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2530 Pitkin Avenue · Brooklyn · BBL 3040230013 · 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, AEP9
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 90% 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 30. In ZIP 11208, 69% of residential buildings hold an A and 9% 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 — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2022-11-17.

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

5 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Water Maintenance (2) · Food Establishment (1) · Noise (1) · Smoking or Vaping (1).

Filed construction activity

$432,950 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (9 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. 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 (1900)
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).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)GOLDEN PLACE LLC
Head officerKENG CHEN
Managing agentKENG CHEN
Last registered2021-08-24

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$828,000 $49,680
2026$889,000 $53,340
2027$1,133,000 $67,980

The city's market estimate has risen 37% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
El Sabor De La EsquinaSpanishAMice 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: 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

SubwayShepherd Av — C · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Euclid Av — A C · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Pitkin Av / Logan St — Q8 · 800 ft
Citi BikeCleveland St & Liberty Ave · 0.3 mi · 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. 345 Patrolman Robert Bolden
Middle: 661, 662. 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

2530 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

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: $430,000 on 2019-10-09 (lender: Emigrant Funding Corporation), covering 2 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2019-10-09Mortgage $430,000 — from DIAMOND PLACE LLC to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION $430,000
2018-06-28AL&R $343,750 — from GOLDEN PLACE LLC to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION $343,750
2018-06-28Deed $750,000 — from MADRID, JUAN; PLEITEZ, VILMA; PLEITEZ, ADAN to GOLDEN PLACE LLC $750,000
2018-06-28Mortgage $343,750 — from GOLDEN PLACE LLC to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION $343,750
2018-06-14Sold for $750,000 $750,000 $750,000
2007-03-28Mortgage $399,000 — from PLEITEZ, ADAN; MADRID, JUAN; PLEITEZ, VILMA to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $399,000
2004-02-26Mortgage $287,270 — from PLEITEZ, VILMA; MADRID, ROBERT; MADRID, JUAN to HOMEKEY MORTGAGE BANKERS $287,270
2002-11-08Mortgage $271,150 — from PLEITEZ, VILMA; MANDRID, ROBERT to L'ARGENT FUNDING CONSULTANTS LTD $271,150
2001-12-05Mortgage $123,750 — from RAHMAN, VIOLET to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK FSB $123,750

Ten-year activity

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2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017022004
20180136010
2019012104
202010010112
2021132006
20220080311
2023031015
2024001157
2025004228
2026002024
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The last 12 months — 5 records

DateRecord
2026-10-10311: Water Maintenance — Fire Hydrant Running
2026-09-25311: Water Maintenance — Fire Hydrant Leaking
2026-07-16Restaurant inspection: EL SABOR DE LA ESQUINA — grade A
2026-05-23Restaurant inspection: EL SABOR DE LA ESQUINA
2025-11-24HPD 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

The full timeline

2026
2026-10-10311: Water Maintenance — Fire Hydrant Running
2026-09-25311: Water Maintenance — Fire Hydrant Leaking
2026-07-16Restaurant inspection: EL SABOR DE LA ESQUINA — grade A
2026-05-23Restaurant inspection: EL SABOR DE LA ESQUINA
2025
2025-11-24HPD 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
2025-10-15311: Smoking or Vaping — Allowed in Smoke Free Area
2025-05-28Boiler inspection
2025-05-01TL&R — from GOLDEN PLACE LLC to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION
2025-05-01Mortgage satisfied — from GOLDEN PLACE LLC to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION
2025-04-21311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2025-04-07311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2025-02-06Restaurant inspection: EL SABOR DE LA ESQUINA — grade A
2024
2024-12-03HPD 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
2024-10-24Restaurant inspection: EL SABOR DE LA ESQUINA · mice evidence
2024-10-21Boiler inspection
2024-10-04Mortgage satisfied — from DIAMOND PLACE LLC to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION
2024-02-02Restaurant inspection: EL SABOR DE LA ESQUINA — grade P
2024-01-25Restaurant inspection: EL SABOR DE LA ESQUINA · mice evidence
2024-01-19Restaurant inspection: EL SABOR DE LA ESQUINA · mice evidence
2023
2023-11-28HPD 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
2023-07-11Boiler inspection
2023-06-30DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2021 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-06-20DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2018 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-06-20DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2019 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2022
2022-12-13311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2022-11-23311: Food Establishment — Odor
2022-11-17HPD 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
2022-09-23Boiler inspection
2022-09-15311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2022-06-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-05-27311: Rodent — Condition Attracting Rodents
2022-05-27311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2022-05-27311: Dumpster Complaint — Blocking Sidewalk or Street
2022-05-09Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-02-25311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2021
2021-10-29311: Residential Disposal Complaint — Waste Left in Front of Other Residence
2021-10-29311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2021-04-19Permit Plumbing — Permit Issued
2021-03-05DOB violation C: STOP ALL WORK AND MAKE SITE SAFE CONTACT BOROUGH COMMISSIONER OFFICE
2021-03-05DOB violation C: STOP ALL WORK MAKE SITE SAFE CONTACT BOROUGH COMMISSIONER OFFICE
2021-03-03DOB complaint, category ?
2020
2020-12-23Permit Mechanical Systems — Permit Issued
2020-12-22Job filed: FILING TO INSTALL NEW KITCHEN EXHAUST SYSTEM FOR EXISTING RESTAURANT . NO CHANGE IN USE , EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY .$5,500
2020-12-15Boiler inspection
2020-12-03Job filed: HEREWITH FILING ALTERATION TYPE II ON EXISTING STORE FOR MISCELLANEOUS PLUMBING WORK IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE JOB# 340754071 AS PER PLAN HEREWITH. NO $27,800
2020-10-27Job filed: HEREWITH FILING ALTERATION TYPE II ON EXISTING STORE FOR MISCELLANEOUS PLUMBING WORK IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE JOB# 340754071 AS PER PLAN HEREWITH. NO $27,800
2020-09-14Permit Plumbing — Permit Issued
2020-08-28Job filed: HEREWITH FILING ALTERATION TYPE II ON EXISTING STORE FOR MISCELLANEOUS PLUMBING WORK IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE JOB# 340754071 AS PER PLAN HEREWITH. NO $27,800
2020-08-25Permit EW —
2020-08-10Job filed: A2$90,350
2020-08-10Job filed: A2$90,350
2020-08-10Job filed: A2$90,350
2020-05-13311: Root/Sewer/Sidewalk Condition — Trees and Sidewalks Program
2019
2019-11-08DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2017 INSPECTION REPORT
2019-10-09Mortgage $430,000 — from DIAMOND PLACE LLC to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION$430,000
2019-10-04311: Sidewalk Condition — Sidewalk Violation
2019-02-19311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2018
2018-09-21311: Sidewalk Condition — Sidewalk Violation
2018-07-17311: Sidewalk Condition — Sidewalk Violation
2018-07-03Mortgage satisfied — from PLEITEZ, VILMA; PLEITEZ, ADAN; MADRID, JUAN to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
2018-06-28AL&R $343,750 — from GOLDEN PLACE LLC to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION$343,750
2018-06-28Deed $750,000 — from MADRID, JUAN; PLEITEZ, VILMA; PLEITEZ, ADAN to GOLDEN PLACE LLC$750,000
2018-06-28PAT — from PLEITEZ, VILMA; PLEITEZ, VILMA R to PLEITEZ, ADAN
2018-06-28Mortgage $343,750 — from GOLDEN PLACE LLC to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION$343,750
2018-06-14Sold for $750,000$750,000
2018-04-06DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2016 INSPECTION REPORT
2018-03-16311: Sidewalk Condition — Sidewalk Violation
2017
2017-12-08311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2017-07-24311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2017-04-12ECB CLASS - 2 violation: AS PER CLASS 2 (B265) 28.303.7 FAILURE TO FILE A COMPLETE BOILER INSPECTION AS PER DOB RECORDS SUBMIT A CURRENT BO9 REPORT.$2,500
2017-02-24DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2015 INSPECTION REPORT
2016
2016-07-28311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2016-06-22Permit PL — ISSUED
2016-06-15311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2016-06-08Permit EW — ISSUED
2016-05-31Job filed: FILING TO INSTALL A FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM. CCOKING EQUIPMENT AND EXHAUST SYSTEM FILED ON JOB 340373027 .$3,000
2016-04-25Permit EW — ISSUED
2016-04-25Permit EW — ISSUED
2016-04-16Job filed: APPLICATION FILING TO INSTALL PIZZA OVEN AT EXISTING DELL STORE AS PER CO#16302 AS PER PLAN AT 1ST FLOOR. NO CHANGE OF USE, EGRESS AND OCCUPANCY.$70,000
2016-03-08FDNY inspection (RISK)
2015
2015-10-01DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2014 INSPECTION REPORT
2015-04-30FDNY inspection (OTHER)
2015-03-03DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2013 INSPECTION REPORT
2014
2014-10-06311: Recycling Enforcement — ER6 Comm. Recyc. (Comm. Tenant)
2014-06-05311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2014-05-15DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2012 INSPECTION REPORT
2013
2013-12-09311: Dirty Conditions — E3 Dirty Sidewalk
2013-12-09311: Dirty Conditions — E1 Improper Disposal
2013-11-23311: Dirty Conditions — E1A Litter Basket / Improper Use
2013-11-23311: Dirty Conditions — E5 Loose Rubbish
2013-03-01DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2011 INSPECTION REPORT
2013-01-24311: Dirty Conditions — E1A Litter Basket / Improper Use
2013-01-20311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2012
2012-10-22City emergency repair (OMO): at bldg roof above apt# 2b kitchen patch repair with flashing existing roofing with 90lb roofing approx. 200 sqft. inclu$580
2012-09-24HPD class B: § 27-2018 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2B, 2nd STORY
2012-09-24HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE ROOF SO THAT IT WILL NOT LEAK OVER THE CEILING IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 2B, 2nd STORY
2012-09-24HPD class B: § 27-2046.1, 2046.2 HMC: PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW A
2012-09-24HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING DOUBLE CYLINDER KEY OPERATED LOCK INSTALLED AT WROUGHT IRON GATE FRONT ENTRANCE TO BUILD
2012-09-19Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2012-09-19Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER-LEAKS
2012-09-19Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER-LEAKS
2012-09-19Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — ELECTRIC-SUPPLY
2012-09-19Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2012-09-19311: NONCONST — VERMIN
2012-09-19311: NONCONST — VERMIN
2012-09-19311: ELECTRIC — ELECTRIC-SUPPLY
2012-09-19311: PLUMBING — WATER-LEAKS
2012-09-19311: PLUMBING — WATER-LEAKS
2012-09-19HPD class C: § 27-2037, 2038 HMC: PROVIDE A SAFE AND ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF ELECTRIC SERVICE TO THE FIXTURES ,, IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2B, 2n
2012-09-18Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — ELECTRIC-SUPPLY
2012-09-18311: ELECTRIC — ELECTRIC-SUPPLY
2012-05-08Rodent inspection: Passed
2011
2011-12-13DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2010 INSPECTION REPORT
2009
2009-12-05Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2007
2007-05-16Mortgage satisfied — from MADRID, ROBERT; PLEITEZ, VILMA; MADRID, JUAN to EMIGRANT SAVINGS BANK
2007-03-28Deed — from MADRID, ROBERT; PLEITEZ, VILMA; MADRID, JUAN to MADRID, JUAN; PLEITEZ, VILMA; PLEITEZ, ADAN
2007-03-28Mortgage $399,000 — from PLEITEZ, ADAN; MADRID, JUAN; PLEITEZ, VILMA to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.$399,000
2004
2004-12-13Mortgage assigned — from CHASE MANHATTAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION to EMIGRANT SAVINGS BANK
2004-02-26Mortgage $287,270 — from PLEITEZ, VILMA; MADRID, ROBERT; MADRID, JUAN to HOMEKEY MORTGAGE BANKERS$287,270
2004-02-26Mortgage assigned — from HOMEKEY MORTGAGE BANKERS to CHASE MANHATTAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION
2004-02-13DOB violation LL6291:
2004-01-23Mortgage satisfied — from PLEITEZ, VILMA; MADRID, JUAN; MADRID, ROBERT to L'ARGENT FUNDING CONSULTANTS, LTD.
2003
2003-09-24Mortgage satisfied — from RAHMAN, VIOLET to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB
2003-03-19DOB violation LL6291:
2002
2002-11-08Deed — from RAHMAN, VIOLET to MADRID, JUAN; PLEITEZ, VILMA; MADRID, ROBERT
2002-11-08Mortgage assigned — from L'ARGENT FUNDING CONSULTANTS LTD to M&T MORTGAGE CORPORATION
2002-11-08Mortgage $271,150 — from PLEITEZ, VILMA; MANDRID, ROBERT to L'ARGENT FUNDING CONSULTANTS LTD$271,150
2001
2001-12-05Mortgage $123,750 — from RAHMAN, VIOLET to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK FSB$123,750
2001-12-05Deed — from GUERRERO, SIMEON to RAHMAN, VIOLET
2001-12-05Mortgage assigned — from RAHMAN, VIOLET to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK FSB
1996
1996-02-22ECB Non-Hazardous violation: OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY THE C OF O.NUMBER:16302 STORE & TWO FAMILIES CHANGED AND NOW OCCUPIED AT SECOND STORY AS FIV$800
1996-02-22ECB Non-Hazardous violation: WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT.WORK NOTED:FRAME PARTITIONS CONSTRUCTED THRU-OUTSECOND STROY CREATED FIVE SINGLE ROOM AND ONE AND A HALF BAT
1996-02-22ECB Non-Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN.DEFECT IS:HOLES IN FIRE RATED CELLAR CEILING AT VARIOUS LOCATION.REMEDY:REPAIR DEFECTIVE FIRE RATED CELLAR C$175
1995
1995-11-17DOB complaint, category ?
1989
1989-12-07ECB Non-Hazardous violation: ALTERED BUILDING 924/89 OCCUPIED WITHOUT OBTAINING A VALID C OF O. REMEDY: OBTAIN A VALID CO FO OR DISCONTINUE ILLEGAL USE.$1,000
1986
1986-02-25Mortgage satisfied — from GURRERRO, SIMEON to MINKOFF, SIDNEY; AXELROD, SOL J
1978
1978-12-29Mortgage — from AXELROD SOL J; MINKOFF SIDNEY to GUERRERO SIMEON
1978-12-29Deed — from GUERRERO SIMEON to AXELROD SIDNEY; AXELROD SOL

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