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3915 Highland Avenue

145Records
10City systems
43Open violations
862.7Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11224 · Neighborhood: Coney Island-Sea Gate
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145 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 10 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 45 HPD housing violations, 40 311 service requests, 29 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11224
Built1901
Floors3
Res. units3
ClassC0
Owner (PLUTO)WAQAS CHOUDHARY, MUHAMMAD
BBL3070020007
BIN3188626, 3385242

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GRADE F

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 862.7. In ZIP 11224, 81% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations43 total — 27 class C (immediately hazardous), 7 class B, 9 class A. Oldest open since 1987-03-10.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

26 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 21).

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

$37,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

24 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (9) · PLUMBING (3) · Sewer (2) · Real Time Enforcement (2) · FLOORING/STAIRS (2) · WATER LEAK (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 (1901)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
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)JAMES I KONKEL
Last registered2018-07-31

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,084,000 $65,040
2026$1,143,000 $68,580
2027$1,423,000 $85,380

The city's market estimate has risen 31% 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 1 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

4 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2013 (2 in the last three years).

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

BusNearest boarding stop: W 37 St / Neptune Av — B36 B74 · 0.2 mi
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 188 Michael E. Berdy
Middle: P.S. 099 Isaac Asimov. 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

3915 Highland 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

24 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 9 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $870,000 on 2025-12-30 (lender: American Neighborhood Mortgage Acceptance Company) (recorded via MERS). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-12-30Mortgage $870,000 — from CHOUDHARY, MUHAMMAD K; WAQAS CHOUDHARY, MUHAMMAD to MERS; AMERICAN NEIGHBORHOOD MORTGAGE ACCEPTANC $870,000
2025-12-30Deed $1,160,000 — from 3915 HIGHLAND LLC to CHOUDHARY, MUHAMMAD K; WAQAS CHOUDHARY, MUHAMMAD $1,160,000
2025-12-03Sold for $1,160,000 $1,160,000 $386,667
2025-08-08Deed $850,000 — from THE JAMES KONKEL LIVING TRUST; ESPOSITO, AS TRUSTEE, RALPH to 3915 HIGHLAND LLC $850,000
2025-07-30Sold for $850,000 $850,000 $283,333

Ten-year activity

100500
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2023
2024
58
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EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & money
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyTotal
20170000
20181102
20191203
20200303
20211203
20220303
20230202
20240404
2025050858
2026632038
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The full timeline

Enforcement 13Housing & tenants 121Ownership & money 11

Every one of the 145 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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