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245 Johnson Avenue · Brooklyn · BBL 3030640026 · 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

13 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Graffiti (7) · Illegal Parking (2) · Noise (2) · Building/Use (1) · Abandoned Bike (1).

Filed construction activity

$54,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (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$1,036,000 $466,200
2026$937,000 $421,650
2027$1,120,000 $504,000

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

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Arcos De PueblaMexicanA—

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.

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

SubwayMontrose Av — L · 300 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Johnson Av / Bushwick Av — B60 · 150 ft
Citi BikeMontrose Ave & Bushwick Ave · 250 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

245 Johnson 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

13 311 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: $388,834 on 2016-06-24 (lender: Amerasia Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2023-10-11Agreement $1,010,918 — from AM & ZHENG LLC to AMERASIA BANK $1,010,918
2016-06-24Mortgage $388,835 — from AM & ZHENG LLC to AMERASIA BANK $388,835
2016-06-24Agreement $1,200,000 — from AM & ZHENG LLC to AMERASIA BANK $1,200,000
2016-06-24AL&R $1,200,000 — from AM & ZHENG LLC to AMERASIA BANK $1,200,000
2007-12-26Deed $1,245,000 — from RIVERA, YOLANDA; RIVERA, GEORGE to AM & ZHENG LLC $1,245,000
2007-12-26Mortgage $933,750 — from AM & ZHENG LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $933,750
2007-12-26AL&R $933,750 — from AM & ZHENG LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $933,750
2006-01-23M&CON $575,000 — from RIVERA, YOLANDA; RIVERA, GEORGE to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $575,000
2006-01-23AL&R $575,000 — from FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB to RIVERA, GEORGE; RIVERA, YOLANDA $575,000
2004-05-10Mortgage $180,631 — from RIVERA, GEORGE; RIVERA, YOLANDA to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $180,631
2002-03-08Mortgage $225,000 — from RIVERA, YOLANDA; RIVERA, GEORGE to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK FSB $225,000
2000-05-02Mortgage $169,000 — from RIVERA, YOLANDA; RIVERA, GOERGE to AMERICAN BUSINESS CREDIT INC $169,000
1996-10-22Mortgage $180,000 — from GONZALEZ, MOSES to OCEANMARK BANK $180,000

Ten-year activity

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2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017001001
2018313018
2019002013
2020006017
2021005016
2022012014
20230381214
2024016018
20250530210
2026202015
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The last 12 months — 9 records

DateRecord
2026-08-10Permit Sidewalk Shed — Permit Issued
2026-08-08Job filed: INSTALLATION OF TEMPORARY HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY. SIDEWALK SHED SHALL COMPLY WITH CHAPTER #33 OF
2026-05-21311: Abandoned Bike — Chained to Public Property
2026-02-09Boiler inspection
2026-02-09311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2025-12-29FDNY inspection (HOL)
2025-12-15311: Noise - Residential — Banging/Pounding
2025-12-12FDNY inspection (HOL)
2025-12-01FDNY inspection (HOL)

The full timeline

2026
2026-08-10Permit Sidewalk Shed — Permit Issued
2026-08-08Job filed: INSTALLATION OF TEMPORARY HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY. SIDEWALK SHED SHALL COMPLY WITH CHAPTER #33 OF$1,000
2026-05-21311: Abandoned Bike — Chained to Public Property
2026-02-09Boiler inspection
2026-02-09311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2025
2025-12-29FDNY inspection (HOL)
2025-12-15311: Noise - Residential — Banging/Pounding
2025-12-12FDNY inspection (HOL)
2025-12-01FDNY inspection (HOL)
2025-09-23Restaurant inspection: ARCOS DE PUEBLA — grade A
2025-09-10FDNY inspection (COM_OCPCY)
2025-09-10FDNY inspection (RISK)
2025-03-23311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2025-03-23311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2025-02-18Boiler inspection
2024
2024-12-26311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2024-07-12311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Horn
2024-05-06311: Building/Use — Zoning - Non-Conforming/Illegal Vehicle Storage
2024-05-06DOB complaint, category ?
2024-03-16311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2024-02-12Boiler inspection
2024-02-07311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2024-01-13311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2023
2023-12-20Restaurant inspection: ARCOS DE PUEBLA — grade A
2023-11-20311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2023-11-09311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Traffic
2023-10-11Agreement $1,010,918 — from AM & ZHENG LLC to AMERASIA BANK$1,010,918
2023-06-04311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2023-02-14311: Plumbing — Plumbing Work - Illegal/No Permit/Standpipe/Sprinkler
2023-02-14311: Electrical — Electrical Wiring Defective/Exposed
2023-02-14311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Permit - None
2023-02-14311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Permit - None
2023-02-14DOB complaint, category ?
2023-02-14DOB complaint, category ?
2023-02-14DOB complaint, category ?
2023-02-10311: Food Establishment — Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food
2023-01-18Boiler inspection
2022
2022-05-18FDNY inspection (RISK)
2022-04-07311: Street Condition — Pothole
2022-03-17Boiler inspection
2022-02-04311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2021
2021-11-08311: Sidewalk Condition — Sidewalk Violation
2021-10-23311: Bike Rack Condition — Bike Rack Repair
2021-09-28311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-06-01311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2021-02-22311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2021-02-09Boiler inspection
2020
2020-11-05311: Sanitation Condition — 12 Dead Animals
2020-10-25311: Street Condition — Pothole
2020-08-10311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-08-02311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-07-30311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-03-08311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2020-01-31Boiler inspection
2019
2019-06-08311: Sidewalk Condition — Broken Sidewalk
2019-02-26311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2019-01-15Boiler inspection
2018
2018-09-12311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2018-07-27311: Street Sign - Missing — St Name - Attached to Pole
2018-06-27Permit PL — ISSUED
2018-06-18Boiler inspection
2018-06-04311: Street Condition — Pothole
2018-06-04Permit EW — ISSUED
2018-06-02Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION OF EXISTING 3RD FLOOR APARTMENT. NO CHANGE IN OCCUPANCY, USE OR EGRESS IN THIS APPLICATION.$53,000
2018-04-06DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2016 INSPECTION REPORT
2017
2017-08-21311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2016
2016-12-05311: Derelict Bicycle — 14B Derelict Bicycle
2016-08-14311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2016-06-24Mortgage assigned — from ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSICIA; ASTORIA BANK to AMERASIA BANK
2016-06-24Mortgage $388,835 — from AM & ZHENG LLC to AMERASIA BANK$388,835
2016-06-24Agreement $1,200,000 — from AM & ZHENG LLC to AMERASIA BANK$1,200,000
2016-06-24AL&R $1,200,000 — from AM & ZHENG LLC to AMERASIA BANK$1,200,000
2016-06-24TL&R — from ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSICIA; ASTORIA BANK to AM & ZHENG LLC
2016-05-27311: Derelict Bicycle — 14B Derelict Bicycle
2015
2015-11-15Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — SLOW LEAK
2015-11-15Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2015-11-15311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2015-11-15311: WATER LEAK — SLOW LEAK
2015-10-24Permit EW — ISSUED
2015-10-05Job filed: PROPOSED AN ACCESSIBLE RAMP FOR STORE FRONT. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY IN THIS APPLICATION.$2,500
2015-06-19FDNY inspection (RISK)
2015-05-07311: Street Condition — Pothole
2015-04-24311: Street Condition — Pothole
2014
2014-07-19311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2014-05-15DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2012 INSPECTION REPORT
2013
2013-04-28311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2012
2012-12-11311: Rodent — Mouse Sighting
2012-08-23311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2011
2011-12-13DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2010 INSPECTION REPORT
2010
2010-04-06Permit EW — ISSUED
2010-04-02Job filed: (AKA 255 BUSHWICK AVE) AT EXISTING RESTAURANT PROPOSED HVAC UNIT REPLACEMENT AS PER SPECIFICATION SUBMITTED. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY OR MEANS OF$12,000
2010-01-19311: Sewer — Catch Basin Clogged/Flooding (Use Comments) (SC)
2009
2009-01-01DOB violation LL6291:
2007
2007-12-26Deed $1,245,000 — from RIVERA, YOLANDA; RIVERA, GEORGE to AM & ZHENG LLC$1,245,000
2007-12-26Mortgage $933,750 — from AM & ZHENG LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA$933,750
2007-12-26AL&R $933,750 — from AM & ZHENG LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA$933,750
2007-11-20Mortgage satisfied — from RIVERA, GEORGE; RIVERA, YOLANDA to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB
2007-11-20TL&R — from RIVERA, GEORGE; RIVERA, YOLANDA to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB
2007-08-27Permit EW — ISSUED
2007-08-27Permit EQ — ISSUED
2007-08-24Job filed: MODIFY EXISTING STOREFRONT AS PER PLAN FOR EXISTING COMMERCIAL SPACE AT 1ST FLOOR. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS & OCCUPANCY.$5,000
2006
2006-09-12Permit PL — ISSUED
2006-08-11Permit EW — ISSUED
2006-08-11Permit EQ — ISSUED
2006-08-10Job filed: Inerior repair of existing eating and drinking establisment use group 6 . propose to open a new store front window . No change in use,occupancy or e$13,000
2006-01-23M&CON $575,000 — from RIVERA, YOLANDA; RIVERA, GEORGE to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB$575,000
2006-01-23AL&R $575,000 — from FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB to RIVERA, GEORGE; RIVERA, YOLANDA$575,000
2005
2005-04-18Job filed: INSTALLATION OF KITCHEN FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM. NO CHANGE IN USE,EGRES OR OCCUPANCY.$3,000
2004
2004-05-10AL&R — from RIVERA, GEORGE; RIVERA, YOLANDA to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB
2004-05-10Mortgage $180,631 — from RIVERA, GEORGE; RIVERA, YOLANDA to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB$180,631
2002
2002-12-20Mortgage satisfied — from RIVERA, YOLANDA; RIVERA, GEORGE to AMERICAN BUSINESS CREDIT INC
2002-03-08Mortgage $225,000 — from RIVERA, YOLANDA; RIVERA, GEORGE to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK FSB$225,000
2002-03-08Mortgage assigned — from RIVERA, YOLANDA; RIVERA, GEORGE to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK FSB
2000
2000-05-02Deed — from GONZALEZ, MOSES to RIVERA, GEORGE; RIVERA, YOLANDA
2000-05-02Mortgage $169,000 — from RIVERA, YOLANDA; RIVERA, GOERGE to AMERICAN BUSINESS CREDIT INC$169,000
2000-05-02Mortgage assigned — from RIVERA, YOLANDA; RIVERA, GEORGE to AMERICAN BUSINESS CREDIT INC
2000-05-02PAT — from RIVERA, GEORGE to RIVERA, YOLANDA
1998
1998-09-04Mortgage assigned — from OCEANMARK BANK, F.S.B. to NORWEST BANK MINNESTOA, N.A./TR
1996
1996-10-22Mortgage $180,000 — from GONZALEZ, MOSES to OCEANMARK BANK$180,000
1996-10-22Deed — from ALFARO, BETTY; ALFARO, HECTOR to GONZALEZ, MOSES
1996-06-21Deed — from ALFARO, AXEL; ALFARO, OVIDIO/HR OF; ALFARO, GLORIA; ALFARO, HECTOR to ALFARO, GLORIA; ALFARO, HECTOR
1994
1994-04-21Deed — from ALFARO, GLORIA; ALFARO, HECTOR to ALFARO, HECTOR; ALFARO, BETTY
1993
1993-10-13Deed — from ALFARO, AXEL; ALFARO, HECTOR; ALFARO, GLORIA; ALFARO, OVIDIO/HR OF to ALFARO, HECTOR; ALFARO, GLORIA
1980
1980-10-31Deed — from VERA HERMINIO; SOTO VICENTA BY HER ATTY to ALPARO OVIDIO
1980-10-31PAT — from SOTO VINCENTA to VERA HERMINIO
1980-01-09Deed — from SANTIAGO MIGUEL to SOTO VICENTA
1979
1979-01-09Mortgage — from SOTO VICENTA to SANTIAGO MIGUEL
1978
1978-08-31RTXL — from VINCIGUERRA ANNA (DECD) ESTATE OF
1978-08-31Deed — from VINCIGUERRA LOUISE; VINCGUERRA GIUSEPPE DECD; VINCIGUERRA PAUL HEIRS OF; D'AMORE MICHELE; to SANTIAGO MIGUEL
1978-08-31RTXL — from VINCIGUERRA FRANCESCO (DECD)

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