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101 Ralph Avenue

114Records
14City systems
17Open violations
13.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11221 · Neighborhood: Bedford-Stuyvesant (East)
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114 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 26 HPD housing violations, 22 311 service requests, 12 DOB permits.

BoroughBrooklyn 11221
Built1925
Floors3
Res. units3
ClassS3
Owner (PLUTO)PURE STAR LLC
BBL3014850003
BIN3039739

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 85% 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 13.3. In ZIP 11221, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% 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

Open HPD violations17 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 10 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 1984-07-23.

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

4 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Water System (3) · Real Time Enforcement (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 (1925)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
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)PURE STAR LLC
Head officerRUIKENG HUANG
Managing agentRUIKENG HUANG
Last registered2025-07-10

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$741,000 $333,450
2026$824,000 $370,800
2027$989,000 $445,050

The city's market estimate has risen 33% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Crown Fried ChickenChickenA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 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.

2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2014 (0 in the last three years).

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

SubwayGates Av — J Z · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Ralph Av / Jefferson Av — B47 · 250 ft
Citi BikePutnam Ave & Ralph Ave · 150 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 309 The George E. Wibecan Preparatory Academy. 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

101 Ralph 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

4 311 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: $745,800 on 2024-03-19 (lender: Habib American Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2024-03-19Deed $1,243,000 — from WU, YAN MEI to PURE STAR LLC $1,243,000
2024-03-19Mortgage $745,800 — from PURE STAR LLC to HABIB AMERICAN BANK $745,800
2024-03-19AL&R $745,800 — from PURE STAR LLC to HABIB AMERICAN BANK $745,800
2024-02-22Sold for $1,243,000 $1,243,000 $414,333
2007-05-14DEEDO $493,000 — from CHAN , HUI CHU LIN; CHAN, CHEUNG SUM to CHEN, RONG FU $493,000
2007-05-14Mortgage $300,000 — from CHEN, RONG FU to CATHAY BANK $300,000

Ten-year activity

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2022
2023
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2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201711002
201801001
201902002
202000000
202103003
202205016
202302002
2024164213
202502024
202600022
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The full timeline

Construction 18Enforcement 16Housing & tenants 60Ownership & money 12Health & systems 8

Every one of the 114 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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