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1215 Liberty Avenue · Brooklyn · BBL 3041840063 · 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 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

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

13 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (4) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (2) · Food Establishment (2) · Illegal Posting (1) · Vendor Enforcement (1) · Food Poisoning (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 (1920)
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$774,000 $46,440
2026$761,000 $45,660
2027$872,000 $52,320

The city's market estimate has risen 13% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Motin Spice and SweetsBangladeshiBMice 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 (1 with three or more people sick)
2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: 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).

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

SubwayGrant Av — A · 900 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Liberty Av / Forbell St — Q8 · 150 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 214 Michael Friedsam
Middle: J.H.S. 218 James P. Sinnott. 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

1215 Liberty 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

13 311 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: $700,000 on 2022-06-15 (lender: Investors Bank, A Division Of Citizens Bank, NA). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-06-15AL&R $700,000 — from SATDIN LLC to INVESTORS BANK, A DIVISION OF CITIZENS B $700,000
2022-06-15Mortgage $700,000 — from SATDIN LLC to INVESTORS BANK, A DIVISION OF CITIZENS B $700,000
2022-06-15Deed $1,700,000 — from 1215 LIBERTY AVENUE CORP. to SATDIN LLC $1,700,000
2022-06-03Sold for $1,700,000 $1,700,000 $850,000

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201701001
201821003
201902002
202000000
202106006
20220124420
202300000
202402013
202508019
202603025
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The last 12 months — 6 records

DateRecord
2026-09-08Restaurant inspection: MOTIN SPICE AND SWEETS
2026-06-30311: Missed Collection — Trash
2026-04-13Restaurant inspection: MOTIN SPICE AND SWEETS — grade B
2026-03-05311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2026-03-03311: Food Establishment — Food Spoiled
2025-12-18311: Food Poisoning — 3 or More

The full timeline

2026
2026-09-08Restaurant inspection: MOTIN SPICE AND SWEETS
2026-06-30311: Missed Collection — Trash
2026-04-13Restaurant inspection: MOTIN SPICE AND SWEETS — grade B
2026-03-05311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2026-03-03311: Food Establishment — Food Spoiled
2025
2025-12-18311: Food Poisoning — 3 or More
2025-10-06Restaurant inspection: MOTIN SPICE AND SWEETS
2025-05-13311: Food Establishment — Food Spoiled
2025-05-09311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Traffic
2025-03-29311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint - Non Passenger
2025-03-29311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2025-03-12311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint - Non Passenger
2025-03-12311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2025-03-07311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2024
2024-09-16311: Vendor Enforcement — Food Vendor
2024-05-16Restaurant inspection: MOTIN SPICE AND SWEETS — grade A · mice evidence
2024-04-30311: Illegal Posting — Poster or Sign
2022
2022-12-09311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2022-11-22311: Food Establishment — Food Temperature
2022-11-15Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2022-10-24Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2022-06-15AL&R $700,000 — from SATDIN LLC to INVESTORS BANK, A DIVISION OF CITIZENS B$700,000
2022-06-15Mortgage $700,000 — from SATDIN LLC to INVESTORS BANK, A DIVISION OF CITIZENS B$700,000
2022-06-15Deed $1,700,000 — from 1215 LIBERTY AVENUE CORP. to SATDIN LLC$1,700,000
2022-06-14Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2022-06-09311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2022-06-09311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2022-06-03Sold for $1,700,000$1,700,000
2022-05-03Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2022-05-01311: Rodent — Mouse Sighting
2022-05-01311: Food Establishment — Kitchen/Food Prep Area
2022-05-01311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2022-04-05311: Food Establishment — Food Spoiled
2022-03-07311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2022-02-28311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2022-01-18311: Food Establishment — Kitchen/Food Prep Area
2022-01-09311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2021
2021-12-27311: Food Establishment — Kitchen/Food Prep Area
2021-12-24311: Vaccine Mandate Non-Compliance — Customer Proof of Vaccination Not Checked
2021-08-17311: Food Establishment — Kitchen/Food Prep Area
2021-08-17311: Food Establishment — Food Worker Hygiene
2021-08-01311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-01-22311: Dirty Conditions — E3 Dirty Sidewalk
2019
2019-05-31311: Food Establishment — Food Spoiled
2019-05-28311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2018
2018-07-27ECB CLASS - 1 violation: WORK W/OUT PERMIT NOTED:@EXP 1 (FRONT ERECTED/INSTALLED (1) ILLUMINATED PROJECTED BUSINESS SIGN @2ND FL LEVEL READING "MOTIN SPICY$800
2018-06-01311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Sign/Awning/Marquee - Illegal/No Permit
2018-06-01DOB complaint, category ?
2017
2017-10-11311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2016
2016-12-04311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2015
2015-07-02Permit EW — ISSUED
2015-06-09Job filed: FILING FOR A FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$3,000
2015-06-09Job filed: FILING FOR A FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$3,000
2014
2014-07-13FDNY inspection (RISK)
2012
2012-04-06Rodent inspection: Passed
2009
2009-05-12Permit EW — ISSUED
2009-05-01Job filed: INSTALLATION OF FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM ONLY$3,000
2009-05-01Job filed: INSTALLATION OF FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM ONLY$3,000
2009-05-01Job filed: INSTALLATION OF FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM ONLY$3,000
2007
2007-07-11Deed — from GALVAGNO, ELEANOR; GALVAGNO, SALVATORE to 1215 LIBERTY AVENUE CORP.
2001
2001-04-13Permit EW — ISSUED
2001-04-11Job filed: FILE FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM AS SHOWN ON PLAN. NO CHANGE IN USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY$2,000
2001-04-11Job filed: FILE FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM AS SHOWN ON PLAN. NO CHANGE IN USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY$2,000
1988
1988-05-18ECB Non-Hazardous violation:
1988-05-18ECB Non-Hazardous violation:
1984
1984-06-04Mortgage satisfied — from GALVAGNO, SALVATORE; GALVAGNO, ELEANOR to GERSTEN, ROSLYN
1979
1979-06-05Deed — from GERSTEN ROSLYN to GALVAGNO ELEANOR; GALVAGNO SALVATORE
1979-06-05Mortgage — from GALVAGNU SALVATORE; GALVAGNU ELEANOR to GERSTEN ROSLYN

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