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1157 Broadway · Brooklyn · BBL 3032520007 · 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

6 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (2) · Food Establishment (1) · Obstruction (1) · Graffiti (1) · Building/Use (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$1,127,000 $67,620
2026$1,289,000 $77,340
2027$1,411,000 $84,660

The city's market estimate has risen 25% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
China GardenChineseAMice 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: Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food) · 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

SubwayKosciuszko St — J · 100 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Central Av — M · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Broadway / Kossuth Pl — B47 · 100 ft
Citi BikeBroadway & Kosciuszko St · 100 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 274 Kosciusko
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

1157 Broadway

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

6 311 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: $499,000 on 2022-06-23 (lender: 1157 B.r. Corp.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-06-23Deed $550,000 — from 1157 B.R. CORP. to LI, FENG; LI, LI CHUN $550,000
2022-06-23Mortgage $499,000 — from LI, LI CHUN; LI, FENG to 1157 B.R. CORP. $499,000
2022-05-17Sold for $550,000 $550,000 $275,000
2012-04-16Mortgage $440,000 — from 1157 B. R. CORP. to CATHAY BANK $440,000
2012-04-16AL&R $440,000 — from 1157 B. R. CORP. to CATHAY BANK $440,000
1991-07-29Mortgage $72,500 — from LO, YUK WAH to ABACUS FED SAVS BANK $72,500

Ten-year activity

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2018
2019
2020
2021
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2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201701034
201801023
201901023
202000011
202101012
202202529
202302035
202401045
202502035
202611024
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The last 12 months — 6 records

DateRecord
2026-05-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-03-24311: Building/Use — No Certificate Of Occupancy/Illegal/Contrary To CO
2026-03-24DOB complaint, category ?
2026-02-09Restaurant inspection: CHINA GARDEN — grade A
2025-12-09311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2025-11-06Rodent inspection: Passed

The full timeline

2026
2026-05-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-03-24311: Building/Use — No Certificate Of Occupancy/Illegal/Contrary To CO
2026-03-24DOB complaint, category ?
2026-02-09Restaurant inspection: CHINA GARDEN — grade A
2025
2025-12-09311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2025-11-06Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-05-16Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-04-04311: Obstruction — Trash or Recycling
2025-01-15Restaurant inspection: CHINA GARDEN
2024
2024-12-26Restaurant inspection: CHINA GARDEN — grade C
2024-11-15Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-09-30Restaurant inspection: CHINA GARDEN
2024-06-09311: Food Establishment — Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food
2024-05-08Rodent inspection: Passed
2023
2023-12-01311: Noise — Noise: Construction Equipment (NC1)
2023-11-01Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-10-21311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2023-09-06Restaurant inspection: CHINA GARDEN — grade C · mice evidence
2023-05-05Rodent inspection: Passed
2022
2022-11-10Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-06-23Deed $550,000 — from 1157 B.R. CORP. to LI, FENG; LI, LI CHUN$550,000
2022-06-23Mortgage $499,000 — from LI, LI CHUN; LI, FENG to 1157 B.R. CORP.$499,000
2022-05-17Sold for $550,000$550,000
2022-05-12Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-02-11311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Music
2022-02-02Mortgage satisfied — from 1157 B.R. CORP. to CATHAY BANK
2022-02-02TL&R — from 1157 B.R. CORP. to CATHAY BANK
2022-02-02311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2021
2021-10-28311: Non-Emergency Police Matter — Trespassing
2021-05-23Rodent inspection: Passed
2020
2020-12-05Rodent inspection: Passed
2019
2019-11-08Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-05-21Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-01-11311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2018
2018-11-21Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-09-12311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2018-05-14Rodent inspection: Passed
2017
2017-12-12Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-12-07311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2017-10-13Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-09-27Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2013
2013-03-20311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2012
2012-06-13Rodent inspection: Passed
2012-04-16CORRD — from LO, YUK WAH to 1157 B. R. CORP.
2012-04-16Mortgage $440,000 — from 1157 B. R. CORP. to CATHAY BANK$440,000
2012-04-16Mortgage satisfied — from LO, YUK WAH to ABACUS FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK
2012-04-16AL&R $440,000 — from 1157 B. R. CORP. to CATHAY BANK$440,000
2011
2011-12-19Deed — from LO, YUK WAH to 1157 B. R. CORP.
2007
2007-09-18Permit EW — ISSUED
2007-09-12Job filed: INSTALL AUTOMATIC FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM IN EXISTING KITCHEN RANGE HOOD. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY. GAS VALVE AND COOKING EQUIPMENTS WERE$3,000
2005
2005-09-28DEED COR — from CHAN, MEI CHUN PUN to LO, YUK WAH
1994
1994-08-08DOB complaint, category ?
1991
1991-07-29Mortgage $72,500 — from LO, YUK WAH to ABACUS FED SAVS BANK$72,500
1991-04-18VAC — from CITY OF NEW YORK to VACATE ORDER
1990
1990-05-30Deed — from COMMISSIONER OF FINANCE to CITY OF NEW YORK
1989
1989-12-20Deed — from CHAN, MEI CHUN PUN to LO, YUK WAH
1989-04-27DOB complaint, category ?
1989-04-27ECB Non-Hazardous violation: WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT. REMEDY: OBTAIN A PERMIT IF FEASIBLE.$250
1988
1988-05-11Deed — from MOE, JOHN J AKA; MOE, JOHN/ADMIN OF to CHAN, MEI CHUN PUN; LO, YUK WAH
1980
1980-02-25RTXL — from MOE JOHN (DECD)
1970
1970-07-20Deed — from BELLES ROSE SHOP INC to MOE JOHN J

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