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2579 Cropsey Avenue · Brooklyn · BBL 3069090001 · 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 class2
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 81% 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 6.7. In ZIP 11214, 75% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% 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

18 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Food Establishment (6) · General Construction/Plumbing (5) · Illegal Parking (3) · Root/Sewer/Sidewalk Condition (1) · Electrical (1) · Building/Use (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$549,000 $247,050
2026$572,000 $257,400
2027$597,000 $268,650

The city's market estimate has risen 9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
La Casa BellaPizzaA—
Uncle Louie G’S Italian Ices & Ice CreamFrozen DessertsA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

6 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage, Food Contains Foreign Object, Kitchen/Food Prep Area), shared by 2 restaurants · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

Flood exposure

In the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary flood maps) — lenders typically require flood insurance here.

Hurricane evacuation zone 2 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

SubwayBay 50 St — D · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Cropsey Av / 26 Av — B6 B82 · 100 ft
Bike facilityShared bike route mapped within 75 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 212 Lady Deborah Moody
Middle: I.S. 281 Joseph B Cavallaro. 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

2579 Cropsey Avenue

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

18 311 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: $162,741 on 2014-09-04 (lender: TD Bank N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2014-09-04Agreement $650,000 — from PICARELLO, MICHAEL to TD BANK N.A. $650,000
2014-09-04AL&R $650,000 — from PICARELLO, MICHAEL to TD BANK N.A. $650,000
2014-09-04Mortgage $162,742 — from PICARELLO, MICHAEL to TD BANK N.A. $162,742
2011-09-06AL&R $500,000 — from PICARELLO, MICHAEL to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION $500,000
2011-09-06Mortgage $500,000 — from PICARELLO, MICHAEL to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION $500,000
2005-12-23AL&R $194,000 — from GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC. to PICARELLO, MICHAEL $194,000
2005-12-23Agreement $194,000 — from PICARELLO, MICHAEL to GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC. $194,000
2005-12-23Mortgage $16,435 — from PICARELLO, MICHAEL to GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC. $16,435
2002-08-13Mortgage $225,000 — from PICARELLO, MICHAEL to GREENPOINT MORTGAGEFUNDING INC $225,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170101
20180303
2019313016
20200404
20210101
20220202
20230707
20240527
20252204
20261011223
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The last 12 months — 26 records

DateRecord
2026-09-14311: Food Establishment — Food Contains Foreign Object
2026-09-11311: Sewer Maintenance — Catch Basin Clogged
2026-09-08311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2026-09-08DOB complaint, category ?
2026-08-28311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Permit - None
2026-08-28311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Permit - None
2026-08-28DOB complaint, category ?
2026-08-28DOB complaint, category ?
2026-08-20311: Electrical — Electrical Wiring Defective/Exposed
2026-08-20DOB complaint, category ?
2026-08-10DOB violation C: ATOI, OBSERVED FROM THE EXTERIOR AT EXPO #4 AN UNPERMITTED STRUCTURE AT THE REAR EXTERIOR OF THE BUILDING. THE WORK APPEARED TO B
2026-07-31311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Permit - None
2026-07-31DOB complaint, category ?
2026-07-12311: General Construction/Plumbing — Curb Cut/Driveway/Carport - Illegal
2026-07-12DOB complaint, category ?
2026-07-09311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Permit - None
2026-07-09DOB complaint, category ?
2026-06-03Restaurant inspection: UNCLE LOUIE G’S ITALIAN ICES & ICE CREAM — grade A
2026-04-24FDNY inspection (RISK)
2026-04-21FDNY inspection (AGED_OUT)
2026-03-26Restaurant inspection: LA CASA BELLA — grade A
2026-01-10311: Food Establishment — Kitchen/Food Prep Area
2026-01-10311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2025-12-15FDNY inspection (RISK)
2025-12-15FDNY inspection (AGED_OUT)
2025-10-23311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation

The full timeline

2026
2026-09-14311: Food Establishment — Food Contains Foreign Object
2026-09-11311: Sewer Maintenance — Catch Basin Clogged
2026-09-08311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2026-09-08DOB complaint, category ?
2026-08-28311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Permit - None
2026-08-28311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Permit - None
2026-08-28DOB complaint, category ?
2026-08-28DOB complaint, category ?
2026-08-20311: Electrical — Electrical Wiring Defective/Exposed
2026-08-20DOB complaint, category ?
2026-08-10DOB violation C: ATOI, OBSERVED FROM THE EXTERIOR AT EXPO #4 AN UNPERMITTED STRUCTURE AT THE REAR EXTERIOR OF THE BUILDING. THE WORK APPEARED TO B
2026-07-31311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Permit - None
2026-07-31DOB complaint, category ?
2026-07-12311: General Construction/Plumbing — Curb Cut/Driveway/Carport - Illegal
2026-07-12DOB complaint, category ?
2026-07-09311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Permit - None
2026-07-09DOB complaint, category ?
2026-06-03Restaurant inspection: UNCLE LOUIE G’S ITALIAN ICES & ICE CREAM — grade A
2026-04-24FDNY inspection (RISK)
2026-04-21FDNY inspection (AGED_OUT)
2026-03-26Restaurant inspection: LA CASA BELLA — grade A
2026-01-10311: Food Establishment — Kitchen/Food Prep Area
2026-01-10311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2025
2025-12-15FDNY inspection (RISK)
2025-12-15FDNY inspection (AGED_OUT)
2025-10-23311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2025-08-09311: Illegal Parking — Parking Permit Improper Use
2024
2024-09-04Restaurant inspection: LA CASA BELLA — grade A
2024-08-21311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2024-06-10311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2024-05-20Restaurant inspection: UNCLE LOUIE G’S ITALIAN ICES & ICE CREAM — grade A
2024-04-26311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2024-04-10311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Traffic
2024-02-08311: Root/Sewer/Sidewalk Condition — Trees and Sidewalks Program
2023
2023-09-30311: Sidewalk Condition — Broken Sidewalk
2023-08-11311: Sidewalk Condition — Broken Sidewalk
2023-06-24311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2023-05-27311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2023-02-19311: Illegal Parking — Unauthorized Bus Layover
2023-02-11311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2023-01-20311: Abandoned Vehicle — With License Plate
2022
2022-08-06311: Missed Collection — Bulky Trash
2022-06-10311: Noise - Vehicle — Engine Idling
2021
2021-11-13311: Vaccine Mandate Non-Compliance — Customer Proof of Vaccination Not Checked
2020
2020-09-29311: Noise — Noise: air condition/ventilation equipment (NV1)
2020-09-18311: Noise - Commercial — Banging/Pounding
2020-09-10311: Illegal Parking — Unauthorized Bus Layover
2020-01-15311: Sidewalk Condition — Sidewalk Violation
2019
2019-08-16311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Sign/Awning/Marquee - Illegal/No Permit
2019-08-16DOB complaint, category ?
2019-06-18311: Sidewalk Condition — Broken Sidewalk
2019-05-30ECB CLASS - 2 violation: WORK WITHOUT A OERMIT. OBSERVED WOOD DECK WITH THREE STEEL POSTS ERECTED IN REAR YARD WITH HANDRAIL. DECK APPROXIMATELY 18 FEET WI
2019-05-04311: Food Establishment — Food Temperature
2019-05-04311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2019-04-08311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Permit - None
2019-04-08DOB complaint, category ?
2019-04-06311: Food Establishment — Allergy Information
2019-04-03311: Food Establishment — Handwashing
2019-04-03311: Food Establishment — Food Protection
2019-04-02311: Sidewalk Condition — Broken Sidewalk
2019-04-02311: Food Establishment — Food Temperature
2019-04-02311: Food Establishment — Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food
2019-02-02311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2019-01-21311: For Hire Vehicle Report — Driver Report
2018
2018-09-21311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2018-03-29311: Food Establishment — Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food
2018-03-12311: Derelict Vehicle — With License Plate
2017
2017-04-03311: Consumer Complaint — Overcharge
2016
2016-01-28311: Food Establishment — Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food
2015
2015-10-09FDNY inspection (RISK)
2015-10-04311: Food Poisoning — 3 or More
2015-09-16311: Noise — Noise: Private Carting Noise (NQ1)
2015-07-31311: Food Establishment — Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food
2015-05-30311: Food Establishment — Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food
2014
2014-11-04311: Noise — Noise: Private Carting Noise (NQ1)
2014-09-22311: Noise — Noise: Private Carting Noise (NQ1)
2014-09-04Agreement $650,000 — from PICARELLO, MICHAEL to TD BANK N.A.$650,000
2014-09-04Mortgage assigned — from EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION to TD BANK N.A.
2014-09-04AL&R $650,000 — from PICARELLO, MICHAEL to TD BANK N.A.$650,000
2014-09-04Mortgage $162,742 — from PICARELLO, MICHAEL to TD BANK N.A.$162,742
2014-09-04TL&R — from EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION to PICARELLO, MICHAEL
2014-06-23FDNY inspection (RISK)
2014-06-20311: Street Condition — Pothole
2014-06-03311: Noise — Noise: Private Carting Noise (NQ1)
2014-05-27311: Noise — Noise: Private Carting Noise (NQ1)
2013
2013-03-08311: Street Condition — Pothole
2012
2012-11-12311: Unsanitary Pigeon Condition — Pigeon Waste
2011
2011-12-06Mortgage satisfied — from PICARELLO, MICHAEL to GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING INC.
2011-12-06TL&R — from PICARELLO, MICHAEL to GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING INC.
2011-10-29311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2011-09-06AL&R $500,000 — from PICARELLO, MICHAEL to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION$500,000
2011-09-06Mortgage $500,000 — from PICARELLO, MICHAEL to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION$500,000
2011-01-05311: Street Condition — Pothole
2010
2010-12-23311: Street Condition — Failed Street Repair
2006
2006-04-13ECB Non-Hazardous violation: PREMISE DOES NOT COMPLY WITH LL 58/87 IN THAT ACCESSIBILITY IS NOT PROVIDED FOR PERSONS WITH PHYSICAL DISABILITIES NOTED: NO RAMP
2005
2005-12-23AL&R $194,000 — from GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC. to PICARELLO, MICHAEL$194,000
2005-12-23Agreement $194,000 — from PICARELLO, MICHAEL to GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC.$194,000
2005-12-23Mortgage $16,435 — from PICARELLO, MICHAEL to GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC.$16,435
2005-11-30DOB complaint, category ?
2003
2003-04-02Permit EW — ISSUED
2002
2002-10-11Permit SG — ISSUED
2002-09-25Permit PL — ISSUED
2002-09-25Permit EW — ISSUED
2002-09-25Permit EW — ISSUED
2002-08-30Permit AL — ISSUED
2002-08-13Mortgage $225,000 — from PICARELLO, MICHAEL to GREENPOINT MORTGAGEFUNDING INC$225,000
2002-08-13Deed — from LUCHETTO, FRANCESCO/HEIR; LUCCHETTO, ANTONIO/HEIR; LUCCHETTO, ROSINA/HEIR to PICARELLO, MICHAEL
2002-08-13Mortgage assigned — from PICARELLO, MICHAEL to GREENPOINT MORTGAGEFUNDING INC
2002-08-13PAT — from LUCCHETTO, FRANCESCO to LUCCHETTO, ANTONIO
2002-08-13PAT — from LUCCHETTO, ROSINA to LUCCHETTO, ANTONIO
2002-07-24Job filed: INSTALLATION OF A BUSINESS AWNING NO CHA NGE TO USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY$1,250
2002-07-24Job filed: INSTALLATION OF A BUSINESS AWNING NO CHA NGE TO USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY$1,250
2002-07-24Job filed: INSTALLATION OF A BUSINESS AWNING NO CHA NGE TO USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY$1,250
2002-07-19Job filed: To renovate existing eating and drinking establishment. Replace existing plumbing fixtures, install new Fire Suppression system, and HVAC system.$36,500
2002-07-19Job filed: To renovate existing eating and drinking establishment. Replace existing plumbing fixtures, install new Fire Suppression system, and HVAC system.$36,500
2002-07-08DOB complaint, category ?
2002-06-11ECB Non-Hazardous violation: HAVING A PROHIBITED ILLUMINATED SIGN ON AWNING. REMEDY: REMOVE ILLEGAL SIGNAGE.
2002-06-11ECB Non-Hazardous violation: HAVING INSTALLED AN AWNING WITHOUT A PERMIT. REMEDY: REMOVE ILLEGAL WORK.
2002-06-11ECB Non-Hazardous violation: HAVING A SIGN PROJECTING MORE THATN 12 IN ACROSS THE STREET LINE. REMEDY: REMOVE ILLEGAL SIGNAGE.
2002-06-11ECB Non-Hazardous violation: HAVING A SIGN EXTENDING ABOVE THE GROUND FLOOR CEILING. REMEDY: REMOVE ILLEGAL SIGNAGE.
2002-06-11ECB Non-Hazardous violation: HAVING INSTALLED A SIGN WITHOUT A PERMIT. REMEDY: REMOVE ILLEGAL WORK.
2002-06-11ECB Non-Hazardous violation: HAVING AN AWNING SIGN WITH LETTERS HIGHER THAN 12IN. HAVING AN IDENTIFICATION SIGN WITH AN AREA MORE THAN 12 SQ HAVING AN AKWINING
1995
1995-05-11Mortgage satisfied — from LUCCHETTO, SERAFINO to SEPTIMUM CORPORATION; JOHN B. SWIFT, SR.
1991
1991-06-21Permit PL — ISSUED
1991-06-06Permit EW — ISSUED
1991-05-29Permit EW — ISSUED
1980
1980-06-05Mortgage assigned — from SWIFT LILLIAN EXEC OF; SWIFT SR JOHN B DECEASED; SEPTIMUM CORPORATION to RUSSO ANTHONY S; TEDESCHI THOMAS A; SWIFT JOHN B JR; DAHL LEONARD; TEDESCHI JOSEPH S; FISH
1976
1976-08-03Deed — from SEPTIMUM CORP to LUCCHETTO SERAFINO
1976-08-03Mortgage — from LUCCHETTO SERAFINO to SWIFT JOHN B SR; SEPTIMUM CORP
1973
1973-10-25Mortgage assigned — from SWIFT JOHN B JR to TEDESCHI JOSEPH; BUA PETER J
1972
1972-12-06Mortgage — from SEPTIMUM CORP to SWIFT JOHN B JR
1972-12-06Mortgage — from SEPTIMUM CORP to MAGNELL RICHARD E; MAGNELL ELEANOR
1972-04-24Mortgage — from SEPTIMUM CORPORATION to SWIFT JOHN B JR
1972-04-12Deed — from OLAFSSON CHRISTIAN O; OLAFSSON ERIC T to SEPTIMUM CORPORATION
1972-03-08Deed — from OLAFSSON HAFLIDI K (DECD) to OLAFSSON ERIC T; OLAFSSON CHRISTIAN O

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