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4116 8 Avenue

668Records
16City systems
30Open violations
127Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11232 · Neighborhood: Sunset Park (Central)
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668 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 303 HPD complaints, 137 HPD housing violations, 104 311 service requests.

BoroughBrooklyn 11232
Built1931
Floors4
Res. units6
ClassS5
Owner (PLUTO)SUNSHINE CONSTRUCTION & MANAGEMENT LLC
BBL3009220038
BIN3018183

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 86% 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 127. In ZIP 11232, 65% of residential buildings hold an A and 8% 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 violations30 total — 9 class C (immediately hazardous), 20 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2013-02-10.

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 (2) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (1) · Dead Animal (1) · Noise (1) · Food Establishment (1) · Boilers (1).

Filed construction activity

$491,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (12 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 (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)SUNSHINE CONSTRUCTION & MANAGEMENT LLC
Head officerRAY CHEN
Managing agentRAY CHEN
Last registered2025-08-18

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$913,000 $410,850
2026$1,096,000 $493,200
2027$1,241,000 $558,450

The city's market estimate has risen 36% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Panda BakeryChineseA—

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: Food Spoiled) · 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

Subway9 Av — D · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 8 Av / 41 St — B70 · 300 ft
Citi Bike7 Ave & 41 St · 750 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 169 Sunset Park
Middle: J.H.S. 223 The Montauk. 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

4116 8 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: $471,381 on 2015-01-03 (lender: Flushing Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2015-01-03AL&R $749,000 — from LI, YUMIN; CHEN, RAY to FLUSHING BANK $749,000
2015-01-03Agreement $749,000 — from LI, YUMIN; CHEN, RAY to FLUSHING BANK $749,000
2015-01-03Mortgage $471,382 — from LI, YUMIN; CHEN, RAY to FLUSHING BANK $471,382
2005-11-30AL&R $350,000 — from CHEN, RAY; LI, YUMIN to NORTH FORK BANK $350,000
2005-11-30Mortgage $350,000 — from CHEN, RAY; LI, YUMIN to NORTH FORK BANK $350,000
2005-11-30Deed $750,000 — from TIMKO, NICHOLAS I; TIMKO, JUSTINE G to LI, YUMIN; CHEN , RAY $750,000
1994-04-15Mortgage $140,000 — from TIMKO, NICHOLAS; GIDICSIN, JOHN to GREEN POINT SAVINGSBANK $140,000
1988-01-07Mortgage $140,000 — from GIDICSIN, JOHN; TIMKO, NICHOLAS I to CROSSLAND SAVS FSB $140,000
1986-07-31Mortgage $9,000 — from TIMKO, NICHOLAS; GIDICSIN, JOHN to DE MIRI, HALIT $9,000
1986-06-27Mortgage $60,000 — from TIMKO, NICHOLAS; GIDICSIN, JOHN to GREEN POINT SAVS BK $60,000
1986-05-30Mortgage $13,000 — from GIDICSIN, JOHN; TIMKO, NICHOLAS I to OCELLO, GIACOMO; OCELLO, GIUSEPPINA $13,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20176021211
201802420347
201905240231
2020004015
202102340137
202202150219
2023013015
2024503019
202531350241
2026132017
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The full timeline

Construction 22Enforcement 38Housing & tenants 556Ownership & money 36Health & systems 16

Every one of the 668 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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