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2728 Church Avenue

2,878Records
19City systems
36Open violations
598.6Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11226 · Neighborhood: East Flatbush-Erasmus
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2,878 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,354 HPD complaints, 791 HPD housing violations, 579 311 service requests.

BoroughBrooklyn 11226
Built1931
Floors4
Res. units10
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)2728 CHURCH LLC
BBL3051050017
BIN3117262

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 98% 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 598.6. In ZIP 11226, 60% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% grade D or F. How grades work

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Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations36 total — 11 class C (immediately hazardous), 19 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 2014-05-14.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

11 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 6 · winter 2024–25: 4 · winter 2025–26: 1). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

74 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (18) · PAINT/PLASTER (6) · Cannabis Retailer (6) · HEAT/HOT WATER (5) · WATER LEAK (5) · PLUMBING (5).

Filed construction activity

$12,050 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)
YesSix or more residential units (10)
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)2728 CHURCH LLC
Head officerSARAH KLEIN
Managing agentARNOLD KLEIN
Last registered2025-12-11

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$791,000 $355,950
2026$821,000 $369,450
2027$861,000 $387,450

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

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Bai Li Chinese RestaurantChineseAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Spoiled, Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · 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 · 500 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Church Av / Rogers Av — B35 · 150 ft
Citi BikeChurch Ave & Nostrand Ave · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 399 Stanley Eugene Clark
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

2728 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

74 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 5 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $285,207 on 2005-09-20 (lender: Washington Mutual Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2013-01-29Agreement $950,000 — from 2728 CHURCH LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $950,000
2013-01-29Mortgage $305,603 — from 2728 CHURCH LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $305,603
2005-09-20AL&R $731,250 — from WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK to CHURCH STREET LLC $731,250
2005-09-20Agreement $731,250 — from WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK to 2728 CHURCH LLC $731,250
2005-09-20Mortgage $285,207 — from 2728 CHURCH LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK $285,207
2003-05-21AL&R $468,750 — from ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA to KLEIN, SURI $468,750
2003-05-21Mortgage $468,750 — from KLEIN, SURI to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $468,750
2003-05-21DEEDO $700,000 — from OSBOURNE SAMMS REALTY, INC. to KLEIN, SURI $700,000
1986-12-02Mortgage $12,600 — from OSBOURNE SAMMS RTY I/DBA; SAMMS, OSBOURNE to CENTRAL FED SAVS FSB $12,600

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20177116002170
20180115405160
201910450147
202001790080
202100700171
20220116403168
20230219303198
202401781282
2025059702104
202600830184
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The full timeline

Construction 14Enforcement 28Housing & tenants 2,787Ownership & money 29Health & systems 20

Every one of the 2,878 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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