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4905 Church Avenue

49Records
9City systems
0Open violations
10Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11203 · Neighborhood: East Flatbush-Rugby
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49 recorded events, 1966–2025, from 9 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 16 DOB violations, 10 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 10 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11203
Built1931
Floors2
Res. units1
ClassK4
Owner (PLUTO)LEVY AND ESSES LLC
BBL3046750042
BIN3102096

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 82% 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 10. 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

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

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

1 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Overgrown Tree/Branches (1).

Filed construction activity

$94,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (1)
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)LEVY & ESSES LLC
Head officerALLEN ESSES
Managing agentSKY REALTY MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2025-06-27

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$785,000 $353,250
2026$890,000 $400,500
2027$912,000 $410,400

The city's market estimate has risen 16% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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 · 1.0 mi straight-line (about a 25-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Sutter Av-Rutland Rd — 3 · 1.0 mi straight-line (about a 26-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Church Av / Utica Av — B35 · 150 ft
Citi BikeE 49 St & Church Ave · 100 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

4905 Church Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

1 311 service request 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by SKY REALTY MANAGEMENT LLC — 8 buildings, 32 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B5 · C2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1600 Beverley Road BK17 A
252 Knickerbocker Avenue BK4 C
5014 Church Avenue BK2 C
989 Flatbush Avenue BK2 B
860 Flatbush Avenue BK2 B
5021 Church Avenue BK2 B
1422 Avenue J BK2 B
4905 Church Avenue BK1 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $15,000 on 1982-03-30 (lender: Ort, Abraham J. and Ort, Philip). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1982-03-30Mortgage $15,000 — from LEVY, MARCO; ESSES, ALLEN to ORT, PHILIP; ORT, ABRAHAM J. $15,000

Ten-year activity

530
2017
4
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionHousing & tenants
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YearConstructionHousing & tenantsTotal
2017000
2018314
2019101
2020213
2021202
2022000
2023011
2024000
2025011
2026000
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The full timeline

Construction 8Enforcement 18Housing & tenants 13Ownership & money 10

Every one of the 49 recorded events, 1966–2025, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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