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2421 Benson Avenue

218Records
8City systems
3Open violations
15Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11214 · Neighborhood: Gravesend (West)
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218 recorded events, 1979–2026, from 8 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 70 311 service requests, 58 HPD complaints, 57 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11214
Built1930
Floors2
Res. units4
ClassC3
Owner (PLUTO)HUI, ROCKY
BBL3068640001
BIN3185521

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 86% 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 15. In ZIP 11214, 75% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% 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 violations3 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2016-04-17.

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

8 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (6) · Water System (2).

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 (1930)
NoSix or more residential units (4)
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)LIPING HUI; ROCKY HUI
Managing agentDSJ MANAGEMENT CORP
Last registered2025-11-14

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$807,000 $363,150
2026$726,000 $326,700
2027$869,000 $391,050

The city's market estimate has risen 8% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Flood exposure

In the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary flood maps) — lenders typically require flood insurance here.

Hurricane evacuation zone 2 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

Subway25 Av — D · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 25 Av / Benson Av — B3 · 600 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

2421 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

8 311 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 DSJ MANAGEMENT CORP — 20 buildings, 748 units. Grades across the portfolio: A11 · B6 · C1 · D1 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
667 East 34 Street BK90 C
2060 East 19 Street BK89 B
1580 East 13 Street BK84 A
450 95 Street BK72 A
403 Avenue C BK72 A
7401 4 Avenue BK63 A
2525 Church Avenue BK60 B
2410 Kings Highway BK53 B
2450 Nostrand Avenue BK50 B
2803 Ocean Parkway BK34 A
2569 Ocean Avenue BK27 A
1723 East 15 Street BK12 D
1564 Pacific Street BK8 A
182 Beach 113 Street QN7 A
275 Prospect Park West BK6 A
6911 13 Avenue BK6 A
2436 Nostrand Avenue BK5 F
2421 Benson Avenue BK4 B
524 Beach 67 Street QN3 A
175 Conselyea Street BK3 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $680,000 on 2014-06-24 (lender: First American International Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2014-06-24Mortgage $680,000 — from HUI, JACKSON YI; HUI, ROCKY; HUI, LI PING to FIRST AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL BANK $680,000
2014-06-24Deed $910,000 — from GRAZIANO, FRANCESCO; GRAZIANO, ROSA to HUI, LI PING; HUI, ROCKY; HUI, JACKSON YI FU $910,000
2001-04-05Mortgage $30,000 — from GRAZIANO, FRANCESCO; GRAZIANO, ROSA to HSBC BANK USA $30,000
2001-02-26Mortgage $20,000 — from GRAZIANO, ROSA; GRAZIANO, FRANCESCA to HSBC BANK USA $20,000

Ten-year activity

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2021
2022
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2023
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2026
EnforcementHousing & tenants
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsTotal
201701010
2018088
2019145
2020088
2021022
2022235
20234913
2024279
2025055
2026022
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The full timeline

Enforcement 11Housing & tenants 196Ownership & money 11

Every one of the 218 recorded events, 1979–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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