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596 Grand Street · Brooklyn · BBL 3027860017 · 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 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.

What 311 hears from this address

4 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Abandoned Bike (1) · Noise (1) · Graffiti (1) · Food Establishment (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 (1920)
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$2,811,000 $168,660
2026$2,517,000 $151,020
2027$2,326,000 $139,560

The city's market estimate has fallen 17% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
The StarlightAmericanAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: 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.

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

SubwayLorimer St — G L · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Grand St / Lorimer St — Q54 Q59 · 150 ft
Citi BikeLeonard St & Maujer St · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 018 Edward Bush. 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

596 Grand 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

4 311 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: $14,500 on 1985-07-24 (lender: Acosta, Clarita and Acosta, Felix). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1985-07-24Mortgage $14,500 — from LAMPOUTIS, SPIROS; LAMPOUTIS, SOPHIA to ACOSTA, FELIX; SANDOVAL, ENRIQUE; ACOSTA, CLARITA $14,500
1985-06-06Mortgage $50,000 — from ACOSTA, CLARITA; ACOSTA, FELIX to ELIAS, BRAULIA $50,000

Ten-year activity

1050
2017
9
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170123
20180459
20191348
20200213
20210011
20220101
20231113
20240112
20250011
20260303
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The last 12 months — 4 records

DateRecord
2026-09-26311: Food Establishment — Pet/Animal
2026-05-20311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2026-01-24311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2025-12-15Boiler inspection

The full timeline

2026
2026-09-26311: Food Establishment — Pet/Animal
2026-05-20311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2026-01-24311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2025
2025-12-15Boiler inspection
2024
2024-11-21Boiler inspection
2024-03-15311: Abandoned Bike — Chained to Public Property
2023
2023-11-07Boiler inspection
2023-07-19311: Noise — Noise: air condition/ventilation equipment (NV1)
2023-04-25DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2022 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2022
2022-08-14311: Noise - Commercial — Car/Truck Music
2021
2021-12-17Boiler inspection
2020
2020-11-16Boiler inspection
2020-07-26311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Business not in compliance
2020-03-18311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2019
2019-12-06Boiler inspection
2019-11-08DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2017 INSPECTION REPORT
2019-10-02Restaurant inspection: The STARLIGHT
2019-08-18311: Derelict Bicycle — 14B Derelict Bicycle
2019-06-16311: Derelict Bicycle — 14B Derelict Bicycle
2019-05-23311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2019-04-05Restaurant inspection: The STARLIGHT — grade A · mice evidence
2019-01-18Restaurant inspection: The STARLIGHT · mice evidence
2018
2018-12-31Boiler inspection
2018-09-30311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2018-09-28311: Broken Parking Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2018-07-24311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2018-04-07Restaurant inspection: The STARLIGHT — grade A
2018-03-08Restaurant inspection: The STARLIGHT — grade P
2018-03-06Restaurant inspection: The STARLIGHT · mice evidence
2018-03-01Restaurant inspection: The STARLIGHT · mice evidence
2018-01-27311: Broken Parking Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2017
2017-09-23311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Talking
2017-08-23Restaurant inspection: The STARLIGHT — grade A
2017-05-06Restaurant inspection: The STARLIGHT · mice evidence
2016
2016-02-26Permit PL — ISSUED
2015
2015-02-20Permit PL — ISSUED
2015-02-05Permit EW — ISSUED
2014
2014-09-15Job filed: HEREWITH FILING FOR RENOVATION OF EXISTING EATING AND DRINKING ESTABLISHMENT, REFINISH FLOORS , SHEETROCK WALLS/CEILING IN CELLAR,REPAIR AND REBUILD E$206,000
2012
2012-04-30311: Noise - Commercial — Banging/Pounding
2012-02-12311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2011
2011-11-20311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2011-08-10311: Dirty Conditions — E1 Improper Disposal
2011-05-12311: Food Establishment — Odor
2011-04-30311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2010
2010-12-20311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2010-12-06Rodent inspection: Passed
2010-10-31311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2010-10-25311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2010-06-04Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2010-05-20311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2010-04-16Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2010-04-14311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2010-03-10311: Sidewalk Condition — Blocked - Construction
2001
2001-06-29Permit EW — ISSUED
2001-06-15Job filed: INSTALL FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$2,000
2001-06-15Job filed: INSTALL FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$2,000
2000
2000-02-04Permit EW — ISSUED
2000-01-14Job filed: INSTALL FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM. NO CHAN GE IN USE, EGRESS, OR OCCUPANCY$2,000
2000-01-14Job filed: INSTALL FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM. NO CHAN GE IN USE, EGRESS, OR OCCUPANCY$2,000
1993
1993-02-17DOB violation B:
1985
1985-07-24Mortgage $14,500 — from LAMPOUTIS, SPIROS; LAMPOUTIS, SOPHIA to ACOSTA, FELIX; SANDOVAL, ENRIQUE; ACOSTA, CLARITA$14,500
1985-07-24Deed — from SANDOVAL, ENRIQUE; ACOSTA, CLARITA; ACOSTA, FELIX to LAMPOUTIS, SPIROS; LAMPOUTIS, SOPHIA
1985-06-06Mortgage satisfied — from ELIAS, JULIO; ELIAS, BRAULA to MASON, RUTH
1985-06-06PAT — from ACOSTA, CLARITA to ACOSTA, FELIX
1985-06-06Mortgage $50,000 — from ACOSTA, CLARITA; ACOSTA, FELIX to ELIAS, BRAULIA$50,000
1985-06-06Deed — from ELIAS, BRAULIA to SANDOVAL, ENRIQUE; ACOSTA, CLARITA; ACOSTA, FELIX
1978
1978-01-31Deed — from MASON MACE; MASON RUTH DISTRIBUTEE OF to ELIAS JULIO; ELIAS BRAULIA
1978-01-31Mortgage — from ELISA BRAULIA; ELIAS JULIO to MASON RUTH
1978-01-31RTXL — from MASON MACE
1970
1970-09-25Mortgage — from MASON MACE to ROSS MARION
1970-09-25Deed — from ROSS MARION to MASON MACE

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