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4914 Church Avenue

248Records
15City systems
0Open violations
40.7Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11203 · Neighborhood: East Flatbush-Rugby
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248 recorded events, 1995–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 107 311 service requests, 30 HPD housing violations, 25 bedbug filings.

BoroughBrooklyn 11203
Built1920
Floors2
Res. units7
ClassK4
Owner (PLUTO)4918 CHURCH AVENUE LLC
BBL3046970006
BIN3327600, 3327601, 3327602, 3327603, 3327604, 3327605, 3414059

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 69% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 40.7. In ZIP 11203, 76% of residential buildings hold an A and 7% grade D or F. How grades work

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A
B
C

Among 46,798 6-24-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.

1 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

26 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (6) · Obstruction (2) · Illegal Parking (2) · Bus Stop Shelter Complaint (2) · Dirty Condition (2) · Homeless Person Assistance (2).

Filed construction activity

$126,970 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 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 (1920)
YesSix or more residential units (7)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. 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)4918 CHURCH AVENUE LLC
Head officerWILLIAM OBRIEN
Managing agentM.C. O'BRIEN SERVICE CORPORATION
Last registered2025-09-09

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,852,000 $1,283,400
2026$3,118,000 $1,403,100
2027$3,161,000 $1,422,450

The city's market estimate has risen 11% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
American Best Wings & PizzaChickenAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Contaminated) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

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.

2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2012 (0 in the last three years).

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 26-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Church Av / Utica Av — B35 · 100 ft
Citi BikeE 49 St & Church Ave · 200 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

4914 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

26 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by M.C. O'BRIEN SERVICE CORPORATION — 5 buildings, 21 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B3 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
4914 Church Avenue BK7 B
2025 81 Street BK6 A
211 Bay 28 Street BK4 B
1435 Nostrand Avenue BK2 B
1922 Avenue U BK2 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $490,000 on 2009-02-10 (lender: The Dime Savings Bank Of Willaimsburgh). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2012-08-10Agreement $450,000 — from 4918 CHURCH AVENUE LLC to TD BANK, N. A. $450,000
2012-08-10AL&R $450,000 — from 4918 CHURCH AVENUE LLC to TD BANK, N. A. $450,000
2009-02-10AL&R $490,000 — from 4918 CHURCH AVENUE LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLAIMSBURGH $490,000
2009-02-10Mortgage $490,000 — from 4918 CHURCH AVENUE LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLAIMSBURGH $490,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201702608
20180111012
20190220022
202002518
20210112114
2022715215
20231214219
20242022327
20250217322
202600707
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The full timeline

Construction 38Enforcement 25Housing & tenants 165Ownership & money 8Health & systems 12

Every one of the 248 recorded events, 1995–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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