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3901 4 Avenue

147Records
11City systems
13Open violations
30Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11232 · Neighborhood: Sunset Park (West)
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147 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 62 311 service requests, 26 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 17 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11232
Built1859
Floors2
Res. units1
ClassK4
Owner (PLUTO)CRUZ ALVIN
BBL3007090009
BIN3010525

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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 11232, 65% of residential buildings hold an A and 8% 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 violations13 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 13 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2015-01-20.

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.

$1,280 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

14 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Food Establishment (4) · Illegal Dumping (3) · Illegal Parking (2) · General Construction/Plumbing (1) · Food Poisoning (1) · Noise (1).

Filed construction activity

$20,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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 (1859)
NoSix or more residential units (1)
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)ALVIN CRUZ
Last registered2025-07-30

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$479,000 $215,550
2026$481,000 $216,450
2027$538,000 $242,100

The city's market estimate has risen 12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Domino'sPizzaA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (1 with three or more people sick)
4 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Contaminated, Food Spoiled, Kitchen/Food Prep Area) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

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.

3 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2017 (1 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

Subway36 St — D N R · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 39 St / 4 Av — B35 B70 · under 50 ft
Citi Bike41 St & 4 Ave · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 024. 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

3901 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

14 311 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: $125,000 on 2023-12-04 (lender: Gateway Estates LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2023-12-04Mortgage $125,000 — from CRUZ, ALVIN to GATEWAY ESTATES LLC $125,000
2004-01-27AL&R $230,000 — from CRUZ, ALVIN to GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC $230,000
2004-01-27Mortgage $230,000 — from CRUZ, ALVIN to GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC $230,000
2000-01-25Mortgage $475,000 — from TIBERI, ARTHUR E; TIBERI, MARIO; AMEDURE, JOSEPH R; CRUZ, ALVIN; TIBERI, ROSEMARIE; TIBERI to VICTORY STATE BANK $475,000
1996-08-09Mortgage $160,000 — from CRUZ, ALVIN to PAGNOTTA, GINO $160,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017003003
2018002002
2019005409
2020003003
2021001001
2022003205
2023004105
20240270110
2025302016
2026006118
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The full timeline

Construction 14Enforcement 7Housing & tenants 95Ownership & money 26Health & systems 5

Every one of the 147 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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