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523 Evergreen Avenue · Brooklyn · BBL 3033750001 · 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 311s3
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 82% 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 10. 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

5 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (3) · Illegal Fireworks (1) · Food Establishment (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 (1910)
NoSix or more residential units (1)
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$1,364,000 $81,840
2026$1,538,000 $92,280
2027$1,731,000 $103,860

The city's market estimate has risen 27% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Bar CorneliaAmericanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 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: Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · 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

SubwayHalsey St — J · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Gates Av — J Z · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Halsey St / Evergreen Av — B26 · 0.2 mi
Citi BikeJefferson Ave & Evergreen Ave · 300 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. 299 Thomas Warren Field
Middle: J.H.S. 291 Roland Hayes. 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

523 Evergreen 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

5 311 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: $17,500 on 1985-05-22 (lender: Porter, Frederick W). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1985-05-22Mortgage $17,500 — from ROBINSON, ALFONSO; ROBINSON, SHIRLEY to PORTER, FREDERICK W $17,500

Ten-year activity

1050
2017
8
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201700000
201804228
201915028
202001001
202111002
202204026
202302013
202402013
202501034
202601023
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The last 12 months — 4 records

DateRecord
2026-05-26Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-05-05311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2026-04-27Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2025-11-21Restaurant inspection: BAR CORNELIA — grade A

The full timeline

2026
2026-05-26Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-05-05311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2026-04-27Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2025
2025-11-21Restaurant inspection: BAR CORNELIA — grade A
2025-07-25Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-07-04311: Illegal Fireworks — N/A
2025-04-18Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2024
2024-05-18311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Music
2024-04-04Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-03-31311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2023
2023-10-22311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2023-08-10311: Litter Basket Request — New Basket
2023-07-13Restaurant inspection: BAR CORNELIA
2022
2022-10-28311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Horn
2022-10-28311: Noise — Noise: Alarms (NR3)
2022-09-22Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-08-12Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2022-06-29311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Crosswalk
2022-03-02311: Derelict Vehicles — Derelict Vehicles
2021
2021-06-09311: Street Sign - Missing — Stop
2021-06-01FDNY inspection (RISK)
2020
2020-11-11311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2019
2019-10-04311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2019-09-23Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-08-07311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2019-08-07311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2019-06-15311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2019-03-05Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-01-13311: Derelict Vehicles — Derelict Vehicles
2019-01-07FDNY inspection (COM_OCPCY)
2018
2018-12-01311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2018-10-16311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2018-09-13Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-09-10311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-04-28311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2018-04-19Deed — from ROBINSON, ALFONSO; ROBINSON, SHEDA to ROBINSON, SHEDA
2018-04-02Deed — from ROBINSON, ALFONSO; ROBINSON, DECEASED, SHIRLEY to ROBINSON, SHEDA; ROBINSON, ALFONSO
2018-03-19Rodent inspection: Passed
2015
2015-12-03311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2015-10-03311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2015-08-18311: General Construction/Plumbing — Illegal Conversion Of Commercial Bldg/Space To Other Uses
2015-08-18DOB complaint, category ?
2015-04-08311: Asbestos — N/A
2015-02-01311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint
2015-02-01311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint
2014
2014-05-09311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2013
2013-02-14Rodent inspection: Passed
2013-01-31Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2013-01-24311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2012
2012-12-11Rodent inspection: Passed
2008
2008-10-17DOB complaint, category ?
1997
1997-12-26DECL — from MARCUS GARVEY BROWNSTONE HOUSES INC; DUBOR ASSOCIATES; AD MARCUS GARVEY REALTY INC
1990
1990-04-01DOB violation C:
1988
1988-08-15Mortgage assigned — from CAPITAL RESOURCES CORP to BAY LOAN &INVESTMENT
1985
1985-05-22Mortgage $17,500 — from ROBINSON, ALFONSO; ROBINSON, SHIRLEY to PORTER, FREDERICK W$17,500
1985-05-22Deed — from PORTER, FREDERICK W to ROBINSON, SHIRLEY; ROBINSON, ALFONSO
1979
1979-10-04Deed — from 523 EVERGREEN CORP to PORTER FREDERICK W
1977
1977-03-15VAC — from CITY OF NY; THE CITY OF NEW YORK; CITY OF NEW YORK
1976
1976-09-16Deed — from IVAN E. IRIZARRY; FINANCE ADMIN OF THE CITY OF NY to THE CITY OF NEW YORK
1968
1968-10-11Mortgage — from 523 EVERGREEN CORP to ROTH ELSIE; ROTH FRANK
1968-10-11Deed — from ROTH ELSIE; ROTH FRANK to 523 EVERGREEN CORP

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