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4002 3 Avenue

2,052Records
18City systems
32Open violations
92.4Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11232 · Neighborhood: Sunset Park (West)
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2,052 recorded events, 1982–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,038 HPD complaints, 547 311 service requests, 219 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11232
Built1915
Floors4
Res. units16
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)MARTINGALE REAL ESTATE & PROPERTY LLC
BBL3007120037
BIN3010571

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 81% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 92.4. 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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B
C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations32 total — 13 class C (immediately hazardous), 11 class B, 8 class A. Oldest open since 2002-07-08.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

16 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 9). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
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’24–25
9
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

52 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Abandoned Vehicle (14) · Derelict Vehicles (7) · HEAT/HOT WATER (6) · Illegal Parking (4) · WATER LEAK (3) · Consumer Complaint (3).

Filed construction activity

$35,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (1915)
YesSix or more residential units (16)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. 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)MARTINGALE REAL ESTATE & PROPERTY LLC
Head officerGREGORY KELENZON
Managing agentMARTINGALE REAL ESTATE & ROPERTY LLC
Last registered2026-01-05

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,874,000 $843,300
2026$1,946,000 $875,700
2027$1,718,000 $773,100

The city's market estimate has fallen 8% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
El Chalteco DeliLatin AmericanNot yet graded—
Gran VillaLatin AmericanA—

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).

Hurricane evacuation zone 3 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

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

2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2014 (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 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 3 Av / 39 St — B37 · 200 ft
Citi Bike40 St & 3 Ave · 100 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

4002 3 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

52 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 6 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,300,000 on 2021-01-15 (lender: Columbia Capital II INC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-01-15Mortgage $1,300,000 — from MARTINGALE REAL ESTATE & PROPERTY LLC to COLUMBIA CAPITAL II INC $1,300,000
1990-04-05Mortgage $65,000 — from MARTINGALE RLTY INC to BERKOVICH, ZITA; DANIEL, ROSALEE $65,000
1988-08-11Mortgage $77,000 — from MARTINGALE RLTY INC to LUNDBERG, ROBERT $77,000
1987-03-11Mortgage $87,000 — from LUNDBERG, ROBERT to GARGUILO, MICHAEL; LICATA, J; GENTILE, FRANK J; PROSCIA, PAUL; ARCIERO, GERARD $87,000
1986-01-07Mortgage $4,500 — from LUNDBERG, ROBERT to 4002 THIRD AVE CORP $4,500
1986-01-07Mortgage $145,000 — from LUNDBERG, ROBERT to 4002 THIRD AVE CORP $145,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20175222332
201813015
20190700171
20202110114
20210123116
2022090110
20230120315
20241310638
20250100313
20261500253
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The full timeline

Construction 29Enforcement 132Housing & tenants 1,834Ownership & money 28Health & systems 29

Every one of the 2,052 recorded events, 1982–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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