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4228 5 Avenue

1,385Records
17City systems
111Open violations
352.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11232 · Neighborhood: Sunset Park (West)
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1,385 recorded events, 1987–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 543 311 service requests, 348 HPD complaints, 327 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11232
Built1929
Floors4
Res. units6
ClassC4
Owner (PLUTO)WILLIAM YANG LLC
BBL3007240046
BIN3010863, 3341071

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 95% 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 352.3. In ZIP 11232, 65% of residential buildings hold an A and 8% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations111 total — 15 class C (immediately hazardous), 55 class B, 41 class A. Oldest open since 2007-09-06.
Pending HPD litigation2 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

26 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 8 · winter 2024–25: 18). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

8
’23–24
18
’24–25

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

$7,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

165 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (88) · Dirty Condition (37) · HEAT/HOT WATER (11) · Noise (4) · Vendor Enforcement (4) · Consumer Complaint (3).

Filed construction activity

$957,100 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (13 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 (1929)
YesSix or more residential units (6)
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)WILLIAM YANG LLC
Head officerXIANG D YANG
Managing agentOMG MGMT INC
Last registered2025-09-30

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,119,200 $503,640
2026$1,193,000 $536,850
2027$1,350,000 $607,500

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

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
La Tiendita #2MexicanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 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.

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

Subway45 St — R · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
36 St — D N R · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 5 Av / 42 St — B63 · 100 ft
Citi Bike5 Ave & 44 St · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted bike lane mapped within 75 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: Sunset Park Avenues Elementary School. 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

4228 5 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

165 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 11 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 OMG MGMT INC — 8 buildings, 44 units. Grades across the portfolio: C1 · D6 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
4623 6 Avenue BK10 D
512 48 Street BK8 D
4228 5 Avenue BK6 D
8010 18 Avenue BK5 F
772 44 Street BK5 D
6114 4 Avenue BK4 D
472 42 Street BK3 D
1518 70 Street BK3 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,179,201 on 2016-04-11 (lender: Cathay Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2016-04-11AL&R $1,700,000 — from WILLIAM YANG LLC to CATHAY BANK $1,700,000
2016-04-11Agreement $1,700,000 — from WILLIAM YANG LLC to CATHAY BANK $1,700,000
2016-04-11Mortgage $1,179,202 — from WILLIAM YANG LLC to CATHAY BANK $1,179,202
2007-03-27Mortgage $200,000 — from WILLIAM YANG LLC to FIRST AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL BANK $200,000
2006-07-20Deed $1,100,000 — from 475 43RD STREET LLC to WILLIAM YANG LLC $1,100,000
2006-07-20Mortgage $606,500 — from WILLIAM YANG LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK $606,500
1989-08-16Mortgage $35,000 — from PORTO, JOSEPH; IACOBELLI, ANTHONY to BALZANO, PETER $35,000
1987-01-13Mortgage $225,000 — from BALZANO, PETER; IACOBELLI, ANTHONY; PORTO, JOSEPH to DE MASI, MARTHA; DE MASI, FRANCESCO $225,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170131234
20184150055
20190338041
20200034034
20212546053
20228357068
20238769084
20241089292
20250488092
20260358263
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The full timeline

Construction 32Enforcement 82Housing & tenants 1,246Ownership & money 18Health & systems 7

Every one of the 1,385 recorded events, 1987–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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