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1217 Avenue U · Brooklyn · BBL 3073160041 · 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 11229, 91% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% 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

3 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Food Establishment (2) · General Construction/Plumbing (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 (1928)
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$2,247,000 $134,820
2026$2,287,000 $137,220
2027$2,429,000 $145,740

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

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Wing Hing Seafood RestaurantChineseBMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food, Food Protection) · 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 · 1,050 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Avenue U / E 13 St — B3 · 250 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

1217 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: $300,000 on 2000-05-05 (lender: Chinatown Federal Savings Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2000-05-05Mortgage $300,000 — from US MIDLAND REALTY INC to CHINATOWN FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $300,000
1990-06-11Mortgage $300,000 — from U S MIDLAND REALTY INC to REISS, DANIEL A $300,000
1982-09-03Mortgage $39,000 — from REISS, DANIEL A to MOSS TWINS INC $39,000

Ten-year activity

1050
2017
2018
2019
2020
6
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Housing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
2017101
2018112
2019213
2020011
2021516
2022112
2023022
2024123
2025134
2026123
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The last 12 months — 5 records

DateRecord
2026-09-01Restaurant inspection: WING HING SEAFOOD RESTAURANT
2026-08-13311: Food Establishment — Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food
2026-04-29Boiler inspection
2025-12-25311: General Construction/Plumbing — Cons - Contrary/Beyond Approved Plans/Permits
2025-10-24Restaurant inspection: WING HING SEAFOOD RESTAURANT — grade B

The full timeline

2026
2026-09-01Restaurant inspection: WING HING SEAFOOD RESTAURANT
2026-08-13311: Food Establishment — Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food
2026-04-29Boiler inspection
2025
2025-12-25311: General Construction/Plumbing — Cons - Contrary/Beyond Approved Plans/Permits
2025-10-24Restaurant inspection: WING HING SEAFOOD RESTAURANT — grade B
2025-04-16Restaurant inspection: WING HING SEAFOOD RESTAURANT · mice evidence
2025-02-21Boiler inspection
2024
2024-08-03311: Food Establishment — Food Protection
2024-04-25Restaurant inspection: WING HING SEAFOOD RESTAURANT — grade B · mice evidence
2024-03-26Boiler inspection
2023
2023-10-20Restaurant inspection: WING HING SEAFOOD RESTAURANT
2023-03-31Boiler inspection
2022
2022-03-22311: Animal-Abuse — Other (complaint details)
2022-03-15Boiler inspection
2021
2021-12-17311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2021-12-16311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2021-10-01311: Noise - Commercial — Banging/Pounding
2021-10-01311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2021-10-01311: Noise - Commercial — Banging/Pounding
2021-06-15Boiler inspection
2020
2020-09-15Boiler inspection
2019
2019-09-07311: Broken Parking Meter — Out of Order
2019-09-05311: Noise — Noise: air condition/ventilation equipment (NV1)
2019-05-20Boiler inspection
2018
2018-08-31311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2018-05-08Boiler inspection
2017
2017-06-11311: Damaged Tree — Branch or Limb Has Fallen Down
2016
2016-05-14311: Food Establishment — Food Contains Foreign Object
2014
2014-10-23311: Food Establishment — Handwashing
2014-04-24FDNY inspection (RISK)
2013
2013-07-22311: Food Establishment — Sewage
2012
2012-10-26311: Food Establishment — Food Contains Foreign Object
2012-08-01311: Plumbing — Plumbing Work - Illegal/No Permit/Standpipe/Sprinkler
2012-08-01DOB complaint, category ?
2012-03-09Rodent inspection: Passed
2012-01-30311: Illegal Tree Damage — Roots Damaged
2012-01-20311: General Construction/Plumbing — Egress - Doors Locked/Blocked/Improper/No Secondary Means
2012-01-20DOB complaint, category ?
2011
2011-11-12311: Food Establishment — Food Worker Activity
2011-10-19Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2011-09-12311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2010
2010-09-03311: Industrial Waste — Grease In Sewer/Catch Basin (IDG)
2010-07-15Mortgage satisfied — from US MIDLAND REALTY INC. to CHINATOWN FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK
2010-05-09311: Other Enforcement — E2A Storage Of Receptacles
2010-05-04311: Other Enforcement — E2A Storage Of Receptacles
2010-03-16311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2002
2002-08-07Permit EW — ISSUED
2002-07-26Job filed: PROPOSE MODIFY EXISTING FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM @ FOR EXISTING KITCHEN IN CONJUNCTION WITH ALT II # 301356495. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS, & OCCUPA$1,000
2002-07-26Job filed: PROPOSE MODIFY EXISTING FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM @ FOR EXISTING KITCHEN IN CONJUNCTION WITH ALT II # 301356495. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS, & OCCUPA$1,000
2002-06-26Permit PL — ISSUED
2002-06-14Permit EW — ISSUED
2002-06-14Permit EW — ISSUED
2002-06-03Job filed: PROPOSE TO RENOVATE EXISTING RESTUARANT, MINOR PARTITION WORKS, PLUMBING WORKS AS PER PLAN. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS, & OCCUPANCY.$17,000
2000
2000-07-17Mortgage satisfied — from U S MIDLAND REALTY to REISS, DANIEL A
2000-05-05Mortgage $300,000 — from US MIDLAND REALTY INC to CHINATOWN FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK$300,000
1999
1999-07-12Permit EW — ISSUED
1999-02-17DOB complaint, category ?
1997
1997-09-26Permit EW — ISSUED
1997-09-26Permit EQ — ISSUED
1997-01-16Permit EQ — ISSUED
1994
1994-02-03ECB Non-Hazardous violation: WORK WIHTOUT A PERMIT. OPENING CONSTRUCTED IN MIDDLE CONNECTING TWO STORE AND ROLL DOWN GATE INSTALLED. APPROX. SIZE: 8'X10' HIG
1992
1992-07-23DOB complaint, category ?
1992-07-16DOB complaint, category ?
1992-06-25DOB complaint, category ?
1992-05-04DOB complaint, category ?
1992-04-22DOB complaint, category ?
1991
1991-08-09Permit EW — ISSUED
1991-04-17Mortgage assigned — from REISS, DANIEL A to REISS REVOCABLE FAMIL TR; REISS, DANIEL A/TR; REISS, LOUISE/TR
1991-02-11Permit EW — ISSUED
1991-02-05Permit PL — ISSUED
1991-01-14Permit EW — ISSUED
1991-01-14Permit EW — ISSUED
1990
1990-07-23DOB violation C:
1990-06-11Mortgage $300,000 — from U S MIDLAND REALTY INC to REISS, DANIEL A$300,000
1990-06-11Deed — from REISS, DANIEL A to U S MIDLAND RLTY INC
1986
1986-06-02Mortgage satisfied — from REISS, DANIEL A to MOSS TWINS INC
1982
1982-09-03Mortgage $39,000 — from REISS, DANIEL A to MOSS TWINS INC$39,000
1982-09-03Deed — from MOSS TWINS INC to REISS, DANIEL A
1982-09-03Mortgage satisfied — from MOSS TWINS INC to BAY RIDGE SAVINGS BANK

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