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304 Avenue U · Brooklyn · BBL 3071240007 · 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

7 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Missed Collection (3) · Consumer Complaint (2) · General Construction/Plumbing (1) · 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 (1)
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$1,231,000 $73,860
2026$1,433,000 $85,980
2027$1,582,000 $94,920

The city's market estimate has risen 29% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
New Li Hing RestaurantChineseA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 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: Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food) · 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.

2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2021 (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 — F · 100 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Avenue U — N · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Avenue U / McDonald Av — 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.

Report a problem to 311

304 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

7 311 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: $96,733 on 1999-05-13 (lender: Staten Island Savings Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1999-05-13Mortgage $96,734 — from PALUMBO, ROSA; PALUMBO, DOMENICO to STATEN ISLAND SAVINGS BANK $96,734
1993-02-18Mortgage $200,000 — from PALUMBO, ROSA to GREEN POINT SAVINGSBANK $200,000
1992-03-18Mortgage $30,000 — from CORDONE, VINCENT/ESTOF; CORDONE, SALVATORE; CORDONE, DOMINICK JR to GRAVANTE, CHRISTINEE $30,000
1984-07-12Mortgage $70,000 — from CORDONE, SALVATORE; CORDONE, VINCENT; CORDONE, DOMINICK JR to GREEN POINT SAVINGSBANK $70,000

Ten-year activity

1050
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
6
2023
2024
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201722015
201802114
201900011
202001012
202103014
202202013
202313026
202404026
202500011
202602024
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The last 12 months — 4 records

DateRecord
2026-08-03Boiler inspection
2026-05-11311: Food Establishment — Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food
2026-04-28311: Missed Collection — Trash
2026-02-26Restaurant inspection: NEW LI HING RESTAURANT — grade A

The full timeline

2026
2026-08-03Boiler inspection
2026-05-11311: Food Establishment — Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food
2026-04-28311: Missed Collection — Trash
2026-02-26Restaurant inspection: NEW LI HING RESTAURANT — grade A
2025
2025-10-13Boiler inspection
2024
2024-10-29Restaurant inspection: NEW LI HING RESTAURANT — grade A
2024-10-18311: Missed Collection — Recycling - Paper/Metal/Glass/Rigid Plastic
2024-09-24311: Consumer Complaint — Other Store (Non-Food)
2024-09-19311: Consumer Complaint — Other Store (Non-Food)
2024-04-13311: Missed Collection — Trash
2024-03-04Boiler inspection
2023
2023-11-09311: General Construction/Plumbing — Fence - None/Inadequate
2023-11-09DOB complaint, category ?
2023-08-15Restaurant inspection: NEW LI HING RESTAURANT — grade A
2023-08-04311: Residential Disposal Complaint — Trash or Recycling Not Secure
2023-06-30311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2023-02-08Boiler inspection
2022
2022-07-26311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2022-04-06Boiler inspection
2022-04-06311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2021
2021-08-12Boiler inspection
2021-06-26311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2021-04-20311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2021-04-19311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2020
2020-09-15Boiler inspection
2020-04-24311: Non-Emergency Police Matter — Social Distancing
2019
2019-05-24Boiler inspection
2018
2018-10-11311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2018-07-19DEED, LE — from PALUMBO, DOMENICO; PALUMBO, ROSA to DOMENICO AND ROSA PALUMBO TRUST; DIEGO PALUMBO, AS TRUSTEE; NANCY PALUMBO, AS TRUSTEE; GIU
2018-07-16311: Dirty Conditions — E11 Litter Surveillance
2018-07-02Boiler inspection
2017
2017-12-21Boiler inspection
2017-06-23311: Broken Muni Meter — Out of Order
2017-04-22311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2017-02-21FDNY inspection (RISK)
2017-02-21FDNY inspection (RISK)
2015
2015-07-23311: Water System — Hydrant Running (WC3)
2012
2012-04-19311: Broken Parking Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2012-03-15311: Broken Muni Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2012-03-10311: Broken Parking Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2011
2011-05-15311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2010
2010-04-14311: Street Condition — Rough, Pitted or Cracked Roads
2009
2009-01-19Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2009-01-19Tenant complaint: GENERAL — MOLD
1999
1999-05-13Deed — from PALUMBO, ROSA to PALUMBO, ROSA; PALUMBO, DOMENICO
1999-05-13Mortgage $96,734 — from PALUMBO, ROSA; PALUMBO, DOMENICO to STATEN ISLAND SAVINGS BANK$96,734
1999-05-13Agreement — from STATEN ISLAND SAVINGS BANK to PALUMBO, DOMENICO; PALUMBO, ROSA
1999-05-13Mortgage assigned — from GREENPOINT BANK to STATEN ISLAND SAVINGS BANK
1999-05-13Mortgage assigned — from PALUMBO, ROSA; PALUMBO, DOMENICO to STATEN ISLAND SAVINGS BANK
1997
1997-05-28DOB violation ES:
1997-02-10DOB violation LL6291:
1994
1994-08-26Agreement — from PALUMBO, ROSA to GREEN POINT SAVINGSBANK
1994-06-01DOB violation LL6291:
1994-05-05Permit SG — ISSUED
1993
1993-11-24DOB violation ES:
1993-08-16DOB violation LL6291:
1993-08-16DOB violation LL6291:
1993-06-01DOB violation LL6291:
1993-04-20Permit PL — ISSUED
1993-04-02Permit PL — ISSUED
1993-03-16Permit EW — ISSUED
1993-03-04Mortgage satisfied — from CORDONE, VINCENT ESTOF; CORDONE, SALVATORE; CORDONE, DOMINICK JR; CORDONE, CAROLINA ADMX to GRAVANTE, CHRISTINEE
1993-03-02Permit EW — ISSUED
1993-03-02Permit EW — ISSUED
1993-02-18Mortgage $200,000 — from PALUMBO, ROSA to GREEN POINT SAVINGSBANK$200,000
1993-02-18Deed — from CORDONE, VINCENT/ADMOF to PALUMBO, ROSA
1993-02-18Deed — from CORDONE, DOMINICK JR; CORDONE, SALVATORE to PALUMBO, ROSA
1992
1992-03-18Mortgage $30,000 — from CORDONE, VINCENT/ESTOF; CORDONE, SALVATORE; CORDONE, DOMINICK JR to GRAVANTE, CHRISTINEE$30,000
1990
1990-11-13ECB Hazardous violation: 6-A,18-B$170
1986
1986-12-18Mortgage satisfied — from CORDONE, DOMINICK JR; CORDONE, VINCENT; CORDONE, SALVATORE to GREEN POINT SAVS BANK
1984
1984-07-12Mortgage $70,000 — from CORDONE, SALVATORE; CORDONE, VINCENT; CORDONE, DOMINICK JR to GREEN POINT SAVINGSBANK$70,000
1982
1982-01-15RTXL — from CORDONE, KATHERINE DECD
1982-01-15RTXL — from CORDONE, KATHERINE DECD
1970
1970-03-26Deed — from CORDONE DOMINICK DECEASED to CORDONE CATHERINE
1970-03-26Deed — from CORDONE DOMINICK DECEASED to CORDONE CATHERINE

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