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4117 8 Avenue

256Records
9City systems
0Open violations
0Penalty rate

256 recorded events, 1979–2026, from 9 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 134 311 service requests, 43 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 43 DOB permits.

BoroughBrooklyn 11232
Built1912
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassK4
Owner (PLUTO)MERRY LAND OF 8TH AVENUE, INC.
BBL3009230003
BIN3018212

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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 100% 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 0. In ZIP 11232, 65% of residential buildings hold an A and 8% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

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

16 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (14) · Missed Collection (1) · Illegal Dumping (1).

Filed construction activity

$2,369,100 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (14 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 (1912)
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).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$754,000 $339,300
2026$776,000 $349,200
2027$1,072,000 $482,400

The city's market estimate has risen 42% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Genesis Deli & GroceryMexicanCMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

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 · 900 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

4117 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

16 311 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: $550,000 on 2016-04-22 (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
2016-04-22AL&R $1,050,000 — from MERRY LAND OF 8TH AVENUE, INC. to UNITED ORIENT BANK $1,050,000
2016-04-22Agreement $1,050,000 — from UNITED ORIENT BANK to MERRY LAND OF 8TH AVENUE, INC. $1,050,000
2016-04-22Mortgage $550,000 — from MERRY LAND OF 8TH AVENUE, INC. to UNITED ORIENT BANK $550,000
2013-12-04AL&R $800,000 — from MERRY LAND OF 8TH AVENUE, INC. to UNITED ORIENT BANK $800,000
2013-12-04Mortgage $800,000 — from MERRY LAND OF 8TH AVENUE, INC. to UNITED ORIENT BANK $800,000
2006-08-28Mortgage $500,000 — from MERRY LAND OF 8TH AVENUE, INC. to THE CHINESE AMERICAN BANK $500,000
2006-01-23Mortgage $635,000 — from MERRY LAND OF 8TH AVENUE, INC. to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK $635,000
2006-01-23DEEDO $1,200,000 — from LUONG, CAO; LUONG, LE NGUYEN to MERRY LAND OF 8TH AVENUE, INC. $1,200,000
2006-01-23AL&R $635,000 — from FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK to MERRY LAND OF 8TH AVENUE, INC. $635,000
2003-04-21Mortgage $130,000 — from LUONG, CAO to CHINATOWN FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $130,000
2001-09-20Mortgage $149,717 — from LUONG, LE NGUYEN; LUONG, CAO to CHINATOWN FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $149,717
1998-11-02Mortgage $65,000 — from TA, MANH XVAN; LUONG, SOLOMON CAO; LUONG, LE NGUYEN; LUONG, HAO KIM to BENEFICIAL HOMEOWNERSERVICE CORP. $65,000
1997-09-19Mortgage $176,000 — from LUONG, KIM HAO; LUONG, SOLOMON; TA, MANH XUAN; LUONG, CAO; LEE, TA; LUONG, LE NGUYEN; LUON to ABACUS FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $176,000
1993-07-27Mortgage $100,000 — from MENG, HSIAO L to GREAT EASTERN BANK $100,000
1988-02-24Mortgage $140,000 — from MENG, HSIAO LIHY to ABACUS FED SAVS BANK $140,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017011002
201821190022
201910470048
2020005005
2021008008
2022202206
202317000017
202411000011
2025205007
202600112215
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The full timeline

Construction 68Enforcement 9Housing & tenants 134Ownership & money 43Health & systems 2

Every one of the 256 recorded events, 1979–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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