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2230 Benson Avenue

225Records
10City systems
0Open violations
3.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11214 · Neighborhood: Gravesend (West)
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225 recorded events, 2003–2026, from 10 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 90 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 79 311 service requests, 15 DOB permits.

BoroughBrooklyn 11214
Built2005
Floors3
Res. units6
ClassR3
Owner (PLUTO)UNAVAILABLE OWNER
BBL3064167503
BIN3384170, 3388082, 3388083

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 79% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 3.3. In ZIP 11214, 75% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work

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C

Among 46,798 6-24-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

35 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Blocked Driveway (30) · Missed Collection (2) · Dead Animal (1) · Noise (1) · Illegal Parking (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

NoBuilt before 1974 (2005)
YesSix or more residential units (6)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. 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)2230-2232 BENSON AVE CORP
Head officerJANEY CHEN
Managing agentCAPITAL HOME REALTY, INC.
Last registered2025-09-23

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$0 $0
2026$0 $0
2027$1,186,643 $71,198

Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 15 YR NO CAP

Flood exposure

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

Hurricane evacuation zone 4 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

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

SubwayBay Pkwy — D · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Bay Pkwy / Benson Av — B6 B82 · 400 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 101 The Verrazano
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

2230 Benson Avenue

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

The landlord's report card

Managed by CAPITAL HOME REALTY, INC. — 18 buildings, 654 units. Grades across the portfolio: A16 · B1 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
88-31 55th Avenue QN184 A
45-15 82nd Street QN138 A
35-14 146th Street QN57 A
35-06 Leavitt Street QN54 A
7608 Bay Parkway BK35 A
137-08 31 Road QN34 A
34-45 Leavitt Street QN24 A
139-39 35 Avenue QN23 A
90-20 55 Avenue QN20 A
557 Hart Street BK18 A
136-16 31 Road QN16 A
42-36 82 Street QN14 A
112-32 38 Avenue QN8 A
168 Bay 49 Street BK8 A
15 Bay 31 Street BK6 A
2230 Benson Avenue BK6 A
135-12 37 Avenue QN5 C
2116 West 9 Street BK4 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2018-05-24Deed $675,000 — from PAULK, GEARY D to CHEN, JANEY $675,000
2018-05-24Mortgage $395,000 — from CHEN, JANEY to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $395,000
2018-05-17Sold for $675,000 $675,000 $112,500
2017-12-27Deed $625,000 — from VIOLA, EMILY to LI, YUAN XING $625,000
2017-12-27Mortgage $325,000 — from LI, YUAN XING to ABACUS FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $325,000
2017-12-08Sold for $625,000 $625,000 $104,167
2017-01-23Mortgage $384,000 — from HUANG, GARRICK to MERS $384,000
2017-01-23Deed $650,000 — from YUDITSKY , PAULINA; YUDITSKY , MICHAEL to HUANG, GARRICK $650,000
2017-01-06Sold for $650,000 $650,000 $108,333
2014-01-28Agreement $349,500 — from PAULK, GEARY D to CITIBANK, N.A. $349,500
2013-02-28Mortgage $4,935 — from MINN, TERRY; MINN, KEN to WELLS FARGO BANK, NA $4,935
2013-02-28Agreement $316,000 — from MINN, KEN; MINN, TERRY to WELLS FARGO BANK, NA $316,000
2012-11-19Agreement $224,600 — from LEUNG, YIM S; XIAO, BING to WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. $224,600
2012-11-19Mortgage $6,209 — from XIAO, BING; LEUNG, YIM S to WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. $6,209
2012-07-05Mortgage $4,465 — from MINN, KEN; MINN, TERRY to WELLS FARGO BANK, NA $4,465

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyTotal
201711911
201837414
20190606
20200101
20211607
202229011
2023318021
2024014014
2025016016
20260505
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The full timeline

Construction 22Enforcement 14Housing & tenants 96Ownership & money 93

Every one of the 225 recorded events, 2003–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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