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1505 Newkirk Avenue · Brooklyn · BBL 3052010040 · 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 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 100% 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 0. 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

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

4 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Broken Parking Meter (1) · Illegal Parking (1) · Noise (1) · General Construction/Plumbing (1).

Filed construction activity

$43,200 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (1933)
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$922,000 $55,320
2026$1,088,000 $65,280
2027$1,114,000 $66,840

The city's market estimate has risen 21% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: SENIOR CITIZEN HOMEOWNER

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Watt Li Kitchen and BarAmericanAMice 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

SubwayNewkirk Plaza — B Q · 300 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Foster Av / E 16 St — B8 · 600 ft
Citi BikeCortelyou Rd & Argyle Rd · 0.3 mi · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 217 Colonel David Marcus School
Middle: J.H.S. 062 Ditmas. 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

1505 Newkirk 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

4 311 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: $70,000 on 1996-07-19 (lender: Chow, Han Chui and Fong, Chung Tak). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1996-07-19Mortgage $70,000 — from CHANG, YAU MEI FONG; CHANG, SIN FONG to FONG, CHUNG TAK; CHOW, HAN CHUI $70,000

Ten-year activity

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2017
2018
2019
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2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201751118
201820002
201901304
20200013114
202100606
202200000
2023052310
202400112
202500224
202600011
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The last 12 months — 2 records

DateRecord
2026-01-21Boiler inspection
2025-12-26311: General Construction/Plumbing — Fence - None/Inadequate

The full timeline

2026
2026-01-21Boiler inspection
2025
2025-12-26311: General Construction/Plumbing — Fence - None/Inadequate
2025-09-10Restaurant inspection: WATT LI KITCHEN AND BAR — grade A · mice evidence
2025-08-16311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2025-03-20Boiler inspection
2024
2024-06-09311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2024-04-22Boiler inspection
2023
2023-12-26311: Broken Parking Meter — No Receipt
2023-11-02Restaurant inspection: WATT LI KITCHEN AND BAR — grade A
2023-10-16Boiler inspection
2023-07-30311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2023-06-30DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2020 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-06-30DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2021 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-06-20DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2019 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-06-20DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2018 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-04-25DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2022 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-01-19Restaurant inspection: WATT LI KITCHEN AND BAR
2021
2021-07-15311: Sidewalk Condition — Broken Sidewalk
2021-06-25311: Encampment — N/A
2021-06-23311: Encampment — N/A
2021-04-10311: Street Condition — Pothole
2021-01-23311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Restaurant/Bar Not in Compliance
2021-01-16311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Restaurant/Bar Not in Compliance
2020
2020-12-02Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2020-11-23311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Business not in compliance
2020-10-04311: Sanitation Condition — 12 Dead Animals
2020-09-26311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Business not in compliance
2020-09-26311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2020-09-26311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2020-09-21311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2020-09-12311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2020-09-12311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Business not in compliance
2020-08-29311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2020-08-16311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2020-05-19311: Damaged Tree — Branch or Limb Has Fallen Down
2020-05-07311: Graffiti — Police Report Requested
2020-03-16311: Food Establishment — No Permit or License
2019
2019-10-01DOB violation RWNRF: FAILED TO FILE CYCLE 1 TECHNICAL REPORT BY 12/31/2018 PER RCNY 103-09
2019-09-23311: Dirty Conditions — E1 Improper Disposal
2019-03-27311: Dirty Conditions — E1 Improper Disposal
2019-03-19311: Damaged Tree — Branch or Limb Has Fallen Down
2018
2018-06-25Permit EW — ISSUED
2018-04-20Job filed: INSTALLATION OF AUTOMATIC FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM IN CONJUNCTION WITH APPLICATION #321646073. NO CHANGE IN USE,EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$3,000
2017
2017-12-05311: Building Marshals office — Unlicensed/Illegal/Improper Work In Progress
2017-12-05DOB complaint, category ?
2017-11-28Boiler inspection
2017-11-28Permit PL — ISSUED
2017-10-20Permit EW — ISSUED
2017-10-10Permit EW — ISSUED
2017-10-10Permit PL — ISSUED
2017-08-28Job filed: CONVERSION OF EXISTING COMMERCIAL SPACE TO EATING & DRINKING ESTABLISHMENT (SAME USE GROUP). GENERAL CONSTRUCTION AND PLUMBING WORK AS PER PLAN FI$40,200
2016
2016-10-30311: Air Quality — Air: Odor/Fumes, Vehicle Idling (AD3)
2015
2015-10-01DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2014 INSPECTION REPORT
2011
2011-12-13DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2010 INSPECTION REPORT
2011-09-22DOB violation C:
2011-08-30311: General Construction/Plumbing — Damage Assessment Request (Disaster)
2011-08-30DOB complaint, category ?
2011-08-29311: Damaged Tree — Branch Cracked and Will Fall
2011-08-29311: Damaged Tree — Entire Tree Has Fallen Down
2011-08-28311: Damaged Tree — Entire Tree Has Fallen Down
2011-08-28311: Damaged Tree — Entire Tree Has Fallen Down
2007
2007-01-19DOB violation LL6291:
2004
2004-02-13DOB violation LL6291:
2003
2003-12-05Permit PL — ISSUED
2003-12-05Permit EW — ISSUED
2003-12-02Job filed: Install one boiler and one hot water heater. No change in egress, occupancy or use is involved under this application.$3,000
2002
2002-08-14Mortgage satisfied — from CHANG, YAU MEI FONG; CHANG, SIN FONG to CHOW, HAN CHUI; FONG, CHUNG TAK
1998
1998-06-10Mortgage satisfied — from FONG, CHUNG TAK; FONG, HAN CHUI CHOW to TSE, WAI LAN
1996
1996-07-19Mortgage $70,000 — from CHANG, YAU MEI FONG; CHANG, SIN FONG to FONG, CHUNG TAK; CHOW, HAN CHUI$70,000
1996-07-19Deed — from TAK, FONG CHUNG; CHUI, CHOW HAN to CHANG, SIN FONG; CHANG, YAU MEI FONG
1988
1988-10-06DOB violation P:
1978
1978-06-20Mortgage — from TAK FONG CHUNG; CHUI CHOW HAN to TSE WAI LAN
1978-06-20Deed — from TSE WAI LAN to TAK FONG CHUNG; CHUI CHOW HAN
1976
1976-07-12Deed — from SLAVIN JOSEPH REF; BLANCHARD EDGAR L DEFT ETAL to MATOS ALEXANDER
1976-07-12Deed — from MATOS ALEXANDER to TSE WAI L
1970
1970-09-22Mortgage — from BLANCHARD EDGAR L to MATOS ALEXANDER
1970-09-22Deed — from MATOS ALEXANDER to BLANCHARD EDGAR L

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