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1013 Sutter Avenue

71Records
11City systems
1Open violations
16.7Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11208 · Neighborhood: East New York (North)
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71 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 23 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 13 DOB permits, 10 DOB job filings.

BoroughBrooklyn 11208
Built1930
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassS2
Owner (PLUTO)LI, ZHEN
BBL3040350033
BIN3089563

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 86% 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 16.7. In ZIP 11208, 69% of residential buildings hold an A and 9% 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 violations1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2022-04-22.

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

No 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

Filed construction activity

$226,400 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 (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)ZHEN LI
Last registered2025-06-30

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$715,000 $42,900
2026$847,000 $50,820
2027$939,000 $56,340

The city's market estimate has risen 31% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Golden ChinaChineseBMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

Flood exposure

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

Hurricane evacuation zone 5 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

SubwayShepherd Av — C · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
New Lots Av — 3 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Sutter Av / Essex St — B14 · 50 ft
Citi BikeSutter Ave & Jerome St · 0.3 mi · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: East New York Elementary School of Excellence
Middle: 661, 662. 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

1013 Sutter 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

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: $499,000 on 2018-12-28 (lender: Cathay Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2018-12-28Mortgage $499,000 — from LI, ZHEN to CATHAY BANK $499,000
2018-12-28AL&R $499,000 — from LI, ZHEN to CATHAY BANK $499,000
2015-11-27Deed $550,000 — from SUTTER PROPERTIES, INC. to LI, ZHEN $550,000
1990-08-24Mortgage $75,000 — from PINTO, EMILY to VEGA, MILAGROS $75,000
1990-08-24Mortgage $47,800 — from PINTO, EMILY to VEGA, MILAGROS $47,800
1990-08-06Mortgage $75,000 — from PINTO, EMILY to GREEN POINT SAVS BANK $75,000

Ten-year activity

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2025
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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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2017000000
2018000202
2019001001
2020000000
2021001001
2022005005
2023000011
2024001012
2025030025
2026700007
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The full timeline

Construction 23Enforcement 7Housing & tenants 13Ownership & money 23Health & systems 5

Every one of the 71 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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