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6916 4 Avenue

234Records
13City systems
4Open violations
104.7Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11209 · Neighborhood: Bay Ridge
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234 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 148 311 service requests, 26 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 15 DOB complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11209
Built1935
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassS2
Owner (PLUTO)YU, XIN YAN
BBL3058720048
BIN3145702

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 98% 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 104.7. In ZIP 11209, 84% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% 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 violations4 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2021-11-13.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

$18,750 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

35 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (14) · Illegal Parking (9) · Food Establishment (3) · Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) (2) · Outdoor Dining (2) · Sewer (1).

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 (1935)
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$1,505,000 $90,300
2026$1,399,000 $83,940
2027$1,763,000 $105,780

The city's market estimate has risen 17% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Al Bait BaitakEgyptianCMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

3 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage, Food Worker Hygiene) · 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.

2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2016 (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

SubwayBay Ridge Av — R · 200 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 4 Av / Bay Ridge Av — B9 · 200 ft
Citi Bike68 St & 4 Ave · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 102 The Bayview
Middle: J.H.S. 259 William McKinley. 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

6916 4 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

35 311 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: $600,000 on 2016-04-20 (lender: United Orient Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-05-20Agreement $275,575 — from UNITED ORIENT BANK to YU, XIN YAN $275,575
2016-04-20AL&R $600,000 — from YU, XIN YAN to UNITED ORIENT BANK $600,000
2016-04-20Mortgage $600,000 — from YU, XIN YAN to UNITED ORIENT BANK $600,000
2016-04-20Deed $1,130,000 — from DONG, ZHI HUA; LIN, ZHI QUAN to YU, XIN YAN $1,130,000
2016-04-08Sold for $1,130,000 $1,130,000 $565,000
2005-07-14Mortgage $460,400 — from HUA DONG, ZHI; QUAN LIN, ZHI to MERS $460,400
2005-07-14DEEDO $870,000 — from KO, YUN SUK; YUN, CHIN SUN to LIN, ZHI QUAN; DONG, ZHI HUA $870,000
2001-03-28Mortgage $280,000 — from YUN, CHIN SUN; KO, YUN SUK to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK FSB $280,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201712003
201809009
201908008
20200130013
20211360037
20222150421
202300000
202423027
20254240129
20260131014
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The full timeline

Construction 13Enforcement 26Housing & tenants 160Ownership & money 27Health & systems 8

Every one of the 234 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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