR, TO INSTALL NEW AND $42,500
2012-03-21Job filed: HEREWITH FILE TO RENOVATE EXIST'G EATING & TO-GO STORE(CO#B061801) INCLUDES TO ERECT NON-LOAD BEARING PARTITION, REPLACE DOOR, TO INSTALL NEW AND $42,500
2012-03-21Permit EW — ISSUED
2012-03-21Permit EW — ISSUED
2010
2010-08-30311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2005
2005-07-13Deed — from PETZNICK, BRUCE; PETZNICK, MARGARET to 659 MANHATTAN AVENUE, LLC
2000
2000-07-25Permit EW — ISSUED
2000-07-25Permit EW — ISSUED
2000-06-27Job filed: INSTALL FIRE SUPPRESION SYSTEM NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCU PANCY$2,000
2000-06-27Job filed: INSTALL FIRE SUPPRESION SYSTEM NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCU PANCY$2,000
1980
1980-12-09PAT — from PEKALSKI I STEPHANIE to KATAN CASIMERE
1980-10-29Deed — from 712 MANHATTAN REALTY CORP to PETZNICK MARGARET; PETZNICK BRUCE
1980-10-21Mortgage — from PETZNICK MARGARET; PETZNICK BRUCE to 712 MANHATTAN REALTY CORP
1974
1974-09-23Mortgage — from 712 MANHATTAN RLTY CORP to PEKALSKI STEPHANIE
1974-09-23Deed — from PEKALSKI STEPHANIE to 712 MANHATTAN REALTY CORP

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