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1608 Avenue H · Brooklyn · BBL 3067000004 · 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 11230, 82% 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

23 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (8) · Illegal Parking (5) · Dirty Condition (2) · Water System (2) · Food Establishment (1) · Snow or Ice (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 (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$1,376,000 $82,560
2026$1,569,000 $94,140
2027$1,367,000 $82,020

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

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Kam Sing OneChineseAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Spoiled) · 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

SubwayAvenue H — Q · 150 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Ocean Av / Avenue H — B49 · 1,000 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: 152, 315
Middle: 14, 78, 234, 278. 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

1608 Avenue H

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

23 311 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: $169,000 on 2001-10-16 (lender: Abacus Federal Savings Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2001-10-16Mortgage $169,000 — from YANG, GEN ZAI; SHOU, JIN QUI to ABACUS FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $169,000
1995-12-15Mortgage $175,000 — from KIM, ALEX to ESKENAZI, DANIEL; ESKENAZI, ELAYNE $175,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170303
20180101
20190314
20200202
20210101
20220011
20230011
20240101
20250415
2026318021
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The last 12 months — 22 records

DateRecord
2026-10-02311: Smoking or Vaping — Allowed in Smoke Free Area
2026-10-02311: Street Light Condition — Street Light Out
2026-09-15311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2026-09-10311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2026-09-10311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2026-09-09311: Water Maintenance — Fire Hydrant Running Full
2026-09-05311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2026-08-28311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Traffic
2026-07-03311: Water System — Fire Hydrant Emergency (FHE)
2026-07-03311: Water System — Fire Hydrant Emergency (FHE)
2026-05-08311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2026-05-01311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2026-03-30FDNY inspection (COM_OCPCY)
2026-03-30FDNY inspection (RISK)
2026-03-24311: Building/Use — No Certificate Of Occupancy/Illegal/Contrary To CO
2026-03-24DOB complaint, category ?
2026-02-28311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2026-02-02311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Music
2026-01-24311: Illegal Parking — License Plate Obscured
2026-01-23311: Illegal Parking — License Plate Obscured
2026-01-22311: Illegal Parking — License Plate Obscured
2025-12-15311: Snow or Ice — Sidewalk

The full timeline

2026
2026-10-02311: Smoking or Vaping — Allowed in Smoke Free Area
2026-10-02311: Street Light Condition — Street Light Out
2026-09-15311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2026-09-10311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2026-09-10311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2026-09-09311: Water Maintenance — Fire Hydrant Running Full
2026-09-05311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2026-08-28311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Traffic
2026-07-03311: Water System — Fire Hydrant Emergency (FHE)
2026-07-03311: Water System — Fire Hydrant Emergency (FHE)
2026-05-08311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2026-05-01311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2026-03-30FDNY inspection (COM_OCPCY)
2026-03-30FDNY inspection (RISK)
2026-03-24311: Building/Use — No Certificate Of Occupancy/Illegal/Contrary To CO
2026-03-24DOB complaint, category ?
2026-02-28311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2026-02-02311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Music
2026-01-24311: Illegal Parking — License Plate Obscured
2026-01-23311: Illegal Parking — License Plate Obscured
2026-01-22311: Illegal Parking — License Plate Obscured
2025
2025-12-15311: Snow or Ice — Sidewalk
2025-10-11311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2025-08-24311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2025-08-04Restaurant inspection: KAM SING ONE — grade A
2025-05-24311: Food Establishment — Food Spoiled
2024
2024-06-28311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Vehicle
2023
2023-11-13Restaurant inspection: KAM SING ONE — grade A · mice evidence
2022
2022-08-15Restaurant inspection: KAM SING ONE — grade A · mice evidence
2021
2021-05-11311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2020
2020-10-29311: Consumer Complaint — Restaurant
2020-07-05311: Non-Emergency Police Matter — Face Covering Violation
2019
2019-12-23Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-09-09311: Food Establishment — Pet/Animal
2019-09-01311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2019-01-04311: Homeless Person Assistance
2018
2018-02-24311: Food Establishment — Food Contaminated
2017
2017-10-10311: Homeless Person Assistance — N/A
2017-10-06311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2017-03-09311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2016
2016-09-08311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2016-09-08311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2016-03-30311: Consumer Complaint — Overcharge
2015
2015-05-01Permit PL — ISSUED
2014
2014-06-23311: Food Establishment — Odor
2014-05-16311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2014-04-16Permit EW — ISSUED
2014-04-09Permit PL — ISSUED
2014-03-26Permit EW — ISSUED
2014-03-06Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION ON CELLAR AND 3RD FLOOR. NEW PARTITION AND PLUMBING WORK INVOLVED. NO CHANGE TO USE, OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS.$150,000
2012
2012-12-13311: Food Establishment — Food Contains Foreign Object
2011
2011-07-07311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2010
2010-12-30311: Food Establishment — Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food
2010-08-31311: Air Quality — Air: Odor/Fumes, Restaurant (AD2)
2010-07-26311: Air Quality — Air: Odor/Fumes, Restaurant (AD2)
2010-06-22Mortgage satisfied — from SHOU, JIN QIU; YANG, GEN ZAI to ABACUS FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK
2007
2007-09-20CORRD — from SHOU, JIN QIU; YANG, GEN ZAI to YANG, GEN ZAI; QIU, SHOU JIN
2001
2001-10-16Mortgage $169,000 — from YANG, GEN ZAI; SHOU, JIN QUI to ABACUS FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK$169,000
2001-10-16Mortgage satisfied — from KIM, ALEX to ESKENAZI, ELAYNE
2001-10-16Deed — from KIM, ALEX to YANG, GEN ZAI; SHOU, JIN QIU
1995
1995-12-15Mortgage $175,000 — from KIM, ALEX to ESKENAZI, DANIEL; ESKENAZI, ELAYNE$175,000
1995-12-15Deed — from ESKENAZI, ELAYNE to KIM, ALEX
1995-12-15Permit PL — ISSUED
1995-12-04Permit EW — ISSUED
1995-12-04Permit EW — ISSUED
1995-12-04Permit EW — ISSUED
1991
1991-12-05DOB violation C:
1991-12-05DOB complaint, category ?
1987
1987-04-09Mortgage satisfied — from SCHREIBER, PAUL to GREEN POINT SAVS BANK
1987-03-20Mortgage satisfied — from ESKENAZI, ELAYNE; ESKENAZI, DANIEL to SCHREIBER, PAUL
1976
1976-10-20Deed — from ESKENAZI DANIEL; ESKENAZI ELAYNE to ESKENAZI ELAYNE
1973
1973-01-17Deed — from SCHREIBER PAUL to ESKENAZI DANIEL; ESKENAZI ELAYNE
1973-01-17Mortgage — from ESKENAZI ELAYNE; ESKENAZI DANIEL to SCHREIBER PAUL
1967
1967-07-06RTXL — from SAND ISAAC DECD
1967-04-05Deed — from LEBIT MYRTLE; SAND ROBERT; SAND MAURICE; SANDS ROBERT; SAND MANCIA to SCHREIBER PAUL
1967-04-05Mortgage — from SCHREIBER PAUL to GREENPOINT SV BK

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