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159 Avenue O · Brooklyn · BBL 3065800034 · 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 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

9 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (6) · Food Poisoning (1) · Food Establishment (1) · Blocked Driveway (1).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. 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$325,000 $146,250
2026$320,000 $144,000
2027$332,000 $149,400

The city's market estimate has risen 2% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
La Palina RestaurantItalianAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 1 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)
1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · 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

SubwayBay Pkwy — N · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Avenue N — F · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Bay Pkwy / W 8 St — B6 · 0.2 mi
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 177 The Marlboro
Middle: I.S. 096 Seth Low. 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

159 Avenue O

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

9 311 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

50250
2017
27
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170303
2018027027
20190808
20200707
20210505
20222002
20230112
20240303
20250314
20260303
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The last 12 months — 6 records

DateRecord
2026-10-02311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Vehicle
2026-08-21311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Traffic
2026-01-28311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Traffic
2025-12-30311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2025-12-08311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2025-11-08Restaurant inspection: LA PALINA RESTAURANT — grade A

The full timeline

2026
2026-10-02311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Vehicle
2026-08-21311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Traffic
2026-01-28311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Traffic
2025
2025-12-30311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2025-12-08311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2025-11-08Restaurant inspection: LA PALINA RESTAURANT — grade A
2025-03-14311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2024
2024-08-24311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Vehicle
2024-08-04311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Vehicle
2024-05-19311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2023
2023-04-28311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Vehicle
2023-04-12Restaurant inspection: LA PALINA RESTAURANT — grade A · mice evidence
2022
2022-09-21FDNY inspection (RISK)
2022-09-21FDNY inspection (COM_OCPCY)
2021
2021-09-29311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2021-07-13311: Litter Basket / Request — 10 Litter Basket / Request
2021-06-24311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2021-05-21311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2021-01-23311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Restaurant/Bar Not in Compliance
2020
2020-12-22311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2020-12-13311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Restaurant/Bar Not in Compliance
2020-09-26311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Business not in compliance
2020-08-30311: Noise — Noise: Private Carting Noise (NQ1)
2020-08-22311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2020-08-22311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2020-01-17311: Noise - Residential — Banging/Pounding
2019
2019-12-08311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Traffic
2019-11-26311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Traffic
2019-10-20311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Traffic
2019-10-19311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Traffic
2019-10-17311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Traffic
2019-09-21311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Traffic
2019-09-14311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Traffic
2019-03-03311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2018
2018-12-28311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2018-12-24311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2018-12-22311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2018-12-22311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2018-12-22311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Traffic
2018-12-22311: Illegal Parking — Commercial Overnight Parking
2018-12-22311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2018-12-22311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2018-12-19311: Drug Activity — Use Indoor
2018-12-19311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2018-12-19311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2018-12-19311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2018-12-19311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2018-12-19311: Illegal Parking — Commercial Overnight Parking
2018-12-19311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Traffic
2018-12-09311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2018-12-06311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2018-10-12311: Sidewalk Condition — Broken Sidewalk
2018-10-12311: Curb Condition — Broken Curb
2018-10-12311: Sidewalk Condition — Broken Sidewalk
2018-10-01311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2018-09-30311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2018-09-30311: Drinking — In Public
2018-09-30311: Drug Activity — Use Outside
2018-09-30311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2018-09-30311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2018-06-23311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2017
2017-08-11311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2017-05-21311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2017-03-05311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Traffic
2016
2016-11-09FDNY inspection (RISK)
2015
2015-04-27311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2014
2014-10-10311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2014-05-05311: Food Establishment — Kitchen/Food Prep Area
2013
2013-11-15311: Food Establishment — Food Spoiled
2010
2010-07-17311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 2 Bulk-Missed Collection
2005
2005-07-15Permit EW — ISSUED
2005-07-06Job filed: INSTAL FIRE SUP SYSTEM ONLY,FILED IN CONJU WITH APP 300408903,NO CHANGE IN USE EGRES OR OCC$3,000
1997
1997-06-18Deed — from VERTOLOMO, CATHERINE; VERTOLOMO, ANTHONY to VERTOLOMO, CHARLES; VERTOLOMO, PETER; VERTOLOMO, ANTHONY JR; VERTOLOMO, AMELIA
1995
1995-04-07Permit EW — ISSUED
1995-01-11Permit EW — ISSUED
1995-01-11Permit PL — ISSUED
1972
1972-03-20Deed — from VERTOLOMO INCORONATA DECD to VERTOLOMO CATELLO

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