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635 4 Avenue

463Records
16City systems
5Open violations
3.5Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11232 · Neighborhood: Sunset Park (West)
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463 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 180 311 service requests, 52 DOB permits, 47 DOB complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11232
Built2016
Floors12
Res. units91
ClassD7
Owner (PLUTO)635 4TH AVENUE HOLDINGS LLC
BBL3006340001
BIN3009068, 3426833

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 78% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 3.5. In ZIP 11232, 65% of residential buildings hold an A and 8% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations5 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2026-10-05.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2).

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

What 311 hears from this address

27 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (4) · Dirty Condition (3) · Missed Collection (3) · Illegal Parking (3) · Street Condition (2) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2).

Filed construction activity

$138,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 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 (2016)
YesSix or more residential units (91)
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)635 4TH AVENUE HOLDINGS LLC
Head officerABRAHAM J HOFFMAN
Managing agentBUSHBURG PROPERTIES INC
Last registered2025-10-08

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$13,954,000 $6,279,300
2026$15,567,000 $7,005,150
2027$16,816,000 $7,567,200

The city's market estimate has risen 21% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 25 YR NO CAP

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 20/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 10)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
L'InsolentCoffee/TeaA—
Slope MarketNot yet graded—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

Flood exposure

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

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2019 (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

SubwayProspect Av — R · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 5 Av / 18 St — B63 · 700 ft
Citi Bike21 St & 4 Ave · 600 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 295. 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

635 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

27 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 of them about heat or hot water.

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 BUSHBURG PROPERTIES INC — 7 buildings, 3,595 units. Grades across the portfolio: A6 · B1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
395 Carroll St BK1641 A
130 Water Street MN1418 A
2840 Atlantic Avenue BK320 B
635 4 Avenue BK91 A
824 Bergen Street BK67 A
12 Rockwell Place BK52 A
858 Hancock Street BK6 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $13,500,000 on 2018-08-13 (lender: Berkadia Commercial Mortgage LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2018-08-13Agreement $40,000,000 — from 635 4TH AVENUE HOLDINGS LLC to BERKADIA COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE LLC $40,000,000
2018-08-13Mortgage $13,500,000 — from 635 4TH AVENUE HOLDINGS LLC to BERKADIA COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE LLC $13,500,000
2016-03-21Mortgage $18,895,015 — from 635 4TH AVENUE HOLDINGS LLC to INVESTORS BANK $18,895,015
2016-03-21AL&R $18,895,015 — from 635 4TH AVENUE HOLDINGS LLC to INVESTORS BANK $18,895,015
2016-03-10Mortgage $7,604,985 — from 635 4TH AVENUE HOLDINGS LLC to INVESTORS BANK $7,604,985
2016-03-10AL&R $7,604,985 — from 635 4TH AVENUE HOLDINGS LLC to INVESTORS BANK $7,604,985
2013-12-19AL&R $7,700,000 — from 635 4TH AVENUE HOLDINGS LLC to STATE BANK OF TEXAS $7,700,000
2013-12-19Mortgage $7,700,000 — from 635 4TH AVENUE HOLDINGS LLC to STATE BANK OF TEXAS $7,700,000
2013-12-19Deed $10,000,000 — from SEAFARERS JOINT EMPLOYMENT HIRING HALL T; SEAFARERS JOINT EMPLOYMENT FUND to 635 4TH AVENUE HOLDINGS LLC $10,000,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017723443077
2018108209047
201933171024
202001140015
202102200123
202204200024
2023018009
20240180110
202501180120
202600160117
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The full timeline

Construction 93Enforcement 112Housing & tenants 224Ownership & money 29Health & systems 5

Every one of the 463 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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