7020 Avenue U · Brooklyn · BBL 3084300043 · generated 2026-10-20 · FREE
| Component | What it covers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Housing code | HPD violations by class, complaints, emergency repairs, litigation, vacate orders, AEP | 0 |
| Structural & safety | DOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class | 4 |
| Pests | Bedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s | 0 |
| Displacement | Marshal evictions executed | 0 |
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 85% 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 13.3. In ZIP 11234, 92% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
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.
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
4 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Sewer (2) · Missed Collection (1) · Sidewalk Condition (1).
$28,993 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1940) |
| No | Six or more residential units (2) |
| No | 421-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).
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $920,000 | $55,200 |
| 2026 | $932,000 | $55,920 |
| 2027 | $893,000 | $53,580 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 3% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highly Grounded Cafe | Coffee/Tea | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
In the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary flood maps) — lenders typically require flood insurance here.
Hurricane evacuation zone 2 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.
3 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2011 (2 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.
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Avenue U / E 71 St — B3 · 150 ft |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 312 Bergen Beach 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.
7020 Avenue U
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
4 311 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $747,862 on 2022-06-30 (lender: Rocket Mortgage, LLC) (recorded via MERS). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-06-30 | Mortgage $747,862 — from DERASMO, DAVID to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS; ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLC | $747,862 | |
| 2022-06-30 | Deed $930,000 — from THE ANDREW V. MANICKAS REVOCABLE TRUST; PETER A. MANICKAS, TRUSTEE; VASILIKY MANIKAS, TRUS to DERASMO, DAVID | $930,000 | |
| 2022-06-17 | Sold for $930,000 | $930,000 | $465,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 12 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Date | Record | |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-15 | Restaurant inspection: HIGHLY GROUNDED CAFE — grade A | |
| 2026-07-22 | Restaurant inspection: HIGHLY GROUNDED CAFE | |
| 2026-04-16 | 311: Sidewalk Condition — Broken Sidewalk | |
| 2025-11-14 | DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2024 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION | |
| 2025-11-07 | 311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA) |