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2196 Pitkin Avenue · Brooklyn · BBL 3037420023 · 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, AEP3
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
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 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 violations20 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 12 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 1979-10-02.

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

4 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Food Establishment (3) · Missed Collection (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 (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).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)JENNIFER M FORTEAU
Last registered2025-07-24

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$678,000 $40,680
2026$831,000 $49,860
2027$947,000 $56,820

The city's market estimate has risen 40% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Domino'sPizzaAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

3 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food, Food Contaminated) · 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

SubwayVan Siclen Av — C · 300 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Sutter Av / Van Siclen Av — B14 · 850 ft
Citi BikePitkin Ave & Van Siclen Ave · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 149 Danny Kaye
Middle: J.H.S. 292 Margaret S. Douglas. 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

2196 Pitkin 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

4 311 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: $470,000 on 2019-05-02 (lender: Silver Hill Funding, LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2019-05-02AL&R $470,000 — from 2196 PITKIN AVE LLC to SILVER HILL FUNDING, LLC $470,000
2019-05-02Mortgage $470,000 — from 2196 PITKIN AVE LLC to SILVER HILL FUNDING, LLC $470,000
2006-09-08Mortgage $371,000 — from FORTEAU, JENNIFER to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA $371,000
2004-03-08Mortgage $233,250 — from FORTEAU, JENNIFER M to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS $233,250
2004-03-08DEEDO $240,000 — from GRIFFEN, URIEL to FORTEAU, JENNIFER $240,000
1993-09-14Mortgage $55,000 — from GRIFFIN, URIEL to PUGLIA, ALBINO; PUGLIA, ANNA $55,000

Ten-year activity

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2017
2018
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2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Housing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20173003
20182002
201957012
20207108
20213003
20225005
20235016
20243014
20253003
20264015
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The last 12 months — 5 records

DateRecord
2026-08-29311: Food Establishment — Food Contaminated
2026-05-09Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2026-05-05HPD 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
2026-03-20311: Food Establishment — Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food
2026-02-09Restaurant inspection: DOMINO'S — grade A

The full timeline

2026
2026-08-29311: Food Establishment — Food Contaminated
2026-05-09Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2026-05-05HPD 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
2026-03-20311: Food Establishment — Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food
2026-02-09Restaurant inspection: DOMINO'S — grade A
2025
2025-07-19Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-06-10HPD 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
2025-05-07311: Missed Collection — Compost
2024
2024-09-17Restaurant inspection: DOMINO'S — grade A · mice evidence
2024-05-04311: Food Establishment — Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food
2024-04-18Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-04-11HPD 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
2023
2023-08-31311: Missed Collection — Recycling - Metal/Glass/Rigid Plastic
2023-06-01311: Missed Collection — Recycling - Paper
2023-04-03Restaurant inspection: DOMINO'S — grade A · mice evidence
2023-03-27311: Food Establishment — Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food
2023-03-24HPD 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
2023-01-10311: Food Establishment — Food Spoiled
2022
2022-09-28Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-09-23311: Food Establishment — Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food
2022-08-08311: Consumer Complaint — Restaurant
2022-04-05311: Food Establishment — Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food
2022-03-01HPD 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
2021-12-21311: Food Establishment — Food Worker Hygiene
2021-04-26Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-04-12HPD 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
2020
2020-12-22AALR — from SILVER HILL FUNDING, LLC to COMMUNITY LOAN SERVICING, LLC
2020-12-20311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Business not in compliance
2020-12-11311: Food Establishment — Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food
2020-10-08311: Food Establishment — Food Worker Hygiene
2020-10-07311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 1R Missed Recycling-All Materials
2020-04-09311: Food Establishment — Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food
2020-04-09311: Consumer Complaint — Other
2020-03-28311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2019
2019-12-10Mortgage assigned — from SILVER HILL FUNDING, LLC to BAYVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC
2019-11-06311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2019-10-30311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 1 Missed Collection
2019-10-28311: Food Establishment — Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food
2019-08-07311: Food Establishment — Food Contaminated
2019-07-18311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2019-05-30Mortgage satisfied — from FORTEAU, JENNIFER to OCWEN LOAN SERVICING LLC
2019-05-30Mortgage assigned — from FORTEAU, JENNIFER; JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to OCWEN LOAN SERVICING LLC
2019-05-02AL&R $470,000 — from 2196 PITKIN AVE LLC to SILVER HILL FUNDING, LLC$470,000
2019-05-02Deed — from FORTEAU, JENNIFER to 2196 PITKIN AVE LLC
2019-05-02Mortgage $470,000 — from 2196 PITKIN AVE LLC to SILVER HILL FUNDING, LLC$470,000
2019-04-26Deed transfer (nominal price)
2018
2018-09-12311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 1R Missed Recycling-All Materials
2018-01-30311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2017
2017-11-30311: Consumer Complaint — Exchange/Refund/Return
2017-11-28HPD 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
2017-09-02311: Food Establishment — Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food
2016
2016-11-14HPD 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
2016-10-18311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2015
2015-11-06Permit AL — ISSUED
2015-11-05Job filed: FILING TO REPLACE CEILING TILES AND FLOOR TILES, REPAINT INTERIOR OF DOMINO'S PIZZA STORE. NO CHANGE IN OCCUPANCY, EGRESS, OR USE.$10,000
2015-11-05Job filed: FILING TO REPLACE CEILING TILES AND FLOOR TILES, REPAINT INTERIOR OF DOMINO'S PIZZA STORE. NO CHANGE IN OCCUPANCY, EGRESS, OR USE.$10,000
2015-10-31311: Food Establishment — Food Worker Hygiene
2015-10-13HPD class I: SECTION27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE ?27-2097 AND IS THER
2015-06-19311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2015-06-19Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2014
2014-08-12311: Food Establishment — Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food
2014-06-05311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2014-04-16311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 1RG Missed Recycling Paper
2014-02-17311: Consumer Complaint — False Advertising
2014-01-16311: Food Establishment — Permit/License/Certificate
2013
2013-10-27311: Food Establishment — Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food
2013-06-17311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2012
2012-06-11Rodent inspection: Passed
2011
2011-12-13DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2010 INSPECTION REPORT
2011-07-21311: Food Establishment — Handwashing
2011-07-03311: Food Establishment — Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food
2010
2010-01-19311: Food Establishment — Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food
2006
2006-09-22Mortgage satisfied — from FORTEAU, JENNIFER M to ALLIANCE MORTGAGE BANKING CORPORATION; MERS AS NOMINEE FOR
2006-09-08Mortgage $371,000 — from FORTEAU, JENNIFER to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA$371,000
2005
2005-10-14Permit PL — ISSUED
2005-08-10Permit EW — ISSUED
2005-08-10Permit EW — ISSUED
2005-08-08Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATIONS TO CREATE A NEW DOMINO'S PIZZA STORE (TAKE-OUT & DELIVERY) IN THE EXISTING COMMERCIAL SPACE. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OC$90,000
2004
2004-03-15Mortgage satisfied — from GRIFFIN, URIEL to PUGLIA, ANNA; PUGLIA, AND/OR ALBINO
2004-03-08Mortgage $233,250 — from FORTEAU, JENNIFER M to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS$233,250
2004-03-08DEEDO $240,000 — from GRIFFEN, URIEL to FORTEAU, JENNIFER$240,000
2004-02-24Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2004-02-24Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
1993
1993-09-14Mortgage $55,000 — from GRIFFIN, URIEL to PUGLIA, ALBINO; PUGLIA, ANNA$55,000
1993-09-14Deed — from PUGLIA, ANNA to GRIFFIN, URIEL
1990
1990-05-21HPD class B: SECTION 27-2045, 2046 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL SMOKE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH DEPARTMENT OF BUILDI
1990-05-21HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CERAMIC FLOOR TILE 2 STY EAST APT 2 BATHROOM. LOCATED
1990-05-21HPD class B: D26-10.01 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING SKYLIGHT OVER 2 STY PUBLIC HALL.
1990-05-21HPD class A: D26-41.15 ADM CODE POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER SIGN ON WALL OF ENTRANCE STORY SHOWING THE REGISTRATION NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE DEPARTMENT AND
1990-05-21HPD class C: D26-17.10 ADM CODE PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDING'S HEATING SYSTEM LOCKED DOOR FRONT AREAWAY TO CELLAR.
1990-05-21HPD class B: SECTION 27-2039 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHT OF NOT LESS THAN 60 WATTS INCANDESCENT OR EQUIVALENT ILLUMINATION 1 STY PUBLIC HALL NIGHT IN
1990-05-21HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF EXPOSED ELECTRICAL WIRES CEILING 1 STY PUBLIC HALL.
1990-05-21HPD class B: SECTION 27-2040 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT OR NEAR THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT ENTRANCEWAY OF THE BUILDING AND KEEP SAME BURNING FRO
1990-05-21HPD class C: D26-17.10 ADM CODE POST NOTICE, IN FORM APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, STATING THE NAME AND LOCATION OF THE PERSON DESIGNATED BY THE OWNER TO H
1990-05-21HPD class A: D26-10.01 ADM CODE REFIT DOOR ENTRANCE DOOR STREET TO VESTIBULE 1 STY PUBLIC HALL.
1990-05-21HPD class A: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY SECURE THE LOOSE TREADS PULLING AWAY FROM STRINGER THRU OUT 1 TO 2 STY PUBLIC HALL.
1990-05-21HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE FLOOR CENTER ROOM 2 STY WEST APT 3. LOCATED AT APT 3
1990-05-21HPD class A: D26-20.08 ADM CODE POST A PROPER NOTICE OF SMOKE DETECTOR REQUIREMENTS, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, AT OR NEAR THE MAIL BOX MISS
1990-05-21HPD class B: SECTION 27-2039 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHT OF NOT LESS THAN 60 WATTS INCANDESCENT OR EQUIVALENT ILLUMINATION VESTIBULE 1 STY NIGHT INSP
1990-05-21HPD class A: D26-10.01 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE BASEBOARD AROUND WALL BATHROOM FLOOR 2 STY APT 2C. , SECTION '' ''
1990-05-21HPD class A: D26-20.08,20.09 ADM CODE FILE CERTIFICATION OF SATISFACTORY INSTALLATION OF SMOKE DETECTING DEVICE IN ACCORDANCE WITH H.P.D. RULES AND REGUL
1990-05-21HPD class B: D26-19.05 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHT OF NOT LESS THAN 60 WATTS INCANDESCENT OR EQUIVALENT ILLUMINATION VESTIBULE 1 STY PUB HALL.
1990-05-21HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING ELECTRICAL SWITCH COVER EAST WALL CENTER ROOM 2 STY WEST APT 3. LOCATED AT APT 3
1990-05-21HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING CERAMIC WALL TILES 2 STY EAST APT 2 BATHROOM. LOCATED AT APT 2
1979
1979-10-02HPD class B: D26-13.03 ADM CODE ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF VERMIN MICE & ROACHES 2 STY APT 3 KITCHEN. , SECTION '' ''
1979-10-02HPD class A: D26-12.01 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT WALLS & CEILINGS 2 STY APT 3 THROUGH OUT. , SECTION

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