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4701 Church Avenue

410Records
16City systems
5Open violations
4.7Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11203 · Neighborhood: East Flatbush-Rugby
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410 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 125 311 service requests, 123 HPD complaints, 65 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11203
Built1929
Floors2
Res. units2
ClassS9
Owner (PLUTO)4701 CHURCH AVE LLC
BBL3046730044
BIN3102021

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 80% 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 4.7. In ZIP 11203, 76% of residential buildings hold an A and 7% 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 violations5 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2009-11-16.

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.

What 311 hears from this address

14 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Blocked Driveway (8) · Street Light Condition (1) · Graffiti (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · ELECTRIC (1) · Dirty Condition (1).

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 (1929)
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)4701 CHURCH AVENUE LLC
Head officerDAVID LIBMAN
Managing agentPERFECT MANAGEMENT
Last registered2025-07-21

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$436,000 $196,200
2026$474,000 $213,300
2027$569,000 $256,050

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

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
North Coast Shark and BakeCaribbeanGrade PendingMice 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 6 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

SubwayChurch Av — 2 5 · 0.9 mi straight-line (about a 22-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Church Av / E 48 St — B35 · 200 ft
Citi BikeE 49 St & Church Ave · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 135 Sheldon A. Brookner
Middle: The Middle School of Media, Law and Fine Arts. 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

4701 Church 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

14 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by PERFECT MANAGEMENT — 12 buildings, 187 units. Grades across the portfolio: A11 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
605 East New York Avenue BK50 A
556 Crown Street BK29 A
828 New York Avenue BK24 A
645 Lefferts Avenue BK22 A
1365 Carroll Street BK16 A
730 Lefferts Avenue BK15 A
1229 President Street BK12 A
1553 Union Street BK6 A
540 East New York Avenue BK5 A
718 Lefferts Avenue BK3 C
447 Troy Avenue BK3 A
4701 Church Avenue BK2 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $600,000 on 2018-11-26 (lender: Cross River Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2018-11-26Mortgage $600,000 — from 4701 CHURCH AVE, LLC to CROSS RIVER BANK $600,000
2018-11-26AL&R $600,000 — from 4701 CHURCH AVE, LLC to CROSS RIVER BANK $600,000
2016-12-23Deed $1,120,000 — from KOKARAM, IAN; KOKARAM, MOLLY to 4701 CHURCH AVE LLC $1,120,000
2016-12-23Mortgage $160,000 — from 4701 CHURCH AVE LLC to KOKARAM, MOLLY $160,000
2016-12-13Sold for $1,120,000 $1,120,000 $560,000
2007-11-16AL&R $250,000 — from KOKARAM, MOLLY; KOKARAM, IAN to DONNA REALTY LLC $250,000
2007-11-16Mortgage $250,000 — from KOKARAM, MOLLY; KOKARAM, IAN to DONNA REALTY LLC $250,000
2007-06-22Mortgage $15,000 — from KOKARAM, MOLLY to LIBMAN, DAVID $15,000
2007-06-22Agreement $50,000 — from KOKARAM, MOLLY to LIBMAN, DAVID $50,000
2007-01-24AL&R $35,000 — from KOKARAM, MOLLY to LIBMAN, DAVID $35,000
2007-01-24Mortgage $35,000 — from KOKARAM, MOLLY to LIBMAN, DAVID $35,000
2004-12-03Mortgage $406,000 — from KOKARAM, MOLLY to DBA POWER EXPRESS; WALL STREET MORTGAGE BANKERS LTD. $406,000
2004-12-03AL&R $406,000 — from DBA POWER EXPRESS; WALL STREET MORTGAGE BANKERS LTD. to KOKARAM, MOLLY $406,000
1998-03-20Mortgage $9,314 — from KOKARAM, MOLLY to MENDEZ, LEONARD; MENDEZ, SYLVIA $9,314
1998-02-25Mortgage $205,900 — from KOKARAM, MOLLY to SAXON NATIONAL MORTGAGE BANKERS LTD $205,900

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201732308
20182304036
20192220024
20200220022
202104004
202204015
20239120223
202404037
202506006
202603047
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The full timeline

Construction 8Enforcement 33Housing & tenants 320Ownership & money 37Health & systems 12

Every one of the 410 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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