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475 4 Avenue

288Records
16City systems
2Open violations
33Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11215 · Neighborhood: Park Slope
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288 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 87 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 55 HPD complaints, 43 311 service requests.

BoroughBrooklyn 11215
Built1931
Floors5
Res. units8
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)4TH AVENUE TWINS LLC
BBL3010220006
BIN3022852

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 65% 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 33. In ZIP 11215, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations2 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2024-12-05.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

12 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 6 · winter 2025–26: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
6
’24–25
4
’25–26

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: HEAT/HOT WATER (5) · PLUMBING (1) · Dirty 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)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

3 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. 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 LL
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$3,271,000 $1,471,950
2026$3,925,000 $1,766,250
2027$3,140,000 $1,413,000

The city's market estimate has fallen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: J51

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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 · 450 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 4 Av / 10 St — B103 · 450 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

475 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

7 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 5 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
2022-04-26Deed $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
2022-04-26Mortgage $220,000 — from 4TH AVE TWINS LLC to DIME COMMUNITY BANK $220,000
2022-04-11Sold for $11,097,000 $11,097,000 $1,387,125
2014-05-28M&CON $4,050,000 — from 475 4TH AVENUE LLC to BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. $4,050,000
2014-05-28Deed $5,400,000 — from ECG 4TH LLC to 475 4TH AVENUE LLC $5,400,000
2010-09-01AL&R $1,800,000 — from ECG 4TH LLC to INVESTORS SAVINGS BANK $1,800,000
2010-09-01Agreement $1,800,000 — from ECG 4TH LLC to INVESTORS SAVINGS BANK $1,800,000
2009-07-07Deed $1,611,516 — from BROOKLYN UNITED PROPERTIES, LLC to ECG 4TH LLC $1,611,516
2008-02-14Agreement $1,565,000 — from BROOKLYN UNITED PROPERTIES, LLC to EASTERN CAPITAL GROUP LLC $1,565,000
2008-02-14AL&R $735,000 — from BROOKLYN UNITED PROPERTIES, LLC to EASTERN CAPITAL GROUP LLC $735,000
2008-02-14Mortgage $735,000 — from BROOKLYN UNITED PROPERTIES, LLC to EASTERN CAPITAL GROUP LLC $735,000
2007-04-06AL&R $1,565,000 — from BROOKLYN UNITED PROPERTIES, LLC to EASTERN CAPITAL GROUP LLC $1,565,000
2007-04-06Agreement $1,565,000 — from BROOKLYN UNITED PROPERTIES, LLC to EASTERN CAPITAL GROUP LLC $1,565,000
2007-04-06Mortgage $414,557 — from BROOKLYN UNITED PROPERTIES, LLC to EASTERN CAPITAL GROUP LLC $414,557

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201702068
2018060511
201904004
202003003
202109009
2022095014
202304026
20240110011
202514016
202603003
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The full timeline

Construction 16Enforcement 32Housing & tenants 136Ownership & money 88Health & systems 16

Every one of the 288 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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