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1709 East 4 Street

348Records
15City systems
11Open violations
47.2Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11223 · Neighborhood: Gravesend (East)-Homecrest
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348 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 133 311 service requests, 102 HPD complaints, 47 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11223
Built1927
Floors4
Res. units34
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)1709 E 4TH RLTY CORP
BBL3066360071
BIN3176090

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 63% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 47.2. In ZIP 11223, 79% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

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Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations11 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 7 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2015-03-19.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

25 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 4 · winter 2025–26: 19). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

2
’23–24
4
’24–25
19
’25–26

1 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

$2,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

34 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (12) · Noise (9) · PAINT/PLASTER (2) · DOOR/WINDOW (2) · PLUMBING (2) · FLOORING/STAIRS (2).

Filed construction activity

$35,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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 (1927)
YesSix or more residential units (34)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. 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)1709 EAST 4 STREET REALTY CORP
Head officerKOSTAS SMYRNIOUDIS
Managing agentMANAS PROPERTY GROUP CORP.
Last registered2025-09-15

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,129,000 $958,050
2026$1,806,000 $812,700
2027$1,774,000 $798,300

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

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)F — did not submit required benchmarking data, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL

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.

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

SubwayAvenue P — F · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Kings Hwy / Ocean Pkwy — B82 · 0.2 mi
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 238 Anne Sullivan
Middle: P.S. 238 Anne Sullivan. 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

1709 East 4 Street

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

34 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 12 of them about heat or hot water.

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 MANAS PROPERTY GROUP CORP — 28 buildings, 448 units. Grades across the portfolio: A16 · B8 · C3 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1040 Carroll Street BK59 A
601 40 Street BK43 A
1345 West 7 Street BK41 B
614 40 Street BK35 A
1709 East 4 Street BK34 B
1320 East 9 Street BK32 A
200 East 8 Street BK31 B
576 39 Street BK20 B
4219 7 Avenue BK16 B
205 71 Street BK16 A
881 5 Avenue BK14 C
887 5 Avenue BK14 A
889 5 Avenue BK12 A
366 39 Street BK12 A
138 Prospect Park West BK10 B
45-30 39 Place QN10 B
35 Grand Street MN10 A
44-04 30 Avenue QN8 A
325 86 Street BK6 A
324 7 Avenue BK6 A
314 7 Avenue BK6 A
6730 5 Avenue BK2 A
2601 Harway Avenue BK2 A
480 Myrtle Avenue BK2 C
482 Myrtle Avenue BK2 D
433 5 Avenue BK2 A
584 5 Avenue BK2 B
427 5 Avenue BK1 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $167,566 on 1998-07-08 (lender: Reliance Federal Savings Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2007-06-21Agreement $399,096 — from 1709 EAST 4TH ST. REALTY CORP. to NORTH FORK BANK $399,096
1998-07-08Mortgage $167,566 — from 1709 E 4TH ST REALTYCORP to RELIANCE FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $167,566
1988-06-17Mortgage $257,937 — from 1709 E 4TH ST RLTY CP/AK; 1709 E 4TH ST RLTY CORP to CROSSLAND SAVS FSB $257,937
1983-05-16Mortgage $165,000 — from 1709 E 4TH ST REALTYCP to ATLANTIC BANK OF N Y $165,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017005016
2018006017
2019004015
20200290112
2021017019
202200325239
202301150218
202401250127
202500370138
202666180131
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The full timeline

Construction 12Enforcement 15Housing & tenants 289Ownership & money 19Health & systems 13

Every one of the 348 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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