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512 48 Street

540Records
15City systems
117Open violations
607.9Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11220 · Neighborhood: Sunset Park (Central)
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540 recorded events, 1978–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 165 HPD housing violations, 148 311 service requests, 82 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11220
Built1905
Floors4
Res. units8
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)X.D. YANG & SON, LLC
BBL3007750011
BIN3012640

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 98% 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 607.9. In ZIP 11220, 69% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
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 violations117 total — 31 class C (immediately hazardous), 62 class B, 24 class A. Oldest open since 2003-02-09.
Active vacate order10 unit(s) under an unrescinded HPD vacate order

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2).

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

$18,750 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

34 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (7) · Dirty Condition (7) · DOOR/WINDOW (3) · WATER LEAK (3) · Graffiti (2) · ELECTRIC (2).

Filed construction activity

$343,950 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 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 (1905)
YesSix or more residential units (8)
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)X. D. YANG & SON LLC
Head officerDA D YANG
Managing agentOMG MGMT INC
Last registered2025-09-26

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,471,000 $661,950
2026$1,642,000 $738,900
2027$1,915,000 $861,750

The city's market estimate has risen 30% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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.

2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2016 (0 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

Subway45 St — R · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 5 Av / 48 St — B63 · 150 ft
Citi Bike48 St & 5 Ave · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 094 The Henry Longfellow. 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

512 48 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

34 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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: $650,000 on 2022-08-19 (lender: Cathay Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-08-19Mortgage $650,000 — from X.D. YANG & SON LLC to CATHAY BANK $650,000
2022-08-19AL&R $650,000 — from X.D. YANG & SON LLC to CATHAY BANK $650,000
2016-12-05Agreement $1,050,000 — from X.D. YANG & SON LLC to CATHAY BANK $1,050,000
2016-12-05AL&R $1,050,000 — from X.D. YANG & SON LLC to CATHAY BANK $1,050,000
2016-12-05Mortgage $313,772 — from X.D. YANG & SON LLC to CATHAY BANK $313,772
2013-09-03AL&R $780,000 — from X.D. YANG & SON, LLC to CHINATOWN FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $780,000
2013-09-03Deed $1,090,000 — from 512 48TH ST REALTY INC to X.D. YANG & SON, LLC $1,090,000
2013-09-03Mortgage $780,000 — from X.D. YANG & SON, LLC to CHINATOWN FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $780,000
2008-12-04AL&R $525,000 — from 512 48TH ST REALTY INC. to CAPITAL ONE, N.A. $525,000
2008-12-04Deed $855,000 — from THEURER BROTHERS REALTY LLC to 512 48TH ST REALTY INC. $855,000
2008-12-04Mortgage $525,000 — from 512 48TH ST REALTY, INC. to CAPITAL ONE, N.A. $525,000
2004-03-24Deed $275,000 — from 512 ASSOCIATES INC. to THEURER BROTHERS REALTY LLC $275,000
1999-01-08Mortgage $80,717 — from 512 ASSOCIATES, INC. to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $80,717
1994-02-22Mortgage $21,126 — from 512 ASSOCIATES INC to GREEN POINT SAVINGSBANK $21,126
1986-12-31Mortgage $25,000 — from 512 ASSOCIATES INC to CARRION, APOLONIA $25,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017414540072
20180620311
201962120020
202000101011
202100140014
202200182323
202305210127
202400370138
202503730379
2026216200038
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The full timeline

Construction 17Enforcement 64Housing & tenants 414Ownership & money 34Health & systems 11

Every one of the 540 recorded events, 1978–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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