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187 Irving Avenue

307Records
15City systems
2Open violations
42Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11237 · Neighborhood: Bushwick (West)
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307 recorded events, 1988–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 103 311 service requests, 55 HPD complaints, 32 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11237
Built1931
Floors3
Res. units5
ClassS5
Owner (PLUTO)YA JIANG REALTY LLC
BBL3032700008
BIN3074526, 3380100

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 95% 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 42. In ZIP 11237, 39% of residential buildings hold an A and 15% 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 violations2 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2024-08-20.

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

32 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (14) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (3) · Illegal Parking (3) · Outdoor Dining (3) · Food Establishment (2) · Blocked Driveway (2).

Filed construction activity

$226,630 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (6 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 (5)
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)YA JIANG REALTY LLC
Head officerYAN X YE
Managing agentCHANG C YE
Last registered2025-09-05

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$907,000 $408,150
2026$980,000 $441,000
2027$842,000 $378,900

The city's market estimate has fallen 7% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Santa Ana RestaurantMexicanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food, Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · 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 · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Knickerbocker Av — M · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: De Kalb Av / Irving Av — B38 · 550 ft
Citi BikeIrving Ave & Harman St · 450 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

187 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

32 311 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: $448,840 on 2020-11-18 (lender: Empire State Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2020-11-18Agreement $1,300,000 — from YA JIANG REALTY LLC to EMPIRE STATE BANK $1,300,000
2020-11-18Mortgage $448,841 — from YA JIANG REALTY LLC to EMPIRE STATE BANK $448,841
2020-11-18AL&R $1,300,000 — from YA JIANG REALTY LLC to EMPIRE STATE BANK $1,300,000
2014-12-20Agreement $671,707 — from YA JIANG REALTY LLC to CATHAY BANK $671,707
2014-12-20AL&R $950,000 — from YA JIANG REALTY LLC to CATHAY BANK $950,000
2014-12-20Mortgage $614,147 — from YA JIANG REALTY LLC to CATHAY BANK $614,147
2014-12-20Agreement $950,000 — from YA JIANG REALTY LLC to CATHAY BANK $950,000
2010-11-15AL&R $750,000 — from YA JIANG LLC to GLOBAL BANK $750,000
2010-11-15Deed $550,000 — from ALDO 187 REALTY CORP to YA JIANG LLC $550,000
2002-10-18Mortgage $150,194 — from ALDO 187 REALTY CORP to GREENPOINT MORTGAGEFUNDING INC $150,194
1994-07-22Mortgage $110,000 — from ALDO 187 REALTY CORP to GREEN POINT SAVINGSBANK $110,000
1993-06-25Mortgage $40,000 — from ALDO 187 REALTY CORP to 187 IRVING AVENUE CORP $40,000
1989-08-03Mortgage $125,000 — from OUMANO, BRIAN to LONG ISLAND SAVINGSBANK $125,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017006039
201800392344
201910140318
20200095115
202110150319
20221080211
202300150217
202400140418
202500130215
202600140317
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The full timeline

Construction 29Enforcement 17Housing & tenants 201Ownership & money 29Health & systems 31

Every one of the 307 recorded events, 1988–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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