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24 Avenue O

144Records
12City systems
12Open violations
24Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11204 · Neighborhood: Bensonhurst
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144 recorded events, 1977–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 44 HPD housing violations, 39 311 service requests, 22 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11204
Built1928
Floors3
Res. units5
ClassS5
Owner (PLUTO)168 CREATIVE REALTY, LLC
BBL3065960007
BIN3174092

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 89% 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 24. In ZIP 11204, 76% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% 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 violations12 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 5 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 2019-12-16.

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.

What 311 hears from this address

12 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Dirty Condition (4) · Illegal Fireworks (2) · Illegal Parking (2) · Commercial Disposal Complaint (1) · Noise (1) · Graffiti (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 (1928)
NoSix or more residential units (5)
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)168 CREATIVE REALTY LLC
Head officerQIJIE LAO
Managing agentQIJIE LAO
Last registered2025-01-10

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$922,800 $415,260
2026$1,075,000 $483,750
2027$1,258,000 $566,100

The city's market estimate has risen 36% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Best PizzaPizzaAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

Flood exposure

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

Hurricane evacuation zone 5 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 — N · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Bay Pkwy / 71 St — B6 · 300 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: The Academy of Talented Scholars
Middle: I.S. 096 Seth Low. 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

24 Avenue O

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

12 311 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: $54,786 on 2017-04-17 (lender: Emigrant Funding Corporation). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2017-04-17Mortgage $54,786 — from 168 CREATIVE REALTY, LLC to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION $54,786
2017-04-17Agreement $430,000 — from 168 CREATIVE REALTY, LLC to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION $430,000
2017-04-17AL&R $430,000 — from 168 CREATIVE REALTY, LLC to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION $430,000
2011-11-22Deed $830,000 — from RETAS, STEVEN P JR.; MARCELLI, ANTHONY; MARCELLI, ANGELA M to 168 CREATIVE REALTY, LLC $830,000
2011-11-22Mortgage $400,000 — from 168 CREATIVE REALTY, LLC to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION $400,000
2011-11-22AL&R $400,000 — from 168 CREATIVE REALTY, LLC to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION $400,000
2003-06-27Mortgage $330,000 — from MARCELLI, ANTHONY; MARCELLI, ANGELA M; RETAS, STEVEN to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $330,000
2003-06-27AL&R $330,000 — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to RETAS, STEVEN; MARCELLI, ANTHONY; MARCELLI, ANGELA M $330,000
1994-02-08Mortgage $140,000 — from RETAS, STEVEN; MARCELLI, ANGELA M; MARCELLI, ANTHONY to CASTELLANO, CHRISTINE $140,000
1990-09-18Mortgage $200,000 — from MARCELLI, MARCELLO to LEPORE, ADELINE; LEPORE, ALFRED; FERRARA FOODS & CONFECTI $200,000
1986-07-17Mortgage $125,000 — from MARCELLI, MARCELLO to WOLK, ISIDORE $125,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201713419
201816018
20191340136
2020090110
202100011
202204015
202304037
2024090312
202504037
202624017
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The full timeline

Construction 8Enforcement 11Housing & tenants 87Ownership & money 22Health & systems 16

Every one of the 144 recorded events, 1977–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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