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345 East 98 Street · Brooklyn · BBL 3035940016 · 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 11212, 56% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% 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

19 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (10) · Food Poisoning (3) · Food Establishment (3) · Illegal Parking (2) · Drinking (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 (1930)
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$862,000 $51,720
2026$833,000 $49,980
2027$927,000 $55,620

The city's market estimate has risen 8% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Trinidad Killa SmokehouseCaribbeanC—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

3 food-poisoning reports to 311 at this address in the last three years (1 with three or more people sick)
3 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Contaminated, No Permit or License, 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).

Hurricane evacuation zone 5 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

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

SubwaySaratoga Av — 3 · 700 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Riverdale Av / E 98 St — B7 · under 50 ft
Citi BikeRiverdale Ave & E 98 St · 100 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: Elementary schools in this district are not zoned. 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

345 East 98 Street

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

19 311 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: $18,675 on 1983-10-07 (lender: New York City). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1983-10-07Mortgage $18,675 — from LINLEY, ANGUS to NEW YORK CITY $18,675

Ten-year activity

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2024
2025
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2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
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20192002
20200101
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20230707
20240606
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The last 12 months — 10 records

DateRecord
2026-04-16311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2026-04-15311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2026-03-22311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2026-03-10Restaurant inspection: TRINIDAD KILLA SMOKEHOUSE — grade C
2026-03-03311: Food Establishment — Food Contaminated
2026-03-03311: Food Establishment — No Permit or License
2026-02-21Restaurant inspection: TRINIDAD KILLA SMOKEHOUSE
2026-01-05Restaurant inspection: TRINIDAD KILLA SMOKEHOUSE
2025-11-23311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2025-11-15311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant

The full timeline

2026
2026-04-16311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2026-04-15311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2026-03-22311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2026-03-10Restaurant inspection: TRINIDAD KILLA SMOKEHOUSE — grade C
2026-03-03311: Food Establishment — Food Contaminated
2026-03-03311: Food Establishment — No Permit or License
2026-02-21Restaurant inspection: TRINIDAD KILLA SMOKEHOUSE
2026-01-05Restaurant inspection: TRINIDAD KILLA SMOKEHOUSE
2025
2025-11-23311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2025-11-15311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2025-03-23311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2025-02-13311: Drinking — Underage - Licensed Est
2025-01-25311: Food Poisoning — 3 or More
2024
2024-05-01311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2024-03-30311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2024-03-29311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2024-03-29311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2024-03-26311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2024-03-26311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2023
2023-12-29311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2023-11-03311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2023-10-27311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2023-09-22311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2023-09-19311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2023-08-25311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2023-05-03311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2021
2021-06-25311: Industrial Waste — Grease In Sewer/Catch Basin (IDG)
2020
2020-10-31311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2019
2019-01-28FDNY inspection (RISK)
2019-01-28FDNY inspection (RISK)
2017
2017-03-12311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2015
2015-04-09FDNY inspection (RISK)
2014
2014-06-06311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2014-06-04Permit EW — ISSUED
2014-05-14Job filed: INSTALL AUTOMATIC FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM IN CONJUNCTION WITH JOB#320847571 . NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$3,000
2014-05-08Permit PL — ISSUED
2014-04-07Permit EQ — ISSUED
2014-04-07Permit EW — ISSUED
2014-04-01Job filed: ESTABLISHMENT OF A RESTAURANT IN AN EXISTING MIXED USE BUILDING.$68,680
2014-04-01Job filed: ESTABLISHMENT OF A RESTAURANT IN AN EXISTING MIXED USE BUILDING.$68,680
2012
2012-10-10ECB CLASS - 3 violation: OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY BLDG DEPT RECORD. NOTE: ALTERED BLDG APP #1870/89 INDICATES PREMISES USE GROUP AS #6 (TIRE S$400
2011
2011-12-10311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2011-12-10DOB complaint, category ?
2011-01-17Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2011-01-17311: HEATING — HEAT
1995
1995-11-15Deed — from HELENA, STEPHANIE to LINLEY, ANGUS
1991
1991-08-23DOB complaint, category ?
1989
1989-10-02Deed — from LINLEY, ANGUS to HELENA, STEPHANIE
1983
1983-10-07Deed — from NEW YORK CITY to LINLEY, ANGUS
1983-10-07Mortgage $18,675 — from LINLEY, ANGUS to NEW YORK CITY$18,675
1979
1979-08-02Deed — from FINANCE ADMINIST; COMMISSIONE ROF FINANCE OF THE CITY OF N; FINANCE ADMIN (AS EXECUTOR OF) to CITY OF NEWYORK; THE CITY OF NEW YORK; THE CITY OF NEW YORK; THE CITY OF NE WYORK; NYC DE
1974
1974-06-20Deed — from WACHOLDER FRIMETA; WACHOLDER JOSEFF to BURRELL ROBERT C
1974-06-20Mortgage — from BURRELL ROBERT C to WACHOLDER FRIMETA; WACHOLDER JOSEFF
1973
1973-03-30Deed — from WACHOLDER HERSCH to WACHOLDER FRIMETA

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