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129 Church Avenue

124Records
12City systems
0Open violations
28.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11218 · Neighborhood: Kensington
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124 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 69 311 service requests, 10 boiler inspections, 9 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11218
Built1931
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassS9
Owner (PLUTO)129 CHURCH AVE LLC
BBL3053340040
BIN3124526

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GRADE C

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 28.3. In ZIP 11218, 71% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

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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

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.

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

$5,000 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

19 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Street Condition (3) · Noise (3) · Litter Basket Request (2) · Illegal Dumping (2) · General Construction/Plumbing (2) · Illegal Parking (2).

Filed construction activity

$22,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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)
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$843,000 $379,350
2026$939,000 $422,550
2027$1,099,000 $494,550

The city's market estimate has risen 30% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Yummy TacoTex-MexA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 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).

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2011 (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 — F G · 250 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Church Av / E 3 St — B35 · 200 ft
Citi BikeChurch Ave & McDonald Ave · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityShared bike route mapped within 75 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 230 Doris L. Cohen
Middle: J.H.S. 223 The Montauk. 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

129 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

19 311 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: $650,000 on 2014-03-25 (lender: Cross River Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2014-03-25AL&R $650,000 — from 129 CHURCH AVE LLC to CROSS RIVER BANK $650,000
2014-03-25Mortgage $650,000 — from 129 CHURCH AVE LLC to CROSS RIVER BANK $650,000
1993-02-05Mortgage $200,000 — from FRIJA, DANIEL to 129-131 CHURCH AVE INC $200,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201700303
201800415
201900628
202000314
202100718
202200213
202300213
20240010414
2025347418
202621227
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The full timeline

Construction 15Enforcement 13Housing & tenants 69Ownership & money 9Health & systems 18

Every one of the 124 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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