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1789 Stillwell Avenue · Brooklyn · BBL 3066430052 · 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 11223, 79% 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

3 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (3).

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 (1940)
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).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$926,000 $55,560
2026$902,000 $54,120
2027$936,000 $56,160

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

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Empire House Chinese RestaurantChineseAMice 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).

Hurricane evacuation zone 4 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

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

SubwayKings Hwy — N · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
25 Av — D · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Stillwell Av / Highlawn Av — B4 · under 50 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 97 The Highlawn
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

1789 Stillwell 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

3 311 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: $85,000 on 1992-01-31 (lender: Mid-Island Equitiescorp). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1992-01-31Mortgage $85,000 — from LAU, BURD WING; LAU, PING PING to MID-ISLAND EQUITIESCORP $85,000
1991-08-02Mortgage $60,000 — from ODESSA, LARRY to BODNER, MARTIN $60,000
1987-10-09Mortgage $20,000 — from ODESSA, LEONTINA; ODESSA, LARRY to BENEFICIAL HOMEOWNERSER $20,000
1985-01-18Mortgage $8,148 — from ODESSA, LARRY to BENEFICIAL HOMEOWNERSER $8,148
1984-07-13Mortgage $2,600 — from ODESSA, LARRY to BANK OF COMMERCE $2,600
1984-07-13Mortgage $10,000 — from ODESSA, LARRY to BENEFICIAL FNCE CO/NY IN $10,000

Ten-year activity

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2018
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2023
2024
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201702204
201801012
201922015
202001012
202101012
202200022
202301023
202401023
202500022
202601113
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The last 12 months — 3 records

DateRecord
2026-08-03311: Illegal Parking — Unauthorized Bus Layover
2026-04-16DEED, LE — from LAU, BURD WING; LAU, KATY; LAU, EVA; LAU, PING PING to LAU, KATY; LAU, EVA
2026-01-20Boiler inspection

The full timeline

2026
2026-08-03311: Illegal Parking — Unauthorized Bus Layover
2026-04-16DEED, LE — from LAU, BURD WING; LAU, KATY; LAU, EVA; LAU, PING PING to LAU, KATY; LAU, EVA
2026-01-20Boiler inspection
2025
2025-06-05Restaurant inspection: EMPIRE HOUSE CHINESE RESTAURANT — grade A
2025-05-29Boiler inspection
2024
2024-03-15311: Illegal Parking — Unauthorized Bus Layover
2024-02-24Boiler inspection
2024-01-02Restaurant inspection: EMPIRE HOUSE CHINESE RESTAURANT — grade A
2023
2023-12-18Restaurant inspection: EMPIRE HOUSE CHINESE RESTAURANT · mice evidence
2023-10-29311: Illegal Parking — Parking Permit Improper Use
2023-04-17Boiler inspection
2022
2022-08-01Restaurant inspection: EMPIRE HOUSE CHINESE RESTAURANT — grade A · mice evidence
2022-03-16Boiler inspection
2021
2021-08-05Boiler inspection
2021-06-27311: Illegal Fireworks — N/A
2020
2020-07-23Boiler inspection
2020-01-11311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2019
2019-12-27Boiler inspection
2019-11-12ECB CLASS - 2 violation: WATER FEED IS DIRECT INTO CASTIRON-DRAINCOCK IS LEAKING-HWH DISCHARGE IS NOT COPPER PIPE-LOOSE CEMENT AT FLUE TO CHIMNEY-STORAGE A$312
2019-11-12DOB complaint, category ?
2019-09-02311: Noise - Residential — Banging/Pounding
2019-01-20311: Food Establishment — Food Contaminated
2018
2018-12-20Boiler inspection
2018-11-13311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2017
2017-10-06311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2017-06-05DEED, LE — from LAU, BURD WING; LAU, PING PING to LAU, EVA; LAU, KATY; LAU, BURD WING; LAU, PING PING
2017-05-29Deed transfer (nominal price)
2017-03-08311: Water System — Leak (Use Comments) (WA2)
2016
2016-06-01FDNY inspection (RISK)
2016-04-05311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2016-03-22311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2014
2014-04-26311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2014-03-18311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2013
2013-03-18311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2010
2010-01-29311: Street Condition — Pothole
2003
2003-06-26Mortgage satisfied — from LAU, PING PING; LAU, BURD WING to MID-ISLAND EQUITIES CORP
2000
2000-10-27ECB Non-Hazardous violation: 19B$180
2000-02-07DOB violation LL6291:
1992
1992-10-19Permit PL — ISSUED
1992-08-25Permit PL — ISSUED
1992-08-13Permit EW — ISSUED
1992-08-13Permit EW — ISSUED
1992-08-05Permit EW — ISSUED
1992-08-05Permit EW — ISSUED
1992-08-05Permit EW — ISSUED
1992-01-31Mortgage satisfied — from ODESSA, LARRY to BODNER, MARTIN
1992-01-31Mortgage satisfied — from ODESSA, LARRY to BODNER, MARTIN
1992-01-31Deed — from ODESSA, LARRY to LAU, BURD WING; LAU, PING PING
1992-01-31Mortgage $85,000 — from LAU, BURD WING; LAU, PING PING to MID-ISLAND EQUITIESCORP$85,000
1991
1991-10-21Mortgage assigned — from BODNER, MARTIN to ALEMBIK, MERVIN
1991-09-12Mortgage satisfied — from ODESSA, LARRY to BENEFICIAL HOMEOWNERSRV
1991-09-12Mortgage satisfied — from ODESSA, LARRY to BENEFICIAL HOMEOWNERSRV
1991-09-12Mortgage satisfied — from ODESSA, LARRY; ODESSA, LEONTINA to BENEFICIAL HOMEOWNERSRV
1991-08-02Mortgage $60,000 — from ODESSA, LARRY to BODNER, MARTIN$60,000
1987
1987-10-09Mortgage $20,000 — from ODESSA, LEONTINA; ODESSA, LARRY to BENEFICIAL HOMEOWNERSER$20,000
1985
1985-01-18Mortgage $8,148 — from ODESSA, LARRY to BENEFICIAL HOMEOWNERSER$8,148
1984
1984-07-13Mortgage $2,600 — from ODESSA, LARRY to BANK OF COMMERCE$2,600
1984-07-13Mortgage $10,000 — from ODESSA, LARRY to BENEFICIAL FNCE CO/NY IN$10,000
1984-05-16Deed — from ODESSA, PATRICK to ODESSA, LARRY
1981
1981-03-31Deed — from ODESSA JOSEPH to ODESSA PATRICK

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