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2678 Pitkin Avenue · Brooklyn · BBL 3042310014 · 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, AEP3.8
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 85% 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 12.7. 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 violations3 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2005-08-28.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

6 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2025–26: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

2
’23–24
4
’25–26

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

10 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (3) · ELECTRIC (2) · Street Sign (1) · Illegal Fireworks (1) · Noise (1) · Sewer (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$460,000 $27,600
2026$515,000 $30,900
2027$530,000 $31,800

The city's market estimate has risen 15% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Maria On the GrillLatin AmericanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2025 (1 in the last three years).

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

SubwayEuclid Av — A C · 300 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Pitkin Av / Euclid Av — Q8 · 300 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 159 Isaac Pitkin
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

2678 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

10 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 of them about heat or hot water.

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: $371,620 on 2005-03-09 (recorded via MERS, the industry registry; the lender is not named on the record). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2014-03-03Agreement $315,977 — from KABIR, SHAJIBA to MIDFIRST BANK $315,977
2005-03-09Mortgage $371,620 — from KABIR, SHAJIBA to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS $371,620
2005-03-09Deed $375,500 — from AHSAN, GHANI ABDUL to KABIR, SHAJIBA $375,500
2000-07-24Mortgage $96,600 — from AHSAN, GHANI ABDUL to GREENPOINT MORTGAGEFUNDING INC $96,600
1990-02-20Mortgage $105,000 — from LOVERAS, MARIA to POLINSKY, H GILBERT $105,000

Ten-year activity

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2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
11
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201700112
201810012
201910113
202000011
202100011
202201214
202300123
202400336
202500336
2026019111
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The last 12 months — 12 records

DateRecord
2026-07-22Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — POWER OUTAGE
2026-07-22311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2026-07-22311: ELECTRIC — POWER OUTAGE
2026-07-22DOB complaint, category ?
2026-07-04Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — POWER OUTAGE
2026-07-04311: ELECTRIC — POWER OUTAGE
2026-04-08Boiler inspection
2026-03-18Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2026-03-18311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2026-03-15Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2026-03-15311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2025-11-14311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)

The full timeline

2026
2026-07-22Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — POWER OUTAGE
2026-07-22311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2026-07-22311: ELECTRIC — POWER OUTAGE
2026-07-22DOB complaint, category ?
2026-07-04Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — POWER OUTAGE
2026-07-04311: ELECTRIC — POWER OUTAGE
2026-04-08Boiler inspection
2026-03-18Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2026-03-18311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2026-03-15Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2026-03-15311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2025
2025-11-14311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2025-10-06Restaurant inspection: MARIA ON THE GRILL — grade A
2025-10-04311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2025-09-05Boiler inspection
2025-07-16Restaurant inspection: MARIA ON THE GRILL
2025-07-05311: Illegal Fireworks — N/A
2024
2024-11-04Boiler inspection
2024-04-01311: Street Sign - Missing — St Name - Attached to Pole
2024-03-15Restaurant inspection: MARIA ON THE GRILL — grade A
2024-03-05Boiler inspection
2024-02-15Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2024-02-15311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2023
2023-12-11Boiler inspection — defects found
2023-09-13311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2023-05-15Restaurant inspection: MARIA ON THE GRILL
2022
2022-12-29Boiler inspection
2022-05-19FDNY inspection (RISK)
2022-03-01Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2022-03-01311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2021
2021-11-30Boiler inspection
2020
2020-12-01Boiler inspection
2019
2019-12-17311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2019-11-26Boiler inspection
2019-02-08Permit EW — ISSUED
2018
2018-10-24Permit EW — ISSUED
2018-10-18Boiler inspection
2017
2017-12-26Boiler inspection
2017-10-13311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2016
2016-05-13311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2016-05-13Permit EW — ISSUED
2016-01-14311: Food Establishment — Food Contaminated
2015
2015-11-23Permit EW — ISSUED
2015-11-16Permit EW — ISSUED
2015-11-16Permit EW — ISSUED
2015-11-16Job filed: RENOVATION OF EXISTING MINIMARKET STORE , INSTALL HOOD, DUCT, FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM, MINOR PLUMBING . NO CHANGE USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$16,500
2015-01-08311: Other Enforcement — E6 Commercial Waste Disposal
2014
2014-09-08Job filed: MODIFICATION OF A FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM FILED UNDER APPL #301174958. NO CHANGE IS USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$3,000
2014-03-03Agreement $315,977 — from KABIR, SHAJIBA to MIDFIRST BANK$315,977
2013
2013-11-11311: Water System — Hydrant Defective (WC2)
2013-03-01DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2011 INSPECTION REPORT
2012
2012-12-10311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2012-12-10DOB complaint, category ?
2012-04-27Rodent inspection: Passed
2011
2011-12-13DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2010 INSPECTION REPORT
2010
2010-07-07311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2010-07-07DOB complaint, category ?
2009
2009-09-29HPD class B: SECTION 27-2046.1, 2046.2 HMC: PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE
2009-09-29HPD class B: SECTION 27-2018 ADM CODE ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF VERMIN BEDBUGS IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY
2009-09-23Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2008
2008-01-12Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2008-01-11Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER-LEAKS
2008-01-11Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER-LEAKS
2008-01-03DOB violation LL6291:
2007
2007-01-31Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2007-01-19DOB violation LL6291:
2006
2006-04-10TL&R — from AHSAN, GHANI ABDUL to GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING INC.; AS SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO GREENPOINT MOR
2006-04-10Mortgage satisfied — from AHSAN, GHANI ABDUL to GREEPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC.
2006-01-06DOB violation LL6291:
2005
2005-08-28HPD class B: SECTION 27-2046.1, 2046.2 HMC: PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE
2005-08-15Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — WIRING
2005-03-09Mortgage $371,620 — from KABIR, SHAJIBA to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS$371,620
2005-03-09Deed $375,500 — from AHSAN, GHANI ABDUL to KABIR, SHAJIBA$375,500
2005-01-31DOB violation LL6291:
2005-01-07DOB complaint, category ?
2004
2004-02-13Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2003
2003-09-15ECB Hazardous violation: 4A,19B,50,32A,34A,38. BACK FLOW PREVENTOR MISSING. DRAFT STAT MISSING.PIPE SAFETY OR RELIEF DISCHARGE DOWN TO MO THREADED END$800
2001
2001-06-21Permit EW — ISSUED
2001-05-30Job filed: Install Fire Suppression System Only. No change In Use, Egress, or Occupancy$2,000
2001-05-30Job filed: Install Fire Suppression System Only. No change In Use, Egress, or Occupancy$2,000
2001-05-30Job filed: Install Fire Suppression System Only. No change In Use, Egress, or Occupancy$2,000
2000
2000-07-24Deed — from FERNANDEZ, JUAN to AHSAN, GHANI ABDUL
2000-07-24Mortgage $96,600 — from AHSAN, GHANI ABDUL to GREENPOINT MORTGAGEFUNDING INC$96,600
2000-07-24Mortgage satisfied — from LOVERAS, MARIA to POLINSKY, H GILBERT
2000-07-24Mortgage assigned — from AHSAN, GHANI ABDUL to GREENPOINT MORTGAGEFUNDING INC
1996
1996-12-06ECB Non-Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO MAINTIAN DEFECT IS HOLES IN FIRE RATED CEILING AT NORTH SECTION AND OVER BOILER REMEDY: REPLACE MISSING FIRE RATED CELL$175
1996-12-06ECB Non-Hazardous violation: OCCUAPNCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY THE CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY NUMBER 21517"STORE & TWO FAMILITES FIVE BUILDINGS ORDINARY CELL$400
1996-12-06ECB Non-Hazardous violation: WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT WORK NOTED: FRAME SHEET ROCK PARTITIONS CONSTRUCTED THROUGHOUT CELLAR CREATED TWO BEDROOMS ONE BOILERS ROOM,
1996-09-10DOB complaint, category ?
1994
1994-02-18Agreement — from POLINSKY, H GILBERT to LOVERAS, MARIA
1993
1993-07-13Deed — from LOVERAS, MARIA to FERNANDEZ, JUAN
1990
1990-02-20Mortgage $105,000 — from LOVERAS, MARIA to POLINSKY, H GILBERT$105,000
1990-02-20Deed — from POLINSKY, H. GILBERT to LOVERAS, MARIA
1986
1986-12-29Deed — from SACHS, MORRIS I ADMIN/OF to POLINSKY, H GILBERT
1986-12-29Deed — from SACHS, HYMAN S/EXEC to POLINSKY, H GILBERT
1986-12-29Deed — from JACKS, JOSEPH to POLINSKY, H GILBERT
1971
1971-02-25Deed — from JACKS ISRAEL to JACKS JOSEPH; SACHS MORRIS I; SACHS HYMAN S
1968
1968-11-13Deed — from JACKS CLARA DECEASED to JACKS ISRAEL

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