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172 Avenue S · Brooklyn · BBL 3070820002 · 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 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.

What 311 hears from this address

7 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (6) · Noise (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$1,153,000 $69,180
2026$1,148,000 $68,880
2027$1,174,000 $70,440

The city's market estimate has risen 2% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Avenue S CafeCoffee/TeaA—

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

SubwayAvenue U — N · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
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

172 Avenue S

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

7 311 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: $390,000 on 2007-02-20 (recorded via MERS, the industry registry; the lender is not named on the record). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2007-02-20Deed $565,000 — from TROMBETTA, FELIX; TROMBETTA, IGINIO to LIANG, TIAN NONG $565,000
2007-02-20Mortgage $390,000 — from LIANG, TIAN NONG to MERS $390,000
1989-10-24Mortgage $450,000 — from TROMBETTA, FELIX; TROMBETTA, LINDA; TROMBETTA, IGINIO to MARINE MIDLAND BANKNA $450,000

Ten-year activity

1050
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2018
2019
9
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20171012
20180011
20190112
20201719
20210112
20220112
20230729
20240516
20250123
20260011
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The last 12 months — 1 records

DateRecord
2026-06-09Restaurant inspection: AVENUE S CAFE — grade A

The full timeline

2026
2026-06-09Restaurant inspection: AVENUE S CAFE — grade A
2025
2025-09-30311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Traffic
2025-03-24Restaurant inspection: AVENUE S CAFE — grade A
2025-02-12Boiler inspection
2024
2024-07-09Boiler inspection
2024-05-01311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Traffic
2024-04-04311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Traffic
2024-04-04311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Traffic
2024-03-10311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2024-01-25311: Illegal Parking — Parking Permit Improper Use
2023
2023-10-24311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Traffic
2023-10-19311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Traffic
2023-08-25311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Traffic
2023-08-17311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Traffic
2023-07-09Boiler inspection
2023-07-06Restaurant inspection: AVENUE S CAFE — grade A
2023-06-24311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Traffic
2023-06-11311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2023-06-10311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2022
2022-09-02Boiler inspection
2022-05-02311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2021
2021-08-04Boiler inspection
2021-06-07311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Traffic
2020
2020-10-28311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Permit - None
2020-10-28DOB complaint, category ?
2020-09-26311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2020-09-26311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2020-09-26311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2020-09-25311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2020-09-25311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2020-09-25311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2020-08-07Boiler inspection
2019
2019-09-09311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-07-03Boiler inspection
2018
2018-06-27Boiler inspection
2017
2017-10-12Boiler inspection
2017-02-24DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2015 INSPECTION REPORT
2016
2016-12-08311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2016-12-08DOB complaint, category ?
2016-12-01311: Consumer Complaint — Unlicensed
2015
2015-03-12311: Smoking — Smoking Violation
2013
2013-03-01DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2011 INSPECTION REPORT
2011
2011-12-07Mortgage assigned — from MERS to 1ST UNITED BANK
2011-12-07311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2010
2010-10-30311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2007
2007-06-11Permit EW — ISSUED
2007-05-18Job filed: FILE TO INSTALL 2-NEW BOILER AT CELLAR IN CONJUNCTION WITH JOB #:302308456 AS PER PLAN. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$3,000
2007-05-18Job filed: FILE TO INSTALL 2-NEW BOILER AT CELLAR IN CONJUNCTION WITH JOB #:302308456 AS PER PLAN. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$3,000
2007-03-26Permit PL — ISSUED
2007-03-23Permit EW — ISSUED
2007-03-12Job filed: TO ENCLOSE BOILER ROOM AND INSTALL 2-NEW BOILER & 2-NEW H.W.H. AT CELLAR AS PER PLAN. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$8,000
2007-03-12Job filed: TO ENCLOSE BOILER ROOM AND INSTALL 2-NEW BOILER & 2-NEW H.W.H. AT CELLAR AS PER PLAN. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$8,000
2007-02-20Deed $565,000 — from TROMBETTA, FELIX; TROMBETTA, IGINIO to LIANG, TIAN NONG$565,000
2007-02-20Mortgage $390,000 — from LIANG, TIAN NONG to MERS$390,000
1998
1998-05-04DOB violation LL6291:
1996
1996-07-03Mortgage satisfied — from TROMBETTA, IGINIO; TROMBETTA, FELIX; TROMBETTA, LINDA to MARINE MIDLAND BANK,NA
1989
1989-10-24Mortgage satisfied — from TROMBETTA, IGINIO; TROMBETTA, FELIX to GUASTELLA, GIUSEPPINA; GUASTELLA, ROSARIO
1989-10-24Mortgage $450,000 — from TROMBETTA, FELIX; TROMBETTA, LINDA; TROMBETTA, IGINIO to MARINE MIDLAND BANKNA$450,000
1979
1979-12-26Mortgage — from TROMBETTA IGINIO; TROMBETTA FELIX to GUASTELLA GIUSEPPINA; GUASTELLA ROSARIO
1979-12-26Deed — from GUASTELLA GIUSEPPINA; GUASTELLA ROSARIO to TROMBETTA IGINIO; TROMBETTA FELIX

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