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4317 8 Avenue

732Records
19City systems
41Open violations
74Penalty rate

732 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 295 311 service requests, 162 HPD housing violations, 133 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11232
Built1935
Floors4
Res. units15
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)ZHEN XIANG LLC
BBL3007330001
BIN3011044

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 78% 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 74. 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 violations41 total — 17 class C (immediately hazardous), 15 class B, 9 class A. Oldest open since 1986-09-12.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

33 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 18 · winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 11). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

18
’23–24
2
’24–25
11
’25–26

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

$3,840 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

70 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (16) · Blocked Driveway (8) · Illegal Parking (6) · Noise (4) · Dirty Condition (3) · Smoking or Vaping (3).

Filed construction activity

$270,390 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (11 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 (1935)
YesSix or more residential units (15)
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)ZHEN XIANG LLC
Head officerBENNY FONG
Managing agentBENNY FONG
Last registered2024-09-13

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,500,000 $1,125,000
2026$2,348,000 $1,056,600
2027$2,548,000 $1,146,600

The city's market estimate has risen 2% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Full Up CafeCoffee/TeaA—
Great Taste DumplingChineseA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Worker Hygiene), shared by 2 restaurants · 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.

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

Subway9 Av — D · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 8 Av / 44 St — B70 · 100 ft
Citi Bike46 St & 7 Ave · 0.2 mi · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 169 Sunset Park
Middle: J.H.S. 223 The Montauk. 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

4317 8 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

70 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 16 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: $3,880,000 on 2021-07-09 (lender: Ctbc Bank Corp. (USA)). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-08-26Agreement $3,476,000 — from ZHEN XIANG LLC to CTBC BANK CORP. (USA) $3,476,000
2021-07-09Deed $6,000,000 — from 4205 8TH AVENUE CORP to ZHEN XIANG LLC $6,000,000
2021-07-09Mortgage $3,880,000 — from ZHEN XIANG LLC to CTBC BANK CORP. (USA) $3,880,000
2021-07-09AL&R $3,880,000 — from ZHEN XIANG LLC to CTBC BANK CORP. (USA) $3,880,000
2021-06-18Sold for $6,000,000 $6,000,000 $400,000
1998-06-22Mortgage $600,000 — from MIAU, LING HUA to TREYBICH, ILYA; GAIDOCH, IVAN $600,000
1982-03-09Mortgage $59,000 — from TREYBICH, ILYA; GAIDOCH, IVAN to WASSERMAN, ALEXANDER $59,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201700450045
20180390214
201967310145
2020811270248
202100295135
202201630165
20231411002117
202400290332
202501330236
202664271240
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The full timeline

Construction 42Enforcement 56Housing & tenants 597Ownership & money 20Health & systems 17

Every one of the 732 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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