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4521 Avenue N · Brooklyn · BBL 3078700001 · 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, AEP0.4
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s1
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 80% 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 4.7. In ZIP 11234, 92% 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

13 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Food Establishment (4) · Rodent (2) · Abandoned Vehicle (2) · ELECTRIC (1) · Encampment (1) · Noise (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 (1938)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
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$692,000 $311,400
2026$747,000 $336,150
2027$734,000 $330,300

The city's market estimate has risen 6% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Parc Oasis CajunSeafoodNot yet gradedMice evidence
Saigon Bar and GrillSoutheast AsianBMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 2 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), shared by 2 restaurants
4 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Spoiled, Kitchen/Food Prep Area), 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 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

BusNearest boarding stop: Avenue N / E 46 St — B41 · 100 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 203 Floyd Bennett School
Middle: J.H.S. 078 Roy H. Mann. 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

4521 Avenue N

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

13 311 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: $306,571 on 2015-06-15 (lender: Cross River Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2015-06-15Mortgage $306,571 — from 4521 AVENUE N LLC to CROSS RIVER BANK $306,571
2015-06-15Agreement $900,000 — from 4521 AVENUE N LLC to CROSS RIVER BANK $900,000
2015-06-15AL&R $900,000 — from 4521 AVENUE N LLC to CROSS RIVER BANK $900,000
2007-04-11Mortgage $668,000 — from NOTARO, JOHN to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK $668,000
1990-01-02Mortgage $225,000 — from NOTARO, MARIA; NOTARO, JOHN to BAMA RLTY INC $225,000

Ten-year activity

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2024
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20171203
20180000
20190606
20200303
20210606
20220044
20230606
2024011415
20250011
20260101
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The last 12 months — 1 records

DateRecord
2026-06-29311: Street Condition — Rough, Pitted or Cracked Roads

The full timeline

2026
2026-06-29311: Street Condition — Rough, Pitted or Cracked Roads
2025
2025-07-22Restaurant inspection: PARC OASIS CAJUN — grade N · mice evidence
2024
2024-12-27311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2024-10-17311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2024-09-04Restaurant inspection: SAIGON BAR AND GRILL — grade B
2024-06-05311: Abandoned Vehicle — With License Plate
2024-06-05311: Abandoned Vehicle — With License Plate
2024-05-30311: Encampment — N/A
2024-05-24Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2024-04-17Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2024-04-10Restaurant inspection: SAIGON BAR AND GRILL · mice evidence
2024-04-08311: Food Establishment — Kitchen/Food Prep Area
2024-04-08311: Food Establishment — Food Spoiled
2024-04-08311: Food Establishment — Food Spoiled
2024-04-08311: Food Establishment — Kitchen/Food Prep Area
2024-04-08311: Rodent — Signs of Rodents
2024-04-08311: Rodent — Mouse Sighting
2023
2023-12-18311: ELECTRIC — NO LIGHTING
2023-12-18Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — NO LIGHTING
2023-08-07311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2023-07-28311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2023-07-06311: Derelict Vehicles — Derelict Vehicles
2023-01-13311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2022
2022-09-14Restaurant inspection: SAIGON BAR AND GRILL
2022-09-02Restaurant inspection: SAIGON BAR AND GRILL
2022-08-12Restaurant inspection: SAIGON BAR AND GRILL — grade C · mice evidence
2022-04-21Restaurant inspection: SAIGON BAR AND GRILL · mice evidence
2021
2021-08-12311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2021-08-10311: Abandoned Vehicle — With License Plate
2021-08-10311: Abandoned Vehicle — With License Plate
2021-08-10311: Abandoned Vehicle — With License Plate
2021-08-10311: Abandoned Vehicle — With License Plate
2021-05-26311: Abandoned Vehicle — With License Plate
2020
2020-11-22311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Business not in compliance
2020-02-04311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2020-01-13311: Abandoned Vehicle — With License Plate
2019
2019-12-09311: Derelict Vehicles — Derelict Vehicles
2019-12-09311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2019-12-09311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2019-12-09311: Abandoned Vehicle — With License Plate
2019-11-21311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2019-07-07311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2017
2017-11-15311: Street Sign - Dangling — No Parking, Standing, Stopping
2017-09-15311: Street Sign - Missing — Bus Stop
2017-01-30FDNY inspection (RISK)
2016
2016-09-12FDNY inspection (RISK)
2016-09-12FDNY inspection (RISK)
2016-07-01Permit EW — ISSUED
2016-07-01Permit EW — ISSUED
2015
2015-06-15Deed — from NOTARO, JOHN; NOTARO, DECEASED, MARIA to 4521 AVENUE N LLC
2015-06-15Mortgage assigned — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATIO to CROSS RIVER BANK
2015-06-15Mortgage $306,571 — from 4521 AVENUE N LLC to CROSS RIVER BANK$306,571
2015-06-15Agreement $900,000 — from 4521 AVENUE N LLC to CROSS RIVER BANK$900,000
2015-06-15AL&R $900,000 — from 4521 AVENUE N LLC to CROSS RIVER BANK$900,000
2014
2014-10-22Job filed: PA
2014-10-03Permit EW — ISSUED
2014-09-22Job filed: FILING FOR MODIFICATION OF EXISTING KITCHEN FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM IN CONJUNCTION WITH JOB#320953009, AS SHOWN ON PLAN. COOKING EQUIPMENT REPLACEMEN$3,000
2014-09-22Job filed: FILING FOR MODIFICATION OF EXISTING KITCHEN FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM IN CONJUNCTION WITH JOB#320953009, AS SHOWN ON PLAN. COOKING EQUIPMENT REPLACEMEN$3,000
2014-09-09Permit EW — ISSUED
2014-09-08Permit EW — ISSUED
2014-09-08Permit PL — ISSUED
2014-09-05Job filed: A2$222,000
2013
2013-10-17311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2012
2012-09-12Mortgage assigned — from FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
2011
2011-04-30ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE CERTIFY CORRECTION AS PER COMMS ORDER TO FILE A CERT OF CORRECTION W/ THE DOB ECB VIOLATION 34881659M ISSUED 11/10/10 HAS $2,000
2007
2007-04-11Mortgage $668,000 — from NOTARO, JOHN to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK$668,000
2005
2005-04-15Mortgage satisfied — from NOTARO, JOHN; NOTARO, MARIA to BAMA REALTY, INC.
2001
2001-07-25Mortgage assigned — from WESTERN UNITED LIFEASSURANCE COMPANY to BANK OF NEW YORK/TR
2000
2000-05-30Permit PL — ISSUED
2000-05-30Permit EW — ISSUED
2000-03-08Job filed: INSTALLATION OF ANSUL SYSTEM WITH GAS SHUT OFF VALVE. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$2,500
2000-03-08Job filed: INSTALLATION OF ANSUL SYSTEM WITH GAS SHUT OFF VALVE. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$2,500
2000-03-08Job filed: INSTALLATION OF ANSUL SYSTEM WITH GAS SHUT OFF VALVE. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$2,500
1997
1997-04-07Mortgage assigned — from OLD STANDARD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY to WESTERN UNITED LIFEASSURANCE COMPANY
1996
1996-05-07Mortgage assigned — from BAMA REALTY INC to OLD STANDARD LIFE INSURANCE CO
1995
1995-12-15Permit EW — ISSUED
1995-12-15Permit EW — ISSUED
1995-02-22Permit EW — ISSUED
1994
1994-09-16Permit AL — ISSUED
1994-09-16Permit AL — ISSUED
1994-09-01Permit PL — ISSUED
1994-06-10Permit EW — ISSUED
1994-06-10Permit EW — ISSUED
1990
1990-03-19Mortgage satisfied — from SESTI RLTY CORP to METROPOLITAN S & L ASSN
1990-02-21Mortgage satisfied — from SESTI REALTY CORP to METROPOLITAN S & L ASSN
1990-01-02Deed — from BAMA REALTY INC to NOTARO, MARIA; NOTARO, JOHN
1990-01-02Mortgage $225,000 — from NOTARO, MARIA; NOTARO, JOHN to BAMA RLTY INC$225,000
1989
1989-06-22Mortgage satisfied — from BAMA REALTY CORP to SESTI REALTY CORP
1978
1978-05-18Mortgage assigned — from CENTRAL FUNDING CO to TEMPLE JEAN C
1978-03-30Mortgage assigned — from SESTI REALTY CORP to CENTRAL FUNDING CO
1977
1977-03-14Deed — from SESTI RLTY CORP to BAMA RLTY INC
1977-03-14Mortgage — from BAMA RLTY INC to SESTI RLTY CORP
1975
1975-08-26Mortgage — from SESTI RLTY CORP to ASTORIA FEDL SAVS & LOAN ASSN
1973
1973-04-17Mortgage — from SESTI REALTY CORP to TC ASHELY & CO INC
1971
1971-12-15Mortgage — from SESTI REALTY CORP to METROPOLITAN FEDERAL SAVS & LOAN ASSN OF

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