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819 Avenue U · Brooklyn · BBL 3071110040 · 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, AEP6
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 87% 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 20. 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 violations23 total — 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 13 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 2004-05-21.

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

3 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Lead (1) · Food Establishment (1) · Illegal Parking (1).

Filed construction activity

$116,460 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. 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)OLGA TAWIL; ROBERT TAWIL
Managing agentOLGA TAWIL
Last registered2024-09-16

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,805,000 $108,300
2026$2,285,000 $137,100
2027$3,005,000 $180,300

The city's market estimate has risen 66% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Holy SchnitzelJewish/KosherNot yet graded—
Holy ShnitzelJewish/KosherCMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 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: Letter Grading), shared by 2 restaurants · 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 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.

Getting around

SubwayAvenue U — Q · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Avenue U / E 8 St — B3 · 150 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 153 Homecrest
Middle: J.H.S. 234 Arthur W. Cunningham. 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

819 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

3 311 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: $250,000 on 2012-12-13 (lender: Arbruscato, Joseph and Arbruscato, Maria). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2012-12-13Mortgage $250,000 — from TAWIL, OLGA to ARBRUSCATO, JOSEPH; ARBRUSCATO, MARIA $250,000
2008-06-03Deed $700,000 — from JIM, LLC to TAWIL, OLGA $700,000
2004-02-13Deed $650,000 — from ABRUSCATO, MARIA; ABRUSCATO, JOSEPH to JIM, LLC $650,000
2004-02-13Mortgage $450,000 — from JIM, LLC to ABRUSCATO, JOSEPH; ABRUSCATO, MARIA $450,000
1984-12-07Mortgage $30,000 — from MINARDI, ROSARIO; MINARDI, MARIE to CIARAMITARO, VINCENT $30,000

Ten-year activity

50250
2017
2018
2019
41
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201700000
201820204
201910102
20200041041
202101203
202200101
2023069015
202400101
202500224
202601124
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The last 12 months — 5 records

DateRecord
2026-09-22Restaurant inspection: HOLY SCHNITZEL — grade N
2026-05-29FDNY inspection (RISK)
2026-05-04Restaurant inspection: HOLY SCHNITZEL
2026-01-26311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Vehicle
2025-11-24HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE

The full timeline

2026
2026-09-22Restaurant inspection: HOLY SCHNITZEL — grade N
2026-05-29FDNY inspection (RISK)
2026-05-04Restaurant inspection: HOLY SCHNITZEL
2026-01-26311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Vehicle
2025
2025-11-24HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2025-09-22311: Food Establishment — Letter Grading
2025-04-03Restaurant inspection: HOLY SHNITZEL — grade C · mice evidence
2025-03-12Restaurant inspection: HOLY SHNITZEL · mice evidence
2024
2024-05-02311: Lead — Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)
2023
2023-11-28HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2023-08-16311: Noise — Noise: Construction Equipment (NC1)
2023-08-16311: Noise - Commercial — Banging/Pounding
2023-08-09311: General Construction/Plumbing — Debris - Excessive
2023-08-09DOB complaint, category ?
2023-08-07ECB CLASS - 2 violation: WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT NOTED: AT TIME OF INSPECTION, OBSERVED NEW INSTALL OF ELECTRICAL CEILING LIGHTS, WALL JUNCTION BOXES, WALL O$6,250
2023-08-06311: Real Time Enforcement — Work Without A Permit - Occupied Multiple Dwelling
2023-08-06DOB complaint, category ?
2023-07-30311: General Construction/Plumbing — Working Contrary To Stop Work Order
2023-07-30DOB complaint, category ?
2023-07-25311: General Construction/Plumbing — Site Conditions Endangering Workers
2023-07-25311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Permit - None
2023-07-25DOB complaint, category ?
2023-07-24311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Permit - None
2023-07-24DOB complaint, category ?
2022
2022-12-25311: Food Establishment — Food Temperature
2021
2021-07-26FDNY inspection (COM_OCPCY)
2021-05-02311: Food Establishment — Food Contaminated
2021-02-05311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020
2020-10-20311: Hazardous Materials — Oil Spill On Street, Large (HQL)
2020-06-16311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Business not in compliance
2020-01-28HPD class A: § 27-2005 HMC: POST, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, AND MAINTAIN A NOTICE IN A COMMON AREA OF THE BUILDING REGARDING THE PROCEDURES
2020-01-28HPD class A: § 27-2046.1 HMC: POST A PROPER NOTICE OF CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE REQUIREMENTS, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, IN A COMMON
2020-01-27HPD class B: § 27-2005, 2006, 2037 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR AND ABATE UNSAFE ELECTRIC WIRING CONDITION CONSISTING OF EXPOSED ELECTRICAL WIRING AT CEILING IN
2020-01-27HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR WEST WALL IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT
2020-01-27HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING WINDOW IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2FL, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
2020-01-27HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING WINDOW AT WEST WALL IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 2FL, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WES
2020-01-27HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR CEILING AHD ALL WALLS IN THE 2nd ROOM FR
2020-01-27HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE BASE CABINET AT SINK IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 2FL,
2020-01-27HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD FLOOR THROUGHOUT IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM NORTH AT WES
2020-01-27HPD class B: § 27-2046.1 HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). MISSING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2FL, 2nd STORY, 1
2020-01-27HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT AP
2020-01-22Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2020-01-22Tenant complaint: SAFETY — SMOKE DETECTOR
2020-01-22Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — NO LIGHTING
2020-01-22Tenant complaint: FLOORING/STAIRS — FLOOR
2020-01-22Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2020-01-22Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — SLOW LEAK
2020-01-22Tenant complaint: DOOR/WINDOW — WINDOW FRAME
2020-01-22Tenant complaint: FLOORING/STAIRS — FLOOR
2020-01-22Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2020-01-22Tenant complaint: DOOR/WINDOW — WINDOW FRAME
2020-01-22Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2020-01-22Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2020-01-21HPD litigation: Tenant Action
2020-01-21311: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2020-01-21Tenant complaint: SAFETY — SMOKE DETECTOR
2020-01-21Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2020-01-21Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — WIRING
2020-01-21Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2020-01-21Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2020-01-21Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2020-01-18311: DOOR/WINDOW — DOOR FRAME
2020-01-18Tenant complaint: DOOR/WINDOW — WINDOW FRAME
2020-01-18Tenant complaint: FLOORING/STAIRS — FLOOR
2020-01-18Tenant complaint: GENERAL — CABINET
2020-01-18Tenant complaint: SAFETY — SMOKE DETECTOR
2020-01-18Tenant complaint: DOOR/WINDOW — DOOR FRAME
2020-01-18Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2020-01-18Tenant complaint: APPLIANCE — ELECTRIC/GAS RANGE
2019
2019-11-08HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2019-05-31Permit EW — ISSUED
2018
2018-06-29Job filed: REPLACEMENT OF A/C UNITS ON ROOF. NO CHANGE IN USE,EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$58,230
2018-06-29Job filed: REPLACEMENT OF A/C UNITS ON ROOF. NO CHANGE IN USE,EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$58,230
2018-02-16311: Food Establishment — Letter Grading
2018-02-14311: Dirty Conditions — E12 Illegal Dumping Surveillance
2014
2014-12-09311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2013
2013-07-05Permit EW — ISSUED
2013-05-10Job filed: FILING TO INSTALL NEW FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM. GAS SHUT OFF VALVE FILED UNDER APPLICATION #320287462. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$3,000
2012
2012-12-13Mortgage $250,000 — from TAWIL, OLGA to ARBRUSCATO, JOSEPH; ARBRUSCATO, MARIA$250,000
2012-04-17Permit PL — ISSUED
2011
2011-11-08311: Air Quality — Air: Odor/Fumes, Restaurant (AD2)
2011-04-18Permit EW — ISSUED
2011-03-25Job filed: INSTALL FIRE SUPPRESION SYSTEM ONLY. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUAPNCY.$3,000
2010
2010-01-08311: Electrical — Electrical Wiring Defective/Exposed
2010-01-08DOB complaint, category ?
2008
2008-06-03Deed $700,000 — from JIM, LLC to TAWIL, OLGA$700,000
2005
2005-09-08DOB complaint, category ?
2004
2004-07-06DOB complaint, category ?
2004-05-21HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING COVER ELECTRICAL WALL OUTLET KITCHEN , 2ND STORY APT. 1.
2004-05-21HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE ROOF SO THAT IT WILL NOT LEAK 2 STY. APT.
2004-05-21HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING ELECTRIC LIGHT FIXTURES CEILING, 2ND STORY APT. THROUGHOUT.
2004-05-21HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF EXPOSED WIRES CEILING, KITCHEN AND PRIVATE HALLWAY, 2ND STORY APT
2004-05-21HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR WALLS AND CEILING PRIVATE HALL, 2N
2004-05-21HPD class B: SECTION 27-2026 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE LEAKY AND/OR DEFECTIVE FAUCETS COLD WATER KITCHEN SINK 2 STORY APT.
2004-05-21HPD class B: SECTION 27-2018 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF VERMIN ROACHES 2ND STORY APT.
2004-05-21HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE MATERIAL THE CEMENT PLASTER CEILINGS THROUGHOUT 2
2004-05-21HPD class C: SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING FRONT WINDOW GLASS SASH, 2ND STORY APT. ER1
2004-05-21HPD class C: SECTION 27-2024 ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HOT WATER FOR THE FIXTURES 2ND STORY APT. 1.
2004-05-21HPD class A: SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE BUZZER SYSTEM FROM STREET TO 2ND STORY APT. 1.
2004-05-21HPD class A: SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE DOOR BELL ON ENTRANCE DOOR OF 2ND STORY APT. 1.
2004-05-21HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING STEAM RADIATOR AT REAR NORTH ROOM 2ND STORY APT. 1.
2004-05-21HPD class A: SECTION 27-2013 ADMIN. CODE: PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT WALLS AND CEILING BATHROOM , 2ND STORY AP
2004-05-21HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE GLASS 1 LIGHT WINDOW SOUTHEAST ROOM, 2ND STORY APT. 1.
2004-05-21HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE BASEMENT WINDOW KITCHEN 2ND STORY APT. 1.
2004-05-21HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF EXPOSED ELECTRICAL WIRES CEILING, KITCHEN AND PRIVATE HALL 2ND STORY APT. 1.
2004-05-21HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE ELECTRCIAL WALL OUTLET FIRST ROOM FROM FRONT 2ND STORY APT. 1.
2004-02-13Deed $650,000 — from ABRUSCATO, MARIA; ABRUSCATO, JOSEPH to JIM, LLC$650,000
2004-02-13Mortgage $450,000 — from JIM, LLC to ABRUSCATO, JOSEPH; ABRUSCATO, MARIA$450,000
2003
2003-12-24Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — BATHTUB/SHOWER
2003-12-24Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2003-12-24Tenant complaint: GENERAL — WINDOWS
2003-12-24Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — TOILET
2003-09-30Permit PL — ISSUED
2003-01-06Permit EW — ISSUED
2003-01-06Permit EW — ISSUED
2002
2002-12-27Job filed: Application hereby filed to extend an existing first floor store at rear part of three story building also show plumbing and mechanical work. Note Ans$17,000
2002-12-27Job filed: Application hereby filed to extend an existing first floor store at rear part of three story building also show plumbing and mechanical work. Note Ans$17,000
2001
2001-09-19DTL — from BANK OF NEW YORK
2001-02-27DOB violation LL6291:
2000
2000-02-07DOB violation LL6291:
2000-01-04Permit EW — ISSUED
1999
1999-05-13Permit PL — ISSUED
1999-04-30Permit EW — ISSUED
1999-04-30Permit EW — ISSUED
1999-03-16DOB violation LL6291:
1999-01-25ATL — from NYCTL 1997-1 TRUST to BANK OF NEW YORK
1998
1998-05-04DOB violation LL6291:
1998-04-27Deed — from SIMOVITCH, MOSHE/REF; SIMOVITCH, MOSHE/DEF to ABRUSCATO, MARIA; ABRUSCATO, JOSEPH
1997
1997-06-18TLS — from CITY OF NEW YORK to BANK OF NEW YORK
1996
1996-03-21ECB Hazardous violation: 4A,19B,.
1994
1994-06-01DOB violation LL6291:
1993
1993-08-16DOB violation LL6291:
1993-08-16DOB violation LL6291:
1993-06-01DOB violation LL6291:
1992
1992-07-13Agreement — from ABRUSCATO, JOSEPH; ABRUSCATO, MARIA to SIMOVITCH, MOSHE
1992-07-13PAT — from ABRUSCATO, MARIA to ABRUSCATO, JOSEPH
1992-06-03Deed — from BAMUNDO, STEVEN; SIMOVITCH, MOSHE; KARADIAKOS, MATINA to SIMOVITCH, MOSHE
1990
1990-01-29Mortgage assigned — from 819 AVENUE U REALTYCORP to ABRUSCATO, MARIA; ABRUSCATO, JOSEPH
1988
1988-10-25Deed — from ABRUSCATO, JOSEPH to SIMOVITCH, MOSHE; BAMUNDO, STEVEN; KARADIAKOS, MATINA
1988-10-25PAT — from KARADIAKOS, MATINA to BAMUNDO, STEVEN
1988-10-25Mortgage assigned — from ABRUSCATO, MARIA; ABRUSCATO, JOSEPH to 819 AVE U REALTY CP
1986
1986-06-30Mortgage satisfied — from MINARDI, MARIA; MINARDI, ROSARIO to CIARAMITARO, VINCENT
1986-05-20Deed — from MINARDI, MARIA; MINARDI, ROSARIA to ABBRUSCATO, MARIA; ABBRUSCATO, JOSEPH
1984
1984-12-11Deed — from CIARAMITARO, VINCENT to MINARDI, ROSARIO; MINARDI, MARIA
1984-12-07Mortgage satisfied — from CIARAMITARO, VINCENT to TULUANN CORP
1984-12-07Mortgage $30,000 — from MINARDI, ROSARIO; MINARDI, MARIE to CIARAMITARO, VINCENT$30,000
1980
1980-05-23Deed — from CIARAMITARO GIUSEPPE to CIARAMITARO VINCENT
1980-05-16Deed — from CIARAMITARO PAUL to CIARAMITARO GIUSEPPE
1976
1976-07-28Mortgage assigned — from TULULANN CORP to KIRSCH NAT
1975
1975-11-06Deed — from TALUANN CORP to CIARAMITARO VINCENT; CIARAMITARO PAUL
1975-11-06Mortgage — from CIARAMITARO VINCENT; CIARAMITARO PAUL to TALUANN CORP
1973
1973-04-26Mortgage assigned — from KINGS HIGHWAY SAVS BK; FRANKLIN SAVS BK OF NY to KIRSCH ANNA

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