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59 Church Avenue · Brooklyn · BBL 3053140034 · 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 11218, 71% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% 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

12 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (12).

Filed construction activity

$100,000 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1931)
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$1,257,000 $75,420
2026$1,155,000 $69,300
2027$1,127,000 $67,620

The city's market estimate has fallen 10% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
El Mirador RestaurantMexicanA—

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).

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 — F G · 450 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 14 Av / Church Av — B35 · 150 ft
Citi BikeChurch Ave & Story St · 100 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 230 Doris L. Cohen
Middle: J.H.S. 223 The Montauk. 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

59 Church 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

12 311 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: $149,572 on 2018-01-17 (lender: Cathay Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2018-01-17Agreement $520,000 — from LJ & Y REALTY LLC to CATHAY BANK $520,000
2018-01-17Mortgage $149,572 — from LJ & Y REALTY LLC to CATHAY BANK $149,572
2018-01-17AL&R $520,000 — from LJ & Y REALTY LLC to CATHAY BANK $520,000
2014-01-08Mortgage $390,000 — from LJ & Y REALTY LLC to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION $390,000
2014-01-08Deed $680,000 — from LEE, RACHAEL; CHAN, TYLER GINMING to LJ & Y REALTY LLC $680,000
2014-01-08AL&R $390,000 — from LJ & Y REALTY LLC to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION $390,000
2012-10-01Mortgage $250,000 — from CHAN, TYLER GINMING; LEE, RACHAEL to WONG, TAK HING; WONG, LAN YING $250,000
1983-07-07Mortgage $25,000 — from CHAN, GIN MING; FUNG, WOON to PANZELLA, ADELE; PANZELLA, JOSEPH T $25,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201701001
201801607
201905005
202004004
202102002
202200000
202305005
202400011
202502013
2026190010
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The last 12 months — 13 records

DateRecord
2026-10-01Job filed: FILING FOR THE EXISTING TYPE 1 COMMERCIAL KITCHEN HOOD, EXHAUST FAN AND ASSOCIATED DUCT WORK AS PER PLAN SHOWS. THERE IS NO CHANGE TO USE, EGRESS OR O
2026-09-16311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2026-09-16311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2026-09-16311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2026-09-16311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2026-09-16311: Noise - Residential — Banging/Pounding
2026-09-16311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2026-09-15311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2026-07-06311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2026-04-18311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2025-12-09Restaurant inspection: EL MIRADOR RESTAURANT — grade A
2025-11-25311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2025-10-26311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party

The full timeline

2026
2026-10-01Job filed: FILING FOR THE EXISTING TYPE 1 COMMERCIAL KITCHEN HOOD, EXHAUST FAN AND ASSOCIATED DUCT WORK AS PER PLAN SHOWS. THERE IS NO CHANGE TO USE, EGRESS OR O$100,000
2026-09-16311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2026-09-16311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2026-09-16311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2026-09-16311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2026-09-16311: Noise - Residential — Banging/Pounding
2026-09-16311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2026-09-15311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2026-07-06311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2026-04-18311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2025
2025-12-09Restaurant inspection: EL MIRADOR RESTAURANT — grade A
2025-11-25311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2025-10-26311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2024
2024-04-19Restaurant inspection: EL MIRADOR RESTAURANT — grade A
2023
2023-11-12311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2023-09-02311: Drinking — After Hours - Licensed Est
2023-09-02311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2023-08-27311: Drinking — Underage - Licensed Est
2023-04-24311: Abandoned Vehicle — With License Plate
2021
2021-05-08311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2021-03-06311: Other Enforcement — E3B Sidewalk Obstruction
2020
2020-06-09311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-06-04311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-02-25311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-01-13311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019
2019-11-10311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2019-09-22311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-06-16311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2019-06-05311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-05-10311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2018
2018-07-11311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2018-02-08DTL — from THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON
2018-01-17TL&R — from LJ& Y REALTY LLC to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION
2018-01-17Agreement $520,000 — from LJ & Y REALTY LLC to CATHAY BANK$520,000
2018-01-17Mortgage assigned — from EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION to CATHAY BANK
2018-01-17Mortgage $149,572 — from LJ & Y REALTY LLC to CATHAY BANK$149,572
2018-01-17AL&R $520,000 — from LJ & Y REALTY LLC to CATHAY BANK$520,000
2017
2017-09-03311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2015
2015-09-11311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2015-06-05311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2014
2014-06-18FDNY inspection (RISK)
2014-05-23DTL — from THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON
2014-03-12DTL — from THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON
2014-01-08Mortgage $390,000 — from LJ & Y REALTY LLC to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION$390,000
2014-01-08Deed $680,000 — from LEE, RACHAEL; CHAN, TYLER GINMING to LJ & Y REALTY LLC$680,000
2014-01-08Mortgage satisfied — from LEE, RACHAEL; CHAN, TYLER GINMING to WONG, TAK HING; WONG, LAN YING
2014-01-08AL&R $390,000 — from LJ & Y REALTY LLC to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION$390,000
2013
2013-04-17311: Dirty Conditions — E3 Dirty Sidewalk
2012
2012-10-01Mortgage $250,000 — from CHAN, TYLER GINMING; LEE, RACHAEL to WONG, TAK HING; WONG, LAN YING$250,000
2012-08-28TLS — from CITY OF NEW YORK to BANK OF NEW YORK
2012-07-23ATL — from THE BANK OF NEW YORK to THE BANK OF NEW YORK
2011
2011-12-16Deed — from CHAN, GIN MING; CHAN, TYLER GINMING to CHAN, TYLER GINMING; LEE, RACHAEL
2011-11-30ATL — from THE BANK OF NEW YORK to THE BANK OF NEW YORK
2010
2010-09-01TLS — from THE CITY OF NEW YORK to THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON
2009
2009-08-25TLS — from CITY OF NEW YORK to BANK OF NEW YORK
2004
2004-08-15Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — ELECTRIC-SUPPLY
2004-06-22Permit EW — ISSUED
2004-06-22Permit EW — ISSUED
2004-06-11Permit EW — ISSUED
2004-06-08Job filed: INSTALL AUTOMATIC FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM IN EXISITNG KITCHEN RANGEHOOD. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS AND OCCUPANCY.$2,200
2004-05-13Job filed: Renovate store by paint, install new floor tiles and install new kitchen fixtures for new restaurant as per plan. No change in use, egress or occupanc$10,000
1997
1997-02-10DOB violation LL6291:
1995
1995-08-29DOB violation LL6291:
1994
1994-06-01DOB violation LL6291:
1993
1993-08-16DOB violation LL6291:
1993-06-01DOB violation LL6291:
1988
1988-07-29Mortgage satisfied — from CHAN, GIN MING; FUNG, OI WOON to PANZELLA, ADELE; PANZELLA, JOSEPH T
1983
1983-07-07Mortgage $25,000 — from CHAN, GIN MING; FUNG, WOON to PANZELLA, ADELE; PANZELLA, JOSEPH T$25,000
1983-07-07Deed — from PANZELLA, JOSEPH T; PANZELLA, ADELE to FUNG, OI WOON; CHAN, GIN MING
1973
1973-03-27Deed — from BIDETTI CORONA to PANZELLA ADELE; PANZELLA JOSEPH T
1973-03-27Mortgage — from PANZELLA JOSEPH T; PANZELLA ADELE to BIDETTI CORONA

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