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127 Central Avenue · Brooklyn · BBL 3031960008 · 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 class4
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s24
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 98% 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 93.3. In ZIP 11221, 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

37 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Blocked Driveway (24) · Illegal Parking (3) · Maintenance or Facility (3) · Street Condition (2) · Encampment (1) · Obstruction (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$1,177,000 $70,620
2026$1,490,000 $89,400
2027$1,705,000 $102,300

The city's market estimate has risen 45% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Bushwick BakeryBakery Products/DessertsGrade PendingMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick) · 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

SubwayCentral Av — M · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Myrtle Av — J M Z · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 12-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Wilson Av / Starr St — B60 · 550 ft
Citi BikeCentral Ave & Starr St · 100 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted bike lane mapped within 75 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 145 Andrew Jackson
Middle: 347, 349. 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

127 Central 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

37 311 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: $50,000 on 1990-09-27 (lender: Green Point Savs Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1990-09-27Mortgage $50,000 — from MARTINEZ, JUAN to GREEN POINT SAVS BANK $50,000
1984-07-09Mortgage $4,000 — from ROMAN, AWILDA; MARTINEZ, JUAN to AROCHE, JAIME O $4,000
1982-06-04Mortgage $8,000 — from AROCHE, JAIME O to ORTIZ, CARMEN; ORTIZ, ARCADIO $8,000

Ten-year activity

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2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
34
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
2017526215
20180213318
20190117321
20200013114
20210013114
202200347
20230511521
202401269
20250111214
202600241034
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The last 12 months — 41 records

DateRecord
2026-08-25Rodent inspection: Stoppage done
2026-08-24Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2026-08-17311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2026-08-04311: Maintenance or Facility — Rodent Sighting
2026-07-12311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2026-07-12311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2026-07-10311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2026-07-10311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2026-07-10311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2026-07-10311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2026-07-09311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2026-07-06311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2026-07-02Restaurant inspection: BUSHWICK BAKERY · mice evidence
2026-06-06311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2026-04-19311: Maintenance or Facility — Rodent Sighting
2026-04-17Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2026-04-12311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2026-04-11311: Overgrown Tree/Branches — Hitting Building
2026-04-06Rodent inspection: Stoppage done
2026-03-27311: Maintenance or Facility — Rodent Sighting
2026-03-22311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2026-03-15311: Street Condition — Cave-in
2026-03-14311: Street Condition — Cave-in
2026-03-13Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2026-03-06Restaurant inspection: BUSHWICK BAKERY — grade Z
2026-03-03Restaurant inspection: BUSHWICK BAKERY
2026-03-02311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2026-03-01311: Obstruction — Cone
2026-03-01311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2026-02-17311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2026-02-17311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2026-02-12Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2026-01-22Restaurant inspection: BUSHWICK BAKERY
2026-01-08311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2025-12-20311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2025-12-20311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2025-12-19311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2025-12-09311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2025-11-14DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2024 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2025-11-08311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2025-10-28311: Blocked Driveway — No Access

The full timeline

2026
2026-08-25Rodent inspection: Stoppage done
2026-08-24Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2026-08-17311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2026-08-04311: Maintenance or Facility — Rodent Sighting
2026-07-12311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2026-07-12311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2026-07-10311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2026-07-10311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2026-07-10311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2026-07-10311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2026-07-09311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2026-07-06311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2026-07-02Restaurant inspection: BUSHWICK BAKERY · mice evidence
2026-06-06311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2026-04-19311: Maintenance or Facility — Rodent Sighting
2026-04-17Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2026-04-12311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2026-04-11311: Overgrown Tree/Branches — Hitting Building
2026-04-06Rodent inspection: Stoppage done
2026-03-27311: Maintenance or Facility — Rodent Sighting
2026-03-22311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2026-03-15311: Street Condition — Cave-in
2026-03-14311: Street Condition — Cave-in
2026-03-13Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2026-03-06Restaurant inspection: BUSHWICK BAKERY — grade Z
2026-03-03Restaurant inspection: BUSHWICK BAKERY
2026-03-02311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2026-03-01311: Obstruction — Cone
2026-03-01311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2026-02-17311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2026-02-17311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2026-02-12Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2026-01-22Restaurant inspection: BUSHWICK BAKERY
2026-01-08311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2025
2025-12-20311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2025-12-20311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2025-12-19311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2025-12-09311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2025-11-14DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2024 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2025-11-08311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2025-10-28311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2025-10-16311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2025-09-15311: Encampment — N/A
2025-08-13Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-07-13311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2025-05-09311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2025-04-03311: Illegal Parking — Commercial Overnight Parking
2025-01-31Rodent inspection: Passed
2024
2024-10-01Rodent inspection: Stoppage done
2024-09-24Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2024-09-23DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2023 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2024-08-25311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2024-08-13Rodent inspection: Stoppage done
2024-07-31Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2024-03-15Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2024-02-29311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2024-02-06Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2023
2023-10-09311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2023-09-22Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2023-08-28Rodent inspection: Stoppage done
2023-08-08Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
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
2023-06-23311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2023-06-22311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2023-06-20DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2019 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-06-20DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2018 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-06-01311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2023-06-01311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2023-05-02311: Food Establishment — Food Worker Hygiene
2023-05-01311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2023-04-25DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2022 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-04-13311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2023-04-12311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2023-03-27Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2023-03-24311: Food Establishment — Odor
2023-03-09311: Food Establishment — Odor
2023-02-15Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2022
2022-08-17Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-05-20Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2022-04-27311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2022-03-10Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2022-03-09311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2022-02-01Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2022-01-27311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2021
2021-11-18311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2021-09-22311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2021-09-19311: Vaccine Mandate Non-Compliance — Employee Proof of Vaccination Not Checked
2021-08-11Rodent inspection: Passed
2021-07-29311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2021-07-28311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2021-06-20311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2021-05-19311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2021-05-14311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2021-05-14311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2021-05-09311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2021-05-09311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2021-05-08311: Derelict Vehicles — Derelict Vehicles
2021-05-03311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2020
2020-11-20311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2020-10-13311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2020-10-13311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2020-10-13311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2020-08-24311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2020-08-24311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2020-08-22311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2020-07-30311: Food Establishment — Food Worker Hygiene
2020-06-26311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2020-05-28311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2020-04-13311: Non-Emergency Police Matter — Social Distancing
2020-02-15Rodent inspection: Passed
2020-01-09311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2020-01-04311: Food Establishment — Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food
2019
2019-12-28311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2019-12-28311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2019-11-16311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2019-11-08DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2017 INSPECTION REPORT
2019-10-31311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2019-10-11311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2019-10-01311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-09-17Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-09-09311: Street Condition — Cave-in
2019-09-04311: Street Condition — Cave-in
2019-08-27311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2019-08-27311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2019-08-22Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2019-08-18311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2019-08-17311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2019-08-17311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2019-06-20311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-06-10311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2019-05-11311: Food Establishment — Food Contaminated
2019-02-05Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-01-05311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2018
2018-10-19311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2018-09-24311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2018-09-21311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2018-08-28311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2018-08-17311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2018-08-08Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-05-24311: Illegal Parking — Commercial Overnight Parking
2018-05-18311: Illegal Parking — Commercial Overnight Parking
2018-05-17ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH COMMISSIONERS ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS/VIOLATION #35287366N ISSUED ON 08/10/17 AND TO FILE A CERTIFICATE $625
2018-05-15311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2018-04-06DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2016 INSPECTION REPORT
2018-04-03Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2018-03-02311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2018-02-18311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2018-02-16Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2018-02-01311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2018-01-11311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2018-01-02311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2017
2017-12-08311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2017-12-05Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-09-05Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-08-29311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2017-08-10ECB CLASS - 2 violation: WORK W/O PERMIT.NOTED;AT EXP#2,LEFT SIDE OF BLDG AWNING APPROX 4'LX 2 'HIGHX 3'DEPTH OBSERVED.ALSO AT EXP #1BLDG FRONT AWNING APPR$800
2017-07-01311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2017-07-01311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2017-03-16311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2017-02-24DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2015 INSPECTION REPORT
2017-02-23Permit EQ — ISSUED
2017-02-23Permit EQ — ISSUED
2017-02-22Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF PUMP JACK STAGING PLATFORM AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.
2017-02-17Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.
2017-02-17Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.
2017-01-25311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2016
2016-11-21311: Food Establishment — Kitchen/Food Prep Area
2016-10-20311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Sign/Awning/Marquee - Illegal/No Permit
2016-10-20DOB complaint, category ?
2016-09-30311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2016-09-09311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2016-05-11311: Street Condition — Pothole
2016-02-01311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2014
2014-07-09Rodent inspection: Passed
2014-01-30311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2013
2013-10-29Rodent inspection: Passed
2013-04-04311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2012
2012-04-10Rodent inspection: Passed
2011
2011-02-25311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2008
2008-01-03DOB violation LL6291:
2007
2007-01-19DOB violation LL6291:
2006
2006-01-06DOB violation LL6291:
2004
2004-02-13DOB violation LL6291:
2003
2003-07-19DOB violation C:
2003-03-19DOB violation LL6291:
2002
2002-12-12DOB complaint, category ?
2002-12-12ECB Hazardous violation: 3A-35-39-44B-44C-48A-51-B4B-50. 50-MAJOR ACCOMULATION OF SOOT THROUGHTOUT THE BOILER FORNACE AND OTHER FIRESIDE ENCLOSURES FLOE PI$400
2002-03-26DOB violation LL6291:
2002-02-13Deed — from MARTINEZ, JUAN to GONZALEZ, MODESTO
2001
2001-04-12Mortgage satisfied — from MARTINEZ, JUAN to GREEN POINT SAVINGSBANK
2001-02-27DOB violation LL6291:
2000
2000-04-05Permit AL — ISSUED
2000-02-07DOB violation LL6291:
2000-01-28DOB complaint, category ?
2000-01-28Job filed: TO INSTALL FIRE ESCAPES FOR 2ND FLOOR.$3,000
2000-01-28Job filed: TO INSTALL FIRE ESCAPES FOR 2ND FLOOR.$3,000
1999
1999-11-01ECB Non-Hazardous violation: NGLEGAL IN A RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT . ZONING DISTRICT (R6). 14 AUTOMOBILES PARKED IN LOT AUTO REPAIR IN PROGRESS, DEAD STORAGE OF AU
1999-03-16DOB violation LL6291:
1998
1998-01-09DOB complaint, category ?
1995
1995-08-29DOB violation LL6291:
1990
1990-09-27Mortgage $50,000 — from MARTINEZ, JUAN to GREEN POINT SAVS BANK$50,000
1988
1988-02-09Mortgage satisfied — from ROMAN, AWILDA; MARTINEZ, JUAN to AROCHE, JAIME O
1988-02-02Deed — from ROMAN, AWILDA; MARTINEZ, JUAN to MARTINEZ, JUAN
1988-01-27Mortgage satisfied — from AROCHE, JAIME O to ORTIZ, CARMEN; ORTIZ, ARCADIO
1984
1984-07-09Deed — from AROCHE, JAIME O to MARTINEZ, JUAN; ROMAN, AWILDA
1984-07-09Mortgage $4,000 — from ROMAN, AWILDA; MARTINEZ, JUAN to AROCHE, JAIME O$4,000
1982
1982-06-04Mortgage $8,000 — from AROCHE, JAIME O to ORTIZ, CARMEN; ORTIZ, ARCADIO$8,000
1982-06-04Deed — from ORTIZ, CARMEN; ORTIZ, ARCADIO to AROCHE, JAIME O
1970
1970-11-02Deed — from DENARO ANGELINA; DENARO ROCCO to ORTIZ CARMEN; ORTIZ ARCADIO
1970-11-02Mortgage — from ORTIZ ARCADIO; ORTIZ CARMEN to DENARO ANGELINA; DENARO ROCCO

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