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514 60 Street

135Records
13City systems
0Open violations
26.7Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11220 · Neighborhood: Sunset Park (Central)
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135 recorded events, 1997–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 42 311 service requests, 25 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 20 DOB permits.

BoroughBrooklyn 11220
Built1910
Floors5
Res. units3
ClassS3
Owner (PLUTO)CHEN, MARTIN
BBL3057830011
BIN3143472

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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 26.7. In ZIP 11220, 69% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

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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

28 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Food Establishment (8) · Illegal Parking (8) · Noise (7) · Obstruction (2) · Air Quality (1) · Missed Collection (1).

Filed construction activity

$35,000 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 (1910)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
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$1,316,000 $592,200
2026$1,258,000 $566,100
2027$1,418,000 $638,100

The city's market estimate has risen 8% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Xelaju GrocerySpanishB—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

8 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: No Permit or License, Kitchen/Food Prep Area, 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

Subway59 St — N R · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 60 St / 5 Av — B9 · 50 ft
Citi Bike59 St & 5 Ave · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 506: The School of Journalism & Technology
Middle: J.H.S. 227 Edward B. Shallow. 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

514 60 Street

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

28 311 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: $1,235,000 on 2023-08-03 (lender: Flushing Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2023-08-03Mortgage $1,235,000 — from LIN, JIAN FEN; CHEN, MARTIN to FLUSHING BANK $1,235,000
2023-08-03AL&R $1,235,000 — from CHEN, MARTIN; LIN, JIAN FEN to FLUSHING BANK $1,235,000
2008-11-03Deed $42,500 — from CHEN, YING YING; CHEN, JOE to LIN, JIAN FEN; CHEN, JOE; CHEN, YING YING $42,500
2006-10-26Deed $855,000 — from CHEN, ZHI MIN; CHEN, ZHI HONG; CHEN, RUI FANG; CHEN WU, HUI JUAN; CHEN-LIN, JIAN FEN; CHEN to CHEN, YING YING; CHEN, JOE $855,000
2006-10-26Mortgage $684,000 — from CHEN, JOE; CHEN, YING YING to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA $684,000
2006-10-26Mortgage $85,400 — from CHEN, JOE; CHEN, YING YING to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA $85,400
2004-01-28Mortgage $350,000 — from CHEN, ZHI MIN; CHEN, ZHI HONG; CHEN, ZHI RONG; CHEN, RUI FANG; WU, HUI JUAN CHEN; CHEN-LIN to ABN AMRO MORTGAGE GROUP, INC. $350,000
1997-11-13Mortgage $133,500 — from CHEN, ZHI HONG to MASPETH FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSN $133,500

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2020003003
2021100001
2022103206
20234217014
20244490421
202500140620
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The full timeline

Construction 28Enforcement 26Housing & tenants 42Ownership & money 27Health & systems 12

Every one of the 135 recorded events, 1997–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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