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157 Central Avenue · Brooklyn · BBL 3032080002 · 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 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

17 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (10) · Illegal Parking (7).

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 (4)
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).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)YOFAS REALTY LLC
Head officerYOEL FALKOWITZ
Managing agentYOEL FALKOWITZ
Last registered2025-11-13

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,250,400 $562,680
2026$1,000,000 $450,000
2027$1,200,000 $540,000

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

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Tabbouleh Cafe RestaurantMediterraneanA—

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).

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 · 500 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Myrtle Av / De Kalb Av — B54 · 550 ft
Citi BikeCentral Ave & Starr St · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
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

157 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

17 311 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: $472,139 on 2022-12-27 (lender: Ridgewood Savings Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-12-27AL&R $1,325,000 — from YOFAS REALTY LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $1,325,000
2022-12-27Agreement $1,325,000 — from YOFAS REALTY LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $1,325,000
2022-12-27Mortgage $472,140 — from YOFAS REALTY LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $472,140
2017-12-19AL&R $937,500 — from YOFAS REALTY LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $937,500
2017-12-19Mortgage $937,500 — from YOFAS REALTY LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $937,500
2017-12-19Deed $1,250,000 — from REYES, FLOR to YOFAS REALTY LLC $1,250,000
2017-12-04Sold for $1,250,000 $1,250,000 $312,500
2005-01-07Mortgage $100,000 — from REYES, FLOR to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS $100,000
1993-03-29Mortgage $20,000 — from REYES, FLOR to HAMPSHIRE CREDIT CORP $20,000
1989-08-31Mortgage $15,000 — from REYES, FLOR to SEABROOK FUND INC $15,000
1988-01-11Mortgage $3,500 — from REYES, FLOR to N.J.D.ELECTRONICS INC $3,500
1985-11-25Mortgage $15,000 — from REYES, FLOR to MALDONADO, FELICITA $15,000

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017146213
201801034
201901034
202003025
202107018
2022073212
202321047
2024090413
202504059
202606028
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The last 12 months — 11 records

DateRecord
2026-08-29311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2026-08-12Boiler inspection
2026-07-05311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2026-05-15Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-03-05311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Crosswalk
2026-03-02311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Crosswalk
2026-02-28311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Crosswalk
2026-01-26311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Crosswalk
2025-12-23Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-12-08Boiler inspection
2025-11-25Rodent inspection: Passed

The full timeline

2026
2026-08-29311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2026-08-12Boiler inspection
2026-07-05311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2026-05-15Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-03-05311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Crosswalk
2026-03-02311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Crosswalk
2026-02-28311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Crosswalk
2026-01-26311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Crosswalk
2025
2025-12-23Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-12-08Boiler inspection
2025-11-25Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-08-20Restaurant inspection: TABBOULEH CAFE RESTAURANT — grade A
2025-05-15Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-04-20311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2025-04-20311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2025-04-06311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Crosswalk
2025-03-20Restaurant inspection: TABBOULEH CAFE RESTAURANT
2024
2024-12-02Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-11-20Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-09-21311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2024-09-21311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2024-09-21311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2024-09-21311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2024-08-11311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Crosswalk
2024-08-07Boiler inspection
2024-07-29311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Crosswalk
2024-06-08311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2024-06-08311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2024-05-14Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-02-01Boiler inspection — defects found
2023
2023-12-27Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-11-01Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-06-30DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2021 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-06-06Boiler inspection
2023-05-08Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-04-25DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2022 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-04-06Restaurant inspection: TABBOULEH CAFE RESTAURANT — grade A
2022
2022-12-27AL&R $1,325,000 — from YOFAS REALTY LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK$1,325,000
2022-12-27Agreement $1,325,000 — from YOFAS REALTY LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK$1,325,000
2022-12-27Mortgage $472,140 — from YOFAS REALTY LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK$472,140
2022-12-25311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2022-12-12Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-11-23Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-11-10HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2022-09-11311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2022-06-13311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2022-05-18Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-05-05Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-02-23HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2021
2021-09-11311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2021-06-02Rodent inspection: Passed
2021-04-07HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2021-04-06311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2021-03-20311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2021-03-05311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2021-01-08311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2021-01-08311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2020
2020-12-26311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2020-12-11311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2020-11-28Rodent inspection: Passed
2020-08-31Boiler inspection — defects found
2020-05-02311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2019
2019-11-04Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-09-25311: Air Quality — Air: Odor/Fumes, Vehicle Idling (AD3)
2019-09-06Boiler inspection
2019-05-16Rodent inspection: Passed
2018
2018-12-03Boiler inspection — defects found
2018-11-13Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-10-16HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2018-05-14Rodent inspection: Passed
2017
2017-12-19AL&R $937,500 — from YOFAS REALTY LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK$937,500
2017-12-19Mortgage $937,500 — from YOFAS REALTY LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK$937,500
2017-12-19Deed $1,250,000 — from REYES, FLOR to YOFAS REALTY LLC$1,250,000
2017-12-18Mortgage satisfied — from REYES, FLOR to DELTA FUNDING CORPORATION; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS
2017-12-11Mortgage satisfied — from REYES, FLOR to HAMPSHIRE CREDIT CORP.
2017-12-04Sold for $1,250,000$1,250,000
2017-11-30Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-10-19311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2017-10-19311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2017-10-19311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2017-09-29311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2017-09-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-06-12FDNY inspection (RISK)
2014
2014-11-24311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2014-07-09Rodent inspection: Passed
2014-06-27311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2014-01-24311: HEATING — HEAT
2014-01-24Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2013
2013-10-29Rodent inspection: Passed
2013-10-07311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2013-06-23311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2012
2012-06-24311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2012-04-10Rodent inspection: Passed
2011
2011-09-29311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2011-07-08311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2010
2010-04-15311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2009
2009-01-01DOB violation LL6291:
2008
2008-01-03DOB violation LL6291:
2007
2007-01-19DOB violation LL6291:
2005
2005-01-07Mortgage $100,000 — from REYES, FLOR to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS$100,000
2001
2001-03-21EASE — from REYES, FLOR to NEW YORK TELEPHONE COMPANY
1998
1998-05-04DOB violation LL6291:
1997
1997-02-10DOB violation LL6291:
1995
1995-06-05DOB complaint, category ?
1995-02-21DOB complaint, category ?
1993
1993-03-29Mortgage satisfied — from REYES, FLOR to N J D ELECTRONICS INC
1993-03-29Mortgage $20,000 — from REYES, FLOR to HAMPSHIRE CREDIT CORP$20,000
1989
1989-10-25Mortgage satisfied — from REYES, FLOR to MALDONADO, FELICITA
1989-08-31Mortgage $15,000 — from REYES, FLOR to SEABROOK FUND INC$15,000
1988
1988-01-11Mortgage $3,500 — from REYES, FLOR to N.J.D.ELECTRONICS INC$3,500
1985
1985-11-25Deed — from MALDONADO, FELICITA to REYES, FLOR
1985-11-25Mortgage satisfied — from VARGAS, SAMUEL; VARGAS, CECILIA to PIRRONE, VINCENZO
1985-11-25Mortgage $15,000 — from REYES, FLOR to MALDONADO, FELICITA$15,000
1979
1979-05-10Deed — from VARGAS SAMUEL; VARGAS CECILIA to VARGAS CECILIA
1978
1978-09-12Deed — from PIRRONE VINCENZO to VARGAS CECILIA; VARGAS SAMUEL
1978-09-12Mortgage — from VARGAS SAMUEL; VARGAS CECILIA to PIRRONE VINCENZO

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