# 978 Sutter Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11208

BBL 3040500017 · Block 4050 · Lot 17 · BIN 3089793  
Canonical page: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/978-sutter-avenue-3040500017  
Last updated: 2026-10-31 · Open-item counts as of 2026-10-31

## Summary

978 Sutter Avenue (Brooklyn, NY 11208; tax lot BBL 3040500017) is a 2-unit mixed-use building with apartments and ground-floor commercial space (building class S2: mixed-use: two-family home with one store or office), built around 1930, on a 1,500 sq ft lot zoned R5. City tax records list the owner as THE DE LA CRUZ FAMILY TRUST. The Department of Finance's final market value for tax year 2027 is $1,390,000. As of October 31, 2026, NYC Open Data shows one DOB job with a permit issued but no sign-off, one active DOB violation and one open HPD violation. (Source: NYC Open Data — DOB, HPD, OATH, DOF, DCP and ACRIS datasets — compiled by NYC Property Facts.)

How to cite: NYC Property Facts, “978 Sutter Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11208 (BBL 3040500017)”, data as of 2026-10-31, https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/978-sutter-avenue-3040500017. Source: NYC Open Data.

## Open items

| Item | Count |
|---|---|
| Open DOB jobs (permit issued, not signed off) | 1 |
| Active DOB violations | 1 |
| Active ECB violations | 0 |
| Open HPD violations | 1 |
| OATH tickets with unpaid balance | 0 |

## Lot & building

- Owner of record: THE DE LA CRUZ FAMILY TRUST
- Building class: S2 – Mixed-use: two-family home with one store or office
- Year built: 1930
- Floors: 3
- Units: 2 residential / 3 total
- Lot area: 1,500 sq ft · Building area: 3,520 sq ft
- Zoning: R5, C2-3
- Source: PLUTO (Dept. of City Planning) (https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/64uk-42ks), data as of 2026-11-02

## Tax assessment

- Tax year 2027 (final roll): market value $1,390,000, assessed value $83,400, tax class 1
- Source: DOF Property Valuation and Assessment Data (https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/8y4t-faws)

## Sales & deeds (ACRIS)

Deeds recorded with the City Register. amount 0 usually means a non-market transfer. lots_in_deed > 1 means the price covers several lots.

| Date | Status | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-09 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 2025-07-09 from DE LA CRUZ, ALCIBIADES to THE DE LA CRUZ FAMILY TRUST; ALCIBIADES DE LA CRUZ, AS TRUSTEE; YSABEL DE LA CRUZ, AS TRUSTEE, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj |
| 2002-06-24 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 2002-06-24 from MONEGRO, OLGA/DEF; TEPEDINO, ANNA/REFEREE to DE LA CRUZ, ALCIBIADES, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj |
| 1997-12-31 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1997-12-31 from GAVILANES, LOLA to MONEGRO, OLGA, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj |
| 1988-09-23 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1988-09-23 from GAVILANES, SILVIO to GAVILANES, LOLA, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj |
| 1985-05-06 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1985-05-06 from MAC SIX RLTY CORP to GAVILANES, SILVIO A, no price stated ($0) for a deed covering 2 lots. | bnx9-e6tj |
| 1985-01-09 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1985-01-09 from LEVY, NORMAN to MAC SIX REALTY CORP, no price stated ($0) for a deed covering 2 lots. | bnx9-e6tj |
| 1975-10-28 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1975-10-28 from LEVY MARY to LEVY NORMAN, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj |

## Open DOB jobs and recent work permits

A DOB "job" is an application to do construction work. status "open" = a permit was issued but DOB has no record of final sign-off. Work permits are listed with type "work_permit" and their DOB permit status (they are not counted as open items).

| Date | Status | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-07-19 | open (Permit Entire) | DOB NOW job filing B00194163-I1 (Alteration): Permit Entire — permit issued, no sign-off on record. | w9ak-ipjd |
| 2019-09-04 | n/a (Permit Issued) | DOB NOW work permit for job B00194163-I1: Mechanical Systems — INSTALL S/S HOOD AND DUCTWORK FOR COMMERCIAL SPACE.. Issued 2019-09-04, expires 2020-11-30. | rbx6-tga4 |

## Open violations (DOB, ECB, HPD)

status "open" = DOB violation category is ACTIVE, ECB violation status is ACTIVE, or HPD violation status is Open.

| Date | Status | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-05-28 | open (V-DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE) | DOB violation (C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL). Active — not recorded as resolved or dismissed. | 3h2n-5cm9 |
| 2010-07-20 | open (Nov Sent Out) | HPD class B violation (Class B): SECTION 27-2040 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT OR NEAR THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT ENTRANCEWAY OF THE BUILDING AND KEEP SAME BURNING FROM SUNSET EVERY DAY TO SUNRISE ON THE DAY FOLLOWING ***MINIMUM 100 WATTS OF INCANDESCENT LIGHT REQUIRED REQUIRED***. Open — not recorded as corrected. | wvxf-dwi5 |

## OATH tickets with unpaid balance or pending

status "open" = balance due > $0 after a decision (cases awaiting a hearing are "pending"). default=true means the respondent did not appear.

No records found.

## Complaints (HPD since 2019, 311 last 12 months)

Complaints are reports, not violations. status mirrors the published complaint / request status.

No records found.

## Owners & contacts

Owner of record comes from city tax records (PLUTO) and can lag behind recent sales.

| Date | Status | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-24 | current | City tax records (PLUTO) list the owner as THE DE LA CRUZ FAMILY TRUST. | 64uk-42ks |
| 2025-07-09 | recorded | Grantee (buyer) on the most recent deed (DEED, 2025-07-09). | 636b-3b5g |
| 2025-07-09 | recorded | Grantee (buyer) on the most recent deed (DEED, 2025-07-09). | 636b-3b5g |
| 2025-07-09 | recorded | Grantee (buyer) on the most recent deed (DEED, 2025-07-09). | 636b-3b5g |

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