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1405 Avenue U · Brooklyn · BBL 3073190047 · 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

4 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Graffiti (3) · Dirty Condition (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 (1925)
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$1,130,000 $67,800
2026$1,193,000 $71,580
2027$1,278,000 $76,680

The city's market estimate has risen 13% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
K & V BakeryBakery Products/DessertsA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 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 — Q · 350 ft straight-line (about a 2-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

1405 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

4 311 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.

Ten-year activity

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Housing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20172103
20181102
20190000
20200000
20212002
20220000
20232103
20243115
20251012
20260011
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The last 12 months — 2 records

DateRecord
2026-09-24Restaurant inspection: K & V BAKERY — grade A
2025-11-05311: Graffiti — Graffiti

The full timeline

2026
2026-09-24Restaurant inspection: K & V BAKERY — grade A
2025
2025-11-05311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2025-06-12Restaurant inspection: K & V BAKERY — grade A
2024
2024-08-01311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2024-05-06311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2024-04-22311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2024-03-20Restaurant inspection: K & V BAKERY — grade A
2024-03-12Deed — from GRISTANTI, TRUSTEE, FRANK G; FRANK GRISANTI AND AURORA GRISANTI IRREV; GRISANTI, TRUSTEE, to 1405 AVENUE U LLC
2023
2023-12-26Deed transfer (nominal price)
2023-10-16311: Consumer Complaint — Bodega, Deli, or Convenience Store
2023-10-15311: Consumer Complaint — Bodega, Deli, or Convenience Store
2021
2021-01-14311: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2021-01-14Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2018
2018-10-10311: Food Establishment — Toilet Facility
2018-01-17Deed — from THE GRISANTI FAMILY TRUST; GRISANTI, TRUSTEE, FRANK; GRISANTI, TRUSTEE, AURORA to ROBERT S. GRISANTI, TRUSTEE; FRANK G. GRISANTI, TRUSTEE; THE FRANK GRISANTI AND AURORA GRI
2017
2017-12-10311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Talking
2017-11-22Deed transfer (nominal price)
2017-05-30311: Street Condition — Pothole
2016
2016-07-06311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2016-07-06311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2015
2015-08-10311: Food Establishment — Food Temperature
2015-08-01311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2014
2014-12-09311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2014-01-24311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2014-01-10311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2013
2013-02-27311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2013-01-15311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2012
2012-05-01311: Food Establishment — Food Preparation Location
2012-02-24ECB CLASS - 3 violation: WORK W/O A PERMIT. NOTED: AT REAR YARD A LIGHT METAL STRUCTURE W/SHEET METAL ROOF (NO WALLLS) APPROX 20'W X 15'D X 7'H (LOT LINE T
2012-01-25DOB violation AEUHAZ1: FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION
2011
2011-12-15311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Contrary To LL 58/87(Handicapped Access)
2011-12-15DOB complaint, category ?
2011-12-09311: Broken Parking Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2011-12-07311: Broken Parking Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2011-11-25Permit PL — ISSUED
2011-11-25Permit EW — ISSUED
2011-11-25Permit EW — ISSUED
2011-11-25Job filed: KITCHEN PIUMDING SYSTEM/EQUIPMENT TESTING TO RENOVE VIOLATION #34929771M.INSTALL 1 NEW A/C UNITS.$17,500
2011-11-25Job filed: KITCHEN PIUMDING SYSTEM/EQUIPMENT TESTING TO RENOVE VIOLATION #34929771M.INSTALL 1 NEW A/C UNITS.$17,500
2011-11-25Job filed: KITCHEN PIUMDING SYSTEM/EQUIPMENT TESTING TO RENOVE VIOLATION #34929771M.INSTALL 1 NEW A/C UNITS.$17,500
2011-10-13ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO HAVE NEW OR ALTERED PLUMBING SYSTEM TESTED. UNDER SEPARATE APPLICATIONS #300463923,300463950,301978260 KITCHEN EQUIPMEN$1,000
2011-10-12311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Sign/Awning/Marquee - Illegal/No Permit
2011-10-12311: Plumbing — Gas Hook-Up/Piping - Illegal Or Defective
2011-10-12DOB complaint, category ?
2011-10-12DOB complaint, category ?
2011-10-12DOB complaint, category ?
2011-08-28311: Noise - Commercial — Banging/Pounding
2011-07-13311: Food Establishment — Food Temperature
2010
2010-12-21311: Food Establishment — Food Temperature
2010-08-22311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Permit - None
2010-08-22DOB complaint, category ?
2010-03-24311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2008
2008-09-06ECB CLASS - 3 violation: B354,15,16,24B,32A,34B,38,50A,B,C,D,E. 50A. REMOVE ALL STORAGE FROM BOILER ROOM. 50B. REMOVE ALL FLAMMABLES. 50C. NO SUPPORTS ON F$500
2008-01-07Deed — from GRISANTI, FRANK; GRISANTI, AURORA to GRISANTI, AURORA; THE GRISANTI FAMILY TRUST; GRISANTI, FRANK
2005
2005-07-22Permit EW — ISSUED
2005-07-13Job filed: REPLACE AUTOMATIC FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM IN EXISTING KITCHEN RANGEHOOD. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS AND OCCUPANCY. COOKING EQUIPMENTS WERE FILED IN 3004$2,800
2005-07-13Job filed: REPLACE AUTOMATIC FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM IN EXISTING KITCHEN RANGEHOOD. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS AND OCCUPANCY. COOKING EQUIPMENTS WERE FILED IN 3004$2,800
2005-03-23Permit EW — ISSUED
2005-03-21Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION AT EXIST 1ST FL. BAKERY STORE. CEILING & PARTITION WORK AS PER PLAN. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$5,000
2003
2003-03-19DOB violation LL6291:
1995
1995-10-23Permit EW — ISSUED
1995-10-03Permit PL — ISSUED
1995-09-13Permit EW — ISSUED
1995-08-29DOB violation LL6291:
1995-08-29DOB violation LL6291:
1994
1994-10-21Permit PL — ISSUED
1994-08-26Mortgage assigned — from ALLIANCE FUNDING COMPANY to CHEMICAL BANK
1994-08-02Permit AL — ISSUED
1973
1973-09-10Mortgage assigned — from AUSTEIN MINNIE to AUSTEIN GILBERT
1971
1971-08-31Mortgage — from GRISANTI AURORA; GRISANTI FRANK to AUSTEIN MINNIE
1971-08-31Deed — from AUSTEIN MINNIE to GRISANTI FRANK; GRISANTI AURORA

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