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5224 4 Avenue

83Records
11City systems
5Open violations
22.5Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11220 · Neighborhood: Sunset Park (West)
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83 recorded events, 1982–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 42 311 service requests, 10 HPD housing violations, 6 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11220
Built1931
Floors3
Res. units4
ClassS4
Owner (PLUTO)LING TA FOU
BBL3008060047
BIN3013858

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 89% 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 22.5. In ZIP 11220, 69% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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 violations5 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2015-03-04.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

What 311 hears from this address

7 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Graffiti (3) · Street Condition (1) · Food Poisoning (1) · Food Establishment (1) · Missed Collection (1).

Filed construction activity

$27,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (1931)
NoSix or more residential units (4)
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).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)TA FOU LING
Last registered2023-02-28

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,134,000 $510,300
2026$1,264,000 $568,800
2027$1,479,000 $665,550

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

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Tung Hing Chinese KitchenChineseA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick)
1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Worker Hygiene) · 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

Subway53 St — R · 100 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
59 St — N R · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 4 Av / 53 St — B11 · 200 ft
Citi Bike53 St & 4 Ave · 50 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

5224 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

7 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

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: $130,000 on 1986-04-28 (lender: Chinese Amer Fedl Crun). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1986-04-28Mortgage $130,000 — from LING, TA FOU; LING, SHENG CHIN to CHINESE AMER FEDL CRUN $130,000
1982-05-21Mortgage $49,000 — from PERFIDO, BENITA to BUFFONE, JAMES; BUFFONE, ANTHONY $49,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170101
20180202
20191405
20200202
2021010010
20220303
20230505
20240415
20250303
20260112
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The full timeline

Construction 9Enforcement 8Housing & tenants 58Ownership & money 6Health & systems 2

Every one of the 83 recorded events, 1982–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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