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557 Kings Highway · Brooklyn · BBL 3066610044 · 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 class3
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 82% 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 10. 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.

$625 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

1 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Missed Collection (1).

Filed construction activity

$20,000 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$918,000 $55,080
2026$1,137,000 $68,220
2027$1,439,000 $86,340

The city's market estimate has risen 57% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
AkimoriJapaneseA—

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 — F · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Kings Hwy / E 4 St — B82 · 200 ft
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

557 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

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.

Ten-year activity

1050
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
8
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201701001
201800000
201903104
202000000
202101001
202200112
202305128
202412126
202520013
202610012
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The last 12 months — 4 records

DateRecord
2026-06-15Boiler inspection
2026-05-12Job filed: FILING TO REGISTER (1) BURNHAM STEAM BOILER. COMPLY WITH ECB VIOLATION 39130024N. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY UNDER THIS APPLICATION.
2025-10-30Permit Boiler Equipment — Signed-off
2025-10-20Job filed: FILING TO REGISTER (1) BURNHAM STEAM BOILER. COMPLY WITH ECB VIOLATION 39130024N. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY UNDER THIS APPLICATION.

The full timeline

2026
2026-06-15Boiler inspection
2026-05-12Job filed: FILING TO REGISTER (1) BURNHAM STEAM BOILER. COMPLY WITH ECB VIOLATION 39130024N. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY UNDER THIS APPLICATION.$2,500
2025
2025-10-30Permit Boiler Equipment — Signed-off
2025-10-20Job filed: FILING TO REGISTER (1) BURNHAM STEAM BOILER. COMPLY WITH ECB VIOLATION 39130024N. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY UNDER THIS APPLICATION.$2,500
2025-07-09Restaurant inspection: AKIMORI — grade A
2024
2024-11-12ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FOUND BURNHAM GAS FIRED STEAM BOILER S/N: 65373015 INSTALLED WITH TEMPORARY STATUS. REGISTER BOILER AND CORRECT ALL VIOLATING COND$625
2024-11-07DOB complaint, category ?
2024-10-01Job filed: FILING FOR A NEW COMMERCIAL KITCHEN HOOD (FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM WILL BE FILED WITH FDNY), EXHAUST FAN AND ASSOCIATED DUCT WORK AS PER PLAN SHOWS. TH$15,000
2024-08-26Restaurant inspection: AKIMORI
2024-07-18311: Missed Collection — Bulky Trash
2024-07-10Boiler inspection
2023
2023-11-08Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-08-17Boiler inspection
2023-08-09311: Rodent — Condition Attracting Rodents
2023-06-30DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2020 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-06-30DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2021 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
2023-04-03FDNY inspection (RISK)
2022
2022-09-15Boiler inspection
2022-09-09311: Street Light Condition — Street Light Out
2021
2021-11-15FDNY inspection (RISK)
2019
2019-11-08DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2017 INSPECTION REPORT
2019-10-30FDNY inspection (RISK)
2019-10-30311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Permit - None
2019-10-30DOB complaint, category ?
2017
2017-02-24DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2015 INSPECTION REPORT
2016
2016-06-07311: Sidewalk Condition — Sidewalk Violation
2014
2014-05-20311: Broken Muni Meter — Out of Order
2014-02-10311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2011
2011-07-29Permit EW — ISSUED
2011-07-21Job filed: INSTALL FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM ONLY. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$3,000
2009
2009-12-31DOB violation LBLVIO:
2009-11-17Deed — from FILIPPAKIS, ARISTO; IOANNOU, NICOS; KOKKINOS, YIANNOULA; MOUTZOUROULIAS, KATERINA; FILIPPA to 557 KINGS HIGHWAY LLC
2009-01-01DOB violation LL6291:
2008
2008-09-03DEED, LE — from IOANNOU, NICOS; IOANNOU, FOSTIRA to KOKKINOS, YIANNOULA; MOUTZOUROULIA, KATERINA; FILIPPAKIS, ARISTO; FILIPPAKIS, NICHOLAOS
2000
2000-02-07DOB violation LL6291:
1998
1998-04-21Permit EW — ISSUED
1998-04-21Permit PL — ISSUED
1995
1995-08-29DOB violation LL6291:
1993
1993-01-27DOB complaint, category ?
1991
1991-01-11Permit AL — ISSUED
1990
1990-09-13ECB Non-Hazardous violation: 12A/18B/32 - CEMENT CHIMNEY TO SMOKE PIPE.
1979
1979-10-24Mortgage — from IOANNOU NIKOS; IOANNOU FOSTIRA to HOCHBERG FRANCES
1979-10-24Deed — from HOCHBERG FRANCES to IOANNOU FOSTIRA; IOANNOU NIKOS
1973
1973-01-15Mortgage assigned — from GREENBERG MATILDA; GREENBERG MATHILDA DECD to GREENBERG MAX
1971
1971-02-09Mortgage — from HOCHBERG FRANCES to GREENBERG MAX; GREENBERG MATILDA
1971-02-09Deed — from GREENBERG MATILDA; GREENBERG MAX to HOCHBERG FRANCES

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