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4224 8 Avenue

103Records
11City systems
0Open violations
100Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11232 · Neighborhood: Sunset Park (Central)
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103 recorded events, 1979–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 32 311 service requests, 14 DOB permits, 13 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11232
Built1919
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassS2
Owner (PLUTO)GOLDEN DRAGON PROPERTY LLC
BBL3009240045
BIN3018302

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 98% 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 100. 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.

$5,625 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

2 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Water System (1) · Illegal Parking (1).

Filed construction activity

$26,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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 (1919)
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)Golden Dragon Property LLC
Head officerMing w Chen
Managing agentGolden Dragon Property
Last registered2025-06-12

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,799,000 $167,940
2026$3,305,000 $198,300
2027$2,879,000 $172,740

The city's market estimate has risen 3% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Great DragonChineseBMice 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 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 8 Av / 43 St — B70 · 200 ft
Citi Bike7 Ave & 41 St · 850 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

4224 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

2 311 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: $50,000 on 2006-10-27 (lender: Camayd, Rosa). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2015-05-14Deed $1,400,000 — from ACOSTA, RAUL to GOLDEN DRAGON PROPERTY LLC $1,400,000
2015-05-14AL&R $600,000 — from GOLDEN DRAGON PROPERTY LLC to ACOSTA, RAUL $600,000
2006-10-27Mortgage $50,000 — from ACOSTA, RAUL to CAMAYD, ROSA $50,000
2006-09-21Mortgage $300,000 — from ACOSTA, RAUL to JMC REALTY CORP $300,000
1983-09-16Mortgage $13,351 — from ACOSTA, RAUL to BANCO DE PONCE $13,351
1983-01-24Mortgage $24,650 — from ACOSTA, RAUL to SANTANA, ELOINA $24,650

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017013015
2018000000
2019012003
2020001001
20210280010
2022004004
2023014005
20246630116
2025002114
2026003025
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The full timeline

Construction 22Enforcement 16Housing & tenants 46Ownership & money 13Health & systems 6

Every one of the 103 recorded events, 1979–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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