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2109 Avenue U · Brooklyn · BBL 3073260046 · 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

8 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Food Establishment (2) · Lead (1) · Food Poisoning (1) · Sidewalk Condition (1) · Obstruction (1) · Snow or Ice (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 (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$1,234,000 $74,040
2026$1,362,000 $81,720
2027$1,369,000 $82,140

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

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Sweet & Favorite Cake ShopFusionGrade Pending—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick)
2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Protection, No Permit or License) · 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 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Avenue U / Ocean Av — B3 · 200 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

2109 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

8 311 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: $250,000 on 2012-06-25 (lender: Apex Mortgage Corp). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2013-02-20Deed $680,000 — from BRUNO, JOHN to MASTER MILLER REALTY LLC $680,000
2012-06-25Mortgage $250,000 — from BRUNO, JOHN to APEX MORTGAGE CORP $250,000
2012-06-25AL&R $250,000 — from BRUNO, JOHN to APEX MORTGAGE CORP $250,000
2007-09-12Mortgage $150,000 — from BRUNO, JOHN to HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $150,000

Ten-year activity

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2023
2024
2025
6
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170101
20180011
20190314
20200112
20210011
20220011
20230112
20240213
20251315
20260336
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The last 12 months — 6 records

DateRecord
2026-09-04311: Food Establishment — Food Protection
2026-06-08Restaurant inspection: SWEET & FAVORITE CAKE SHOP — grade Z
2026-05-01Restaurant inspection: SWEET & FAVORITE CAKE SHOP
2026-04-20Boiler inspection
2026-03-06311: Noise - Commercial — Banging/Pounding
2026-01-28311: Snow or Ice — Roadway

The full timeline

2026
2026-09-04311: Food Establishment — Food Protection
2026-06-08Restaurant inspection: SWEET & FAVORITE CAKE SHOP — grade Z
2026-05-01Restaurant inspection: SWEET & FAVORITE CAKE SHOP
2026-04-20Boiler inspection
2026-03-06311: Noise - Commercial — Banging/Pounding
2026-01-28311: Snow or Ice — Roadway
2025
2025-09-30311: Food Establishment — No Permit or License
2025-09-16311: Obstruction — Sign
2025-08-18311: Sidewalk Condition — Cellar Door Open/Unprotected
2025-04-15DOB complaint, category ?
2025-02-21Boiler inspection
2024
2024-11-16311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2024-05-01311: Lead — Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)
2024-03-19Boiler inspection
2023
2023-07-03311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2023-05-18Boiler inspection
2022
2022-03-31Boiler inspection
2021
2021-03-06Boiler inspection
2020
2020-04-25Boiler inspection
2020-02-22311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019
2019-06-15Boiler inspection
2019-05-20311: Broken Parking Meter — No Receipt
2019-02-02311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 2 Bulk-Missed Collection
2019-01-27311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018
2018-03-14Boiler inspection
2017
2017-11-21311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2016
2016-03-22FDNY inspection (RISK)
2013
2013-04-12Mortgage satisfied — from BRUNO, JOHN to APEX MORTGAGE CORP.
2013-04-12TL&R — from APEX MORTGAGE CORP. to BRUNO, JOHN
2013-02-20Deed $680,000 — from BRUNO, JOHN to MASTER MILLER REALTY LLC$680,000
2012
2012-10-24Mortgage satisfied — from BRKUNO, JOHN to HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
2012-10-24TL&R — from BRUNO, JOHN to HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
2012-06-25Mortgage $250,000 — from BRUNO, JOHN to APEX MORTGAGE CORP$250,000
2012-06-25AL&R $250,000 — from BRUNO, JOHN to APEX MORTGAGE CORP$250,000
2012-04-23311: Illegal Animal Sold — Turtle Under 4 inches Long
2009
2009-12-31DOB violation LBLVIO:
2009-01-01DOB violation LL6291:
2008
2008-01-03DOB violation LL6291:
2007
2007-09-12Mortgage $150,000 — from BRUNO, JOHN to HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION$150,000
2007-09-12AL&R — from BRUNO, JOHN to HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
2007-08-31Deed — from BRUNO, JASPER; BRUNO, JOHN to BRUNO, JOHN
2006
2006-01-06DOB violation LL6291:
2004
2004-06-07Deed — from BRUNO, JASPER to BRUNO, JOHN; BRUNO, JASPER
2004-02-13DOB violation LL6291:
2003
2003-03-19DOB violation LL6291:
1998
1998-05-04DOB violation LL6291:
1997
1997-04-10Mortgage satisfied — from BRUNO, JASPER to LINCOLN SAVINGS BANK
1995
1995-08-29DOB violation LL6291:
1977
1977-03-01SAGE — from BRUNO JASPER; LINCOLN SAVS BANK
1977-02-10Mortgage — from BRUNO JASPER to LINCOLN SAVS BANK
1975
1975-03-25Mortgage — from BRUNO JASPER to LIPSCHITZ SAMUEL
1966
1966-04-11Mortgage — from BRUNO JASPER to LINCOLN SAVINGS BANK
1966-04-11Deed — from STUB ANITA to BRUNO JASPER
1966-04-08Mortgage — from BRUNO JASPER to DURSO RAYMOND JR

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