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249 Bushwick Avenue · Brooklyn · BBL 3030640002 · 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 11206, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% 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

9 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Missed Collection (4) · Graffiti (3) · Lead (1) · Water Maintenance (1).

Filed construction activity

$116,000 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 (1930)
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$2,350,000 $141,000
2026$2,235,000 $134,100
2027$2,259,000 $135,540

The city's market estimate has fallen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Pacific Palace CafeJuice, Smoothies, Fruit SaladsNot yet graded—

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 6 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

SubwayMontrose Av — L · 200 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Montrose Av / Bushwick Av — B60 · 150 ft
Citi BikeMontrose Ave & Bushwick Ave · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 196 Ten Eyck. 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

249 Bushwick 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

9 311 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
10
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017001001
2018001001
2019012003
20202440010
2021332008
2022032005
2023000000
2024022228
2025006006
2026001001
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The last 12 months — 2 records

DateRecord
2026-08-09311: Water Maintenance — No Water
2025-12-17311: Graffiti — Graffiti

The full timeline

2026
2026-08-09311: Water Maintenance — No Water
2025
2025-12-17311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2025-06-04311: Missed Collection — Trash
2025-05-05311: Missed Collection — Recycling - Paper
2025-04-07311: Missed Collection — Recycling - Paper
2025-03-26311: Missed Collection — Trash
2025-03-05311: Lead — Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)
2024
2024-12-26311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2024-10-22Restaurant inspection: PACIFIC PALACE CAFE — grade N
2024-10-16Restaurant inspection: PACIFIC PALACE CAFE
2024-10-11FDNY inspection (COM_OCPCY)
2024-10-11FDNY inspection (RISK)
2024-08-26Deed — from NG, PAK PING; NG, CHUI YUK CHEUNG to NG, CHUI YUK CHEUNG; PAK PING NG REVOCABLE LIVING TRUST; NG, PAK PING
2024-07-03Deed transfer (nominal price)
2024-01-27311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2022
2022-12-09FDNY inspection (RISK)
2022-02-22DOB complaint, category ?
2022-02-11311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2022-02-04311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2022-01-26DOB complaint, category ?
2021
2021-11-29311: Missed Collection — Recycling - Paper
2021-08-02311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 1RG Missed Recycling Paper
2021-07-07Permit Plumbing — Permit Issued
2021-07-07Permit EW — ISSUED
2021-05-22ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY W/THE COMM'S ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS/VIO#39018084P ISSUED ON 02/21/20 & TO FILE A CERT OF CORRECTION PURSUANT$6,250
2021-03-24ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY W/THE COMM'S ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS/VIO#39018084P ISSUED ON 02/21/20 & TO FILE A CERT OF CORRECTION PURSUANT$2,500
2021-01-21ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY W/ COMMISSIONER'S ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS/VIOLATION#39018089P ISSUED 2/21/20&TO FILE CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTIO$2,500
2021-01-14Job filed: TO PROPOSE PLUMBING AND GAS WORK FOR EX. STORE IN CONJUNCTION WITH ALT-2 JOB 340740005 AS PER PLAN FILLED HEREWITH. NO CHANGE OF USE, EGRESS OR CERTI$38,000
2020
2020-12-24Job filed: TO PROPOSE PLUMBING AND GAS WORK FOR EX. STORE IN CONJUNCTION WITH ALT-2 JOB 340740005 AS PER PLAN FILLED HEREWITH. NO CHANGE OF USE, EGRESS OR CERTI$38,000
2020-10-26311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-10-16311: Sanitation Condition — 12 Dead Animals
2020-09-23ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY W/THE COMM'S ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS/VIO#39018089P ISSUED ON 02/21/20 & TO FILE A CERT OF CORRECTION PURSUANT$2,500
2020-09-02DOB violation AEUHAZ1: FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION
2020-06-27Job filed: FILE APPLICATION TO PERFORM INTERIOR RENOVATION OF AN EXISTING RESTAURANT UNIT OF AN EXISTING 3 STORY BUILDING TO RESOLVE OATH/ECB NO#39018084P. ELECT$40,000
2020-06-04311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-02-21311: General Construction/Plumbing — Site Conditions Endangering Workers
2020-02-21DOB complaint, category ?
2020-02-21ECB CLASS - 1 violation: AT 1ST FLOOR LEVEL, COMMERCIAL SPACE HAS FINISHED WALLS AND PARTITIONS REMOVED. PLUMBING AND ELECTRICAL WORK REMOVED. DEPT. RECORD$2,500
2019
2019-12-17311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-07-05FDNY inspection (RISK)
2019-07-03311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018
2018-04-15311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 1 Missed Collection
2017
2017-09-08311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2016
2016-08-04311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2015
2015-03-13FDNY inspection (RISK)
2014
2014-10-21ECB CLASS - 3 violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BLDG IN CODE COMPLIANT MANNER. DEFECT NOTED AT FRONT OF STORE FRONT AWNING (X) AND HANGING FROM SIDE EXPOSI$230
2014-09-24311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Sign/Awning/Marquee - Illegal/No Permit
2014-09-24DOB complaint, category ?
2011
2011-05-23311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2009
2009-06-15DOB complaint, category ?
2009-06-03DOB complaint, category ?
2000
2000-01-28DOB complaint, category ?
1998
1998-07-08Permit PL — ISSUED
1998-07-08Permit EW — ISSUED
1998-06-29Permit EW — ISSUED
1995
1995-10-12Deed — from SAFI, NAZIEMUL to NG, CHUI YUK C; NG, PAK PING
1995-02-14DOB complaint, category ?
1994
1994-12-23Permit EW — ISSUED
1992
1992-06-17DOB complaint, category ?
1992-06-17ECB Non-Hazardous violation: OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY THE BUILDING DEPT. RECORDS. CELLAR OF ABOVE PREMISES IS OCCUPIED AS OFFICE SPACE. REMEDY:
1992-06-17ECB Non-Hazardous violation: WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT (WORK NOTED) HAVING ERECTED NEW DRY WALL PARTITIONS AND SUSPENDED CEILING IN CELLAR AREA AND 1ST FL. REAR, $350
1992-06-17ECB Non-Hazardous violation: WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT (WORK NOTED) A ONE STY MASONRY EXTENSION OF APPROX. 20 X 24 FEET BEING ERECTED AT REAR OF ABOVE PREMISES$350
1990
1990-03-20Deed — from PLOTKIN, SAMUEL/ADMIN to VIDAL, LOUIS/ADMIN OF
1990-03-20Mortgage satisfied — from VIDAL, LUIS to SERRANO, MARTHA
1977
1977-12-27Mortgage — from VIDAL LUIS to SERRANO MARTHA
1977-12-27Deed — from SERRANO MARTHA to VIDAL LUIS
1974
1974-03-21Deed — from LAZZARA QUENTIN; LAZZARA ANGELA to SERRANO MARTHA
1974-03-21Mortgage — from SERRANO MARTHA to LAZZARA QUENTIN
1974-03-21RTXL — from LAZZARA GIUSEPPE
1972
1972-09-21Deed — from PISCIOTTA MARTHA; LAZZARA VINCENT to LAZZARA QUENTIN
1972-08-17Deed — from GIOVANELLI MARION; LAZZARA IGNATIUS to LAZZARA QUENTIN

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