257 Avenue U · Brooklyn · BBL 3071020044 · generated 2026-10-20 · FREE
| Component | What it covers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Housing code | HPD violations by class, complaints, emergency repairs, litigation, vacate orders, AEP | 0 |
| Structural & safety | DOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class | 4 |
| Pests | Bedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s | 0 |
| Displacement | Marshal evictions executed | 0 |
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 85% 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 13.3. In ZIP 11223, 79% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
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.
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
1 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Food Establishment (1).
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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1931) |
| No | Six or more residential units (2) |
| No | 421-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).
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,710,000 | $102,600 |
| 2026 | $1,454,000 | $87,240 |
| 2027 | $1,407,000 | $84,420 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 18% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joe's Bar & Grill | American | A | Mice 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 Worker Hygiene) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 4 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.
| Subway | Avenue U — F · 350 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Avenue U — N · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Avenue U / Van Sicklen St — B3 · 100 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.
257 Avenue U
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
1 311 service request 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $250,000 on 2023-08-23 (lender: Woodmont Horn, LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-08-23 | Mortgage $250,000 — from 397 FIFTH AVE, LLC to WOODMONT HORN, LLC | $250,000 | |
| 2023-08-23 | AL&R $250,000 — from 397 FIFTH AVE, LLC to WOODMONT HORN, LLC | $250,000 | |
| 2022-08-04 | Mortgage $200,000 — from 397 FIFTH AVE, LLC to CTFM REAL PROPERTY SERVICES CORP. | $200,000 | |
| 2014-10-22 | AL&R $350,000 — from 397 FIFTH AVE, LLC to NORTHFIELD BANK | $350,000 | |
| 2014-10-22 | Mortgage $350,000 — from 397 FIFTH AVE, LLC to NORTHFIELD BANK | $350,000 | |
| 2003-06-19 | DEEDO $450,000 — from CALANDRA, MICHAEL; CALANDRA, RONALD; CALANDRA, MARY to 397 FIFTH AVENUE, LLC | $450,000 | |
| 2003-06-19 | AL&R $318,750 — from SI BANK & TRUST to 397 FIFTH AVENUE, LLC | $318,750 | |
| 2003-06-19 | Mortgage $318,750 — from 397 FIFTH AVENUE, LLC to SI BANK & TRUST | $318,750 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Date | Record | |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-16 | FDNY inspection (COM_OCPCY) | |
| 2026-06-16 | FDNY inspection (COM_OCPCY) | |
| 2026-06-16 | FDNY inspection (RISK) | |
| 2026-02-26 | Restaurant inspection: JOE'S BAR & GRILL — grade A | |
| 2025-12-14 | Boiler inspection | |
| 2025-11-14 | DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2024 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION |