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153 Avenue U · Brooklyn · BBL 3070980042 · 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

Open HPD violations2 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2011-03-13.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

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

5 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (4) · Sidewalk Condition (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).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)ManTong HA
Last registered2025-11-07

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$916,000 $54,960
2026$977,000 $58,620
2027$1,028,000 $61,680

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

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Extra Bar CafeCoffee/TeaAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 1 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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2015 (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

SubwayAvenue U — N · 50 ft straight-line (under a minute) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Avenue U / W 8 St — B3 · 200 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 095 The Gravesend
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

153 Avenue U

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

5 311 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: $525,000 on 2022-03-17 (lender: Flushing Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-03-17AL&R $525,000 — from HA, MAN TONG; NG, HUNG KAM to FLUSHING BANK $525,000
2022-03-17Mortgage $525,000 — from NG, HUNG KAM; HA, MAN TONG to FLUSHING BANK $525,000
2000-10-16Mortgage $100,000 — from HA, MAN TONG; NG, HUNG KAM to FIRST AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL BANK $100,000
1998-05-07Mortgage $160,000 — from CACCIATORE, SANTA; CACCIATORE, ANGELO to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK FSB $160,000
1985-03-06Mortgage $180,000 — from CACCIATORE, SANTA; CACCIATORE, ANGELO to DRAGONAS, MARY; DRAGONAS, PETER $180,000

Ten-year activity

1050
2017
2018
7
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201704004
201813004
201906017
202003003
202100000
202201203
202303014
202404026
202501012
202630014
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The last 12 months — 4 records

DateRecord
2026-10-02Restaurant inspection: EXTRA BAR CAFE — grade A
2026-05-13FDNY inspection (COM_OCPCY)
2026-05-13FDNY inspection (COM_OCPCY)
2026-05-13FDNY inspection (RISK)

The full timeline

2026
2026-10-02Restaurant inspection: EXTRA BAR CAFE — grade A
2026-05-13FDNY inspection (COM_OCPCY)
2026-05-13FDNY inspection (COM_OCPCY)
2026-05-13FDNY inspection (RISK)
2025
2025-08-31311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2025-07-09Restaurant inspection: EXTRA BAR CAFE — grade A
2024
2024-11-10311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2024-09-28311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2024-09-28311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2024-06-26311: Sidewalk Condition — Broken Sidewalk
2024-05-24Restaurant inspection: EXTRA BAR CAFE · mice evidence
2024-05-08Restaurant inspection: EXTRA BAR CAFE — grade C · mice evidence
2023
2023-10-31Restaurant inspection: EXTRA BAR CAFE · mice evidence
2023-10-19311: Consumer Complaint — Bodega, Deli, or Convenience Store
2023-08-29311: Missed Collection — Trash
2023-08-25311: Missed Collection — Trash
2022
2022-11-08311: Noise - Vehicle — Engine Idling
2022-03-17AL&R $525,000 — from HA, MAN TONG; NG, HUNG KAM to FLUSHING BANK$525,000
2022-03-17Mortgage $525,000 — from NG, HUNG KAM; HA, MAN TONG to FLUSHING BANK$525,000
2020
2020-07-28311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2020-06-22311: Illegal Fireworks — N/A
2020-06-05311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2019
2019-12-02311: Food Establishment — Pet/Animal
2019-11-24311: Food Establishment — Pet/Animal
2019-11-24311: Food Establishment — Pet/Animal
2019-11-10311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2019-11-10311: Dirty Conditions — E8 Canine Violation
2019-11-10311: Consumer Complaint — Sidewalk Cafe
2019-08-25Rodent inspection: Passed
2018
2018-07-03311: General Construction/Plumbing — Site Conditions Endangering Workers
2018-07-03DOB complaint, category ?
2018-05-25311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 1RB Missed Recycling - M/G/Pl
2018-05-25311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 1 Missed Collection
2017
2017-11-18311: Consumer Complaint — Sidewalk Blocked
2017-10-21311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Talking
2017-10-16311: Consumer Complaint — Sidewalk Blocked
2017-04-07311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 2 Bulk-Missed Collection
2015
2015-12-09311: Sewer — Catch Basin Clogged/Flooding (Use Comments) (SC)
2015-08-27FDNY inspection (RISK)
2014
2014-11-14311: Street Condition — Pothole
2014-10-29311: Street Condition — Pothole
2014-03-05311: Food Establishment — Food Worker Activity
2013
2013-07-26Permit EW — ISSUED
2013-07-26Permit PL — ISSUED
2013-07-22Job filed: REMOVED EX. (1) HOT WATER HEATER AND (1) BOILER. INSTALL (2) NEW GAS BOILERS AND (1) GAS HOT WATER HEATERS. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS.$12,000
2012
2012-01-20311: Electrical — Electrical Wiring Defective/Exposed
2012-01-20311: ELECTRIC — ELECTRIC-WIRING
2012-01-20311: HEATING — HEAT
2012-01-20Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2012-01-20Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — WIRING
2012-01-20DOB complaint, category ?
2011
2011-03-13HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR WALLS AND CEILING IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM E
2011-03-13HPD class B: § 27-2018 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF MICE LOCATED AT APT 2F, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
2011-03-11311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2011-03-11311: CONSTRUCTION — ROOF
2011-03-11311: GENERAL CONSTRUCTION — DOORS
2011-03-11311: GENERAL CONSTRUCTION — FLOOR
2011-03-11311: PAINT - PLASTER — WALLS
2011-03-11311: PLUMBING — RADIATOR
2011-03-11311: APPLIANCE — ELECTRIC/GAS-RANGE
2011-03-11311: GENERAL CONSTRUCTION — FLOOR
2011-03-11311: GENERAL CONSTRUCTION — FLOOR
2011-03-11Tenant complaint: CONSTRUCTION — ROOF
2011-03-11Tenant complaint: GENERAL — FLOOR
2011-03-11Tenant complaint: GENERAL — DOORS
2011-03-11Tenant complaint: APPLIANCE — ELECTRIC/GAS RANGE
2011-03-11Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2011-03-11Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — RADIATOR
2011-03-11Tenant complaint: GENERAL — FLOOR
2011-03-11Tenant complaint: GENERAL — FLOOR
2011-03-11DOB complaint, category ?
2011-03-07311: GENERAL CONSTRUCTION — FLOOR
2011-03-07311: PAINT - PLASTER — WALLS
2011-03-07311: GENERAL CONSTRUCTION — CERAMIC-TILE
2011-03-07311: GENERAL CONSTRUCTION — FLOOR
2011-03-07311: PAINT - PLASTER — WALLS
2011-03-07311: NONCONST — VERMIN
2011-03-07Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2011-03-07Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2011-03-07Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2011-03-07Tenant complaint: GENERAL — FLOOR
2011-03-07Tenant complaint: GENERAL — CERAMIC-TILE
2011-03-07Tenant complaint: GENERAL — FLOOR
2011-02-01HPD litigation: Heat and Hot Water
2011-01-15311: HEATING — HEAT
2011-01-15Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2010
2010-12-15Mortgage satisfied — from NG, HUNG KAM; HA, MAN TONG to FIRST AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL BANK
2010-12-15TL&R — from HA, MAN TONG; NG, HUNG KAM
2010-02-24311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2009
2009-02-19Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2009-02-19Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2009-02-19Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2004
2004-02-13DOB violation LL6291:
2001
2001-06-28Mortgage satisfied — from CACCIATORE, ANGELO; CACCIATORE, SANTA to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK FSB
2001-03-30Mortgage satisfied — from CACCIATORE, ANGELO; CACCIATORE, SANTA to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK FSB
2000
2000-10-16Mortgage assigned — from HA, MAN TONG; NG, HUNG KAM to FIRST AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL BANK
2000-10-16Mortgage $100,000 — from HA, MAN TONG; NG, HUNG KAM to FIRST AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL BANK$100,000
2000-10-16Deed — from CACCIATORE, ANGELO; CACCIATORE, SANTA to NG, HUNG KAM; TONG, MAN
2000-06-19Permit EW — ISSUED
2000-06-12Job filed: INSTALL RANGEHOOD FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM AS SHOWN ON PLAN. NO CHANGE IN USE OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS.$1,500
1998
1998-05-07Mortgage assigned — from CACCIATORE, ANGELO; CACCIATORE, SANTA to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK FSB
1998-05-07Mortgage satisfied — from CACCIATORE, SANTA; CACCIATORE, ANGELO to DRAGONAS, PETER; DRAGONAS, MARY
1998-05-07Mortgage $160,000 — from CACCIATORE, SANTA; CACCIATORE, ANGELO to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK FSB$160,000
1995
1995-08-29DOB violation LL6291:
1993
1993-08-16DOB violation LL6291:
1985
1985-03-06Mortgage satisfied — from DRAGONAS, PETER to VANDOROS CONSTRUCTION IN
1985-03-06Mortgage $180,000 — from CACCIATORE, SANTA; CACCIATORE, ANGELO to DRAGONAS, MARY; DRAGONAS, PETER$180,000
1985-03-06Deed — from DRAGONAS, PETER to CACCIATORE, ANGELO; CACCIATORE, SANTA
1981
1981-05-22Mortgage — from DRAGONAS PETER to VANDOROS CONSTRUCTION INC
1979
1979-10-17Deed — from DRAGONAS REAL ESTATE CORP to DRAGONAS PETER
1979-03-02Mortgage — from DRAGONAS REAL ESTATE CORP to HAMILTON FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIAT
1979-02-27Deed — from TRANCHINA CATHERINE; CROCE MARY to DRAGONAS REAL ESTATE CORP

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