165 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 56 311 service requests, 37 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 19 HPD housing violations.
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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 30. In ZIP 11203, 76% of residential buildings hold an A and 7% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 9 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 5 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 1986-06-03. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
27 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Air Quality (12) · Food Establishment (4) · Food Poisoning (2) · Illegal Parking (2) · General Construction/Plumbing (2) · Noise (2).
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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1931) |
| No | Six or more residential units (2) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | YONG TAK LLC |
| Head officer | YONGXIAN LIN |
| Managing agent | YONGXIAN LIN |
| Last registered | 2024-08-28 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $747,000 | $44,820 |
| 2026 | $875,000 | $52,500 |
| 2027 | $1,005,000 | $60,300 |
The city's market estimate has risen 35% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr. King Food Kitchen | Chinese | A | Mice evidence |
| New Mr King Food INC. | Not yet graded | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
2 restaurants · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
2 food-poisoning reports to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick), shared by 2 restaurants
4 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food, Food Spoiled, Rodents/Insects/Garbage), shared by 2 restaurants · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
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.
| Subway | Winthrop St — 2 5 · 0.6 mi straight-line (about a 16-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Albany Av / Midwood St — B12 · 100 ft |
| Citi Bike | Maple St & Albany Ave · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 091 The Albany Avenue School Middle: New Heights Middle School. 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.
579 Albany Avenue
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
27 311 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $150,000 on 2009-06-16 (lender: Crookendale, Earl). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-06-16 | Deed $375,000 — from CROOKENDALE, EARL to YONG TAK LLC | $375,000 | |
| 2009-06-16 | Mortgage $150,000 — from YONG TAK LLC to CROOKENDALE, EARL | $150,000 | |
| 1997-11-28 | Mortgage $50,000 — from CROOKENDALE, EARL to KARZIP REALTY LLC | $50,000 | |
| 1995-04-18 | Mortgage $127,000 — from CROOKENDALE, EARL to FHB FUNDING CORP | $127,000 | |
| 1993-01-27 | Mortgage $90,000 — from CROOKENDALE, EARL to HEDMAR REALTY & EQUITY | $90,000 | |
| 1991-07-26 | Mortgage $100,000 — from CROOKENDALE, EARL to GREEN POINT SAVS BANK | $100,000 | |
| 1988-03-10 | Mortgage $150,000 — from SAVLAMAR INC to EAGLE S.A. FUNDING CO | $150,000 | |
| 1988-03-10 | Mortgage $50,000 — from SAVLAMAR INC to CADO CAPITAL CO | $50,000 | |
| 1988-03-10 | Mortgage $100,000 — from SAVLAMAR INC to PREFERENTIAL CAPITALCOR | $100,000 | |
| 1987-07-08 | Mortgage $50,000 — from MURRAY, SAMUEL; MURRAY, ELAINE to GREEN POINT SAVINGSBANK | $50,000 | |
| 1987-07-06 | Mortgage $100,000 — from MURRAY, ELAINE; MURRAY, SAMUEL to CORNELL CAPITAL RTYFNDN | $100,000 | |
| 1982-09-24 | Mortgage $10,800 — from MURRAY, ELAINE; MURRAY, SAMUEL to MARATEA, RICHARD; MARATEA, MAURO | $10,800 | |
| 1982-06-21 | Mortgage $10,000 — from MURRAY, ELAINE; MURRAY, SAMUEL to LOMANDO, CHARLES A; LOMANDO, RAYMOND | $10,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2018 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 2020 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2021 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2023 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 2024 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 2025 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 19 |
| 2026 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
Every one of the 165 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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