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221 Church Avenue

136Records
11City systems
0Open violations
0Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11218 · Neighborhood: Kensington
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136 recorded events, 2003–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 38 311 service requests, 21 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 16 boiler inspections.

BoroughBrooklyn 11218
Built1931
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassS2
Owner (PLUTO)221 CHURCH AVENUE LLC
BBL3053350034
BIN3124559

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 100% 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 0. In ZIP 11218, 71% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% 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

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.

What 311 hears from this address

10 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Food Establishment (5) · Noise (2) · Standing Water (1) · Illegal Posting (1) · Homeless Person Assistance (1).

Filed construction activity

$11,000 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$2,020,000 $121,200
2026$2,085,000 $125,100
2027$1,872,000 $112,320

The city's market estimate has fallen 7% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Halal XpressChineseBMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

5 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage, Food Spoiled, Letter Grading) · 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 — F G · 500 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Church Av / E 3 St — B35 · 100 ft
Citi BikeE 3 St & Church Ave · 100 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 130 The Parkside
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

221 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

10 311 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: $171,306 on 2022-01-21 (lender: Maspeth Federal Savings & Loan Association). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-01-21AL&R $750,000 — from 221 CHURCH AVENUE LLC to MASPETH FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATI $750,000
2022-01-21Agreement $750,000 — from MASPETH FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATI to 221 CHURCH AVENUE LLC $750,000
2022-01-21Mortgage $171,306 — from 221 CHURCH AVENUE LLC to MASPETH FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATI $171,306
2016-12-13AL&R $650,000 — from 221 CHURCH AVENUE LLC to CROSS RIVER BANK $650,000
2016-12-13Agreement $350,000 — from 221 CHURCH AVENUE LLC to CROSS RIVER BANK $350,000
2016-12-13Mortgage $250,487 — from 221 CHURCH AVENUE LLC to CROSS RIVER BANK $250,487
2011-01-27AL&R $435,000 — from 221 CHURCH AVENUE LLC to CROSS RIVER BANK $435,000
2011-01-27Mortgage $435,000 — from 221 CHURCH AVENUE LLC to CROSS RIVER BANK $435,000
2003-06-12DEEDO $375,000 — from ROMANOFF, DAVID; SPOKNY, MIRIAM to BARDI, NAZILA $375,000
2003-05-22Mortgage $396,500 — from SIONY, YEHODA to WELLS FARGO HOME MORTGAGE, INC. $396,500
2003-05-22Deed $395,182 — from BARDI, NAZILA to SIONY, YEHODA $395,182

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017001023
20185030311
2019003025
2020002002
2021000022
20220126211
20230640313
2024011035
2025012014
20260070310
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The full timeline

Construction 18Enforcement 37Housing & tenants 38Ownership & money 21Health & systems 22

Every one of the 136 recorded events, 2003–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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