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1213 Liberty Avenue · Brooklyn · BBL 3041840064 · 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, AEP87.6
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE F

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 292. 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 violations33 total — 9 class C (immediately hazardous), 15 class B, 9 class A. Oldest open since 2008-05-08.

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

21 service requests in the last three years. Most common: PAINT/PLASTER (5) · Dirty Condition (4) · Illegal Posting (3) · Vendor Enforcement (2) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · Noise (1).

Filed construction activity

$129,966 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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 (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$760,000 $45,600
2026$728,000 $43,680
2027$842,000 $50,520

The city's market estimate has risen 11% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Dunkin' / Baskin RobbinsDonutsAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

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 4-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

1213 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

21 311 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.

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017000000
2018003003
2019015006
2020003003
2021004004
2022002002
2023204017
20242070211
202500402244
2026002002
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The last 12 months — 3 records

DateRecord
2026-09-21311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2026-05-29311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2025-11-19Restaurant inspection: DUNKIN' / BASKIN ROBBINS — grade A

The full timeline

2026
2026-09-21311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2026-05-29311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2025
2025-11-19Restaurant inspection: DUNKIN' / BASKIN ROBBINS — grade A
2025-10-01City emergency repair (OMO): as per hpds lead abatement requirement contracts and attached scope of work thoroughly remove all lead violations as pe$21,445
2025-08-16311: Water Quality — unknown odor/taste in drinking water (QA6)
2025-08-16HPD class B: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1FLOOR, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT F
2025-08-16HPD class B: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1FLOOR, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMEN
2025-08-13Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — SLOW LEAK
2025-08-13Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2025-08-13311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2025-08-13311: WATER LEAK — SLOW LEAK
2025-07-10HPD 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
2025-07-09HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD SUB-FLOOR IN THE 4th ROOM FROM NORTH AT EAST LOCAT
2025-07-09HPD class A: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT NORTH WALL IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT A
2025-07-09HPD class A: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PAINT METAL IN ACCORDANCE WITH DEPT. REGULATION AT 1st RADIATOR FROM EAST AT SOUTH WALL IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 1,
2025-07-09HPD class A: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT SOUTH WALL, EAST WALL IN THE KITCHEN LO
2025-07-09HPD class A: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT WEST WALL IN THE PRIVATE HALLWAY LOCATE
2025-07-09HPD class C: § 27-2056.7, 27-2056.8, 27-2056.9 ADM CODE -CERTIFY COMPLIANCE WITH LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD CONTROL REQUIREMENTS DURING PERIOD OF UNIT VACAN
2025-07-09HPD class C: § 27-2056.6 ADM CODE - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIO
2025-07-09HPD class A: § 27-2013 ADMIN. CODE: PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT ALL PEELING PAINT SURFACES IN THE FOYER LOCATED
2025-07-09HPD class C: § 27-2056.6 ADM CODE - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIO
2025-07-09HPD class C: § 27-2056.6 ADM CODE - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIO
2025-07-09HPD class C: § 27-2056.6 ADM CODE - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIO
2025-07-09HPD class C: § 27-2056.6 ADM CODE - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIO
2025-07-09HPD class C: § 27-2056.6 ADM CODE - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIO
2025-07-09HPD class C: § 27-2056.6 ADM CODE - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIO
2025-07-09HPD class A: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT SOUTH WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH A
2025-07-09HPD class A: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT NORTH WALL IN THE 4th ROOM FROM NORTH A
2025-07-09HPD class A: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT WEST WALL IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM NORTH LO
2025-07-08Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2025-07-08Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2025-07-08Tenant complaint: FLOORING/STAIRS — FLOOR
2025-07-08Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2025-07-08Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2025-07-08Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2025-07-08Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2025-07-08311: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2025-07-08311: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2025-07-08311: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2025-07-08311: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2025-07-08311: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2025-07-08311: FLOORING/STAIRS — FLOOR
2025-07-08311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2025-03-24Deed — from 119-05 LIBERTY AVE. CORP.,; EXCELSIOR COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES, INC. to 1213 LIBERTY AVENUE, LLC
2025-03-21Deed transfer (nominal price)
2025-02-06Restaurant inspection: DUNKIN' / BASKIN ROBBINS — grade A
2024
2024-12-11Restaurant inspection: DUNKIN' / BASKIN ROBBINS
2024-11-05311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2024-07-23311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Traffic
2024-07-02311: Illegal Posting — Poster or Sign
2024-06-10Restaurant inspection: DUNKIN' / BASKIN ROBBINS — grade A
2024-05-03311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2024-04-30311: Illegal Posting — Poster or Sign
2024-03-25311: Vendor Enforcement — Non-Food Vendor
2024-03-22311: Vendor Enforcement — Non-Food Vendor
2024-02-27Permit Sign — Signed-off
2024-01-17Job filed: Erect illuminated non advertising sign on wall. No change of use, egress or occupancy$5,616
2023
2023-12-15311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2023-12-13Restaurant inspection: DUNKIN' / BASKIN ROBBINS · mice evidence
2023-11-02311: Illegal Posting — Poster or Sign
2023-10-08311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2023-07-13Job filed: RENOVATION OF AN EXISTING "DUNKIN'/BASKIN ROBBINS" STORE ON 1ST FLOOR OF AN EXISTING BUILDING. REPLACE EXISTING PLUMBING FIXTURES WITH NEW, AS NEEDED$50,000
2023-07-13Job filed: RENOVATION OF AN EXISTING "DUNKIN'/BASKIN ROBBINS" STORE ON 1ST FLOOR OF AN EXISTINGBUILDING. REPLACE EXISTING CEILING & FLOOR TILES, LIGHTING, & WALL$74,350
2023-06-18311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Traffic
2022
2022-07-05311: Panhandling — N/A
2022-03-28311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2021
2021-10-10311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2021-09-10311: Noise - Commercial — Banging/Pounding
2021-09-10311: Noise — Noise: air condition/ventilation equipment (NV1)
2021-01-11311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020
2020-07-07311: Dirty Conditions — E3 Dirty Sidewalk
2020-05-13311: Dirty Conditions — E3 Dirty Sidewalk
2020-01-24311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 1 Missed Collection
2019
2019-08-12311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Permit - None
2019-08-12DOB complaint, category ?
2019-03-26311: Noise - Commercial — Banging/Pounding
2019-03-04311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2019-02-17311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2019-02-10311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2018
2018-11-01311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2018-11-01311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2018-10-26311: Noise - Commercial — Banging/Pounding
2015
2015-05-26311: Consumer Complaint — False Advertising
2014
2014-10-17Permit EW — ISSUED
2014-10-11ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY W/THE COMMISSIONER'S ORDER CONTAINED IN NOTICE OF VIOLATION #35029505M ISSUED ON 12/3/13. FOR CONSTR WORK ETC DO$2,400
2014-09-24Job filed: REMOVE ILLEGAL CONSTRUCTION TO ADJUST ECB VIOLATION# 35029505M. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS, OR OCCUPANCY.$8,000
2014-09-24Job filed: REMOVE ILLEGAL CONSTRUCTION TO ADJUST ECB VIOLATION# 35029505M. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS, OR OCCUPANCY.$8,000
2014-07-29ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY W/ THE COMMISSIONER'S ORDER CONTAINED IN NOTICE OF VIO. # 35029505M ISSUED ON 12/03/13. FOR CONSTR. WORK ETC DON$24,000
2014-06-18Job filed: PROPOSED ENLARGEMENT AT REAR YARD WITH PARTITION, FINISHES, WORK AS PER PLAN TO CORRECT ECB VIOLATION# 35029505M. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS, OR OCCUPAN$37,500
2014-06-17ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE COMMISSIONER'S ORDER CONTAINED IN NOTICE OF VIOLATION #35029505M ISSUED ON 12/03/13. FOR CONST WORK ETC$2,400
2014-04-11ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY W/ THE COMMISSIONER'S ORDER CONTAINED IN NOTICE OF VIOLATION # 35029505M ISSUED ON 12/03/13. FOR CONST. WORK ETC$24,000
2014-02-26DOB violation AEUHAZ1: FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION
2014-02-03ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY W/COMMISSIONER'S ORDER CONTAINED IN NOV#35029505M ISSUED ON 12/03/13. FOR ERECTING EXT @REAR APPROX 20' X 12' X $2,400
2013
2013-12-03ECB CLASS - 1 violation: WORK W/O A PERMIT. WORK NOTED:AT REAR OF PREMISES FIRST FLOOR LEVEL ERECTED APPROX 20;'X12'X10'(LXBXH)HORIZONTAL EXTENSION WITH RO$1,600
2013-09-16DOB complaint, category ?
2013-03-06311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2012
2012-04-06Rodent inspection: Passed
2009
2009-08-19Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — ELECTRIC-SUPPLY
2009-08-19Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — ELECTRIC-SUPPLY
2008
2008-05-08HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE ELECTRICAL LIGHT FIXTURE AT CEILING IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED
2008-05-08HPD class B: SECTION 27-2024 ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF COLD WATER FOR THE FIXTURES WASHBASIN IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 3, 3rd STORY, 1
2008-05-08HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LOWER SASH COUNTER BALANCE WINDOW IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 3, 3rd
2008-05-08HPD class B: SECTION 27-2018 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF VERMIN MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT
2008-05-08HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LOWER SASH COUNTER BALANCE AT NORTH WINDOW IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LO
2008-05-08HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE ELECTRICAL OUTLET AT WEST WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT AP
2008-05-08HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR WEST WALL IN THE FOYER LOCATED AT
2008-05-08HPD class A: SECTION 27-2013 ADMIN. CODE: PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT ALL WALLS AND CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOC
2008-05-08HPD class B: SECTION 27-2018 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF VERMIN ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTM
2008-05-08HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 HMC:TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF MOLD ... CEILING AND WEST WALL IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED
2008-05-08HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LOWER SASH COUNTER BALANCE AT NORTH WINDOW IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH L
2008-05-08HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE ELECTRICAL OUTLET AT EAST WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT
2008-05-08HPD class B: SECTION 27-2024 ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HOT WATER FOR THE FIXTURES WASHBASIN IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 3, 3rd STORY, 1s
2008-04-17Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2008-04-17Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2008-04-17Tenant complaint: GENERAL — CABINET
2008-04-17Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2008-04-17Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — ELECTRIC-SUPPLY
2008-04-17Tenant complaint: GENERAL — MOLD
2008-04-17Tenant complaint: GENERAL — WINDOWS
2008-04-17Tenant complaint: GENERAL — WINDOWS
2008-04-17Tenant complaint: GENERAL — WINDOWS
2008-04-17Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — BASIN/SINK
2008-04-17Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2003
2003-06-02Permit PL — ISSUED
2003-05-23Permit EQ — ISSUED
2003-05-23Permit EW — ISSUED
2003-05-23Permit EW — ISSUED
2003-02-25Job filed: Renovations to interior and storefront of existing donut shop consisting of demo lition and construction of partitions and ceilings, including plumbin$89,900
2003-02-25Job filed: Renovations to interior and storefront of existing donut shop consisting of demo lition and construction of partitions and ceilings, including plumbin$89,900
1998
1998-05-04DOB violation LL6291:
1995
1995-08-29DOB violation LL6291:
1994
1994-07-14Permit AL — ISSUED
1994-01-27Permit EW — ISSUED
1994-01-27Permit EQ — ISSUED
1994-01-27Permit EW — ISSUED
1993
1993-08-16DOB violation LL6291:
1968
1968-05-07Deed — from GERSTEN ROSLYN to 119-05 LIBERTY AVE CORP

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