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341 56 Street

142Records
9City systems
20Open violations
5Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11220 · Neighborhood: Sunset Park (West)
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142 recorded events, 1981–2026, from 9 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 45 HPD complaints, 38 311 service requests, 29 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11220
Built1915
Floors3
Res. units6
ClassC2
Owner (PLUTO)LAI, NICOLE
BBL3008300058
BIN3014923

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less 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 5. 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 violations20 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 13 class B, 7 class A. Oldest open since 1986-11-03.

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

10 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Lead (7) · Illegal Parking (3).

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 (1915)
YesSix or more residential units (6)
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)NICOLE LAI
Managing agentNEWKEY REALTY
Last registered2025-10-11

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$904,000 $406,800
2026$1,009,000 $454,050
2027$1,177,000 $529,650

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.

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 · 700 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
59 St — N R · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 3 Av / 56 St — B37 · 250 ft
Citi Bike57 St & 4 Ave · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 503: The School of Discovery
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

341 56 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

10 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by NEWKEY REALTY LLC — 17 buildings, 229 units. Grades across the portfolio: A12 · B4 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1620 East 2 Street BK64 A
8616 21 Avenue BK45 A
106 Eldridge Street MN16 A
863 50 Street BK14 A
4824 8 Avenue BK10 A
1910 Avenue V BK10 B
5024 10 Avenue BK8 A
163 Allen Street MN8 A
965 43 Street BK8 A
867 45 Street BK6 A
336 61 Street BK6 B
474 68 Street BK6 A
341 56 Street BK6 A
869 45 Street BK6 A
350 45 Street BK6 C
52-16 94 Street QN5 B
6215 8 Avenue BK5 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $340,000 on 2004-02-24 (lender: United Orient Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2007-02-06Deed $730,000 — from FENG, KENT; FENG, JING WEN to LAI, NICOLE $730,000
2004-02-24DEEDO $525,000 — from CHAUDHURI, ABHAS; CHAUDHURI, BIVAS to FENG, A/K/A KENT; FENG, JING WEN $525,000
2004-02-24Mortgage $340,000 — from FENG, A/K/A KENT; FENG, JING WEN to UNITED ORIENT BANK $340,000
1989-07-13Mortgage $160,000 — from CHAUDHURI, ABHAS; CHAUDHURI, BIVAS to GREEN POINT SAVS BANK $160,000
1986-04-21Mortgage $6,900 — from TROCHE, SANTOS to CENTRAL FEDL SAVS $6,900

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
2017015015
20180314
20190314
20200415
20210011
20220213
20230112
20240213
20250112
2026110011
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The full timeline

Enforcement 2Housing & tenants 115Ownership & money 17Health & systems 8

Every one of the 142 recorded events, 1981–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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