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4904 4 Avenue

195Records
14City systems
67Open violations
60.6Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11220 · Neighborhood: Sunset Park (West)
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195 recorded events, 1976–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 75 311 service requests, 68 HPD housing violations, 12 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11220
Built1923
Floors4
Res. units7
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)CAPELLA MIGUEL A
BBL3007820036
BIN3012884

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 75% 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 60.6. 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 violations67 total — 21 class C (immediately hazardous), 31 class B, 15 class A. Oldest open since 1987-07-01.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

10 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 10).

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

What 311 hears from this address

13 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (5) · Noise (2) · Vendor Enforcement (2) · Illegal Parking (1) · Blocked Driveway (1) · Tobacco or Non (1).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. 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 (1923)
YesSix or more residential units (7)
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)MIGUEL A CAPELLA
Last registered2005-07-19

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,477,000 $664,650
2026$1,182,000 $531,900
2027$1,167,000 $525,150

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

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Inb Deli and MoreAmericanB—

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

Subway53 St — R · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 49 St / 4 Av — B11 · 150 ft
Citi Bike47 St & 3 Ave · 750 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 001 The Bergen. 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

4904 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

13 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 5 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.

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170303
20181719
201928111
20200819
2021014115
20220415
20230527
20240516
20251528
2026021122
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The full timeline

Construction 5Enforcement 17Housing & tenants 156Ownership & money 6Health & systems 11

Every one of the 195 recorded events, 1976–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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