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479 4 Avenue

247Records
16City systems
0Open violations
57.2Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11215 · Neighborhood: Park Slope
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247 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 73 311 service requests, 48 HPD complaints, 36 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11215
Built1931
Floors5
Res. units8
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)4TH AVENUE TWINS LLC
BBL3010220005
BIN3022851

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 74% 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 57.2. In ZIP 11215, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% 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

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

8 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 8).

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

$3,125 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

26 service requests in the last three years. Most common: WATER LEAK (11) · HEAT/HOT WATER (4) · PAINT/PLASTER (3) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · PLUMBING (1) · Sidewalk Condition (1).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. 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 (8)
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)4TH AVE TWINS LLC
Head officerJOSEPH SOLEIMANI
Managing agent4TH AVE TWINS LLC
Last registered2025-08-26

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,046,000 $1,370,700
2026$3,237,000 $1,456,650
2027$2,590,000 $1,165,500

The city's market estimate has fallen 15% 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.

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

Subway4 Av-9 St — F G R · 500 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 4 Av / 10 St — B103 · 500 ft
Citi Bike12 St & 4 Ave · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityProtected bike path mapped within 75 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 124 Silas B. Dutcher. 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

479 4 Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

26 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 4 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by 4TH AVE TWINS LLC — 2 buildings, 16 units. Grades across the portfolio: B2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
479 4 Avenue BK8 B
475 4 Avenue BK8 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $220,000 on 2022-04-26 (lender: Dime Community Bank), 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
2022-04-26Mortgage $220,000 — from 4TH AVE TWINS LLC to DIME COMMUNITY BANK $220,000
2022-04-26Deed $11,097,000 — from 479 4TH AVENUE LLC; 475 4TH AVENUE LLC to 4TH AVENUE TWINS LLC $11,097,000
2022-04-26Agreement $8,320,000 — from 4TH AVE TWINS LLC to DIME COMMUNITY BANK $8,320,000
2022-04-11Sold for $11,097,000 $11,097,000 $1,387,125
2014-01-24M&CON $4,050,000 — from 479 4TH AVENUE LLC to BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. $4,050,000
2014-01-24Deed $5,400,000 — from HERNANDEZ, BRYAN to 479 4TH AVENUE LLC $5,400,000
2013-09-19Mortgage $1,666,859 — from HERNANDEZ, BRYAN to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $1,666,859
2013-09-19Agreement $2,250,000 — from HERNANDEZ, BRYAN to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $2,250,000
2006-04-10Mortgage $655,000 — from HERNANDEZ, MARK; HERNANDEZ, BRYAN to LARACUENTE, RAMON $655,000
2006-04-10Deed $700,000 — from LARACUENTE, RAMON to HERNANDEZ, MARK; HERNANDEZ, BRYAN $700,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201713004
201811002
201914016
202011002
20210140014
20220275032
202310110021
20242220024
20254260030
202607007
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The full timeline

Construction 21Enforcement 32Housing & tenants 167Ownership & money 22Health & systems 5

Every one of the 247 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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