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2281 Church Avenue · Brooklyn · BBL 3050890048 · generated 2026-10-20 · FREE

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This building is not graded (non-residential or no residential units on record) — the report below covers its full public record.

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

$3,125 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

13 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Dirty Condition (3) · Illegal Parking (2) · Noise (1) · Boilers (1) · Panhandling (1) · Bus Stop Shelter Complaint (1).

Filed construction activity

$20,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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.

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,159,000 $521,550
2026$1,193,000 $536,850
2027$1,234,000 $555,300

The city's market estimate has risen 6% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Bel NegesCreoleGrade Pending—
Four Seasons BakeryVegetarianAMice evidence
Wood Bine CaterersAmericanNot yet gradedMice evidence
Woodbine Caterers INCNot yet graded—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage), shared by 4 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.

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

SubwayChurch Av — 2 5 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Church Av — B Q · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Church Av / Bedford Av — B35 · 100 ft
Citi BikeCaton Ave & Bedford Ave · 600 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted bike lane mapped within 75 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: Norma Adams Clemons Academy
Middle: M.S. 246 Walt Whitman. 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

2281 Church Avenue

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: $1,750,000 on 2018-02-16 (lender: Flushing Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2018-02-16Mortgage $1,750,000 — from 2281 CHURCH AVE LLC to FLUSHING BANK $1,750,000
2018-02-16AL&R $1,750,000 — from 2281 CHURCH AVE LLC to FLUSHING BANK $1,750,000
2016-12-07Mortgage $1,400,000 — from DAVID, OSWALD C to VELOCITY COMMERCIAL CAPITAL LLC $1,400,000
2004-12-17M&CON $360,000 — from GUYTURE CORPORATION to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $360,000
2000-05-17Mortgage $400,000 — from GUYTURE CORPORATION to PROGRESSIVE CREDIT UNION $400,000
1993-06-04Mortgage $30,000 — from GUYTURE CORPORATION to HARRIS, ALEXANDER E $30,000
1988-08-18Mortgage $260,000 — from GUYTURE CORP to GREEN POINT SAVINGSBANK $260,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017003115
20180064111
20196160114
2020001012
2021005016
2022002024
2023001023
20240270615
2025001427
2026005038
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The last 12 months — 10 records

DateRecord
2026-09-20311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2026-09-16311: Street Sweeping Complaint — Street Not Swept
2026-08-21311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2026-07-31Restaurant inspection: WOOD BINE CATERERS — grade N · mice evidence
2026-07-16311: Consumer Complaint — Bodega, Deli, or Convenience Store
2026-05-29311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2026-04-03Restaurant inspection: BEL NEGES — grade Z
2026-02-09Restaurant inspection: BEL NEGES
2025-11-17Deed — from HARRIS, DEBBIE to 2281 CHURCH AVE LLC
2025-11-07Deed transfer (nominal price)

The full timeline

2026
2026-09-20311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2026-09-16311: Street Sweeping Complaint — Street Not Swept
2026-08-21311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2026-07-31Restaurant inspection: WOOD BINE CATERERS — grade N · mice evidence
2026-07-16311: Consumer Complaint — Bodega, Deli, or Convenience Store
2026-05-29311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2026-04-03Restaurant inspection: BEL NEGES — grade Z
2026-02-09Restaurant inspection: BEL NEGES
2025
2025-11-17Deed — from HARRIS, DEBBIE to 2281 CHURCH AVE LLC
2025-11-07Deed transfer (nominal price)
2025-10-15Deed — from 2281 CHURCH AVE LLC to HARRIS, DEBBIE A
2025-09-30Deed transfer (nominal price)
2025-08-25Restaurant inspection: FOUR SEASONS BAKERY — grade A · mice evidence
2025-04-30311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2025-01-02Air permit (REGISTRATION), fuel: NO2FUEL
2024
2024-11-21Restaurant inspection: BEL NEGES
2024-11-18Boiler inspection
2024-09-11311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2024-09-09311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2024-08-26Restaurant inspection: FOUR SEASONS BAKERY — grade A
2024-06-07311: Bus Stop Shelter Complaint — Broken Glass
2024-05-29311: Panhandling — N/A
2024-05-07311: Boilers — Boiler - Defective/Inoperative/No Permit
2024-05-07DOB complaint, category ?
2024-05-07ECB CLASS - 2 violation: HB SMITH BOILER. NEEDS SPILL SWITCH ON DRAFT REGULATOR. NEEDS OUTSIDE FRESH AIR. NEEDS DOUBLE WALL FLUE PIE WHEN LEAVING BOILER RO$3,125
2024-04-11Restaurant inspection: BEL NEGES — grade B
2024-03-14Restaurant inspection: BEL NEGES
2024-03-09311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2024-03-04Restaurant inspection: FOUR SEASONS BAKERY — grade A
2024-01-02311: Noise - Commercial — Banging/Pounding
2023
2023-09-13Boiler inspection
2023-04-14Restaurant inspection: FOUR SEASONS BAKERY
2023-02-23311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2022
2022-12-15311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2022-10-19Boiler inspection
2022-08-07311: Illegal Dumping — Removal Request
2022-05-05Rodent inspection: Passed
2021
2021-11-10311: Bus Stop Shelter Complaint — Damaged Other
2021-11-02311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2021-09-29Boiler inspection
2021-07-24311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2021-06-08311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint - Non Passenger
2021-03-30311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020
2020-10-08Boiler inspection
2020-05-25311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2019
2019-10-27311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2019-09-25Boiler inspection
2019-08-24311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2019-08-24311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2019-07-12311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2019-07-04311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint - Non Passenger
2019-07-04311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2019-05-31DOB complaint, category ?
2019-05-23Permit EW — ISSUED
2019-05-22Permit EW — ISSUED
2019-04-15Permit EW — ISSUED
2019-04-15Permit EW — ISSUED
2019-04-15Permit EW — ISSUED
2019-04-02Job filed: LEGALIZE THE KITCHEN FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM , MINOR INTERIOR RENOVATION, COUNTERS AND FLOORS AND EXHAUST SYSTEM , S.S DUCT UP TO THE ROOF ,COOKING EQ$20,000
2018
2018-12-10311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-10-23311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2018-08-29Boiler inspection
2018-08-03311: Vacant Lot — 8 Request to Clean Vacant Lot
2018-07-18311: Dirty Conditions — E3 Dirty Sidewalk
2018-06-24311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2018-06-24311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint
2018-03-02Mortgage satisfied — from DAVID, OSWALD C to VELOCITY COMMERCIAL CAPITAL LLC; VELOCITY COMMERCIAL CAPITAL LOAN TRUST 2; US BANK NATIONA
2018-02-16Mortgage $1,750,000 — from 2281 CHURCH AVE LLC to FLUSHING BANK$1,750,000
2018-02-16AL&R $1,750,000 — from 2281 CHURCH AVE LLC to FLUSHING BANK$1,750,000
2018-02-16Deed — from DAVID, OSWALD C to 2281 CHURCH AVE LLC
2017
2017-12-23311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2017-12-01Mortgage assigned — from VELOCITY COMMERCIAL CAPITAL, LLC, A CALI to U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUST
2017-10-27Boiler inspection
2017-10-06311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2017-08-26311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2016
2016-12-13Mortgage satisfied — from GUYTURE CORPORATION to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA; ASTORIA BANK
2016-12-13TL&R — from GUYTURE CORPORATION to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA; ASTORIA BANK
2016-12-07Deed — from GUYTURE CORP to DAVID, OSWALD C
2016-12-07Mortgage $1,400,000 — from DAVID, OSWALD C to VELOCITY COMMERCIAL CAPITAL LLC$1,400,000
2016-11-06311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2016-11-06311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2016-10-30311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2016-10-29311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2016-09-18311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2016-09-09311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2016-08-27311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2016-08-21311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2016-08-21311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2016-08-21311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2016-08-21311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2016-08-20311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2016-08-15311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2016-08-14311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2016-08-14311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2016-08-07311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2016-07-23311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2016-07-17311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2016-07-06311: Indoor Air Quality — Ventilation
2016-07-02311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2016-07-02311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2016-06-11311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2016-06-05311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2016-06-05311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2016-06-04311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2016-05-30311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2016-05-15311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2016-05-01311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2016-04-18311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2016-04-17311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2016-04-17311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2016-04-03311: Noise - Commercial — Banging/Pounding
2016-03-27311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2016-03-13311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2016-03-13311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2016-03-09311: Street Sign - Missing — Street Cleaning - ASP
2016-03-06311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2016-02-21311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2016-02-21311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2016-02-18311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2016-02-14311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2016-02-13311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2016-02-07311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2016-02-07311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2016-02-07311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2016-01-31311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2016-01-31311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2016-01-01311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2015
2015-12-28311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2015-12-27311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2015-12-20311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2015-12-20311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2015-12-20311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2015-12-06311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2015-12-06311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2015-12-06311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2015-11-22311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2015-11-22311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2015-11-15311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2015-11-15311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2015-11-15311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2015-11-15311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2015-11-15311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2015-10-04311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2015-09-13311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2015-09-13311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2015-06-23311: Dirty Conditions — E1 Improper Disposal
2015-06-07311: Emergency Response Team (ERT) — M.A.R.C.H. Program (Interagency)
2015-06-07311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2015-06-07DOB complaint, category ?
2015-02-14311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2014
2014-10-13311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2014-10-12311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2014-05-30FDNY inspection (RISK)
2014-05-26311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2014-05-26311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2014-05-15311: Street Condition — Pothole
2014-05-12311: Street Condition — Pothole
2014-05-11311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2014-04-20311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2014-04-07311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2014-04-06311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2014-03-30311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2014-02-09311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2014-02-08311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2014-02-05Job filed: FILE TO INSTALL NEW KITCHEN MECHANICAL EXHAUST VENTILATING SYSTEM MH (HOOD,DUCT. FAN)AND NEW FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM TO PROTECT COOKING EQUIPMENT,IN C$6,500
2014-01-25311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2014-01-23Permit EW — ISSUED
2014-01-04311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2013
2013-12-29311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2013-12-29311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2013-12-25311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2013-12-22311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2013-11-15311: Street Light Condition — Fixture/Luminaire Missing
2013-10-23311: Street Sign - Damaged — Street Cleaning - ASP
2013-10-11Permit PL — ISSUED
2013-09-12Permit EW — ISSUED
2013-08-18311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2013-08-01Job filed: A2$58,000
2013-06-22311: Illegal Parking — Commercial Overnight Parking
2013-04-22311: Sidewalk Condition — Blocked - Construction
2013-03-09311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2013-01-05311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2013-01-02311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2013-01-01311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2012
2012-10-31311: Street Condition — Pothole
2012-10-07311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2012-09-30311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2012-09-29311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2012-07-01311: Noise - Commercial — Car/Truck Music
2012-04-15311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2012-03-31311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2012-03-19311: Noise — Noise: Loud Music/Nighttime(Mark Date And Time) (NP1)
2011
2011-12-11311: Noise Survey — People Created Noise
2011-12-11311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2011-08-06311: Food Establishment — Dishwashing/Utensils
2011-07-07311: Street Condition — Failed Street Repair
2011-05-22311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2010
2010-11-28311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2010-09-07311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2010-05-16311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2010-04-30Permit PL — ISSUED
2010-04-30Permit EW — ISSUED
2010-04-23Permit EW — ISSUED
2010-04-20311: Street Condition — Pothole
2010-02-23Job filed: REPLACEMENT OF EXISTING OIL FIRED HEATING BOILER & BURNER WITH NEW OIL FIRED HEATING BOILER & BURNER AND TANKLESS DHW COIL IN CELLAR CONNECTED$1,000
2010-02-08311: Food Establishment — Food Contains Foreign Object
2008
2008-05-09Job filed: PA
2008-05-09Job filed: PA
2005
2005-07-27Permit PL — ISSUED
2004
2004-12-17Mortgage assigned — from PROGRESSIVE CREDIT UNION to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA
2004-12-17M&CON $360,000 — from GUYTURE CORPORATION to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA$360,000
2004-12-17AL&R — from ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA to GUYTURE CORPORATION
2001
2001-06-27DOB complaint, category ?
2001-02-26DOB complaint, category ?
2001-02-25ECB Non-Hazardous violation: USE OF ILLEGAL HARDWARE IN PLACE OF ASSEMBLY SLIDE BOLT LOCK(2)LOCKS AT 2STY SECONDARY EGRESS AT REAR,REMEDY:REMOVE ILLEGAL HARDWA
2001-02-09Mortgage satisfied — from CORPORATION, GUYTURE to GREEN POINT SAVINGSBANK
2000
2000-05-25DOB complaint, category ?
2000-05-17Mortgage $400,000 — from GUYTURE CORPORATION to PROGRESSIVE CREDIT UNION$400,000
2000-05-17Mortgage satisfied — from GUYTURE CORP to HARRIS, ALEXANDER E
2000-02-07DOB violation LL6291:
1999
1999-02-26Mortgage assigned — from HARRIS, ALEXANDER E to DAVID, OSWALD C
1998
1998-11-12Permit PL — ISSUED
1998-10-28Permit EW — ISSUED
1998-10-28Permit EW — ISSUED
1998-05-27Mortgage assigned — from THOMPSON, WALLACE B to HARRIS, ALEXANDER E
1998-05-04DOB violation LL6291:
1995
1995-08-29DOB violation LL6291:
1994
1994-06-01DOB violation LL6291:
1993
1993-08-16DOB violation LL6291:
1993-07-01Mortgage assigned — from HARRIS, ALEXANDER E to THOMPSON, WALLACE B
1993-06-04Mortgage $30,000 — from GUYTURE CORPORATION to HARRIS, ALEXANDER E$30,000
1993-06-01DOB violation LL6291:
1988
1988-08-18Mortgage satisfied — from W.B.F.G. REALTY to BLUMENSON, BESSIE
1988-08-18Mortgage $260,000 — from GUYTURE CORP to GREEN POINT SAVINGSBANK$260,000
1988-03-15Mortgage satisfied — from GUYTURE CORP to WILLIAMS, JAMES L; BASS, ALFONZO; FORCER, CYRIL G JR; GARNER, THERMAN
1979
1979-07-03SAGE — from BLUMENSON BESSIE
1979-07-03Deed — from WBFG RLTY LTD to GUYTURE CORP
1979-07-03Mortgage — from GUYTURE CORP to FORCER CYRIL G JR; GARNER THERMAN; BASS ALFONZO; WILLIAMS JAMES L
1978
1978-10-17Mortgage — from WBFG REALTY LTD to BLUMENSON BESSIE
1978-10-17Deed — from BLUMENSON BESSIE to WBFG REALTY LTD
1972
1972-07-10Mortgage assigned — from FRANKLIN SAVS BK OF NY; KINGS HIGHWAY SAVS BK to BLUMENSON JACOB
1900
1900-01-01Restaurant inspection: WOODBINE CATERERS INC

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