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72 Avenue O

279Records
14City systems
0Open violations
11.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11204 · Neighborhood: Bensonhurst
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279 recorded events, 1977–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 86 311 service requests, 62 HPD complaints, 52 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11204
Built1931
Floors2
Res. units2
ClassS2
Owner (PLUTO)LIN, ZHI
BBL3065980007
BIN3174205

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 84% 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 11.3. 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

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

5 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Graffiti (2) · Illegal Parking (1) · Water System (1) · PLUMBING (1).

Filed construction activity

$466,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (10 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).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)Cuiping Jiang; ZHI LIN
Managing agentHOUSE KEY REALTY
Last registered2025-07-01

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,229,000 $73,740
2026$1,410,000 $84,600
2027$1,545,000 $92,700

The city's market estimate has risen 26% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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 · 300 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Bay Pkwy / W 10 St — B6 · 600 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

72 Avenue O

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

5 311 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 HOUSE KEY REALTY — 2 buildings, 8 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
484 60 Street BK6 A
72 Avenue O BK2 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $36,933 on 2023-08-30 (lender: Cathay Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2023-08-30AL&R $300,000 — from JIANG, CUI PING; LIN, ZHI to CATHAY BANK $300,000
2023-08-30Agreement $300,000 — from CATHAY BANK to LIN, ZHI; JIANG, CUI PING $300,000
2023-08-30Mortgage $36,934 — from JIANG, CUI PING; LIN, ZHI to CATHAY BANK $36,934
2015-02-24AL&R $499,000 — from JIANG, CHI PING; LIN, ZHI to CATHAY BANK $499,000
2015-02-24Mortgage $499,000 — from LIN, ZHI; JIANG, CHI PING to CATHAY BANK $499,000
2015-02-24Deed $950,000 — from Y & L REALTY INC. to LIN, ZHI; JIANG, CUI PING $950,000
2008-04-02Mortgage $350,000 to MERS $350,000
2006-12-26Mortgage $210,000 — from ZHANG, YAN FANG; ZHANG, YU LIN to ''MERS'' $210,000
2006-12-26Deed $750,000 — from GIAQUINTA, GAETANA to ZHANG, YAN FANG; ZHANG, YU LIN $750,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017012025
2018022037
2019000033
20207110300111
2021305008
202205580063
20230644014
2024012003
2025600006
2026004004
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The full timeline

Construction 22Enforcement 20Housing & tenants 206Ownership & money 23Health & systems 8

Every one of the 279 recorded events, 1977–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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