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1611 Avenue U · Brooklyn · BBL 3073210045 · 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: Street Condition (1) · Illegal Dumping (1) · Homeless Person Assistance (1).

Filed construction activity

$63,350 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 (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$1,578,000 $94,680
2026$1,695,000 $101,700
2027$1,872,000 $112,320

The city's market estimate has risen 19% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
New Three StarAmericanAMice 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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2022 (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 — Q · 250 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Avenue U / E 16 St — B3 · 150 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 255 Barbara Reing School
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

1611 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

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-08-20Deed $905,667 — from KOUTROS, GEORGE; LAMBROS, POTOULA; LAMBROS, STEVEN; LAMBROS, GEROGE; KOUTROS, VASILIKI to 1609-1611 AVENUE, LLC $905,667
2021-08-04Sold for $905,667 $905,667 $452,834

Ten-year activity

1050
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
8
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017000000
2018003003
2019022004
2020302005
2021002305
2022602008
2023200002
2024001001
2025002013
2026000000
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The last 12 months — 0 records

No city records in the last 12 months — quiet is good.

The full timeline

2025
2025-10-11Restaurant inspection: NEW THREE STAR — grade A · mice evidence
2025-06-01311: Homeless Person Assistance — Non-Chronic
2025-03-07311: Illegal Dumping — Chronic Dumping
2024
2024-05-21311: Street Condition — Rough, Pitted or Cracked Roads
2023
2023-12-22Permit AL — ISSUED
2023-11-28Job filed: ALT-1 IS FILED HEREWITH TO AMEND THE NOTES ON THE CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY AT 1609 & 1611 ONLY. PUBLIC ASSEMBLY (B00848363-I1) IS FILED AT PREMIS$100
2022
2022-07-15Job filed: REPLACE/INSTALL COOKING GAS EQUIPMENTS ON FIRST FLOOR AS PER PLANS.$15,000
2022-06-06Permit Mechanical Systems — Permit Issued
2022-05-31Job filed: Filing for two (2) commercial kitchen exhaust hoods.$8,000
2022-04-25Permit Plumbing — Permit Issued
2022-04-17Job filed: REPLACE/INSTALL COOKING GAS EQUIPMENTS ON FIRST FLOOR AS PER PLANS.$15,000
2022-04-06311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2022-04-04Job filed: REPLACE/INSTALL COOKING GAS EQUIPMENTS ON FIRST FLOOR AS PER PLANS.$15,000
2022-01-06311: Missed Collection — Recycling - Paper
2021
2021-08-20TERA — from 1609-1611 AVENUE, LLC to LAMBROS, GEORGE
2021-08-20Deed $905,667 — from KOUTROS, GEORGE; LAMBROS, POTOULA; LAMBROS, STEVEN; LAMBROS, GEROGE; KOUTROS, VASILIKI to 1609-1611 AVENUE, LLC$905,667
2021-08-04Sold for $905,667$905,667
2021-03-05311: Rodent — Condition Attracting Rodents
2021-03-05311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 1 Missed Collection
2020
2020-12-07Job filed: FILING TO CLOSE OPENINGS IN WALLS BETWEEN BUILDINGS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY UNDER THIS APPLICATION.$3,450
2020-11-06Job filed: FILING TO CLOSE OPENINGS IN WALLS BETWEEN BUILDINGS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY UNDER THIS APPLICATION.$3,450
2020-11-06Job filed: FILING TO CLOSE OPENINGS IN WALLS BETWEEN BUILDINGS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY UNDER THIS APPLICATION.$3,450
2020-07-14311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 1 Missed Collection
2020-06-30311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 1 Missed Collection
2019
2019-10-20311: Food Establishment — Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food
2019-09-09311: Noise — Noise, Barking Dog (NR5)
2019-02-21FDNY inspection (COM_OCPCY)
2019-02-21FDNY inspection (RISK)
2018
2018-10-15311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2018-09-06311: Broken Parking Meter — No Receipt
2018-03-20311: Broken Parking Meter — No Receipt
2015
2015-01-21311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2014
2014-12-09311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2014-08-26311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2014-06-09311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2014-05-23311: Food Establishment — Food Worker Hygiene
2014-05-23311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2014-02-14Certificate of occupancy Final
2013
2013-11-01311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2013-05-10311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2013-04-03311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2011
2011-02-16Permit PL — ISSUED
2011-02-08Permit AL — ISSUED
2011-01-12EASE — from LAMBROS, GEORGE; LAMBROS, POTOULA; KOUTROS, GEORGE to LAMBROS, GEORGE; KOUTROS, GEORGE; LAMBROS, POTOULA
2011-01-12EASE — from KOUTROS, GEORGE; LAMBROS, GEORGE; LAMBROS, POTOULA to LAMBROS, GEORGE; LAMBROS, POTOULA; KOUTROS, GEORGE
2011-01-12EASE — from LAMBROS, POTOULA; KOUTROS, GEORGE; LAMBROS, GEORGE to LAMBROS, GEORGE; LAMBROS, POTOULA; KOUTROS, GEORGE
2010
2010-09-21Job filed: A1$7,000
1995
1995-08-29DOB violation LL6291:
1994
1994-06-01DOB violation LL6291:
1993
1993-08-16DOB violation LL6291:
1993-06-01DOB violation LL6291:
1991
1991-09-23Permit PL — ISSUED
1991-06-14Permit PL — ISSUED
1991-05-16Permit EW — ISSUED
1990
1990-10-25DOB violation B: 36
1987
1987-04-30Mortgage satisfied — from LAMBROS, GEORGE; LAMBROS, LEO to PESKIN, CARL
1979
1979-10-12Deed — from PESKIN CARL to LAMBROS GEORGE; KOUTROS GEORGE; LAMBROS LEO
1979-10-12Mortgage — from LAMBROS GEORGE; LAMBROS LEO; KOUTROS GEORGE to PESKIN CARL

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