275 recorded events, 1977–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 67 HPD complaints, 65 311 service requests, 33 HPD housing violations.
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A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 98% 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 145. In ZIP 11226, 60% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% 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 | 24 total — 9 class C (immediately hazardous), 10 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 1986-09-15. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
8 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 8).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
4 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (3) · Dirty Condition (1).
$104,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (8 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1931) |
| No | Six or more residential units (4) |
| 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) | ZO PROPERTIES OF NEW YORK, LLC |
| Head officer | STAV KIMCHY |
| Managing agent | STAV KIMCHY |
| Last registered | 2025-11-12 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $602,400 | $271,080 |
| 2026 | $723,000 | $325,350 |
| 2027 | $672,000 | $302,400 |
The city's market estimate has risen 12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cooklyn Eats | Soul Food | Grade Pending | Mice evidence |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
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.
4 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2023 (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.
| Subway | Church Av — 2 5 · 150 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Church Av / Nostrand Av — B35 · 100 ft |
| Citi Bike | Church Ave & Nostrand Ave · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 181 Brooklyn Middle: Parkside Preparatory Academy. 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.
2831 Church 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 |
4 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,100,000 on 2022-02-08 (lender: Ponce Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-02-08 | Deed $1,475,000 — from 2831 CHURCH AVE., LLC; 2831 CHURCH AVENUE LLC to ZO PROPERTIES OF NEW YORK LLC | $1,475,000 | |
| 2022-02-08 | Mortgage $1,100,000 — from ZO PROPERTIES OF NEW YORK LLC to PONCE BANK | $1,100,000 | |
| 2022-02-08 | AL&R $1,100,000 — from ZO PROPERTIES OF NEW YORK LLC to PONCE BANK | $1,100,000 | |
| 2022-01-20 | Sold for $1,475,000 | $1,475,000 | $368,750 |
| 2020-07-20 | Agreement $1,000,000 — from 2831 CHURCH AVE., LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK | $1,000,000 | |
| 2020-07-20 | AL&R $1,000,000 — from 2831 CHURCH AVE., LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK | $1,000,000 | |
| 2020-07-20 | Agreement $1,347,100 — from 255 MALCOLM, LLC; 2831 CHURCH AVE., LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK | $1,347,100 | |
| 2020-07-20 | Mortgage $499,000 — from 2831 CHURCH AVE., LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK | $499,000 | |
| 2015-04-01 | AL&R $1,500,000 — from 255 MALCOLM, LLC; 2831 CHURCH AVE., LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $1,500,000 | |
| 2015-04-01 | M&CON $1,500,000 — from 2831 CHURCH AVE., LLC; 255 MALCOLM, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $1,500,000 | |
| 2012-12-17 | AL&R $450,000 — from 2831 CHURCH AVE., LLC to CROSS RIVER BANK | $450,000 | |
| 2012-12-17 | Mortgage $450,000 — from 2831 CHURCH AVE., LLC to CROSS RIVER BANK | $450,000 | |
| 2002-10-18 | Mortgage $217,500 — from 2831 CHURCH AVE LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA | $217,500 | |
| 1994-03-03 | Mortgage $125,000 — from TAWIL, EDMOND to BANK AUDI, USA | $125,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 44 |
| 2019 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 9 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 24 |
| 2023 | 3 | 3 | 51 | 0 | 2 | 59 |
| 2024 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 23 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Every one of the 275 recorded events, 1977–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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