Small Greenpoint walk-up above retail where commercial street spillover dominates the lived experience.
Small Greenpoint walk-up with three residential units above street-level commercial space, held by the Quhshi family since the 1980s. The building's own operational record stays sparse, but life on this stretch of Manhattan Avenue comes with heavy commercial foot traffic and street noise. Three things to know:
Ground-floor commercial activity bleeds into the apartments above. The building has logged calls for commercial noise, outdoor dining status, and food establishment issues over the spring and summer of 2026. Living directly above active storefronts means storefront operations and late-night sidewalk chatter feed right up into the front windows.
Manhattan Avenue street traffic brings constant curb and sidewalk friction. Within three blocks, residents logged 4,984 illegal parking calls in the last year, with over 4,100 specifically citing blocked sidewalks. Combined with 105 commercial noise complaints on the surrounding blocks over the same period, this is a dense commercial strip where double-parking and sidewalk congestion are part of the daily routine.
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699 Manhattan Avenue is a 3-unit building in Brooklyn, New York City (BBL 3026190028). This building is associated with Alhamyer Corp. Brix does not yet have a current violation read for this property (not enough recent data), along with inspection history, DOB filings, tenant complaints, and rent stabilization status.
Built in 1931, this mixed-use building sits in Brooklyn and is tracked by Brix using public NYC records from HPD, DOB, ACRIS, and 311.
The building last changed hands on October 9, 2001, according to recorded deeds.
Brix score: 56/100. View the Building Report on Brix.
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