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845 50 Street

194Records
8City systems
60Open violations
682.7Penalty rate

194 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 8 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 83 HPD housing violations, 44 311 service requests, 32 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11220
Built1910
Floors2
Res. units2
ClassB1
Owner (PLUTO)QIAO YUN ZHENG (TRUSTEE)
BBL3056370058
BIN3137551

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GRADE F

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 682.7. In ZIP 11220, 69% 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

Open HPD violations60 total — 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 39 class B, 16 class A. Oldest open since 2022-08-21.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

20 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 12).

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

What 311 hears from this address

34 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (9) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (6) · PAINT/PLASTER (4) · GENERAL (4) · Building/Use (3) · Blocked Driveway (3).

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 (1910)
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).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)QIAO YUN ZHENG
Last registered2025-09-06

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,525,000 $91,500
2026$1,511,000 $90,660
2027$1,526,000 $91,560

The city's market estimate has risen 0% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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

SubwayFort Hamilton Pkwy — D · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 49 St / 9 Av — B11 · 300 ft
Citi Bike50 St & 7 Ave · 0.2 mi · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 160 William T. Sampson
Middle: J.H.S. 220 John J. Pershing. 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

845 50 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

34 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 9 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: $490,000 on 2008-01-10 (lender: HSBC Mortgage Corporation (USA)) (recorded via MERS). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2008-01-10Deed $670,000 — from ZHANG, MING XUN; LI, QIU YING to YEUNG, YAN FAN; ZHENG, QIAO YUN $670,000
2008-01-10Mortgage $490,000 — from YEUNG, YAN FAN; ZHENG, QIAO YUN to MERS; HSBC MORTGAGE CORPORATION (USA) $490,000
1999-11-03Mortgage $80,000 — from ZHANG, MING XUN; LI, QIU YING to REPUBLIC CONSUMER LENDING GROUP INC $80,000
1997-08-29Mortgage $4,600 — from GUAGENTI, SALVATORE; MORREALE, PATRICIA to MID ISLAND EQUITIESCORP. $4,600
1997-06-10Mortgage $50,000 — from GUAGENTI, SALVATORE; MORREALE, PATRICIA to MID-ISLAND EQUITIESCORP $50,000
1997-04-04Mortgage $83,000 — from MORREALE, PATRICIA; GUAGENTI, SALVATORE to MID-ISLAND EQUITIESCORP $83,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyTotal
20170000
20180101
20190101
20200303
20210000
2022024226
20231203
20241203
202511190120
20261607
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The full timeline

Enforcement 10Housing & tenants 162Ownership & money 22

Every one of the 194 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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