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5915 4 Avenue

961Records
16City systems
25Open violations
92.9Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11220 · Neighborhood: Sunset Park (West)
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961 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 341 HPD complaints, 267 HPD housing violations, 240 311 service requests.

BoroughBrooklyn 11220
Built1931
Floors4
Res. units7
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)CHEN, RONG MEI
BBL3008630005
BIN3016261

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 81% 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 92.9. 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 violations25 total — 8 class C (immediately hazardous), 10 class B, 7 class A. Oldest open since 2005-02-22.

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

25 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (4) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (3) · Graffiti (3) · APPLIANCE (3) · FLOORING/STAIRS (2) · WATER LEAK (1).

Filed construction activity

$37,850 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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)
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)RONG M CHEN
Managing agentMARC KATZ
Last registered2025-07-07

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,715,000 $771,750
2026$1,372,000 $617,400
2027$1,355,000 $609,750

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

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
La JugueriaJuice, Smoothies, Fruit SaladsA—

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

Subway59 St — N R · 200 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 60 St / 4 Av — B9 · 150 ft
Citi Bike59 St & 4 Ave · 150 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 506: The School of Journalism & Technology
Middle: J.H.S. 227 Edward B. Shallow. 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

5915 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

25 311 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: $346,500 on 2025-09-19 (lender: Rocket Mortgage LLC) (recorded via MERS), covering 2 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-09-19Mortgage $346,500 — from TAM, IDA; TAM, IDA to ROCKET MORTGAGE LLC; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS; ROCKET MORTGAGE LLC; MORTGA $346,500
2004-08-17Mortgage $450,000 — from CHEN, RONG MEI to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION $450,000
2004-08-17DEEDO $800,000 — from LAM, CHI YIN to CHEN, RONG MEI $800,000
2000-04-06Mortgage $240,000 — from LAM, CHI YIN to WONG, TAK HING; KUANG, CHAN JUAN $240,000
1993-11-09Mortgage $115,000 — from T N INC to HIGE ASSOCIATES INC $115,000

Ten-year activity

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2017
92
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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201704830188
201866790192
201902120115
202000120113
202120610164
20220380112
20230090110
202400310334
202500191222
2026000022
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The full timeline

Construction 11Enforcement 21Housing & tenants 891Ownership & money 24Health & systems 14

Every one of the 961 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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