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4809 16 Avenue · Brooklyn · BBL 3054480007 · 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 class4
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 85% 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 13.3. In ZIP 11204, 76% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% 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

1 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Street Condition (1).

Filed construction activity

$232,350 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 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$330,000 $148,500
2026$340,000 $153,000
2027$326,000 $146,700

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

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Glatt 16thOtherA—

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

Subway18 Av — F · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 49 St / 16 Av — B11 · 200 ft
Citi BikeDitmas Ave & McDonald Ave · 0.5 mi · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 192 - The Magnet School for Math and Science Inquiry
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

4809 16 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: $819,087 on 2022-01-03 (lender: United Wholesale Mortgage, LLC) (recorded via MERS). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-01-03Deed $880,000 — from 4809 16 AVENUE LLC to WERZBERGER, BENTZION; KLEIN, DAVID $880,000
2022-01-03Mortgage $819,087 — from WERZBERGER, BENTZION; KLEIN, DAVID to MERS; UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLC $819,087
2021-12-07Sold for $880,000 $880,000 $880,000
2020-06-26Mortgage $499,000 — from 4809 16 AVENUE LLC to DEFEO, TRUSTEE, BARBARA $499,000
2020-06-26RPTT&RET $700,000 — from LAWRENCE GREENSTEIN TRUSTEE; BARBARA DEFEO TRUSTEE; J & T FAMILY TRUST to 4809 16 AVENUE LLC $700,000

Ten-year activity

1050
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
6
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017003003
2018012014
2019004015
2020000415
2021001113
2022101305
2023110002
2024411006
2025210003
2026000011
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The last 12 months — 2 records

DateRecord
2026-04-20Restaurant inspection: GLATT 16TH — grade A
2025-11-14DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2024 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

The full timeline

2026
2026-04-20Restaurant inspection: GLATT 16TH — grade A
2025
2025-11-14DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2024 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2025-04-10Permit Mechanical Systems — Permit Issued
2025-03-19Job filed: PLUMBING APPLICATION FILED HEREWITH IN CONJUNCTION TO ALT-CO APPLICATION B08040187-I1.$12,100
2024
2024-12-09Job filed: FILING FOR NEW COMMERCIAL KITCHEN EXHAUST HOODS, DUCTWORK AT KITCHEN, EXHAUST FAN AND MAKE UP AIR FAN ON THE ROOF AND BACKYARD, THERE IS NO CHANGE IN $15,000
2024-11-27311: Street Condition — Plate Condition - Open
2024-09-23DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2023 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2024-09-19Job filed: PLUMBING APPLICATION FILED HEREWITH IN CONJUNCTION TO ALT-CO APPLICATION B08040187-I1.$12,100
2024-06-27Permit Plumbing — Permit Issued
2024-06-06Permit General Construction — Permit Issued
2023
2023-04-25DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2022 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-02-14Job filed: PLUMBING APPLICATION FILED HEREWITH IN CONJUNCTION TO ALT-CO APPLICATION B08040187-I1.$12,100
2022
2022-11-22Job filed: CONVERT EXISTING TWO STORY MIX USE BUILDING TO COMMERCIAL$181,050
2022-05-28311: Illegal Dumping — Removal Request
2022-01-03Deed $880,000 — from 4809 16 AVENUE LLC to WERZBERGER, BENTZION; KLEIN, DAVID$880,000
2022-01-03Mortgage $819,087 — from WERZBERGER, BENTZION; KLEIN, DAVID to MERS; UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLC$819,087
2022-01-03Mortgage satisfied — from 4809 16 AVENUE LLC to GREENSTEIN, TRUSTEE, LAWRENCE; J&T FAMILY TRUST; DEFEO, TRUSTEE, BARBARA
2021
2021-12-20Boiler inspection
2021-12-07Sold for $880,000$880,000
2021-03-11311: Water System — Dirty Water (WE)
2020
2020-06-26Mortgage $499,000 — from 4809 16 AVENUE LLC to DEFEO, TRUSTEE, BARBARA$499,000
2020-06-26RPTT&RET $700,000 — from LAWRENCE GREENSTEIN TRUSTEE; BARBARA DEFEO TRUSTEE; J & T FAMILY TRUST to 4809 16 AVENUE LLC$700,000
2020-06-25Deed — from J&T 16TH AVE. CORP. to 4809 16 AVENUE LLC
2020-06-24Deed transfer (nominal price)
2020-03-04Boiler inspection
2019
2019-09-26311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 1 Missed Collection
2019-03-08Boiler inspection
2019-01-27311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 1 Missed Collection
2019-01-20311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 1 Missed Collection
2019-01-03311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 1 Missed Collection
2018
2018-11-29311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 1 Missed Collection
2018-11-22311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 1 Missed Collection
2018-04-06DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2016 INSPECTION REPORT
2018-02-20Boiler inspection
2017
2017-06-08311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 1 Missed Collection
2017-05-18311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 1 Missed Collection
2017-02-16311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 1 Missed Collection
2016
2016-10-06311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 1 Missed Collection
2016-09-25311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 1 Missed Collection
2016-09-04311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 1 Missed Collection
2016-08-04311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 1RG Missed Recycling Paper
2016-05-12311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 1RG Missed Recycling Paper
2015
2015-08-21311: Broken Muni Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2014
2014-10-26311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 1 Missed Collection
2014-10-01311: Dirty Conditions — E1 Improper Disposal
2014-05-15DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2012 INSPECTION REPORT
2013
2013-03-01DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2011 INSPECTION REPORT
1993
1993-02-25Deed — from DE FEO, THOMAS to J&T 16TH AVE CORP
1980
1980-02-20Deed — from J & R PHOTO SERVICE INC to DE FEO THOMAS
1973
1973-01-18Deed — from DE FEO JOSEPH to J & R PHOTO SERVICE INC
1969
1969-08-29Deed — from FINKELSTEIN IDA to DEFEO JOSEPH
1969-08-29Mortgage — from DEFEO JOSEPH to FINKELSTEIN IDA

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