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286 Kings Highway · Brooklyn · BBL 3066500073 · 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: Noise (2) · Homeless Person Assistance (1).

Filed construction activity

$27,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,430,000 $85,800
2026$1,363,000 $81,780
2027$1,318,000 $79,080

The city's market estimate has fallen 8% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Aj Deli & CafeMexicanA—

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).

Hurricane evacuation zone 5 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 · 200 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Kings Hwy — F · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Kings Hwy / W 7 St — B82 B82-SBS · 150 ft · Select Bus Service
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 215 Morris H. Weiss
Middle: I.S. 228 David A. Boody. 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

286 Kings Highway

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: $160,000 on 1988-01-26 (lender: Green Point Sav Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1988-01-26Mortgage $160,000 — from NG, JENNY PO KI to GREEN POINT SAV BANK $160,000
1987-04-22Mortgage $125,000 — from NG, YING WAH to RUSSO, CIACOMO; RUSSO, ROSE MARY; RUSSO, JACK/AKA $125,000

Ten-year activity

1050
2017
2018
2019
2020
8
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017022004
2018003014
2019001214
2020003014
2021502018
2022003014
2023004015
2024002035
2025000011
2026000022
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The last 12 months — 2 records

DateRecord
2026-08-18Restaurant inspection: AJ DELI & CAFE — grade A
2026-05-11Boiler inspection

The full timeline

2026
2026-08-18Restaurant inspection: AJ DELI & CAFE — grade A
2026-05-11Boiler inspection
2025
2025-04-23Boiler inspection
2024
2024-08-30Restaurant inspection: AJ DELI & CAFE — grade A
2024-07-26Restaurant inspection: AJ DELI & CAFE
2024-07-20311: Homeless Person Assistance
2024-05-09Boiler inspection
2024-03-05311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2023
2023-11-07311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2023-06-09311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2023-05-27Boiler inspection
2023-03-16311: Mobile Food Vendor — Garbage
2023-02-25311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2022
2022-12-24311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2022-12-18311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2022-07-21311: Food Establishment — Permit/License/Certificate
2022-06-14Boiler inspection
2021
2021-10-22311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-06-11Boiler inspection
2021-05-19Job filed: FILING FOR NEW PLUMBING FIXTURES FOR COMMERCIAL KITCHEN AT FIRST FLOOR . NO CHANGE OF USE, OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS.$10,500
2021-03-19Permit Mechanical Systems — Permit Issued
2021-03-18Permit Plumbing — Signed-off
2021-03-10Job filed: INSTALL NEW KITCHEN EXHAUST SYSTEM, HOOD AND DUCT FOR STORE AT FIRST FLOOR . NO CHANGE IN USE , EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY .$6,000
2021-02-26Job filed: FILING FOR NEW PLUMBING FIXTURES FOR COMMERCIAL KITCHEN AT FIRST FLOOR . NO CHANGE OF USE, OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS.$10,500
2021-01-13311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020
2020-07-03311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-05-28Boiler inspection
2020-01-06311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-01-03311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019
2019-06-10Boiler inspection
2019-06-06Deed — from CALDARELLA, PAULA to 286 KINGS HIGHWAY LLC
2019-05-29Deed transfer (nominal price)
2019-01-08311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018
2018-11-01311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-10-17311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-06-27Boiler inspection
2018-05-28311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2017
2017-11-11ECB CLASS - 2 violation: WORK W/O A PERMIT. NOTED: AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION,OBSERVED WALK IN REFRIGERATION UNIT INSTALLED OR REAR OF COMMERIAL SPACE EXTER$400
2017-09-25311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2017-09-25DOB complaint, category ?
2017-08-31311: Food Establishment — Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food
2012
2012-12-13311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2011
2011-12-13DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2010 INSPECTION REPORT
2011-02-03311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2005
2005-07-15Permit EW — ISSUED
2005-06-24Job filed: INSTALL FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM ONLY.NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$3,000
2005-06-24Job filed: INSTALL FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM ONLY.NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$3,000
1994
1994-10-07Mortgage satisfied — from NG, JENNY PO KI to GREEN POINT SAVINGSBANK
1994-05-05Permit EW — ISSUED
1993
1993-01-25Permit PL — ISSUED
1993-01-05Permit EW — ISSUED
1993-01-05Permit EW — ISSUED
1992
1992-11-17Permit PL — RE-ISSUED
1992-11-17Permit EW — ISSUED
1990
1990-03-16DOB violation B: 18B/36/32 NO BACK FLO PREVENTER
1989
1989-12-28ECB Non-Hazardous violation: BOILER SECTIONS LEAKING.
1988
1988-01-26Mortgage satisfied — from NG, YING WAH to RUSSO, ROSE MARY; RUSSO, GIACOMO; RUSSO, JACK AKA
1988-01-26Deed — from NG, YING WAH to NG, JENNY PO KI
1988-01-26Mortgage $160,000 — from NG, JENNY PO KI to GREEN POINT SAV BANK$160,000
1987
1987-04-22Mortgage $125,000 — from NG, YING WAH to RUSSO, CIACOMO; RUSSO, ROSE MARY; RUSSO, JACK/AKA$125,000
1987-04-22Deed — from RUSSO, ROSE MARY; RUSSO, GIACOMO; RUSSO, JACK/AKA to NG, YING WAH
1986
1986-09-05Mortgage satisfied — from RUSSO, ROSEMARY; RUSSO, GIACOMO; RUSSO, JACK AKA to DESIO, VINCENT W.
1980
1980-01-30Mortgage — from RUSSO ROSEMARY; RUSSO GIACOMO; RUSSO JACK to DESIO VINCENT W

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