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1243 Avenue U · Brooklyn · BBL 3073170042 · 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

Open HPD violations2 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2003-10-10.

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

6 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Food Establishment (3) · Graffiti (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$829,000 $373,050
2026$900,000 $405,000
2027$924,000 $415,800

The city's market estimate has risen 11% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Pho Vietnam RestaurantSoutheast AsianA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

3 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Contains Foreign Object, Food Contaminated, Food Worker Activity) · 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 · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Avenue U / E 13 St — B3 · 100 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

1243 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

6 311 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: $226,815 on 2001-10-16 (lender: Eastbank NA). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2001-10-16Mortgage $226,815 — from KWOKS REALTY CORP to EASTBANK NA $226,815
1996-04-11Mortgage $280,000 — from KWOKS REALTY CORP to WACHS, MARTIN; KRAUSZ, SOLOMON $280,000

Ten-year activity

530
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
4
2025
2026
Housing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
2017000
2018000
2019101
2020000
2021202
2022000
2023000
2024112
2025224
2026314
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The last 12 months — 6 records

DateRecord
2026-08-27311: Food Establishment — Food Contains Foreign Object
2026-07-30311: Food Establishment — Food Contaminated
2026-04-15Restaurant inspection: PHO VIETNAM RESTAURANT — grade A
2026-04-09311: Food Establishment — Food Worker Activity
2025-12-25311: General Construction/Plumbing — Cons - Contrary/Beyond Approved Plans/Permits
2025-11-05311: Graffiti — Graffiti

The full timeline

2026
2026-08-27311: Food Establishment — Food Contains Foreign Object
2026-07-30311: Food Establishment — Food Contaminated
2026-04-15Restaurant inspection: PHO VIETNAM RESTAURANT — grade A
2026-04-09311: Food Establishment — Food Worker Activity
2025
2025-12-25311: General Construction/Plumbing — Cons - Contrary/Beyond Approved Plans/Permits
2025-11-05311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2025-03-20Restaurant inspection: PHO VIETNAM RESTAURANT
2025-01-16Restaurant inspection: PHO VIETNAM RESTAURANT — grade B
2024
2024-09-20311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2024-06-11Restaurant inspection: PHO VIETNAM RESTAURANT
2021
2021-06-27311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2021-05-16311: Food Establishment — Food Contaminated
2019
2019-10-26311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2016
2016-08-06311: Street Condition — Pothole
2016-04-12311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2016-03-27311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2016-03-27311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2015
2015-08-30311: Street Condition — Pothole
2015-04-19311: Food Establishment — Food Contaminated
2014
2014-06-05FDNY inspection (RISK)
2012
2012-08-20Permit EW — ISSUED
2012-07-30Job filed: REPLACE EXISTING AC UNITS TO SERVE EXISTING RESTURANT WITH NEW AC UNITS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$18,000
2012-03-08311: Street Condition — Pothole
2010
2010-08-19311: Street Condition — Pothole
2006
2006-09-25Permit EW — ISSUED
2006-09-14Job filed: EST COST $3,000 MODIFICATION OF KITCHENFIRE SUPPRESSION SYS.NO CHANGE I N USE,EGRES OR OCC.$3,000
2006-01-25Permit SG — ISSUED
2006-01-25Permit SG — ISSUED
2005
2005-06-07HPD class A: SECTION 27-2013 ADMIN. CODE: PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT - CEILINGS ALL ROOMS AND WALLS FRONT WEST
2004
2004-08-19DOB complaint, category ?
2003
2003-10-10HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005, 2007 ADMIN. CODE: REMOVE ALL ENCUMBRANCES CONSISTING OF - CARTONS 2 STY. PUBLIC HALL.
2002
2002-03-26DOB violation LL6291:
2001
2001-10-16Agreement — from KWOKS REALTY CORP to EASTBANK NA
2001-10-16Mortgage assigned — from KWOKS REALTY CORP to EASTBANK NA
2001-10-16Mortgage assigned — from WACHS, MARTIN; FELDMAN, ESTHER/TR; SHK GUARANTY TRUST; BISTRITSKY, FEIGE/TR to EASTBANK NA
2001-10-16Mortgage $226,815 — from KWOKS REALTY CORP to EASTBANK NA$226,815
1999
1999-03-16DOB violation LL6291:
1998
1998-03-23Mortgage assigned — from KRAUSZ, SOLOMON to SHK GUARANTY TRUST; FELDMAN, ESTHER/TR; BISTRITSKY, FEIGE/TR
1998-01-08DOB complaint, category ?
1997
1997-09-16DOB violation LL6291:
1997-08-20Permit EW — ISSUED
1997-08-20Permit EW — ISSUED
1997-03-12Permit PL — ISSUED
1997-02-19Permit EW — ISSUED
1997-02-19Permit PL — ISSUED
1997-02-13DOB complaint, category ?
1997-02-06Permit EQ — ISSUED
1997-02-06Permit EW — ISSUED
1997-02-06Permit EW — ISSUED
1996
1996-06-13Mortgage satisfied — from KRAUS, SOLOMON; WACHS, MARTIN to BAER, SELMA
1996-04-11Deed — from WACHS, MARTIN; KRAUS, SOLOMON to KWOKS REALTY CORP
1996-04-11Mortgage $280,000 — from KWOKS REALTY CORP to WACHS, MARTIN; KRAUSZ, SOLOMON$280,000
1996-04-11Mortgage satisfied — from KRAUS, SOLOMON; WACHS, MARTIN to GREEN POINT SAVINGSBANK
1989
1989-01-05ECB Non-Hazardous violation: INADEQUATE VENTILATION. BOILER ROOM ENCLOSE IMPROPER. DIRTY BOILER ROOM.$75
1968
1968-03-14Deed — from BAER SELMA to WACHS MARTIN; KRAUS SOLOMON
1968-03-14Mortgage — from WACHS MARTIN; KRAUS SOLOMON to GREATER NEW YORK SAVINGS BANK
1968-03-14Mortgage — from WACHS MARTIN; KRAUS SOLOMON to BAER SELMA

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