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204 4 Avenue

635Records
17City systems
8Open violations
4.2Penalty rate

635 recorded events, 1994–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 246 311 service requests, 108 DOB permits, 87 DOB job filings.

BoroughBrooklyn 11217
Built2023
Floors13
Res. units193
ClassD7
Owner (PLUTO)204 4TH AVENUE LLC
BBL3004340035
BIN3007210, 3429295, 3860798

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 52% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 4.2. In ZIP 11217, 60% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations8 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 8 class A. Oldest open since 2026-09-12.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

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

156 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (18) · Illegal Parking (14) · Indoor Air Quality (14) · General Construction/Plumbing (13) · PLUMBING (8) · Smoking or Vaping (8).

Filed construction activity

$3,859,018 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (61 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

NoBuilt before 1974 (2023)
YesSix or more residential units (193)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. 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)204 4th Avenue LLC
Head officerBRIAN EZRA
Managing agentAVERY RESIDENTIAL LLC
Last registered2025-08-23

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,900,000 $855,000
2026$15,071,000 $6,781,950
2027$50,602,000 $22,770,900

The city's market estimate has risen 2563% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 35YR WITH AFF HOUSING PCT

Building systems

Elevators2 active device(s) on record

Flood exposure

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

Hurricane evacuation zone 4 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 · 200 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bergen St — 2 3 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 12-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 3 Av / Union St — B37 · 600 ft
Citi BikeUnion St & 4 Ave · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
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

204 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

156 311 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 AVERY RESIDENTIAL LLC — 4 buildings, 462 units. Grades across the portfolio: A3 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
204 4 Avenue BK193 A
1 Boerum Place BK138 A
544 Carroll Street BK128 A
115 Willoughby Street BK3 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $40,661,000 on 2026-03-09 (lender: Jll Real Estate Capital, LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-03-09Agreement $120,411,000 — from 204 4TH AVENUE LLC to JLL REAL ESTATE CAPITAL, LLC $120,411,000
2026-03-09Mortgage $40,661,000 — from 204 4TH AVENUE LLC to JLL REAL ESTATE CAPITAL, LLC $40,661,000
2023-05-12AL&R $79,750,000 — from 204 4TH AVENUE LLC to SM TACTICAL FINANCE III-E LLC $79,750,000
2023-05-12Mortgage $4,720,605 — from 204 4TH AVENUE LLC to SM TACTICAL FINANCE III-E LLC $4,720,605
2023-05-12Mortgage $64,099,373 — from 204 4TH AVENUE LLC to SM TACTICAL FINANCE III-E LLC $64,099,373
2023-05-12Agreement $10,930,022 — from 204 4TH AVENUE LLC to SM TACTICAL FINANCE III-E LLC $10,930,022
2019-11-22Mortgage $25,000,000 — from 204 4TH AVENUE LLC to ISRAEL DISCOUNT BANK OF NEW YORK $25,000,000
2019-11-22Deed $29,750,000 — from SPEEDWAY LLC, D/B/A IN THE STATE OF NEW to 204 4TH AVENUE LLC $29,750,000
2019-11-14Sold for $29,750,000 $29,750,000 $154,145
2014-11-05RPTT&RET $5,300,000 — from HESS CORPORATION to SPEEDWAY LLC $5,300,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017002002
201810110012
201982104024
2020203117
20219540220
202231994154
2023335258133159
2024375161564
202542118410138
20261647890107
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The full timeline

Construction 205Enforcement 90Housing & tenants 293Ownership & money 35Health & systems 12

Every one of the 635 recorded events, 1994–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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