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165 Avenue U · Brooklyn · BBL 3070990046 · 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

6 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Homeless Person Assistance (5) · Food Establishment (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$1,199,000 $71,940
2026$1,263,000 $75,780
2027$1,294,000 $77,640

The city's market estimate has risen 8% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Elegante Pastry ShopBakery Products/DessertsAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Spoiled) · 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.

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 · 200 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Avenue U — F · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Avenue U / W 8 St — B3 · 300 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

165 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

6 311 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: $320,000 on 2002-06-04 (lender: Self Reliance (NY) Federal Credit Union). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2006-03-15Deed $813,000 — from CARUSO, GIOVANNI to RANDAZZO, JOSEPH $813,000
2006-03-15ASPM $320,000 — from RANDAZZO, JOSEPH to SELF RELIANCE FEDERAL CREDIT UNION $320,000
2002-06-04Mortgage $320,000 — from CARUSO, GIOVANNI to SELF RELIANCE (NY) FEDERAL CREDIT UNION $320,000
1990-03-21Mortgage $200,000 — from CARUSO, GIOVANNI to MANCUSO, JEROME $200,000

Ten-year activity

1050
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
8
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170101
20180011
20190112
20200011
20210112
20220011
20230022
20240022
20250628
20262013
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The last 12 months — 4 records

DateRecord
2026-05-14FDNY inspection (COM_OCPCY)
2026-05-14FDNY inspection (RISK)
2026-03-24Boiler inspection
2025-12-19Restaurant inspection: ELEGANTE PASTRY SHOP — grade A · mice evidence

The full timeline

2026
2026-05-14FDNY inspection (COM_OCPCY)
2026-05-14FDNY inspection (RISK)
2026-03-24Boiler inspection
2025
2025-12-19Restaurant inspection: ELEGANTE PASTRY SHOP — grade A · mice evidence
2025-06-16311: Food Establishment — Food Spoiled
2025-04-02311: Homeless Person Assistance
2025-03-28311: Homeless Person Assistance
2025-03-24311: Homeless Person Assistance
2025-03-20311: Homeless Person Assistance
2025-03-19Boiler inspection
2025-03-11311: Homeless Person Assistance
2024
2024-08-29Restaurant inspection: ELEGANTE PASTRY SHOP — grade A
2024-04-05Boiler inspection
2023
2023-08-21Restaurant inspection: ELEGANTE PASTRY SHOP — grade A
2023-03-10Boiler inspection
2022
2022-03-15Boiler inspection
2021
2021-07-22Boiler inspection
2021-04-11311: Derelict Bicycle — 14B Derelict Bicycle
2020
2020-07-02Boiler inspection
2019
2019-06-14311: Street Sign - Dangling — Street Cleaning - ASP
2019-05-24Boiler inspection
2018
2018-05-10Boiler inspection
2017
2017-12-16311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 1 Missed Collection
2016
2016-09-03311: Broken Muni Meter — Out of Order
2015
2015-04-17Mortgage satisfied — from RANDAZZO, JOSEPH to SELF RELIANCE (NY) FEDERAL CREDIT UNION
2015-04-17TL&R — from CARUSO, GIOVANNI to SELF RELIANCE (NY) FEDERAL CREDIT UNION
2015-03-24FDNY inspection (RISK)
2014
2014-06-27311: General Construction/Plumbing — Egress - Doors Locked/Blocked/Improper/No Secondary Means
2014-06-27DOB complaint, category ?
2011
2011-05-08311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2010
2010-12-12311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2010-12-10311: Sidewalk Condition — Blocked - Construction
2010-11-10311: Root/Sewer/Sidewalk Condition — Sidewalk Consultation
2010-05-25311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2009
2009-12-31DOB violation LBLVIO:
2008
2008-06-11ECB Non-Hazardous violation: B4A,16,32A,38,50A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,I. 50A. RELIEF VALVE NOT PIPED IN CORRECT POSITION. 50B. BOILER (BASE) REDUCED AT BOILER TAPPING, $180
2006
2006-03-15Deed $813,000 — from CARUSO, GIOVANNI to RANDAZZO, JOSEPH$813,000
2006-03-15ASPM $320,000 — from RANDAZZO, JOSEPH to SELF RELIANCE FEDERAL CREDIT UNION$320,000
2003
2003-07-10Agreement — from CARUSO, GIOVANNI to SELF RELIANCE (NY) FEDERAL CREDIT UNION
2002
2002-11-06Permit EW — ISSUED
2002-10-08Job filed: Install fire suppression system, as shown on plan. No change in use, occupancy, or egress.$3,000
2002-10-08Job filed: Install fire suppression system, as shown on plan. No change in use, occupancy, or egress.$3,000
2002-06-04Mortgage $320,000 — from CARUSO, GIOVANNI to SELF RELIANCE (NY) FEDERAL CREDIT UNION$320,000
2002-06-04Mortgage assigned — from CARUSO, GIOVANNI to SELF RELIANCE (NY) FEDERAL CREDIT UNION
1998
1998-01-20Agreement — from MANCUSO, JEROME to CARUSO, GIOVANNI
1997
1997-02-10DOB violation LL6291:
1994
1994-07-25DOB violation LL6291:
1990
1990-03-21Deed — from MANCUSO, JEROME to CARUSO, GIOVANNI
1990-03-21Mortgage $200,000 — from CARUSO, GIOVANNI to MANCUSO, JEROME$200,000
1989
1989-01-24DOB violation ES:
1989-01-24DOB violation ES:

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