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401 Mother Gaston Blvd

375Records
14City systems
76Open violations
29.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11212 · Neighborhood: Brownsville
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375 recorded events, 1985–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 133 HPD complaints, 118 311 service requests, 81 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11212
Built1930
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassS2
Owner (PLUTO)OH, GIN-HWA YANG
BBL3037260004
BIN3083885

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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 29.3. In ZIP 11212, 56% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% 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 violations76 total — 13 class C (immediately hazardous), 52 class B, 11 class A. Oldest open since 2000-09-07.

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

7 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Food Establishment (3) · PLUMBING (2) · General Construction/Plumbing (1) · Graffiti (1).

Filed construction activity

$3,200 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 (1930)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
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)GIN HWa YANG Oh
Managing agentGIN HWA YANG Oh
Last registered2026-01-16

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$941,000 $56,460
2026$938,000 $56,280
2027$1,008,000 $60,480

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

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
401 Lucky Star RestaurantChineseAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

3 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage, 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

SubwaySutter Av — L · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Junius St — 3 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 12-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Mother Gaston Blvd / Belmont Av — B14 · 50 ft
Citi BikePitkin Ave & Watkins St · 550 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: Elementary schools in this district are not zoned. 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

401 Mother Gaston Blvd

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

7 311 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: $20,000 on 1985-01-16 (lender: Valentin, Acelavirgen and Valentin, Miguel). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1985-01-16Mortgage $20,000 — from OH, GIN-HWA YANG; OH, YONG-YUN to VALENTIN, ACELAVIRGEN; VALENTIN, MIGUEL $20,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201700202
201800202
201900101
202000000
202100000
202200011
202300213
2024067114
202524118
202600112
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The full timeline

Construction 6Enforcement 23Housing & tenants 337Ownership & money 4Health & systems 5

Every one of the 375 recorded events, 1985–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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