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3814 Church Avenue

100Records
12City systems
1Open violations
15Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11203 · Neighborhood: East Flatbush-Rugby
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100 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 44 311 service requests, 21 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 10 boiler inspections.

BoroughBrooklyn 11203
Built1931
Floors2
Res. units2
ClassS2
Owner (PLUTO)HELENA, ERWIN
BBL3048920006
BIN3109607

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. 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 15. 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 violations1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2004-01-15.

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

27 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Food Establishment (19) · Commercial Disposal Complaint (3) · Water System (1) · Noise (1) · Consumer Complaint (1) · Rodent (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 (1931)
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).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$725,000 $43,500
2026$725,000 $43,500
2027$660,000 $39,600

The city's market estimate has fallen 9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Mother's Seafood & MoreSeafoodCMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

19 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Letter Grading, Rodents/Insects/Garbage, No Permit or License) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

Flood exposure

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.

Getting around

SubwayChurch Av — 2 5 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Church Av / E 38 St — B35 · 50 ft
Citi BikeE 38 St & Church Ave · 150 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 235 Janice Marie Knight School
Middle: M.S. 246 Walt Whitman. 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

3814 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

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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $150,000 on 2006-10-03 (recorded via MERS, the industry registry; the lender is not named on the record). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2006-10-03Mortgage $150,000 — from LINLEY, ERIC to MERS $150,000
1996-06-12Mortgage $104,000 — from HELENA, STEPHANIE to GREENPOINT BANK $104,000
1992-03-19Mortgage $105,000 — from INNOCENT, MARGARET; JEAN, ETIENNE to TRANSAMERICA CREDIT $105,000
1991-12-16Mortgage $55,000 — from INNOCENT, MARGARETTE to MAZZA, MICHAEL JR $55,000
1990-11-01Mortgage $30,000 — from INNOCENT, MARGARETTE to GOTTLIEB, COREY $30,000

Ten-year activity

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2026
Housing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170011
20181012
20192013
20204015
20213014
20222035
20233014
202462412
20256028
2026160117
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The full timeline

Construction 5Enforcement 10Housing & tenants 46Ownership & money 22Health & systems 17

Every one of the 100 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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