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148 4 Avenue

779Records
19City systems
6Open violations
156.6Penalty rate

779 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 283 311 service requests, 187 HPD complaints, 122 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11217
Built1931
Floors4
Res. units7
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)FAC RENAISSANCE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP.
BBL3004130036
BIN3006621

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 88% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 156.6. In ZIP 11217, 60% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

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A
B
C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations6 total — 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2025-08-07.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

$7,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

49 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (10) · PAINT/PLASTER (8) · Water System (5) · Homeless Person Assistance (3) · GENERAL (3) · DOOR/WINDOW (3).

Filed construction activity

$942,951 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (15 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1931)
YesSix or more residential units (7)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)FAC RENAISSANCE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
Head officerMICHELLE DE LA UZ
Managing agentFIFTH AVE COMMITTEE INC
Last registered2025-09-10

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,548,800 $1,146,960
2026$3,059,000 $1,376,550
2027$2,543,000 $1,144,350

The city's market estimate has risen 0% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 5 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

SubwayUnion St — R · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr — 2 3 4 5 B D N Q R · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 4 Av / Warren St — B103 · 450 ft
Citi BikeDouglass St & 4 Ave · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityProtected bike path mapped within 75 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 282 Park Slope. 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

148 4 Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

49 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by FIFTH AVENUE COMMITTEE INC — 45 buildings, 607 units. Grades across the portfolio: A14 · B18 · C9 · D3 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
416 63rd Street BK84 A
551 Warren Street BK68 A
5108 4th Avenue BK50 A
575 5 Avenue BK49 A
329 50 Street BK48 A
588 Park Place BK20 A
594 Park Place BK20 C
15 Strong Place BK16 D
573 Warren Street BK14 C
322 Bergen Street BK12 B
680 Union Street BK10 A
579 Warren Street BK8 A
4707 4 Avenue BK8 B
332 Bergen Street BK8 B
130 29 Street BK8 B
254 6 Street BK8 B
439 13 Street BK8 B
571 Warren Street BK8 A
231 5 Avenue BK8 C
141 5 Avenue BK8 A
677 Union Street BK8 B
219 50 Street BK8 B
421 Smith Street BK8 C
217 50 Street BK8 C
258 Bergen Street BK7 B
148 4 Avenue BK7 C
254 Bergen Street BK7 B
93 3 Avenue BK7 A
172 5 Avenue BK6 A
257 3 Avenue BK6 B
129 23 Street BK6 B
76 5 Avenue BK6 B
249 5 Avenue BK6 B
147 5 Avenue BK6 A
451 48 Street BK6 A
237 5 Avenue BK6 C
666 6 Avenue BK6 C
445 Baltic Street BK5 B
690 Sackett Street BK4 F
670 6 Avenue BK4 C
115 Columbia Street BK4 B
190 Butler Street BK4 D
31 St Marks Place BK3 B
320 Bergen Street BK3 D
258 51 Street BK3 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $200,000 on 2021-01-20 (lender: Local Initiatives Support Corporation), covering 13 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-01-20Agreement $5,469,061 — from FAC RENAISSANCE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to LOCAL INITIATIVES SUPPORT CORPORATION $5,469,061
2021-01-20Agreement $1,417,500 — from FAC RENAISSANCE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to HSBC BANK USA $1,417,500
2021-01-20Agreement $1,695,551 — from FAC RENAISSANCE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND D; CITY OF NEW YORK (THE) $1,695,551
2021-01-20Agreement $2,931,385 — from FAC RENAISSANCE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to CITY OF NEW YORK (THE) $2,931,385
2021-01-20Agreement $3,406,138 — from FAC RENAISSANCE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND D; CITY OF NEW YORK (THE) $3,406,138
2021-01-20AL&R $5,469,061 — from FAC RENAISSANCE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to LOCAL INITIATIVES SUPPORT CORPORATION $5,469,061
2021-01-20Agreement $5,469,061 — from FAC RENAISSANCE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to LOCAL INITIATIVES SUPPORT CORPORATION $5,469,061
2021-01-20Mortgage $200,000 — from FAC RENAISSANCE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to LOCAL INITIATIVES SUPPORT CORPORATION $200,000
2016-08-09AL&R $8,675,199 — from FAC RENAISSANCE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to LOCAL INITIATIVES SUPPORT CORPORATION $8,675,199
2016-08-09Mortgage $1,417,500 — from FAC RENAISSANCE HOUSING DEV. FUND CORPOR to FIFTH AVENUE COMMITTEE, INC. $1,417,500
2016-08-09Mortgage $3,406,138 — from FAC RENAISSANCE HOUSING DEV. FUND CORPOR to LOCAL INITIATIVES SUPPORT CORPORATION $3,406,138
2016-08-09Mortgage $1,695,551 — from FAC RENAISSANCE HOUSING DEV. FUND CORPOR to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $1,695,551
2016-08-09Agreement $2,931,385 — from FAC RENAISSANCE HOUSING DEV. FUND CORPOR to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $2,931,385
2016-08-09Mortgage $29,370 — from FAC RENAISSANCE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $29,370
2016-08-09Mortgage $635,716 — from FAC RENAISSANCE HOUSING DEV. CORPORATION to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $635,716

Ten-year activity

100500
2017
2018
84
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201750751081
201860760183
2019111690384
202040360141
2021115514172
202203360140
20230180110
202400130114
202504320137
202600520153
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The full timeline

Construction 65Enforcement 24Housing & tenants 617Ownership & money 51Health & systems 22

Every one of the 779 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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