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127 Malcolm X Boulevard

342Records
16City systems
67Open violations
30Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11221 · Neighborhood: Bedford-Stuyvesant (East)
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342 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 108 311 service requests, 82 HPD complaints, 77 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11221
Built1931
Floors4
Res. units4
ClassS4
Owner (PLUTO)LI MING CHEN
BBL3016320005
BIN3044524

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 90% 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 30. In ZIP 11221, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations67 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 51 class B, 12 class A. Oldest open since 1979-08-23.

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

6 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Homeless Person Assistance (3) · Illegal Parking (1) · Noise (1) · Food Establishment (1).

Filed construction activity

$91,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (1931)
NoSix or more residential units (4)
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)LI MING CHEN
Last registered2024-11-08

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,089,000 $490,050
2026$1,307,000 $588,150
2027$1,568,000 $705,600

The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
New King's FoodChineseA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Kitchen/Food Prep Area) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

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

SubwayKosciuszko St — J · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Gates Av — J Z · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Malcolm X Blvd / Gates Av — B46-SBS · 100 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi BikeMadison St & Malcolm X Blvd · 750 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

127 Malcolm X Boulevard

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

6 311 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: $364,000 on 2006-01-23 (recorded via MERS, the industry registry; the lender is not named on the record). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2006-01-23Mortgage $364,000 — from CHEN, LI MING to MERS $364,000
2002-08-07Mortgage $150,000 — from CHEN, LI MING to CHENG, MUI; YAM, OI KWOK $150,000
1994-11-21Mortgage $45,000 — from CHENG, MUI; YAM, OI KWOK to HALL, JESSIE $45,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201702215
2018612110
201900202
202003306
202100303
202200415
202300202
202400426
202500415
202600358
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The full timeline

Construction 10Enforcement 26Housing & tenants 274Ownership & money 16Health & systems 16

Every one of the 342 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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