1688 East 16 Street · Brooklyn · BBL 3067980006
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on record) — the report below covers its full public record.
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
31 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Dirty Condition (5) · Food Establishment (3) · Homeless Person Assistance (3) · Illegal Parking (3) · Obstruction (2) · Street Condition (2).
Filed construction activity
$258,164 in permitted construction work filed since
2016 (15 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.
What the city thinks it's worth
Tax year
City market value
Assessed value
2025
$1,182,000
$531,900
2026
$1,204,000
$541,800
2027
$1,219,000
$548,550
The city's market estimate has risen
3% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
3 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Spoiled, Rodents/Insects/Garbage), shared by 2 restaurants · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
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.
2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since
2011 (0 in the last three years).
Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps
(cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.
Getting around
Subway
Kings Hwy — B Q · 50 ft straight-line (under a minute) · station accessibility: full
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: E 16 St / Kings Hwy — B100 · under 50 ft
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.
31 311 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: $499,000 on
1986-12-24 (lender: Chemical Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid
down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded
document.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
1986-12-24
Mortgage $499,000 — from HELD, BARBARA A; HELD, EDWARD to CHEMICAL BANK
$499,000
Ten-year activity
50250
2017
2018
23
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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Year
Construction
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
0
4
0
0
4
2018
0
0
8
0
0
8
2019
9
0
14
0
0
23
2020
4
0
10
0
0
14
2021
4
0
7
0
0
11
2022
1
3
4
0
0
8
2023
2
0
4
0
1
7
2024
6
0
2
0
1
9
2025
0
2
9
0
2
13
2026
0
1
17
2
2
22
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2026-02-04311: Cannabis Retailer — Sales to Minors Under 21
2026-01-29311: Obstruction — Trash or Recycling
2026-01-21Deed — from EAST 16TH STREET REALTY, LLC to 1688 JABE REAL ESTATE LLC
2026-01-15Deed transfer (nominal price)
2025
2025-11-28DOB complaint, category ?
2025-10-22DOB violation C: THE DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS UNDER SECTION 28-207.2 ORDERS THAT YOU STOP ALL WORK UNDER PERMIT # B01088130-I1 ON 10/22/25. DUE T
2025-07-01311: Curb Condition — Broken Curb
2025-06-20311: Radioactive Material — Contamination Risk
2025-05-27311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2025-05-05311: Curb Condition — Broken Curb
2025-04-18311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2025-03-12311: Street Condition — Rough, Pitted or Cracked Roads
2023-10-03Restaurant inspection: TAQUERIA MONARCA — grade B
2023-08-08Permit Sign — Signed-off
2023-07-05Job filed: INSTALLATION OF AN ILLUMINATED BUSINESS ACCESSORY SIGN . NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$2,964
2023-03-29311: Food Poisoning — 3 or More
2022
2022-12-29311: Food Establishment — Food Spoiled
2022-05-27311: General Construction/Plumbing — Debris - Falling Or In Danger Of Falling
2022-05-27311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Shaking/Vibrating/Structural Stability
2022-05-27DOB complaint, category ?
2022-05-27DOB complaint, category ?
2022-05-27ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE COMPLIANT MANNER:AT 2ND FLOOR AIRCONDITIONING SUPPORT BRACKETS MISSING AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS.R
2022-05-06311: Consumer Complaint — Retail Store
2022-03-28Job filed: INSTALL GAS VALVES AND PIPINGS FOR COOKING EQUIPMENT, HWH AND FIRE SUPPRESSION SHUT OFF IN THE STORE AS SHOWN IN DRAWING. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY $15,000
2021
2021-12-26311: Consumer Complaint — Retail Store
2021-10-07311: Street Condition — Pothole
2021-09-27311: Street Condition — Pothole
2021-05-12Permit Mechanical Systems — Permit Issued
2021-05-04311: Homeless Person Assistance
2021-04-29Permit Plumbing — Signed-off
2021-04-22Job filed: INSTALL NEW KITCHEN HOOD, EXHAUST FAN, MAKE UP AIR AND ASSOCIATED DUCT WORK AS PER PLAN. NO CHANGE TO USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY UNDER THIS APPLICATION.$10,000
2021-04-22Job filed: INSTALL GAS VALVES AND PIPINGS FOR COOKING EQUIPMENT, HWH AND FIRE SUPPRESSION SHUT OFF IN THE STORE AS SHOWN IN DRAWING. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY $15,000
2021-02-20311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Business not in compliance
2021-01-16311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Business not in compliance
2021-01-04311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Business not in compliance
2020
2020-12-03311: Street Condition — Pothole
2020-10-26Permit Plumbing — Signed-off
2020-07-30311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Business not in compliance
2020-07-22311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Business not in compliance
2020-07-22311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Business not in compliance
2020-06-27Job filed: APPLICATION FOR MECHANICAL EXHAUST HOODS, EXHAUST DUCTS FOR COMMERCIAL KITCHEN AS PER PLAN. WORK INCLUDES INSTALLATION OF AC UNIT. CONSTRUCTION FILED $32,000
2020-06-26311: Non-Emergency Police Matter — Social Distancing
2020-06-24311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Business not in compliance
2020-06-24Job filed: APPLICATION FOR PLUMBING WORKS ONLY FOR RENOVATION OF EXISTING SPACE AS PER PLAN. CONSTRUCTION APPLICATION FILED SEPARATELY UNDER BIS APPLICATION # 32$20,000
2020-02-28311: Street Condition — Pothole
2020-02-25311: Street Condition — Pothole
2020-02-24Permit Plumbing — Permit Issued
2020-02-16311: Noise — Noise: air condition/ventilation equipment (NV1)
2019
2019-12-17Job filed: APPLICATION FOR PLUMBING WORKS ONLY FOR RENOVATION OF EXISTING SPACE AS PER PLAN. CONSTRUCTION APPLICATION FILED SEPARATELY UNDER BIS APPLICATION # 32$20,000
2019-12-17Job filed: APPLICATION FOR MECHANICAL EXHAUST HOODS AND EXHAUST DUCTS FOR COMMERCIAL KITCHEN AS PER PLAN. CONSTRUCTION APPLICATION FILED SEPARATELY UNDER BIS JOB$20,000
2019-12-11311: Consumer Complaint — Retail Store
2019-11-27311: Street Condition — Pothole
2019-11-10311: Curb Condition — Broken Curb
2019-11-10311: Street Condition — Pothole
2019-11-08Permit Mechanical Systems — Permit Issued
2019-11-06Job filed: APPLICATION FOR MECHANICAL EXHAUST HOODS, EXHAUST DUCTS FOR COMMERCIAL KITCHEN AS PER PLAN. WORK INCLUDES INSTALLATION OF AC UNIT. CONSTRUCTION FILED $32,000
2019-09-17Job filed: APPLICATION FOR PLUMBING WORKS ONLY FOR RENOVATION OF EXISTING SPACE AS PER PLAN. CONSTRUCTION APPLICATION FILED SEPARATELY UNDER BIS APPLICATION # 32$20,000
2019-09-12311: Street Condition — Pothole
2019-09-10Job filed: RENOVATION WORKS OF EXISTING SPACE AS PER PLAN FOR INSTALLATION OF COMMERCIAL KITCHEN AND EXHAUST HOOD RELATED WORKS.THIS APPLICATION FOR CONSTRUCTION$25,000
2019-09-10Job filed: RENOVATION WORKS OF EXISTING SPACE AS PER PLAN FOR INSTALLATION OF COMMERCIAL KITCHEN AND EXHAUST HOOD RELATED WORKS.THIS APPLICATION FOR CONSTRUCTION$25,000
2011-11-16311: Food Establishment — Kitchen/Food Prep Area
2011-07-15311: Food Establishment — Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food
2011-06-20Permit EQ — ISSUED
2011-06-17Job filed: KINGS HIGHWAY MTA STATION - CONTRACT A-35870 - REHAB FIVE (5) STATIONS BRIGHTON LINE, BROOKLYN - SUBMITTING ON BEHALF OF CONTRACTOR FOR THE INSTALLATI