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158 Avenue U · Brooklyn · BBL 3071200001 · 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, AEP12
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class6
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 96% 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 60. 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 violations15 total — 9 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 2017-11-17.

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.

$625 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

43 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (33) · Curb Condition (2) · Drinking (2) · Street Sign (1) · Obstruction (1) · General Construction/Plumbing (1).

Filed construction activity

$110,502 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (7 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)JOHN BUTTARO
Last registered2016-07-27

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,158,000 $69,480
2026$1,244,000 $74,640
2027$1,169,000 $70,140

The city's market estimate has risen 1% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Tacos El JaguarBottled BeveragesNot yet gradedMice 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 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 — N · 200 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Avenue U / W 8 St — B3 · 250 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

158 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

43 311 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: $182,000 on 1989-05-19 (lender: Green Point Savingsbank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1989-05-19Mortgage $182,000 — from BUTTARO, JOHN; BUTTARO, GIOVANNA to GREEN POINT SAVINGSBANK $182,000
1986-11-28Mortgage $100,000 — from CANGIANO, COSIMO; RAGONE, NINO to SANTORO, FRANK $100,000
1982-01-26Mortgage $82,500 — from RAGONE, NINO; CANGIANO, COSIMO to CANGIANO, LOUIS; CANGIANO, SAVERIA $82,500

Ten-year activity

50250
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
31
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201700202
201800303
201912609
202000101
202100404
202200808
202370209
20241327031
20251213117
202600808
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The last 12 months — 10 records

DateRecord
2026-09-19311: Illegal Dumping — Chronic Dumping
2026-09-16311: Consumer Complaint — Other Store (Non-Food)
2026-07-23311: Sewer Maintenance — Catch Basin Search
2026-05-01HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2026-04-26311: Drinking — After Hours - Licensed Est
2026-04-04311: Drinking — After Hours - Licensed Est
2026-04-04311: Noise - Commercial — Banging/Pounding
2026-03-29311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2025-12-15Restaurant inspection: TACOS EL JAGUAR — grade N · mice evidence
2025-11-20HPD 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
2026-09-19311: Illegal Dumping — Chronic Dumping
2026-09-16311: Consumer Complaint — Other Store (Non-Food)
2026-07-23311: Sewer Maintenance — Catch Basin Search
2026-05-01HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2026-04-26311: Drinking — After Hours - Licensed Est
2026-04-04311: Drinking — After Hours - Licensed Est
2026-04-04311: Noise - Commercial — Banging/Pounding
2026-03-29311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2025
2025-12-15Restaurant inspection: TACOS EL JAGUAR — grade N · mice evidence
2025-11-20HPD 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
2025-10-10ECB CLASS - 1 violation: OBSERVED AT CELLAR LEVEL METER ROOM HAS APPROXIMATELY 4 1900 BOXES AND ONE JUNCTION OPEN, WITH EXPOSED AND LOOSE WIRES AT CEILING.$625
2025-09-22DOB complaint, category ?
2025-06-06HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2025-05-27Permit Plumbing — Permit Issued
2025-03-09311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2025-03-01311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2025-02-16311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2025-02-15311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2025-02-15311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2025-02-14311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2025-02-12311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Talking
2025-02-01311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2025-01-30311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2025-01-11311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2025-01-11311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2024
2024-12-30311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2024-12-29311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2024-12-29311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2024-12-28311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2024-12-23311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2024-12-21311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2024-12-14311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2024-12-07311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2024-12-07311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2024-11-29311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2024-11-27HPD 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
2024-11-20311: General Construction/Plumbing — Curb Cut/Driveway/Carport - Illegal
2024-11-20DOB complaint, category ?
2024-11-17311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2024-11-15311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2024-11-11311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2024-10-20311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2024-10-15DOB complaint, category ?
2024-10-13311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2024-10-07311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2024-09-27311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2024-09-15311: Curb Condition — Defacement
2024-08-31311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2024-07-02311: Curb Condition — Defacement
2024-06-22311: Obstruction — Cone
2024-06-03311: Street Sign - Damaged — Other/Unknown
2024-04-20311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2024-04-10DOB complaint, category ?
2024-04-08311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2024-04-08HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2024-03-12Job filed: THIS APPLICATION IS FILED FOR THE EXISTING KITCHEN EQUIPMENT and NEW GAS SERVICE FOR THE EX RETURANT 1ST FLOOR IN CONJUNCTION WITH JOB # B00925840-I1.$20,000
2023
2023-12-13Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2023-12-13Job filed: Proposed plumbing work associated with new installation of two toilets and two lavatories.$30,001
2023-11-21HPD 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
2023-10-26Job filed: SPRINKLER APPLICATION IN CONJUNCTION WITH APPROVED GC # B00925840-I1$5,000
2023-08-28Job filed: PROPOSED VESTIBULE, NEW BAR AND ADD TWO BATHROOMS AT EXISTING FIRST FLOOR RESTAURANT. COSMETIC INTERIOR RENOVATION, NO EXTERIOR WORK AND FENESTRATION.$10,000
2023-06-08Permit Plumbing — Permit Issued
2023-04-14Job filed: Proposed plumbing work associated with new installation of two toilets and two lavatories.$30,001
2023-03-21HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2023-02-09Job filed: PROPOSE TWO HANDICAPPED TOILETS, A VESTIBULE AND A NEW BAR.$10,000
2022
2022-11-10HPD 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
2022-10-29311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2022-09-23311: Sidewalk Condition — Broken Sidewalk
2022-08-29311: Food Establishment — Food Contains Foreign Object
2022-08-12311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2022-03-12311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2022-02-23HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2022-02-23HPD 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
2021
2021-09-01311: Sewer — Defective/Missing Curb Piece (SC4)
2021-04-07HPD 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
2021-04-07HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2021-01-26311: Sidewalk Condition — Broken Sidewalk
2020
2020-02-29311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2019
2019-12-14311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2019-12-14311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2019-12-14Tenant complaint: DOOR/WINDOW — WINDOW FRAME
2019-12-14Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2019-10-29HPD 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
2019-04-27Job filed: ADD TWO BATHROOMS AT EXISTING FIRST FLOOR RESTAURANT.$5,500
2019-02-20311: Emergency Response Team (ERT) — After Hours Work - Illegal
2019-02-20DOB complaint, category ?
2019-01-31DOB complaint, category ?
2018
2018-10-15HPD 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
2018-07-13311: Animal Abuse — Neglected
2018-01-17311: Food Establishment — Kitchen/Food Prep Area
2017
2017-11-17HPD 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
2017-02-01311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2016
2016-07-12311: Other Enforcement — E3B Sidewalk Obstruction
2016-03-14311: Street Condition — Pothole
2016-01-03311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Sign/Awning/Marquee - Illegal/No Permit
2016-01-03DOB complaint, category ?
2012
2012-08-15311: Consumer Complaint — Overcharge
2011
2011-07-14311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Car Service Company Complaint
2011-04-21DEED, LE — from BUTTARO, JOHN to BUTTARO, FEDERICO; BUTTARO, VINCENT; PAGLIUCA, GIOVANNA
2011-02-24311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2011-01-21Permit EW — ISSUED
2011-01-18Permit PL — ISSUED
2010
2010-12-22Job filed: PROPOSE TO INSTALL TWO BOILERS AND ONE HOT WATER HEATER IN BOILER ROM AT CELLAR LEVEL. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS.$15,000
2010-12-22Job filed: PROPOSE TO INSTALL TWO BOILERS AND ONE HOT WATER HEATER IN BOILER ROM AT CELLAR LEVEL. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS.$15,000
2010-08-06311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2010-07-30311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2009
2009-01-01DOB violation LL6291:
2003
2003-11-19Permit EW — ISSUED
2003-11-19Permit EW — ISSUED
2003-11-19Permit EW — ISSUED
2003-10-08Job filed: REPLACE EXISTING ROOF TOP AC UNIT WITH NEW ROOF TOP, 10 TON A/C UNIT AS PER PLANS FILED. NO CHANGE IN EGRESS SUE OR OCUPANCY.$21,000
2003-10-08Job filed: REPLACE EXISTING ROOF TOP AC UNIT WITH NEW ROOF TOP, 10 TON A/C UNIT AS PER PLANS FILED. NO CHANGE IN EGRESS SUE OR OCUPANCY.$21,000
2003-10-08Job filed: REPLACE EXISTING ROOF TOP AC UNIT WITH NEW ROOF TOP, 10 TON A/C UNIT AS PER PLANS FILED. NO CHANGE IN EGRESS SUE OR OCUPANCY.$21,000
2002
2002-12-02Mortgage satisfied — from BUTTARO, JOHN; BUTTARO, GIOVANNA to GREEN POINT SAVINGSBANK
2000
2000-10-17Permit EW — ISSUED
2000-10-16Job filed: INSTALL FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTM, AS SHOWN ON PLAN.$2,000
2000-10-16Job filed: INSTALL FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTM, AS SHOWN ON PLAN.$2,000
1997
1997-02-10DOB violation LL6291:
1995
1995-08-29DOB violation LL6291:
1994
1994-07-25DOB violation LL6291:
1994-06-01DOB violation LL6291:
1994-01-05Permit EW — ISSUED
1993
1993-08-16DOB violation LL6291:
1993-06-01DOB violation LL6291:
1989
1989-05-19Mortgage satisfied — from CANGIANO, COSIMO; RAGONE, NINO to SANTORO, FRANK
1989-05-19Mortgage $182,000 — from BUTTARO, JOHN; BUTTARO, GIOVANNA to GREEN POINT SAVINGSBANK$182,000
1989-05-19Deed — from CANGIANO, COSIMO; RAGONE, NINO to BUTTARO, JOHN; BUTTARO, GIOVANNA
1986
1986-11-28Mortgage satisfied — from CANGIANO, COSIMO; RAGONE, NINO to CANGIANO, LOUIS; CANGIANO, SAVERIA
1986-11-28Mortgage $100,000 — from CANGIANO, COSIMO; RAGONE, NINO to SANTORO, FRANK$100,000
1982
1982-03-01Mortgage satisfied — from CANGIANO, SAVERIA; CANGIANO, LOUIS to HAMILTON FED S&L ASSN BK
1982-01-26Mortgage $82,500 — from RAGONE, NINO; CANGIANO, COSIMO to CANGIANO, LOUIS; CANGIANO, SAVERIA$82,500
1982-01-26Deed — from CANGIANO, SAVERIA; CANGIANO, LOUIS to CANGIANO, COSIMO; RAGONE, NINO
1982-01-20HPD class A: D26-20.08,20.09 ADM CODE FILE CERTIFICATION OF SATISFACTORY INSTALLATION OF SMOKE DETECTING DEVICE IN ACCORDANCE WITH H.P.D. RULES AND REGUL
1979
1979-11-29Deed — from CANGIANO LOUIS to CANGIANO LOUIS; CANGIANO SAVETIA
1975
1975-11-12Mortgage — from CANGIANO SAVERIA; CANGIANO LOUIS to HAMILTON FEDL SAVS & LOAN ASSN OF BKLYN

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