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215 Church Avenue · Brooklyn · BBL 3053350037 · 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, AEP9
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class13
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 97% 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 73.3. 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

Open HPD violations1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2005-02-17.

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.

$7,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

2 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Food Poisoning (1) · General Construction/Plumbing (1).

Filed construction activity

$15,000 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 (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).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)Domenica Giordano
Last registered2026-06-08

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,020,000 $121,200
2026$1,974,000 $118,440
2027$1,764,000 $105,840

The city's market estimate has fallen 13% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Soho Cafe & GrillAmericanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick) · 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 — F G · 450 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Church Av / E 3 St — B35 · 50 ft
Citi BikeE 3 St & Church Ave · 150 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 130 The Parkside
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

215 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

2 311 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.

Ten-year activity

1050
2017
8
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017021003
2018323008
2019002002
2020014005
2021001203
2022003003
2023052007
2024012014
2025011013
2026031015
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The last 12 months — 7 records

DateRecord
2026-09-28ECB CLASS - 2 violation: ECB VIOLATION ISSUED FOR THE UNPERMITTED WOOD FRAMED STRUCTURE WITH A SLANTED ROOF BUILT AT REAR(EXPO 3) WITH COMBUSTIBLE MATERIAL
2026-09-28ECB CLASS - 1 violation: NOTED: WORK WITHOUT PERMIT ATOI OBSERVED AT EXPO # 3 AN UNPERMITTED 100% COMPLETED ONE STORY WOOD FRAMED CANOPY STRUCTURE WITH A S
2026-09-25Restaurant inspection: SOHO CAFE & GRILL
2026-09-02311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Permit - None
2026-09-02DOB complaint, category ?
2025-11-24HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2025-11-14DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2024 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

The full timeline

2026
2026-09-28ECB CLASS - 2 violation: ECB VIOLATION ISSUED FOR THE UNPERMITTED WOOD FRAMED STRUCTURE WITH A SLANTED ROOF BUILT AT REAR(EXPO 3) WITH COMBUSTIBLE MATERIAL$1,250
2026-09-28ECB CLASS - 1 violation: NOTED: WORK WITHOUT PERMIT ATOI OBSERVED AT EXPO # 3 AN UNPERMITTED 100% COMPLETED ONE STORY WOOD FRAMED CANOPY STRUCTURE WITH A S$6,250
2026-09-25Restaurant inspection: SOHO CAFE & GRILL
2026-09-02311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Permit - None
2026-09-02DOB complaint, category ?
2025
2025-11-24HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2025-11-14DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2024 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2025-06-27Restaurant inspection: SOHO CAFE & GRILL — grade A
2024
2024-12-04HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2024-09-23DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2023 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2024-05-19311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2024-03-05Restaurant inspection: SOHO CAFE & GRILL — grade A
2023
2023-11-28HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2023-06-30DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2021 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-06-30DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2020 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
2023-05-01311: Noise — Noise: air condition/ventilation equipment (NV1)
2023-04-25DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2022 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2022
2022-11-24311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2022-11-17HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2022-03-16HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2021
2021-10-28Deed — from GIORDANO, DOMENICA to BROOKLYN ASTROS MANAGEMENT, LLC
2021-09-28Deed transfer (nominal price)
2021-04-21HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2020
2020-06-26Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — SLOW LEAK
2020-06-26311: WATER LEAK — SLOW LEAK
2020-05-04Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — SLOW LEAK
2020-05-04311: WATER LEAK — SLOW LEAK
2020-01-17DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2017 INSPECTION REPORT
2019
2019-11-08HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2019-08-29311: Sidewalk Condition — Broken Sidewalk
2018
2018-10-29311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2018-05-25Job filed: APPLICATION TO INSTALL A PREFABRICATED WALK IN BOX IN CELLAR. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS UNDER THIS APPLICATION.$15,000
2018-05-25Permit EW — ISSUED
2018-05-25Permit EW — ISSUED
2018-01-23ECB CLASS - 2 violation: WORK DOES NOT CONFORM TO APPROVED CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS AND OR APPROVED AMENDMENTS.OBSERVED WOOD FRAME WITH CLEAR ACRYLIC ROOF EX$500
2018-01-11HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2018-01-10311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2018-01-10DOB complaint, category ?
2017
2017-08-28ECB CLASS - 2 violation: WORK DOES NOT CONFORM TO APPROVED CONSTRUCTION DOCDS AND/OR AMENDMENTS.NOTED:ON A ECPD PERMIT P.C.JOB#320147211 OBSERVED AT THE TI
2017-08-25DOB complaint, category ?
2017-07-26311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2016
2016-08-09311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2015
2015-01-23FDNY inspection (RISK)
2014
2014-03-26311: Food Establishment — Food Spoiled
2012
2012-06-07311: Food Establishment — Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food
2012-05-11311: Dirty Conditions — E1 Improper Disposal
2010
2010-10-18311: Electrical — Electrical Wiring Defective/Exposed
2010-10-18DOB complaint, category ?
2010-06-23Permit EW — ISSUED
2010-06-11Job filed: INSTALL FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM ONLY. GAS VALVE WAS FILED UNDER APPL # 320147211. NO CHANGE INUSE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$3,000
2010-06-11Job filed: INSTALL FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM ONLY. GAS VALVE WAS FILED UNDER APPL # 320147211. NO CHANGE INUSE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$3,000
2010-05-06Permit PL — ISSUED
2010-04-08Permit EW — ISSUED
2010-04-08Permit EW — ISSUED
2010-04-07Job filed: PROPOSED NEW KITCHEN EQUIPMENTS, HOOD AND GAS SHUT-OFF VALVE. REPLACE EXISTING HVAC FOR A NEW SPLIT SYSTEM ON FIRST FLOOR. FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM TO $41,500
2009
2009-12-31DOB violation LBLVIO:
2009-01-01DOB violation LL6291:
2008
2008-01-03DOB violation LL6291:
2007
2007-01-19DOB violation LL6291:
2006
2006-09-18ECB Non-Hazardous violation: FULTON VT BOLIER 10HP NB 83181 OIL 1999/50A-IMPROPER ARRANGEMENT OF THE BLOWDOWN VALVES INSTALL A SCREW TYPE "SLOW" VALVE @ THE OU
2006-01-08Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2006-01-06Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2006-01-03Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2005
2005-02-17HPD class B: SECTION 27-2040 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT OR NEAR THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT ENTRANCEWAY OF THE BUILDING AND KEEP SAME BURNING FRO
2001
2001-07-10Permit EW — ISSUED
2001-07-10Permit EW — ISSUED
2001-06-05Job filed: 1. REPLACEMENT OF NEW DRY CLEANING MACHINE ON EXIST'G DRY CLEANING STORE. 2. 2-HEADS SPRINKLER TO BE INSTALLED AT ABOVE OF THE MACHINE. 3. VENT FOR TH$3,000
2001-06-05Job filed: 1. REPLACEMENT OF NEW DRY CLEANING MACHINE ON EXIST'G DRY CLEANING STORE. 2. 2-HEADS SPRINKLER TO BE INSTALLED AT ABOVE OF THE MACHINE. 3. VENT FOR TH$3,000
2001-06-05Job filed: 1. REPLACEMENT OF NEW DRY CLEANING MACHINE ON EXIST'G DRY CLEANING STORE. 2. 2-HEADS SPRINKLER TO BE INSTALLED AT ABOVE OF THE MACHINE. 3. VENT FOR TH$3,000
1999
1999-06-23Permit EW — ISSUED
1999-06-23Permit EW — ISSUED
1999-04-21Permit EW — ISSUED
1999-04-21Permit EW — ISSUED
1999-04-20Permit EW — ISSUED
1997
1997-09-16DOB violation LL6291:
1997-03-04Mortgage satisfied — from GIORDANO, JOHN; GIORDANO, DOMENICA to LINCOLN SAVINGS BANK
1995
1995-08-29DOB violation LL6291:
1984
1984-06-26Mortgage assigned — from TAUBMAN, CAROL to TAUBMAN, STANLEY
1978
1978-05-04Mortgage — from GIORDANO JOHN; GIORDANO DOMENICA to TAUBMAN CAROL
1978-05-04Mortgage — from GIORDANO JOHN; GIORDANO DOMENICA to LINCOLN SAVS BANK
1978-05-04Deed — from 215 CHURCH AVE REALTY CORP to GIORDANO DOMENICA; GIORDANO JOHN

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