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1962 86 Street

162Records
12City systems
0Open violations
13.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11214 · Neighborhood: Bensonhurst
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162 recorded events, 1974–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 55 311 service requests, 25 DOB violations, 23 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11214
Built1931
Floors2
Res. units2
ClassS2
Owner (PLUTO)CHEUNG, NANG SIN
BBL3063740048
BIN3166862

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 85% 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 13.3. In ZIP 11214, 75% 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

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

17 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Dirty Condition (4) · Graffiti (3) · Illegal Parking (2) · Food Establishment (2) · Litter Basket Complaint (2) · Plumbing (1).

Filed construction activity

$16,000 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 (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$1,606,000 $96,360
2026$1,690,000 $101,400
2027$1,735,000 $104,100

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

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Ting Fai CuisineChineseA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Contains Foreign Object, Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

Flood exposure

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

Hurricane evacuation zone 6 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

6 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2011 (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

Subway20 Av — D · 200 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 86 St / 20 Av — B1 · 200 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 200 Benson School
Middle: I.S. 281 Joseph B Cavallaro. 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

1962 86 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

17 311 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: $1,050,000 on 2007-01-11 (lender: Cathay Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2007-01-11Deed $1,675,000 — from BARSO REALTY INC.; SBARRO REALTY INC. to CHEUNG, NANG SIN $1,675,000
2007-01-11Mortgage $1,050,000 — from CHEUNG, NANG SIN to CATHAY BANK $1,050,000
2005-09-09Mortgage $700,000 — from SBARRO REALTY, INC. to KIMMEL AS NOMINEE, JAY $700,000
2005-09-09AL&R $700,000 — from KIMMEL AS NOMINEE, JAY to SBARRO REALTY, INC. $700,000
2004-10-20RPTT&RET $2,700,000 — from SBARRO REALTY INC. to SBARRO REALTY INC. $2,700,000
2004-10-19Mortgage $2,000,000 — from SBARRO REALTY, INC. to TEPFER, ESQ., HERBERT; SEIDENFELD, ESQ, NORMAN $2,000,000
2004-10-19AL&R $2,000,000 — from SEIDENFELD, ESQ, NORMAN; TEPFER, ESQ., HERBERT to SBARRO REALTY, INC. $2,000,000

Ten-year activity

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2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
9
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201700202
201830306
201901315
202000000
202100606
202200538
202304329
202402518
202501618
202601607
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The full timeline

Construction 22Enforcement 49Housing & tenants 60Ownership & money 23Health & systems 8

Every one of the 162 recorded events, 1974–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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