169 Avenue U, Brooklyn Property Information

Condition

What the city currently has open against this building, counted from its own records.

0 Open HPD violations 1 on record • 2007 2 Open DOB violations 4 on record • 1993–2011 0 Open ECB violations 4 on record • 2005–2011 0 Open housing litigation 2 on record • 2005

Address

Primary address: 169 Avenue U, Brooklyn

Borough: Brooklyn

Zip code: 11223

Block: 07099

Lot: 0044

BBL: 3070990044

Unified address ID: 3070990044

Land use and zoning

Land use: Mixed Residential & Commercial Buildings

Zoning: R5B (Residential)

Lot type: Inside

Lot area: 1,600 sq ft

Lot dimensions: 20 ft x 80 ft

Built FAR: 1.88

Max residential FAR: 1.5

Max facility FAR: 2

School district: 21

Building

Building class: Residence - Multiple Use - Primarily Two Family with One Store or Office (S2)

Year built: 1931

Last altered: 1931

Floors: 3

Total units: 3

Residential units: 2

Building area: 3,000 sq ft

Building dimensions: 20 ft x 50 ft

Basement: Below grade full basement

Owner: 169 AVE U MGT LLC

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19

Tax class: 1 - 3 Unit Residence

Market value: $935,000

Total assessment: $30,312

Land assessment: $7,456

Exempt total: $0

Assessment owner: 169 AVENUE U, LLC

Neighborhood

The area this lot falls inside, and the commute Hoodkit measures from it.

Neighborhood Gravesend

District Brooklyn

Getting around

Estimated 4 days ago

Nearest station

Avenue U N W

About 7 minutes on foot · 442 m

Downtown Brooklyn 47 min 7 walking, 40 riding
Union Square 51 min 7 walking, 44 riding
Fulton Street 53 min 7 walking, 46 riding
Times Square 56 min 7 walking, 49 riding
Grand Central 62 min 7 walking, 55 riding
Penn Station 63 min 7 walking, 56 riding

Around this address

Transit and places within 0.5 miles of the lot.

Getting out

Updated 1 minute ago

Subway

N W

Avenue U

N Now N 5 min N 6 min

F FX

Avenue U

F Now F 5 min F 13 min

N W

86 St

N 5 min N 6 min N 8 min

Bus

AVENUE U/W 5 ST

40.596633, -73.976904

AVENUE U/W 8 ST

40.596283, -73.979251

AVENUE U/W 8 ST

40.596370, -73.979331

Places nearby

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Activity

Sales, filings, permits and violations from every dataset, in one order.

2025

Sale Nov 19, 2025 $1,125,000

Changed hands

169 AVENUE U
Sale Nov 19, 2025 $1,125,000

Changed hands

169 AVENUE U

2011

DOB violation Aug 24, 2011

AEUHAZ1-FAIL TO CERTIFY CLASS 1 NONE

FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION
ECB violation May 31, 2011 $0

CLASS - 1

WORK W/O A PERMIT FOUND @THE TIME OF INSP FULL HEIGHT PARTITIONS ERECTED FOR ADAPTIVE REUSE OF SPACE.ELECTRICAL PERMI...

2007

ECB violation Oct 11, 2007 $0

Non-Hazardous

B4A,24B,16,49,50A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,I.50A-REMOVE FLAMMABLES FROM BOILER AREA.50B-REMOVE STORAGE FROM BOILER AREA.50C-BACK...
HPD violation Jun 6, 2007

Class C

SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF DEFECTIVE BREACHING AT VENTILATION HOT WATER HEATER LOC...

2005

ECB violation May 4, 2005 $430

Non-Hazardous

B4A 50A 50B 50C 50D 36/BQ9 (50A) NO FIX FRESH AIR VENTELATION FOR BOILER (50B) EXPOSED WOOD BEAMS OVER BOILER (50C) B...
Sale Mar 23, 2005 $0

Changed hands

169 AVENUE U
ECB violation Feb 28, 2005 $800

Hazardous

FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING -HAZARDOUS. NOTED: BOTH REAR FIRE ESCAPESAT 2ND/3RD FLOORS HAVE NO DROP LADDERS, EXCESSI...