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1316 Avenue M · Brooklyn · BBL 3067420007 · 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

3 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (1) · Consumer Complaint (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$740,000 $44,400
2026$796,000 $47,760
2027$832,000 $49,920

The city's market estimate has risen 12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Focaccia PizzaJewish/KosherA—

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 6 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

SubwayAvenue M — Q · 500 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Avenue M / E 13 St — B9 · 150 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 199 Frederick Wachtel
Middle: Andries Hudde. 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

1316 Avenue M

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: $350,000 on 1997-11-10 (lender: Greenfield, Chaim), covering 2 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1997-11-10Mortgage $350,000 — from CONGREGATION BNOS YEHUDA to GREENFIELD, CHAIM $350,000

Ten-year activity

1050
2017
2018
2019
7
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201701001
201810012
201911013
202015017
202102013
202210012
202304015
202401012
202511136
202601012
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The last 12 months — 3 records

DateRecord
2026-07-06Boiler inspection
2026-02-24311: Snow or Ice — Sidewalk
2025-12-03311: Consumer Complaint — Other Store (Non-Food)

The full timeline

2026
2026-07-06Boiler inspection
2026-02-24311: Snow or Ice — Sidewalk
2025
2025-12-03311: Consumer Complaint — Other Store (Non-Food)
2025-09-19FDNY inspection (RISK)
2025-08-07Deed — from LAUFER, REGINA to SHIRA LEAH LAUFERR AS TRUSTEE; RL IRREVOCABLE FAMILY TRUST; DANIEL LAUFER AS TRUSTEE
2025-07-09Boiler inspection
2025-03-27Restaurant inspection: FOCACCIA PIZZA — grade A
2025-02-19Restaurant inspection: FOCACCIA PIZZA
2024
2024-07-25Boiler inspection
2024-02-03311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Traffic
2023
2023-08-06311: Illegal Dumping — Removal Request
2023-07-18Boiler inspection
2023-06-20311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Music
2023-04-19311: Consumer Complaint — Cell Phone Store
2023-03-26311: Food Establishment — Toilet Facility
2022
2022-09-16ECB CLASS - 2 violation: I OBSERVED A BLACK METAL FRAME SIGN WITH THE WORDING "FOCACCIA PIZZA" IN WHITE AND RED LETTERING MEASURING 20 FEET WIDE X 63 INCHE
2022-06-14Boiler inspection
2021
2021-11-06311: Food Establishment — Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food
2021-07-08Boiler inspection
2021-06-30311: Consumer Complaint — Cell Phone Store
2020
2020-12-28311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Restaurant/Bar Not in Compliance
2020-10-21311: Broken Parking Meter — Out of Order
2020-08-11311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Business not in compliance
2020-07-14Boiler inspection
2020-07-11311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Sign/Awning/Marquee - Illegal/No Permit
2020-07-11DOB complaint, category ?
2020-06-25311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Business not in compliance
2019
2019-11-22Boiler inspection
2019-11-08DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2017 INSPECTION REPORT
2019-07-22Eviction executed
2018
2018-04-19Boiler inspection
2018-04-06DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2016 INSPECTION REPORT
2017
2017-09-12311: Broken Muni Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2016
2016-12-08311: Food Establishment — Food Preparation Location
2015
2015-10-01DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2014 INSPECTION REPORT
2015-05-23311: Consumer Complaint — False Advertising
2015-03-03DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2013 INSPECTION REPORT
2015-01-29311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2014
2014-06-29311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2014-06-29Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2014-06-23311: Water System — Hydrant Defective (WC2)
2013
2013-10-08311: Consumer Complaint — False Advertising
2013-09-10311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2013-06-06311: Other Enforcement — E10 Obstruction (Street/Sidewalk)
2013-05-24311: Consumer Complaint — Mandatory Tip
2012
2012-04-25311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2011
2011-04-26311: Street Condition — Pothole
2011-04-13311: Consumer Complaint — Contract Dispute
2010
2010-10-11311: Food Poisoning — 3 or More
2010-08-27311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2005
2005-01-31DOB violation LL6291:
2004
2004-12-01Deed — from LAUFER, REGINA; LAUFER, SAM to LAUFER, REGINA
2003
2003-03-19DOB violation LL6291:
2002
2002-03-04DOB complaint, category ?
2002-03-04DOB complaint, category ?
2002-03-01Permit PL — ISSUED
2002-02-28Permit EW — ISSUED
2002-02-28Permit EW — ISSUED
2002-02-28Permit EW — ISSUED
2002-01-31Job filed: Change commercial store use group 6 to eating and drinking establishment (resturant) use group 6. No change in use, egress or occupancy.$10,000
2001
2001-02-27DOB violation LL6291:
2000
2000-08-22Deed — from CONGREGATION BNOS YEHUDA to LAUFER, SAM; LAUFER, REGINA
2000-08-22REL — from GREENBERG, CHAIM to CONGREGATION BNOS YEHUDA
2000-02-07DOB violation LL6291:
1997
1997-11-10Mortgage $350,000 — from CONGREGATION BNOS YEHUDA to GREENFIELD, CHAIM$350,000
1997-08-11Deed — from BETH JACOB HEBREW TEACHERS COLLEGE INC to CONGREGATION BNOS YEHUDA
1997-02-10DOB violation LL6291:
1995
1995-08-29DOB violation LL6291:
1994
1994-07-25DOB violation LL6291:
1993
1993-08-26Deed — from SCHNITZER, ALEX to BETH JACOB HEBREW TEACH
1993-04-28Deed — from SCHNITZER, HONEY/HEIR OF; GOLDSTEIN, CHERYL/INDIV to SCHNITZER, ALEX

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