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740 4 Avenue

878Records
16City systems
1Open violations
80Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11232 · Neighborhood: Sunset Park (West)
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878 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 366 311 service requests, 268 HPD complaints, 125 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11232
Built1931
Floors4
Res. units5
ClassS5
Owner (PLUTO)740 4TH LLC
BBL3006480042
BIN3341604, 3396085

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 97% 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 80. In ZIP 11232, 65% of residential buildings hold an A and 8% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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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 violations1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2026-07-10.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

8 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 4 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

4
’24–25
2
’25–26

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

$35,685 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

186 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Non (37) · Noise (29) · Drug Activity (13) · GENERAL (12) · Illegal Parking (8) · Sidewalk Condition (7).

Filed construction activity

$93,650 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 (1931)
NoSix or more residential units (5)
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)740 4TH LLC
Head officerJOEL RADMIN
Managing agentrimac realty llc
Last registered2025-06-30

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$980,000 $441,000
2026$1,090,000 $490,500
2027$1,304,000 $586,800

The city's market estimate has risen 33% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: J51

Flood exposure

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

Hurricane evacuation zone 3 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

Subway25 St — R · 350 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 3 Av / 23 St — B37 · 700 ft
Citi Bike4 Ave & 26 St · 500 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. 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

740 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

186 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 4 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 RIMAC REALTY LLC — 24 buildings, 189 units. Grades across the portfolio: A11 · B7 · D6. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
107 Havemeyer Street BK36 A
647 2 Avenue MN18 B
888 Union Street BK16 B
178 5 Avenue MN13 A
188 State Street BK8 A
23 Jefferson Street BK8 A
182 State Street BK7 A
240 West 14 Street MN7 A
186 State Street BK6 A
487 5 Avenue BK6 A
78 5 Avenue BK6 B
352 Bedford Avenue BK6 B
5517 5 Avenue BK6 A
645 2 Avenue MN6 B
643 2 Avenue MN6 B
740 4 Avenue BK5 D
147 Remsen Street BK5 B
205 West 14 Street MN4 A
242 West 14 Street MN4 D
64 Henry Street BK4 D
113 Lexington Avenue MN4 A
505 Grand Street MN4 D
359 West 117 Street MN2 D
173 Park Avenue BK2 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $800,000 on 2016-03-29 (lender: Signature Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2016-03-29AL&R $800,000 — from 740 4TH LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $800,000
2016-03-29Deed $1,575,000 — from 740 REALTY LLC to 740 4TH LLC $1,575,000
2016-03-29Mortgage $800,000 — from 740 4TH LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $800,000
2016-02-24Sold for $1,575,000 $1,575,000 $315,000
2004-01-21DEEDO $440,000 — from 740 4TH ASSOCIATES, LLC to 740 REALTY LLC $440,000
2003-12-15AL&R $461,500 — from 740 REALTY LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $461,500
2003-12-15Mortgage $461,500 — from 740 REALTY LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $461,500
1990-12-28Mortgage $13,500 — from 740 4TH CORP to CITY OF NEW YORK $13,500

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201701100011
201801160118
201901110113
202000170017
202131230128
20220690116
202303420146
202401152220
2025115330150
20260617401181
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The full timeline

Construction 17Enforcement 50Housing & tenants 774Ownership & money 26Health & systems 11

Every one of the 878 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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