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226 4 Avenue

287Records
12City systems
28Open violations
30Penalty rate

287 recorded events, 1980–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 151 311 service requests, 29 HPD housing violations, 28 DOB permits.

BoroughBrooklyn 11215
Built1920
Floors4
Res. units4
ClassS9
Owner (PLUTO)BIMLESH AGGARWAL
BBL3004410030
BIN3007371

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 90% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 30. In ZIP 11215, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations28 total — 14 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 10 class A. Oldest open since 1986-06-09.

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.

What 311 hears from this address

97 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (72) · Dirty Condition (7) · Noise (3) · Food Establishment (2) · Litter Basket Request (2) · Cannabis Retailer (2).

Filed construction activity

$91,722 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (6 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 (1920)
NoSix or more residential units (4)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. 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)ANTONIO GERENA
Head officerISRAEL ZIPES
Managing agentANTONIO SANTANA
Last registered1993-04-01

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,355,600 $1,060,020
2026$2,827,000 $1,272,150
2027$3,200,000 $1,440,000

The city's market estimate has risen 36% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Union St. PizzaPizzaA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Preparation Location, Food Spoiled) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

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.

3 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2012 (0 in the last three years).

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 · under 50 ft straight-line (under a minute) · station accessibility: none
Bergen St — 2 3 · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 12-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 3 Av / Union St — B37 · 650 ft
Citi BikeUnion St & 4 Ave · 200 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

226 4 Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

97 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $175,000 on 1987-04-30 (lender: Park Slope 4th St Corp). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1987-04-30Mortgage $175,000 — from GERENA, ANTONIO to PARK SLOPE 4TH ST CORP $175,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
2017718016
2018427215
201910506
202000303
202100909
20225122028
20230150051
20240137139
20253015119
202601809
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The full timeline

Construction 44Enforcement 31Housing & tenants 189Ownership & money 18Health & systems 5

Every one of the 287 recorded events, 1980–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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