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740 59 Street

1,215Records
14City systems
26Open violations
1663.7Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11220 · Neighborhood: Sunset Park (Central)
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1,215 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 454 HPD housing violations, 326 HPD complaints, 272 311 service requests.

BoroughBrooklyn 11220
Built1916
Floors3
Res. units6
ClassC2
Owner (PLUTO)YONG XIN LLC
BBL3008660024
BIN3016406

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GRADE F

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 1663.7. In ZIP 11220, 69% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations26 total — 15 class C (immediately hazardous), 9 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2020-01-22.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

35 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 23 · winter 2024–25: 6 · winter 2025–26: 6). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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

$22,240 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

72 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (14) · Noise (14) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (11) · DOOR/WINDOW (7) · PLUMBING (4) · PAINT/PLASTER (3).

Filed construction activity

$126,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 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 (1916)
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)YONG XIN LLC
Head officerZENG LIU
Managing agentZENG LIU
Last registered2026-07-31

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,025,000 $461,250
2026$1,144,000 $514,800
2027$1,295,000 $582,750

The city's market estimate has risen 26% 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.

3 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2014 (0 in the last three years).

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 · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 60 St / 8 Av — B9 · 350 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. 69 Vincent D. Grippo School
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

740 59 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

72 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 14 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: $700,000 on 2018-02-02 (lender: Emigrant Funding Corporation). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2018-02-02AL&R $700,000 — from YONG XIN, LLC to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION $700,000
2018-02-02Mortgage $700,000 — from YONG XIN, LLC to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION $700,000
2013-04-30AL&R $655,000 — from YONG XIN LLC to CATHAY BANK $655,000
2013-04-30Agreement $655,000 — from YONG XIN LLC to CATHAY BANK $655,000
2013-04-30Mortgage $337,435 — from YONG XIN LLC to CATHAY BANK $337,435
2006-01-09Mortgage $430,000 — from YONG XIN LLC to GREAT EASTERN BANK $430,000
2006-01-09DEEDO $710,000 — from NEW TUNG MANAGEMENT, INC. to YONG XIN, LLC $710,000
1999-11-01Mortgage $200,000 — from 740 59TH STREET REALTY CORP to CHINATOWN FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $200,000
1986-11-14Mortgage $90,000 — from LAI, HELEN to GREEN POINT SAVS BANK $90,000
1985-06-05Mortgage $50,000 — from TAM, CHI LEUNG; LEUNG, YEE YAN to GREEN POINT SAVINGSBANK $50,000
1983-10-03Mortgage $39,000 — from CHOU, SHUN HSING; CHOU, HUI YU CHUNG A/K/A; YU, CHUNG HUI to GREEN POINT SAVINGSBANK $39,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170210500107
201801383143
201901430145
202000220123
202100110112
202200100111
20234411602126
202411915803181
202575660179
202601480049
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The full timeline

Construction 18Enforcement 57Housing & tenants 1,095Ownership & money 32Health & systems 13

Every one of the 1,215 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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