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133 Irving Avenue

330Records
15City systems
2Open violations
47.5Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11237 · Neighborhood: Bushwick (West)
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330 recorded events, 1985–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 129 311 service requests, 45 rodent inspections, 43 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11237
Built1931
Floors3
Res. units4
ClassS9
Owner (PLUTO)133 IRVING AVENUE CORP
BBL3032210001
BIN3073249

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 96% 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 47.5. In ZIP 11237, 39% of residential buildings hold an A and 15% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations2 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2013-03-19.

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

13 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (6) · Graffiti (3) · Panhandling (1) · Homeless Person Assistance (1) · Water Maintenance (1) · Food Poisoning (1).

Filed construction activity

$1,000 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)133 IRVING AVE
Head officerZICHUN ZHANG
Managing agent133 IRVING AVE
Last registered2025-08-04

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$715,200 $321,840
2026$858,000 $386,100
2027$923,000 $415,350

The city's market estimate has risen 29% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
BotanasMexicanNot yet graded—
China GardenChineseA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (1 with three or more people sick), shared by 2 restaurants · 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

SubwayDeKalb Av — L · 700 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: De Kalb Av / Irving Av — B38 · 300 ft
Citi BikeIrving Ave & DeKalb Ave · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 123 Suydam
Middle: J.H.S. 162 The Willoughby. 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

133 Irving 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

13 311 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: $160,000 on 1998-11-23 (lender: Cheung, Shuk Un). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1998-11-23Mortgage $160,000 — from 133 IRVING AVE CORP. to CHEUNG, SHUK UN $160,000
1989-03-31Mortgage $130,000 — from CHEUNG, SHUK UN to HANG SENG BANK LTD $130,000
1986-05-22Mortgage $400,000 — from 293 WYCKOFF ASSOC to HONGKONG &SHANGAI BKG CP $400,000
1985-01-17Mortgage $35,000 — from FUNG, BENNY; WONG, KWAI KAN; TANG, FRED to SAVOIA, VICTOR $35,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
2017007310
20180212216
2019009211
202000516
202100628
2022009211
202300101121
202400538
202500279
20263410522
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The full timeline

Construction 30Enforcement 28Housing & tenants 211Ownership & money 11Health & systems 50

Every one of the 330 recorded events, 1985–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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