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1616 Avenue U · Brooklyn · BBL 3073490006 · generated 2026-10-20 · FREE

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This building is not graded (non-residential or no residential units on record) — the report below covers its full public record.

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: Dirty Condition (3) · Graffiti (3) · Consumer Complaint (2).

Filed construction activity

$88,616 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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.

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,278,000 $575,100
2026$1,221,000 $549,450
2027$1,256,000 $565,200

The city's market estimate has fallen 2% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Vivi Bubble TeaCoffee/TeaA—

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 · 300 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Avenue U / E 16 St — B3 · 100 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

1616 Avenue U

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.

Ten-year activity

1050
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
6
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201700011
201830014
201901012
202020215
202140105
202200112
202301102
202400426
202500314
202600101
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The last 12 months — 3 records

DateRecord
2026-06-02311: Consumer Complaint — Electronics Store
2025-12-22Restaurant inspection: VIVI BUBBLE TEA — grade A
2025-11-05311: Graffiti — Graffiti

The full timeline

2026
2026-06-02311: Consumer Complaint — Electronics Store
2025
2025-12-22Restaurant inspection: VIVI BUBBLE TEA — grade A
2025-11-05311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2025-09-10311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2025-03-07311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2024
2024-12-12Restaurant inspection: VIVI BUBBLE TEA — grade A
2024-07-17311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2024-06-29311: Consumer Complaint — Other Store (Non-Food)
2024-05-24311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2024-04-11Restaurant inspection: VIVI BUBBLE TEA
2024-01-24311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2023
2023-06-30DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2021 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-03-06311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Traffic
2022
2022-07-06311: Consumer Complaint — Cell Phone Store
2022-06-01Boiler inspection — defects found
2021
2021-10-25Permit Sign — Signed-off
2021-10-25Permit Sign — Signed-off
2021-10-22Job filed: REPLACE ILLUMINATED, ACCESSORY BUSINESS CHANNEL LETTER WALL SIGN-A WITH BACK PANEL, REMOVE A PREVIOUS SIGN JOB #302388173, NO CHANGE TO USE, EGRESS OR$5,148
2021-10-22Job filed: REPLACE ILLUMINATED, ACCESSORY BUSINESS D/F BLADE WALL SIGN-B, NO CHANGE TO USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPATION$468
2021-07-26311: Broken Parking Meter — Bent/Loose
2020
2020-10-09Boiler inspection — defects found
2020-09-20311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2020-07-14311: Sanitation Condition — 15N Needle/Syringe on Street/Sidewalk
2020-01-15Permit Mechanical Systems — Signed-off
2020-01-14Job filed: APPLICATION FILED FOR DIRECT REPLACEMENT OF (2) SPLIT TYPE HVAC SYSTEMS INCLUDING (2) CONDENSERS AT REAR YARD & (2) AIR HANDLERS HUNG FROM CEILING AT $24,000
2019
2019-12-30FDNY inspection (RISK)
2019-06-21Boiler inspection
2018
2018-07-27Boiler inspection
2018-03-28Permit PL — ISSUED
2018-03-26Job filed: PROPOSED BUBBLE TEA AND MINOR INTERIOR MODIFICATION AT EXISTING STORE. NEW PLUMBING WORK AS PER PLAN. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$59,000
2018-03-26Permit EW — ISSUED
2017
2017-10-25Boiler inspection
2016
2016-11-21311: Consumer Complaint — Damaged/Defective Goods
2016-08-03311: Consumer Complaint — Contract Dispute
2015
2015-11-12FDNY inspection (RISK)
2013
2013-05-22311: Street Condition — Pothole
2012
2012-05-07311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2010
2010-08-12311: Unleashed Dog — Unleashed Dog in Public
2010-07-26311: Consumer Complaint — False Advertising
2007
2007-11-30Permit AL — ISSUED
2007-11-15Permit SG — ISSUED
2007-11-14Job filed: ERECT NON-ILLUM. AWNING - NO WORDING. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY. NOT WITHIN 200' OF ARTERIAL HIGHWAY.$3,000
2007-09-25DOB complaint, category ?
2005
2005-01-31DOB violation LL6291:
2003
2003-03-19DOB violation LL6291:
1997
1997-01-07Deed — from WOLDENBERG, RONA; WOLDENBERG, RITA; WOLFF, MERLE to 1616 AVENUE U REALTYL.L.C.
1996
1996-07-13DOB violation B:
1996-03-11Deed — from WOLDENBERG, RITA to WOLFF, MERLE; WOLDENBERG, RONA; WOLDENBERG, RITA
1992
1992-02-07Mortgage assigned — from WEINSTEIN, ISIDOR/LWT; GRABINO, HAROLD/EXE to GRABINO, HAROLD
1975
1975-08-22Mortgage — from WOLDENBERG RITA to GRANINO ROSE; WEINSTEIN ISIDOR
1975-08-22Deed — from 1616 AVE U CORP to WOLDENBERG RITA

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