Building Biography

The MapLandlordsNeighborhoodsZIP CodesGradesThe Mice MapAboutWhat's new

392 East 4 Street

624Records
16City systems
28Open violations
95.8Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11218 · Neighborhood: Kensington
Open in the map

624 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 256 311 service requests, 147 HPD complaints, 133 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11218
Built1928
Floors4
Res. units28
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)BK7 HOLDINGS LLC
BBL3053550012
BIN3125358

Full record, year by year   Support this site

GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 77% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 95.8. In ZIP 11218, 71% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations28 total — 9 class C (immediately hazardous), 13 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 2002-09-19.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

55 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 23 · winter 2024–25: 12 · winter 2025–26: 18). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

23
’23–24
12
’24–25
18
’25–26

1 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

$2,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

102 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (27) · Illegal Parking (23) · Noise (21) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (6) · PLUMBING (4) · PAINT/PLASTER (4).

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 (1928)
YesSix or more residential units (28)
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)BK7 HOLDINGS LLC
Head officerBEN SOLEIMANI
Managing agentBK7 HOLDINGS LLC.
Last registered2025-08-25

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,558,000 $1,151,100
2026$2,724,000 $1,225,800
2027$2,809,000 $1,264,050

The city's market estimate has risen 10% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

In the city's stormwater flood map only under the extreme-storm scenario (3.66 in/hr cloudburst with 2080 sea levels) — an Ida-scale event.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2024 (1 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 · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Church Av / E 3 St — B35 B103 · 450 ft
Citi BikeE 3 St & Church Ave · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 179 Kensington
Middle: J.H.S. 062 Ditmas. 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

392 East 4 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

102 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 27 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by BK7 HOLDINGS LLC. — 6 buildings, 68 units. Grades across the portfolio: B1 · C4 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
392 East 4 Street BK28 B
168 5 Avenue BK14 C
163 Linden Boulevard BK8 C
22 Covert Street BK8 C
185 4 Avenue BK8 C
936 4 Avenue BK2 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,024,723 on 2001-06-13 (lender: Dime Savings Bank Ofnew York FSB). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-05-21Deed $14,840,000 — from COVERT DEVELOPMENT CORP.; IMPACT DEVELOPMENT CORP.; 97 FOURTH AVENUE REALTY CORP.; 755 ROG to BK7 HOLDINGS LLC $14,840,000
2021-05-21Mortgage $11,130,000 — from BK7 HOLDINGS LLC to INVESTORS BANK $11,130,000
2021-05-21AL&R $11,130,000 — from BK7 HOLDINGS LLC to INVESTORS BANK $11,130,000
2021-05-05Sold for $14,840,000 $14,840,000 $530,000
2001-06-13Mortgage $1,024,724 — from IMPACT DEVELOPMENT CORP; HEAVY REALTY CORP to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFNEW YORK FSB $1,024,724
1996-10-07Mortgage $38,488 — from HEAVY REALTY CORP to BANKERS FEDERAL SAVINGS $38,488
1996-10-07Mortgage $449,000 — from HEAVY REALTY CORP to BANKERS FEDERAL SAVINGS $449,000
1996-10-07Mortgage $661,512 — from HEAVY REALTY CORP to BANKERS FEDERAL SAVINGS $661,512

Ten-year activity

100500
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
84
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170270128
201805005
20190120113
202006017
20210504155
20221790383
20233510256
20241800283
20251410244
20262810184
This record is free. Keeping it free costs money.
Servers, data pipelines, weekends. Pay what you want — a dollar helps.
Chip in

The full timeline

Construction 7Enforcement 27Housing & tenants 550Ownership & money 26Health & systems 14

Every one of the 624 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

Explore: ZIP 11218 · Landlord rankings · How grades work · The map · The Mice Map