242 recorded events, 1977–2026, from 10 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 123 HPD housing violations, 47 HPD complaints, 29 311 service requests.
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A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 1148.5. In ZIP 11223, 79% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 110 total — 32 class C (immediately hazardous), 50 class B, 28 class A. Oldest open since 1982-07-08. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
54 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 8 · winter 2024–25: 26 · winter 2025–26: 17). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
24 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (22) · Damaged Tree (1) · PLUMBING (1).
$44,000 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1932) |
| No | Six or more residential units (4) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | LIMING CAI; SHULAN CHEN |
| Head officer | LI MING CAI |
| Managing agent | RENTIAN CAI |
| Last registered | 2025-08-01 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $450,000 | $202,500 |
| 2026 | $540,000 | $243,000 |
| 2027 | $648,000 | $291,600 |
The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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.
| Subway | Kings Hwy — B Q · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Coney Island Av / Avenue S — B68 · 250 ft |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 153 Homecrest Middle: J.H.S. 234 Arthur W. Cunningham. 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.
2181 Coney Island Avenue
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
24 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 22 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $150,000 on 2004-08-16 (lender: HSBC Mortgage Corporation). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-08-16 | Mortgage $150,000 — from CHEN, SHU LAN; CAI, LI MING to HSBC MORTGAGE CORPORATION | $150,000 | |
| 2003-12-26 | Mortgage $2,944 — from CHEN, SHU LAN; CAI, LI MING to HSBC MORTGAGE CORPORATION (USA) | $2,944 | |
| 2003-12-26 | Agreement $210,000 — from CHEN, SHU LAN; CAI, LI MING to HSBC MORTGAGE CORPORATION (USA) | $210,000 | |
| 2000-01-04 | Mortgage $249,000 — from CAI, LI MING; CHEN, SHU LAN to REPUBLIC CONSUMER LENDING GROUP INC | $249,000 | |
| 1998-02-04 | Mortgage $102,000 — from MOY, LAI KUEN; MOY, NGON HING to AMERICAN BROKERS CONDUIT | $102,000 | |
| 1994-04-22 | Mortgage $11,654 — from MOY, LAI KUEN; MOY, NGON HING to REPUBLIC BANK FOR SAVINGS | $11,654 | |
| 1987-12-14 | Mortgage $180,000 — from MOY, LAI KUEN; MOY, NGON HING to CITIBANK NA | $180,000 |
| Year | Construction | Housing & tenants | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 0 | 64 | 64 |
| 2025 | 4 | 72 | 76 |
| 2026 | 0 | 29 | 29 |
Every one of the 242 recorded events, 1977–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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