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1278 Nostrand Avenue · Brooklyn · BBL 3050570047 · 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 311s3
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 82% 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 10. In ZIP 11226, 60% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% 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 violations5 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2011-02-25.

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

1 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Dirty Condition (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 (1925)
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$1,361,000 $81,660
2026$1,442,000 $86,520
2027$1,371,000 $82,260

The city's market estimate has risen 1% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
New Soldiers RestaurantCaribbeanAMice 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).

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

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

SubwayWinthrop St — 2 5 · 100 ft straight-line (under a minute) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Clarkson Av / Nostrand Av — B12 · 250 ft
Citi BikeClarkson Ave & Nostrand Ave · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 397 Foster-Laurie
Middle: Parkside Preparatory Academy. 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

1278 Nostrand 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

1 311 service request 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: $110,000 on 1999-03-09 (lender: Greenpoint Mortgagecorp). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1999-03-09Mortgage $110,000 — from WILLIAMS, WITCLIFFE to GREENPOINT MORTGAGECORP $110,000

Ten-year activity

1050
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2018
8
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20171214
20180303
20190718
20200213
20210011
20220145
20231225
20240055
20250022
20260022
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The last 12 months — 2 records

DateRecord
2026-07-24Restaurant inspection: NEW SOLDIERS RESTAURANT
2026-02-24Boiler inspection

The full timeline

2026
2026-07-24Restaurant inspection: NEW SOLDIERS RESTAURANT
2026-02-24Boiler inspection
2025
2025-03-27Boiler inspection
2025-03-18Restaurant inspection: NEW SOLDIERS RESTAURANT — grade A
2024
2024-09-23Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity and Other Reason
2024-08-29Restaurant inspection: NEW SOLDIERS RESTAURANT — grade C
2024-08-23Restaurant inspection: NEW SOLDIERS RESTAURANT · mice evidence
2024-06-25Restaurant inspection: NEW SOLDIERS RESTAURANT
2024-02-16Boiler inspection
2023
2023-11-30311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2023-08-04311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2023-06-20DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2018 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-04-25Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-04-17Boiler inspection
2022
2022-08-08Boiler inspection
2022-05-27311: Food Establishment — Food Spoiled
2022-03-25Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-03-25Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2022-02-14Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2021
2021-03-23Boiler inspection
2020
2020-08-09311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Business not in compliance
2020-08-07311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Business not in compliance
2020-06-05Boiler inspection
2019
2019-08-29311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2019-08-22311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2019-08-22311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2019-08-22311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2019-08-16311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2019-08-16311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2019-05-25Boiler inspection
2019-04-30311: Consumer Complaint — Overcharge
2018
2018-11-15311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2018-01-06311: Food Establishment — Food Worker Activity
2018-01-04311: Non-Residential Heat — Inadequate or No Heat
2017
2017-10-03Boiler inspection
2017-08-14311: Food Establishment — Food Spoiled
2017-08-13311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2017-02-24DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2015 INSPECTION REPORT
2015
2015-11-17311: Food Establishment — Food Temperature
2015-10-01DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2014 INSPECTION REPORT
2015-06-18ATL — from THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON to THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON
2015-03-03DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2013 INSPECTION REPORT
2014
2014-05-15DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2012 INSPECTION REPORT
2014-01-26FDNY inspection (RISK)
2013
2013-12-21Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER-LEAKS
2013-12-21Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER-LEAKS
2013-12-21Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER-LEAKS
2013-12-21Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2013-12-21Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2013-12-21311: PLUMBING — WATER-LEAKS
2013-12-21311: HEATING — HEAT
2013-12-21311: PLUMBING — WATER-LEAKS
2013-12-21311: PAINT - PLASTER — CEILING
2013-12-21311: PLUMBING — WATER-LEAKS
2012
2012-11-23Rodent inspection: Passed
2012-10-18Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2012-09-23311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2012-08-20TLS — from CITY OF NEW YORK to BANK OF NEW YORK
2011
2011-10-26Rodent inspection: Passed
2011-07-27311: Asbestos — Asbestos Complaint (B1)
2011-07-27DOB violation AEUHAZ1: FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION
2011-06-01311: General Construction/Plumbing — Failure To Maintain
2011-06-01DOB complaint, category ?
2011-05-20DOB violation C:
2011-03-17HPD class I: SECTION 27-2142 ADM CODE - THE PREMISES OR APTS. HAVE BEEN VACATED BY THE DEPARTMENT AND CANNOT BE REOCCUPIED UNTIL SO ORDERED AFTER PROOF O
2011-02-25311: Building/Use — SRO - Illegal Work/No Permit/Change In Occupancy/Use
2011-02-25HPD class A: SECTION 27-2046.1 HMC: POST A PROPER NOTICE OF CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE REQUIREMENTS, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, IN A C
2011-02-25HPD class B: SECTION 9, 170, 171, 300, 301, 302 M.D.LAW-FILE PLANS AND APPLICATION AND OBTAIN A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY TO LEGALIZE THE CONVERSION FROM
2011-02-25HPD class B: SECTION 27-2077 ADM CODE - DISCONTINUE THE ROOMING UNIT (4) SRO'S CREATED IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1, 2nd STORY
2011-02-25HPD class C: SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF FIRE DAMAGE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1, 2nd STORY
2011-02-25DOB complaint, category ?
2011-02-25ECB CLASS - 1 violation: OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY C/O & DOB'S RECORDS 2 STY CLASS "A" APT CONVERTED INTO 4 B- ROOMS. REMEDY: DISCONTINUE ILLEG$12,000
2010
2010-10-30311: Broken Parking Meter — Parking Card Stuck in Meter
2010-09-01311: Street Condition — Pothole
2010-06-18311: Consumer Complaint — Non-Delivery Goods/Services
2010-05-06311: Food Establishment — Food Temperature
2010-01-27Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2009
2009-12-25Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2009-12-17Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2009-12-11Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2009-12-05Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2009-11-12Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2009-11-12Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2009-11-06Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2008
2008-12-10Mortgage satisfied — from WILLIAMS, WITCLIFFE to GREENPOINT MORTGAGE CORP.; GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING INC.
2008-12-10TL&R — from WILLIAMS, WITCLIFFE to GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING INC.; GREENPOINT MORTGAGE CORP.
2008-10-10DOB complaint, category ?
2008-10-10DOB complaint, category ?
2008-08-29Permit EW — ISSUED
2008-08-26Job filed: INSTALLATION OF SPLITT AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM AND REFRIGERATION EQUIPMENTS AT EXISTING FIRST FLOOR RESTAURANT. NO CHANGE IN USE GROUP EGRESS OR OCCUP$10,000
2008-06-16Permit EW — ISSUED
2008-06-16Permit EW — ISSUED
2008-06-10Job filed: INSTALLATION OF KITCHEN FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$3,000
2008-06-10Job filed: INSTALLATION OF KITCHEN FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$3,000
2008-03-28DOB complaint, category ?
2008-03-28DOB complaint, category ?
2007
2007-11-26DOB complaint, category ?
2007-09-11DOB complaint, category ?
2007-04-28Tenant complaint: APPLIANCE — ELECTRIC/GAS RANGE
2007-04-28Tenant complaint: GENERAL — DOORS
2007-04-28Tenant complaint: GENERAL — DOORS
2007-01-19DOB violation LL6291:
2006
2006-07-18Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — ELECTRIC-SUPPLY
2006-01-06DOB violation LL6291:
2006-01-01Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2005
2005-12-03Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2005-11-18Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2005-09-09Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2005-06-18Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — ELECTRIC-SUPPLY
2005-01-31DOB violation LL6291:
2004
2004-02-13DOB violation LL6291:
2003
2003-03-19DOB violation LL6291:
2002
2002-03-26DOB violation LL6291:
2001
2001-02-27DOB violation LL6291:
2000
2000-02-07DOB violation LL6291:
1999
1999-03-09Mortgage $110,000 — from WILLIAMS, WITCLIFFE to GREENPOINT MORTGAGECORP$110,000
1999-03-09Mortgage assigned — from WILLIAMS, WITCLIFFE to GREENPOINT MORTGAGECORP
1999-03-09Deed — from RONG, ZHAO XIAO; GUI, ZHENG RONG to WILLIAMS, WITCLIFFE
1998
1998-05-04DOB violation LL6291:
1986
1986-06-27Mortgage satisfied — from MULLINGS, JOSEPH I; MULLINGS, ICYLYN to PANALE RLTY INC
1986-03-25Deed — from MULLINGS, JOSEPH I; MULLINGS, ICYLYN to GUI, ZHENG RONG; RONG, ZHAO XIAO
1974
1974-01-09Mortgage assigned — from PANALE RLTY INC to PRICE JEROME
1973
1973-06-21Mortgage — from MULLINGS JOSEPH I; MULLINGS ICYLYN to PANALE RLTY INC
1973-06-21Deed — from PANALE RLTY INC to MULLINGS ICYLYN; MULLINGS JOSEPH I
1970
1970-10-19Deed — from ALERT RLTY CORP to PANALERLTY INC
1966
1966-02-25Mortgage assigned — from U I & I FUNDING CORP to ONEIDA SAVINGS BANK

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