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889 Manhattan Avenue

333Records
14City systems
95Open violations
564.7Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11222 · Neighborhood: Greenpoint
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333 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 143 HPD housing violations, 73 311 service requests, 43 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11222
Built1874
Floors4
Res. units6
ClassS5
Owner (PLUTO)KONG, BYONG HOI
BBL3025630043
BIN3064833

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 98% 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 564.7. In ZIP 11222, 66% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% 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

Open HPD violations95 total — 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 54 class B, 36 class A. Oldest open since 1985-09-10.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2).

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

$1,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

29 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Obstruction (5) · Illegal Parking (3) · ELECTRIC (3) · PLUMBING (3) · PAINT/PLASTER (3) · Noise (3).

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 (1874)
YesSix or more residential units (6)
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)BYONG HOI KONG; BYONGhoi KONG; DANIELLE KONG
Head officerBYONG HOI KONG
Managing agentBYONG KONG
Last registered2026-07-17

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,921,000 $1,314,450
2026$3,132,000 $1,409,400
2027$3,544,000 $1,594,800

The city's market estimate has risen 21% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 4 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

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

SubwayGreenpoint Av — G · 100 ft straight-line (under a minute) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Manhattan Av / Greenpoint Av — B43 B62 · 50 ft
Citi BikeGreenpoint Ave & Manhattan Ave · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 034 Oliver H. Perry. 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

889 Manhattan 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

29 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $100,000 on 1987-04-22 (lender: Broadway National Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1987-04-22Mortgage $100,000 — from KONG, BYONG HOI to BROADWAY NATIONAL BANK $100,000
1984-03-19Mortgage $80,000 — from KONG, BYONG HOI to KAISER, RICHARD $80,000

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170202
20180235
2019011112
20201113
20210314
202227110
2023149151
2024029130
2025079180
2026417021
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The full timeline

Construction 14Enforcement 21Housing & tenants 267Ownership & money 21Health & systems 10

Every one of the 333 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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