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2925 Avenue J · Brooklyn · BBL 3075930001 · 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, AEP2.8
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class3
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 87% 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 19.3. In ZIP 11210, 88% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% 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 violations1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2008-11-24.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 4).

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

$6,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

15 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Plumbing (4) · Food Establishment (2) · Consumer Complaint (2) · WATER LEAK (2) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · Litter Basket Request (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 (1930)
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$465,000 $209,250
2026$471,000 $211,950
2027$490,000 $220,500

The city's market estimate has risen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Morning Grace CafeCoffee/TeaA—
Number 1 Chinese RestaurantChineseA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Contains Foreign Object, No Permit or License), shared by 2 restaurants · 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 5 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

SubwayFlatbush Av-Brooklyn College — 2 5 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Avenue J — Q · 0.7 mi straight-line (about a 19-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Nostrand Av / Avenue J — B44 · 100 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 193 Gil Hodges
Middle: Andries Hudde. 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

2925 Avenue J

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

15 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 of them about heat or hot water.

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

50250
2017
2018
25
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201703003
201804217
20190240125
20200110112
202102013
202204004
202312025
202401023
202506017
20265110218
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The last 12 months — 22 records

DateRecord
2026-09-23311: Sidewalk Condition — Broken Sidewalk
2026-06-04Restaurant inspection: NUMBER 1 CHINESE RESTAURANT — grade A
2026-04-27ECB CLASS - 2 violation: AT TIME OF INSPECTION I OBSERVED A NEWLY INSTALLED GAS FIRED BOILER AND WATER HEATER. WORK WAS 100% COMPLETE WITH NO PERMIT FILING
2026-04-22311: Plumbing — Plumbing Work - Illegal/No Permit/Standpipe/Sprinkler
2026-04-17311: Plumbing — Plumbing Work - Illegal/No Permit/Standpipe/Sprinkler
2026-04-16FDNY inspection (RISK)
2026-04-15311: Plumbing — Plumbing Work - Illegal/No Permit/Standpipe/Sprinkler
2026-04-15DOB complaint, category ?
2026-04-01311: Boilers — Boiler - Defective/Inoperative/No Permit
2026-04-01311: Plumbing — Plumbing Work - Illegal/No Permit/Standpipe/Sprinkler
2026-04-01DOB complaint, category ?
2026-04-01DOB complaint, category ?
2026-03-04311: Consumer Complaint — Other Store (Non-Food)
2026-03-03Boiler inspection
2026-01-19Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2026-01-19Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2026-01-19311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2026-01-19311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025-10-30Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2025-10-30Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — SLOW LEAK
2025-10-30311: WATER LEAK — SLOW LEAK
2025-10-30311: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW

The full timeline

2026
2026-09-23311: Sidewalk Condition — Broken Sidewalk
2026-06-04Restaurant inspection: NUMBER 1 CHINESE RESTAURANT — grade A
2026-04-27ECB CLASS - 2 violation: AT TIME OF INSPECTION I OBSERVED A NEWLY INSTALLED GAS FIRED BOILER AND WATER HEATER. WORK WAS 100% COMPLETE WITH NO PERMIT FILING$6,250
2026-04-22311: Plumbing — Plumbing Work - Illegal/No Permit/Standpipe/Sprinkler
2026-04-17311: Plumbing — Plumbing Work - Illegal/No Permit/Standpipe/Sprinkler
2026-04-16FDNY inspection (RISK)
2026-04-15311: Plumbing — Plumbing Work - Illegal/No Permit/Standpipe/Sprinkler
2026-04-15DOB complaint, category ?
2026-04-01311: Boilers — Boiler - Defective/Inoperative/No Permit
2026-04-01311: Plumbing — Plumbing Work - Illegal/No Permit/Standpipe/Sprinkler
2026-04-01DOB complaint, category ?
2026-04-01DOB complaint, category ?
2026-03-04311: Consumer Complaint — Other Store (Non-Food)
2026-03-03Boiler inspection
2026-01-19Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2026-01-19Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2026-01-19311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2026-01-19311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025
2025-10-30Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2025-10-30Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — SLOW LEAK
2025-10-30311: WATER LEAK — SLOW LEAK
2025-10-30311: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2025-06-27Restaurant inspection: MORNING GRACE CAFE — grade A
2025-05-26311: Food Establishment — No Permit or License
2025-04-29311: Litter Basket Request — New Basket
2024
2024-11-10311: Consumer Complaint — E-Cigarette Sales
2024-10-28Restaurant inspection: NUMBER 1 CHINESE RESTAURANT — grade A
2024-06-27Boiler inspection
2023
2023-11-14311: Food Establishment — Food Contains Foreign Object
2023-10-09311: Smoking — Smoking Violation
2023-07-07Boiler inspection
2023-06-07Restaurant inspection: NUMBER 1 CHINESE RESTAURANT — grade A
2023-04-25DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2022 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2022
2022-09-01311: Food Establishment — Food Contaminated
2022-03-16311: Broken Parking Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2022-03-11311: Illegal Dumping — Removal Request
2022-02-23311: Litter Basket Request — New Basket
2021
2021-12-09311: Broken Parking Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2021-10-14311: Street Sign - Dangling — Other/Unknown
2021-06-18Boiler inspection
2020
2020-09-27311: Dirty Conditions — E3 Dirty Sidewalk
2020-09-26311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2020-09-26311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Business not allowed to be open
2020-09-26311: Animal-Abuse — Tortured
2020-08-05311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Business not in compliance
2020-07-29Boiler inspection
2020-03-01311: Homeless Person Assistance — N/A
2020-02-28311: Homeless Person Assistance — N/A
2020-02-27311: Homeless Person Assistance — N/A
2020-02-06311: Homeless Person Assistance — N/A
2020-01-30311: Homeless Person Assistance — N/A
2020-01-22311: Homeless Person Assistance — N/A
2019
2019-12-19311: Homeless Person Assistance — N/A
2019-12-06311: Homeless Person Assistance — N/A
2019-12-05311: Homeless Person Assistance — N/A
2019-11-08311: Homeless Person Assistance — N/A
2019-10-23311: Homeless Encampment — N/A
2019-09-18311: Water System — Hydrant Knocked Over/Missing (WC)
2019-09-16311: Water System — Hydrant Leaking (WC1)
2019-09-10311: Homeless Person Assistance — N/A
2019-09-05311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-08-06311: Food Establishment — Food Protection
2019-07-30311: Homeless Person Assistance — N/A
2019-07-24311: Homeless Person Assistance — N/A
2019-07-22311: Homeless Person Assistance — N/A
2019-07-16311: Homeless Person Assistance — N/A
2019-07-16311: Homeless Person Assistance — N/A
2019-07-09311: Homeless Person Assistance — N/A
2019-07-01311: Homeless Encampment — N/A
2019-06-30311: Homeless Person Assistance — N/A
2019-06-27311: Homeless Person Assistance
2019-06-24311: Homeless Person Assistance
2019-06-16311: Homeless Person Assistance
2019-03-20Boiler inspection
2019-02-12311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-02-05311: Homeless Person Assistance
2019-01-21311: Food Establishment — Food Contains Foreign Object
2018
2018-10-22Deed — from DEGENNARO, MAURICE to MAURICE DEGENNARO, TRUSTEE; DEGENNARO FAMILY WEALTH TRUST, DATED JUN
2018-10-20311: Homeless Person Assistance
2018-10-18Deed transfer (nominal price)
2018-08-30311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2018-04-26311: Broken Parking Meter — No Receipt
2018-03-20Boiler inspection
2018-02-23311: Food Establishment — Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food
2017
2017-12-12311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2017-12-04311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2017-10-05311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2016
2016-10-31311: Broken Muni Meter — No Receipt
2016-09-25311: Water System — Hydrant Defective (WC2)
2016-09-14311: Water System — Hydrant Running Full (WA4)
2016-06-06311: Street Sign - Missing — Other/Unknown
2016-06-06311: Broken Muni Meter — No Receipt
2016-04-13311: Broken Muni Meter — Out of Order
2016-03-30311: Food Establishment — Letter Grading
2016-03-19311: Food Establishment — Food Preparation Location
2016-03-19311: Food Establishment — Handwashing
2016-03-19311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2016-03-18311: Broken Muni Meter — Credit Card Stuck in Meter
2016-03-18311: Broken Muni Meter — Credit Card Stuck in Meter
2015
2015-11-05311: Street Condition — Pothole
2015-04-30FDNY inspection (RISK)
2015-04-28311: Street Condition — Pothole
2013
2013-10-22311: Broken Muni Meter — No Receipt
2013-10-19311: Broken Muni Meter — No Receipt
2013-04-11311: Broken Muni Meter — No Receipt
2013-03-01DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2011 INSPECTION REPORT
2013-01-21311: Broken Muni Meter — No Receipt
2012
2012-09-11311: Broken Muni Meter — No Receipt
2012-04-09Tenant complaint: GENERAL — FIRE-ESCAPE
2012-04-09Tenant complaint: NONCONST — CARBON MONOXIDE
2012-04-09Tenant complaint: NONCONST — SMOKE DETECTOR
2012-04-09311: NONCONST — CARBON MONOXIDE
2012-04-09311: GENERAL CONSTRUCTION — FIRE-ESCAPE
2012-04-09311: NONCONST — SMOKE-DETECTOR
2012-01-25311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2011
2011-12-13DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2010 INSPECTION REPORT
2011-08-10311: Consumer Complaint — Closed without Notice
2010
2010-05-19311: Street Condition — Failed Street Repair
2010-04-05311: Food Establishment — Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food
2010-01-06311: Broken Parking Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2009
2009-12-31DOB violation LBLVIO:
2009-01-01DOB violation LL6291:
2008
2008-11-24HPD class B: SECTION 27-2039 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHT OF NOT LESS THAN 60 WATTS INCANDESCENT OR EQUIVALENT ILLUMINATION 1ST STORY AT PUBLIC HALL,
2008-11-12Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2008-10-31Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — LIGHTING
2008-10-31Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2008-10-30Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — BASIN/SINK
2008-10-30Tenant complaint: APPLIANCE — ELECTRIC/GAS RANGE
2008-10-30Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — TOILET
2008-10-30Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2008-10-30Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — BATHTUB/SHOWER
2008-10-30Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2008-10-30Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — ELECTRIC-SUPPLY
2008-10-29Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2008-10-26Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2008-09-02Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — ELECTRIC-SUPPLY
2008-01-03DOB violation LL6291:
2007
2007-11-25Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2007-04-18DOB complaint, category ?
2006
2006-05-25DOB complaint, category ?
2006-01-06DOB violation LL6291:
2005
2005-02-10DOB complaint, category ?
2003
2003-10-02Deed — from DEGENNARO, ANTHONY; DEGENNARO, SANTA to DEGENNARO, MAURICE
2003-03-05Permit EW — ISSUED
2003-02-24Job filed: INSTALL FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM. OTHER OTHER WORK UNDER DOB APPLICATION #301487647.NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$3,000
2003-02-24Job filed: INSTALL FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM. OTHER OTHER WORK UNDER DOB APPLICATION #301487647.NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$3,000
2003-01-23Permit PL — ISSUED
2003-01-15Permit EW — ISSUED
2003-01-15Permit EW — ISSUED
2003-01-08Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION FOR A RESTAURANT. INSTALL PLUMBING FIXTURES, RANGE HOOD AND ERECT PARTITION. FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM UNDER SEPERATE APPLICATION.N$21,000
2003-01-08Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION FOR A RESTAURANT. INSTALL PLUMBING FIXTURES, RANGE HOOD AND ERECT PARTITION. FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM UNDER SEPERATE APPLICATION.N$21,000
2001
2001-05-08DOB complaint, category ?
1999
1999-06-30ECB Non-Hazardous violation: 12A,44B,39. SPILL DAMPER FALLING OFF FLUE PIPE, COVER ON PRESSURCTROL MUST INSTALL RELEIF CALUE ON TANKLESS HOT WATER COIL.$350
1993
1993-08-16DOB violation LL6291:
1975
1975-04-07Deed — from DEGENNARO MAURICE to DEGENNARO ANTHONY; DEGENNARO SANTA
1970
1970-11-17Deed — from PONY CIRCUS INC to DEGENNARO MAURICE
1970-10-23Mortgage — from PONY CIRCUS INC to PERRINO FLORENCE
1970-10-23Mortgage assigned — from WILLIAMSBURGH SAVS BANK to PERRINO FRED
1970-10-23Deed — from PERRINO FLORENCE to PONY CIRCUS INC

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