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770 56 Street

107Records
11City systems
6Open violations
30Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11220 · Neighborhood: Sunset Park (Central)
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107 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 25 DOB complaints, 17 311 service requests, 16 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11220
Built1925
Floors2
Res. units2
ClassS9
Owner (PLUTO)AU, AS TRUSTEE, CHI KWONG
BBL3008420035
BIN3015531

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 90% 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 30. 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 violations6 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 2021-04-06.

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

5 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (2) · Non (1) · Food Establishment (1) · Noise (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 (1925)
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).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)CHI KWONG AU FAMILY TRUST 2014
Head officerCHIKWONG AU
Managing agentCHIKWONG AU
Last registered2025-05-20

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,311,000 $589,950
2026$1,528,000 $687,600
2027$1,222,000 $549,900

The city's market estimate has fallen 7% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: SENIOR CITIZEN HOMEOWNER

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Oc DessertAsian/Asian FusionB—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · 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

Subway8 Av — N · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 8 Av / 57 St — B70 · 200 ft
Citi Bike57 St & 7 Ave · 700 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 105 The Blythebourne
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

770 56 Street

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

5 311 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: $100,000 on 2008-05-16 (lender: First American International Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2008-05-16Mortgage $100,000 — from AU, CHI KWONG to FIRST AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL BANK $100,000
1998-08-18Mortgage $6,830 — from AU, CHI KWONG to ABACUS FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $6,830
1994-05-27Mortgage $9,907 — from AU, CHI KWONG to ABACUS FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $9,907
1988-03-21Mortgage $215,000 — from AU, CHI KWONG; LI, YAN YUN to CITIBANK NA $215,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201712003
201802103
201900000
202003003
202102002
202204004
202302002
202402013
202505016
202602013
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The full timeline

Construction 20Enforcement 34Housing & tenants 34Ownership & money 16Health & systems 3

Every one of the 107 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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