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617 Wilson Avenue · Brooklyn · BBL 3034300104 · 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 11207, 62% of residential buildings hold an A and 13% 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

Open HPD violations4 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2005-11-28.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

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

15 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Water System (8) · Food Establishment (2) · Noise (2) · Graffiti (1) · Food Poisoning (1) · Illegal Parking (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 (1925)
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$1,367,000 $82,020
2026$1,292,000 $77,520
2027$1,499,000 $89,940

The city's market estimate has risen 10% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Empire TacoTex-MexAMice 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)
2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Contains Foreign Object, Food Spoiled) · 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

SubwayWilson Av — L · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Manhattan-bound only)
BusNearest boarding stop: Wilson Av / Decatur St — B60 · 50 ft
Citi BikeWilson Ave & Moffat St · 600 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. /I.S. 384 Frances E. Carter
Middle: Evergreen Middle School for Urban Exploration. 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

617 Wilson 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

15 311 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: $220,000 on 2007-05-24 (lender: Flushing Savings Bank, FSB). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2007-05-24Mortgage $220,000 — from 617 WILSON AVENUE REALTY MANAGEMENT, LLC to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $220,000
2007-05-24AL&R $220,000 — from 617 WILSON AVENUE REATY MANAGEMENT, LLC to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $220,000
2007-05-07Deed $415,000 — from HING SING RESTAURANT INC. to 617 WILSON AVENUE REALTY MANAGEMENT, LLC $415,000
1993-01-19Mortgage $50,000 — from HING SING RESTAURANTINC to ORTIZ, FRANK $50,000

Ten-year activity

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2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201704004
201800000
201901001
202001001
202110001
202203216
202302013
202414027
2025091313
202601034
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The last 12 months — 7 records

DateRecord
2026-10-05Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-08-28311: Food Establishment — Food Contains Foreign Object
2026-05-03Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-03-12Restaurant inspection: EMPIRE TACO — grade A
2025-11-13RPTT&RET — from ZHENG, JIAN JIN to ZHENG, JINHUI
2025-11-07Restaurant inspection: EMPIRE TACO — grade P
2025-11-05Restaurant inspection: EMPIRE TACO

The full timeline

2026
2026-10-05Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-08-28311: Food Establishment — Food Contains Foreign Object
2026-05-03Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-03-12Restaurant inspection: EMPIRE TACO — grade A
2025
2025-11-13RPTT&RET — from ZHENG, JIAN JIN to ZHENG, JINHUI
2025-11-07Restaurant inspection: EMPIRE TACO — grade P
2025-11-05Restaurant inspection: EMPIRE TACO
2025-08-25311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2025-08-20311: Water System — Hydrant Running (WC3)
2025-08-20311: Water System — Hydrant Running (WC3)
2025-08-17311: Water System — Hydrant Running (WC3)
2025-07-25311: Water System — Hydrant Running (WC3)
2025-07-24311: Water System — Hydrant Running (WC3)
2025-07-23311: Water System — Hydrant Running (WC3)
2025-07-22311: Water System — Hydrant Running Full (WA4)
2025-04-21311: Noise — Noise: air condition/ventilation equipment (NV1)
2025-04-18Rodent inspection: Passed
2024
2024-12-16311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2024-12-04311: Food Establishment — Food Spoiled
2024-11-25311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2024-08-15311: Water System — Hydrant Running (WC3)
2024-06-10Restaurant inspection: EMPIRE TACO — grade A · mice evidence
2024-03-30Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-03-05DOB complaint, category ?
2023
2023-12-28311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2023-10-07311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2023-03-18Rodent inspection: Passed
2022
2022-08-31Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-08-05311: Food Establishment — Food Spoiled
2022-06-30TL&R — from FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB to 617 WILSON AVENUE REALTY MANAGEMENT, LLC
2022-06-30Mortgage satisfied — from 617 WILSON AVENUE REALTY MANAGEMENT, LLC to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB
2022-04-11311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2022-01-20311: Sidewalk Condition — Broken Sidewalk
2021
2021-12-16FDNY inspection (RISK)
2020
2020-04-30311: Derelict Vehicles — Derelict Vehicles
2019
2019-01-11311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2017
2017-02-23311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2017-02-11311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2017-01-28311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2017-01-19311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2016
2016-04-26311: Food Establishment — Food Contains Foreign Object
2015
2015-03-17311: Food Establishment — Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food
2012
2012-06-15Rodent inspection: Passed
2012-04-20311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2012-02-13Rodent inspection: Passed
2011
2011-09-30311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2009
2009-01-01DOB violation LL6291:
2009-01-01DOB violation LL6291:
2009-01-01DOB violation LL6291:
2008
2008-12-15Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — TOILET
2008-12-15Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — BASIN/SINK
2008-12-15Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — BATHTUB/SHOWER
2008-12-15Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — LIGHTING
2008-06-21HPD class C: SECTION 27-2031 ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY
2008-06-21HPD class B: SECTION 27-2046.1, 2046.2 HMC: PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE
2008-06-16Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2008-01-03DOB violation LL6291:
2008-01-03DOB violation LL6291:
2008-01-03DOB violation LL6291:
2007
2007-05-24Mortgage $220,000 — from 617 WILSON AVENUE REALTY MANAGEMENT, LLC to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB$220,000
2007-05-24AL&R $220,000 — from 617 WILSON AVENUE REATY MANAGEMENT, LLC to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB$220,000
2007-05-07Deed $415,000 — from HING SING RESTAURANT INC. to 617 WILSON AVENUE REALTY MANAGEMENT, LLC$415,000
2007-04-24ECB Non-Hazardous violation: B4B,4A,19B,32A,36,BQ9,50A,50B,50C,50D,50E,50F.50A-PIPE BACK FLOW PREVENTER DOWN.50B-PIPE SAFETY OR RELIEF VALVE DISCHARGE DOWN NO $1,300
2007-04-23ECB Non-Hazardous violation: B4B,4A,19B,32A,36,BQ9,50A,50B,50C,50D,50E,50F,50G.50A-PIPE BACK FLOW PREVENTOR DOWN NO THREADED END.50B-PIPE SAFETY OR RELIEF VAL$1,300
2007-01-19DOB violation LL6291:
2007-01-19DOB violation LL6291:
2006
2006-09-20Permit PL — ISSUED
2006-04-07Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT-PLANT
2006-04-07Tenant complaint: NONCONST — SMOKE DETECTOR
2006-04-07Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — BASIN/SINK
2006-04-07Tenant complaint: GENERAL — WINDOWS
2006-04-07Tenant complaint: APPLIANCE — ELECTRIC/GAS RANGE
2006-01-06DOB violation LL6291:
2006-01-06DOB violation LL6291:
2005
2005-11-28HPD class A: SECTION 27-2013 ADMIN. CODE: PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT CEILING THROUGHOUT 3RD STORY APT. 2
2005-11-28HPD class C: SECTION 27-2031 ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES KITCHEN AND BATHROOM 3RD STORY APT. 2
2005-01-31DOB violation LL6291:
2005-01-31DOB violation LL6291:
2004
2004-02-13DOB violation LL6291:
2004-02-13DOB violation LL6291:
2003
2003-03-19DOB violation LL6291:
2003-03-19DOB violation LL6291:
2002
2002-06-13DOB complaint, category ?
2002-03-26DOB violation LL6291:
2002-03-26DOB violation LL6291:
2001
2001-12-21Permit PL — ISSUED
2001-12-13Job filed: INSTALL TWO HOT WATER HEATER AND BOILER IN CELLAR. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$3,500
2001-02-27DOB violation LL6291:
1998
1998-09-09Mortgage satisfied — from HING SING RESTAURANTINC to ORTIZ, FRANK
1995
1995-08-29DOB violation LL6291:
1994
1994-06-01DOB violation LL6291:
1993
1993-08-16DOB violation LL6291:
1993-06-01DOB violation LL6291:
1993-03-02Permit PL — ISSUED
1993-03-02Permit PL — ISSUED
1993-02-18Permit EW — ISSUED
1993-01-19Mortgage $50,000 — from HING SING RESTAURANTINC to ORTIZ, FRANK$50,000
1993-01-13Permit EW — ISSUED
1993-01-13Permit EW — ISSUED
1992
1992-12-29Deed — from ORTIZ, FRANK to HING SING RESTAURANTINC
1990
1990-10-17ECB Non-Hazardous violation: 18B,31A,32,31A)EXPOSED WIRING AT CONJUNCTION BOX, ABOVE THE BOILER,ON THE CIELING. 32)CIELING ABOVE THE BOILER IS NOT FIRE-PROOF.$250
1987
1987-05-08VAC — from CITY OF NEW YORK to VACATE ORDER
1986
1986-07-07Deed — from COMMISSIONER OF FINANCE to CITY OF NEW YORK
1980
1980-11-26Deed — from ORTIZ SABINA to ORTIZ FRANK
1970
1970-07-10Deed — from BENCIN HELEN to ORTIZ SABINA
1968
1968-02-28Deed — from BENCIN JOHANNA; BENCINA JOHANNA (DECEASED); BENCINA ANTON (AS LEGATEE & DEVISEE OF); BENCI to BENCIN HELEN

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