94 recorded events, 1980–2026, from 10 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 21 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 21 311 service requests, 15 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 82% 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 8.3. In ZIP 11205, 49% of residential buildings hold an A and 13% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
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.
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
6 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Rodent (3) · Food Poisoning (1) · Sewer (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1).
$2,100 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1970) |
| No | Six or more residential units (3) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | KUM YING REALTY LLC |
| Head officer | JAMES K CHENG |
| Managing agent | JAMES K CHENG |
| Last registered | 2026-07-23 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $995,000 | $447,750 |
| 2026 | $1,194,000 | $537,300 |
| 2027 | $1,433,000 | $644,850 |
The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waza Sushi Ramen | Japanese | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
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.
| Subway | Clinton-Washington Avs — G · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Myrtle Av / Washington Av — B54 · 250 ft |
| Citi Bike | Willoughby Ave & Hall St · 650 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S./I.S. 157 The Benjamin Franklin Health & Science 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.
485 Myrtle Avenue
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
6 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $648,653 on 2019-01-08 (lender: Bcb Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-01-08 | AL&R $1,000,000 — from KUM YING REALTY LLC to BCB COMMUNITY BANK | $1,000,000 | |
| 2019-01-08 | Agreement $1,000,000 — from KUM YING REALTY LLC to BCB COMMUNITY BANK | $1,000,000 | |
| 2019-01-08 | Mortgage $648,653 — from KUM YING REALTY LLC to BCB COMMUNITY BANK | $648,653 | |
| 2014-01-10 | AL&R $499,000 — from KUM YING REALTY LLC to ABACUS FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK | $499,000 | |
| 2013-06-27 | Mortgage $499,000 — from KUM YING REALTY LLC to ABACUS FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK | $499,000 | |
| 1995-08-29 | Mortgage $4,063 — from CHENG, JAMES to GREENPOINT BANK | $4,063 | |
| 1990-03-29 | Mortgage $100,000 — from CHENG, JAMES to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORP | $100,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2025 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
Every one of the 94 recorded events, 1980–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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