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508 Clarkson Avenue · Brooklyn · BBL 3048420009 · 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 class2
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 81% 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 6.7. In ZIP 11203, 76% of residential buildings hold an A and 7% 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

46 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (32) · Vendor Enforcement (3) · Consumer Complaint (2) · Mobile Food Vendor (2) · Food Poisoning (2) · Noise (2).

Filed construction activity

$69,320 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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 (1930)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
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$1,043,000 $469,350
2026$1,104,000 $496,800
2027$1,130,000 $508,500

The city's market estimate has risen 8% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Brooklyn TaqueriaMexicanA—
Guacado Mexican GrillNot yet graded—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

2 food-poisoning reports to 311 at this address in the last three years (1 with three or more people sick), shared by 2 restaurants
1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage), shared by 2 restaurants · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

6 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2013 (0 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

SubwayWinthrop St — 2 5 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Clarkson Av / E 38 St — B12 · 150 ft
Citi BikeClarkson Ave & E 37 St · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 235 Janice Marie Knight School
Middle: M.S. 061 Dr. Gladstone H. Atwell. 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

508 Clarkson 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

46 311 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: $350,000 on 2002-10-18 (lender: Si Bank & Trust). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2010-02-16Deed $85,509 — from THE LIBERTY PROPERTIES COMPANY to 508-510 CLARKSON OWNERS, L.L.C. $85,509
2002-10-18Mortgage $350,000 — from LIBERTY PROPERTIES COMPANY to SI BANK & TRUST $350,000

Ten-year activity

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2023
29
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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201700101
201822105
201900314
20200013013
202100303
202200505
202300606
20245024029
20250213116
202600819
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The last 12 months — 11 records

DateRecord
2026-07-12311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2026-06-23311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2026-05-16Restaurant inspection: BROOKLYN TAQUERIA — grade A
2026-04-07311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2026-03-17311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Crosswalk
2026-03-15311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2026-03-08311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2026-03-03311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2026-03-02311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2025-11-24311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Vehicle
2025-11-24311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Vehicle

The full timeline

2026
2026-07-12311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2026-06-23311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2026-05-16Restaurant inspection: BROOKLYN TAQUERIA — grade A
2026-04-07311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2026-03-17311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Crosswalk
2026-03-15311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2026-03-08311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2026-03-03311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2026-03-02311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2025
2025-11-24311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Vehicle
2025-11-24311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Vehicle
2025-09-06311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2025-08-18311: Vendor Enforcement — Food Vendor
2025-07-25311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2025-07-18311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2025-06-30311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2025-06-10DOB violation P: BASED ON COMMISSIONER'S SUSPENSION NOTIFICATION INTENT TO REVOKE ALL PLUMBING APPROVALS AND PERMIT ISSUED UNDER JOB # B01059433-I
2025-06-03DOB complaint, category ?
2025-04-30311: Noise — Noise: Construction Equipment (NC1)
2025-04-08311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Vehicle
2025-02-23311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2025-02-13311: Food Poisoning — 3 or More
2025-02-12Restaurant inspection: BROOKLYN TAQUERIA — grade A
2025-01-22311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2025-01-11311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2024
2024-10-29311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Crosswalk
2024-10-24311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Crosswalk
2024-10-18311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Crosswalk
2024-10-18311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Crosswalk
2024-09-17311: Mobile Food Vendor — Smoke/Odor
2024-08-24311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2024-08-21311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2024-08-19311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Traffic
2024-08-14311: Illegal Parking — Detached Trailer
2024-08-13311: Illegal Parking — License Plate Obscured
2024-08-13311: Mobile Food Vendor — Food Worker Activity
2024-08-12311: Vendor Enforcement — Food Vendor
2024-08-12311: Illegal Parking — Commercial Overnight Parking
2024-08-12311: Derelict Vehicles — Derelict Vehicles
2024-08-12311: Vendor Enforcement — Food Vendor
2024-08-11311: Illegal Parking — Detached Trailer
2024-08-10311: Illegal Parking — Detached Trailer
2024-07-16Job filed: APPLICATION FILED TO INSTALL NEW GAS AND PLUMBING FIXTURES AT cellar and 1STFLOOR COMMERCIAL SPACE. NO CHANGE TO USE, EGRESS, OR OCCUPANCY.$25,000
2024-06-30311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2024-06-24311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2024-06-10Permit Plumbing — Permit Issued
2024-06-10Permit Mechanical Systems — Permit Issued
2024-06-03Job filed: APPLICATION FILED TO INSTALL NEW TYPE I AND TYPE 2 KITCHEN HOODSON 1ST FLOOR AND ROOFTOP EXHAUST FAN. FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEMFILED SEPARATELY WITH THE$10,000
2024-05-30Job filed: APPLICATION FILED TO INSTALL NEW GAS AND PLUMBING FIXTURES AT cellar and 1STFLOOR COMMERCIAL SPACE. NO CHANGE TO USE, EGRESS, OR OCCUPANCY.$25,000
2024-04-30311: Illegal Parking — Unauthorized Bus Layover
2024-04-30311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Crosswalk
2024-04-12311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2024-04-01311: Consumer Complaint — Bodega, Deli, or Convenience Store
2024-03-04311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2023
2023-12-27311: Consumer Complaint — Bodega, Deli, or Convenience Store
2023-10-02311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Vehicle
2023-09-09311: Encampment — N/A
2023-09-05311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2023-08-27311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Crosswalk
2023-06-13311: Residential Disposal Complaint — Trash or Recycling Not Secure
2022
2022-11-07Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2022-11-07311: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2022-10-22311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2022-09-30311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2022-08-17311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2021
2021-07-30311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint - Passenger
2021-07-10311: Homeless Person Assistance
2021-06-29311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Vehicle
2020
2020-11-12311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Traffic
2020-10-22311: Homeless Street Condition — N/A
2020-09-16311: Sweeping/Inadequate — 3B Sweeping/Inadequate
2020-07-29311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint - Passenger
2020-07-28311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Business not in compliance
2020-07-22311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Business not in compliance
2020-07-19311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Business not in compliance
2020-07-19311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Business not in compliance
2020-07-11311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Business not in compliance
2020-06-17311: Non-Emergency Police Matter — Face Covering Violation
2020-03-07311: Sewer — Catch Basin Clogged/Flooding (Use Comments) (SC)
2020-03-03311: Sewer — Catch Basin Clogged/Flooding (Use Comments) (SC)
2020-03-01311: Sewer — Sewer Odor (SA2)
2019
2019-10-29Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-10-20311: Rodent — Mouse Sighting
2019-04-09311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2019-01-29311: Consumer Complaint — Overcharge
2018
2018-12-04Permit AL — ISSUED
2018-12-04Job filed: ERECT NEW AWNING WITH COPY, NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS, AND OCCUPANCY.$9,320
2018-10-30ECB CLASS - 2 violation: ERECT WRAP-AROUND ILLUMINATED AWNING, 16FT WIDE ALONG BOTH CLARKSON AVENUE & EAST 38TH STREET SUPERIMPOSED BY 1FT HIGH ILLUMINATED$625
2018-10-18311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Sign/Awning/Marquee - Illegal/No Permit
2018-10-18DOB complaint, category ?
2017
2017-12-10311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2016
2016-11-22311: Consumer Complaint — Overcharge
2016-04-26311: Consumer Complaint — Exchange/Refund/Return
2015
2015-07-13311: Food Establishment — Odor
2014
2014-09-26311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2014-09-26DOB complaint, category ?
2014-09-05FDNY inspection (RISK)
2014-06-17311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2014-03-31Permit EW — ISSUED
2014-01-21Job filed: FILING FOR MODIFICATION OF EXISTING KITCHEN RANGEHOOD FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM, AS SHOWN ON PLAN. EXISTING FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM FILED UNDER JOB#302$3,000
2014-01-19FDNY inspection (RISK)
2013
2013-06-03311: Sewer — Catch Basin Clogged/Flooding (Use Comments) (SC)
2013-05-08311: Sewer — Street Flooding (SJ)
2010
2010-02-16Deed $85,509 — from THE LIBERTY PROPERTIES COMPANY to 508-510 CLARKSON OWNERS, L.L.C.$85,509
2009
2009-03-03Permit EW — ISSUED
2009-02-26Job filed: FILING FOR COOKING EXHAUST SYSTEM, AS SHOWN ON PLAN. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY, OR EGRESS.$5,000
2009-02-26Job filed: FILING FOR COOKING EXHAUST SYSTEM, AS SHOWN ON PLAN. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY, OR EGRESS.$5,000
2007
2007-01-19DOB violation LL6291:
2006
2006-10-26Permit DM — ISSUED
2006-10-19Permit EQ — ISSUED
2006-10-17Job filed: DM
2006-10-17Job filed: DM
2006-10-17Job filed: DM
2006-02-20Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2006-02-20Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2006-01-06DOB violation LL6291:
2005
2005-12-13Permit EW — ISSUED
2005-11-23Job filed: INSTALL FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM ONLY NOCHANGE IN USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANC Y$3,000
2005-07-15Permit EW — ISSUED
2005-07-15Permit EQ — ISSUED
2005-01-31DOB violation LL6291:
2005-01-03Permit PL — ISSUED
2004
2004-12-28Permit EW — ISSUED
2004-12-28Permit EW — ISSUED
2004-12-28Permit EW — ISSUED
2004-12-22Job filed: Propose to install new mechanical HVAC unit as per plans. No change in use, egress or means of occupancy. No increase in bulk.$9,000
2004-12-22Job filed: Propose to install new mechanical HVAC unit as per plans. No change in use, egress or means of occupancy. No increase in bulk.$9,000
2004-12-10Permit SG — ISSUED
2004-09-03Permit PL — ISSUED
2004-08-10Permit EQ — ISSUED
2004-08-10Permit EW — ISSUED
2004-07-19Job filed: Propose to remove and install new interior wall partitions, relocate and install new plumbing fixtures, remove and construct new storefront and provid$25,000
2004-07-19Job filed: Propose to remove and install new interior wall partitions, relocate and install new plumbing fixtures, remove and construct new storefront and provid$25,000
2004-07-19Job filed: Propose to remove and install new interior wall partitions, relocate and install new plumbing fixtures, remove and construct new storefront and provid$25,000
2004-02-13DOB violation LL6291:
2003
2003-09-26Mortgage satisfied — from THE LIBERTY PROPERIES COMPANY to HAMILTON FEDERAL SAVINGS F,A,
2003-03-19DOB violation LL6291:
2002
2002-10-18Mortgage assigned — from LIBERTY PROPERTIES COMPANY to SI BANK & TRUST
2002-10-18Mortgage $350,000 — from LIBERTY PROPERTIES COMPANY to SI BANK & TRUST$350,000
2002-03-26DOB violation LL6291:
2001
2001-02-27DOB violation LL6291:
2000
2000-02-07DOB violation LL6291:
1999
1999-03-16DOB violation LL6291:
1998
1998-05-04DOB violation LL6291:
1997
1997-09-16DOB violation LL6291:
1994
1994-07-21Deed — from PINTO, JENNIE; FAGGIANO, ANGELO JR; FAGGIANO, ANGELO/ADMIN OF to LIBERTY PROPERTIES CO
1994-07-21RTXL — from FAGGIANO, ANGELO JR.; FAGGIANO, ANGELO EST/
1993
1993-08-16DOB violation LL6291:
1991
1991-04-16Permit EW — ISSUED
1973
1973-08-02Mortgage — from FAGGIANO ANGELO to FAGGIANO ROSE
1900
1900-01-01Restaurant inspection: GUACADO MEXICAN GRILL

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