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725 50 Street

394Records
11City systems
35Open violations
780Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11220 · Neighborhood: Sunset Park (Central)
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394 recorded events, 1980–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 153 311 service requests, 143 HPD complaints, 50 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11220
Built1901
Floors2
Res. units2
ClassB9
Owner (PLUTO)FUZHOU XIANGLU INC.
BBL3007860069
BIN3013137

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GRADE F

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 780. In ZIP 11220, 69% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

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A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations35 total — 11 class C (immediately hazardous), 22 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2023-08-30.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

14 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 10).

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

$620 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

129 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (26) · APPLIANCE (21) · PLUMBING (21) · DOOR/WINDOW (20) · PAINT/PLASTER (13) · WATER LEAK (8).

Filed construction activity

$1,766,656 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (9 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 (1901)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,368,000 $82,080
2026$1,246,000 $74,760
2027$1,475,000 $88,500

The city's market estimate has risen 8% 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.

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 · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 13-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 50 St / 7 Av — B11 · 150 ft
Citi Bike50 St & 7 Ave · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 094 The Henry Longfellow
Middle: J.H.S. 220 John J. Pershing. 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

725 50 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

129 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 7 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: $690,000 on 2025-02-25 (lender: Cathay Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-02-25AL&R $690,000 — from FUZHOU XIANGLU INC. to CATHAY BANK $690,000
2025-02-25Deed $1,450,000 — from GUAN, HUAN XIN to FUZHOU XIANGLU INC. $1,450,000
2025-02-25Mortgage $690,000 — from FUZHOU XIANGLU INC. to CATHAY BANK $690,000
2025-02-14Sold for $1,450,000 $1,450,000 $725,000
1998-10-05Mortgage $160,000 — from YU, YING JIE; GUAN, HUAN XIN to REPUBLIC CONSUMER LENDING GROUP, INC. $160,000
1988-10-28Mortgage $165,000 — from CHEN, SE FAI; CHEN, YING to CITIBANK NA $165,000
1985-07-02Mortgage $100,000 — from LOUISA, SUSAN; KRUSZKA, RICHARD to ENSIGN BANK FSB $100,000

Ten-year activity

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20210124025
202200101
20230143044
2024012710272
20251251624
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The full timeline

Construction 18Enforcement 10Housing & tenants 349Ownership & money 17

Every one of the 394 recorded events, 1980–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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