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2801 Mermaid Avenue

305Records
16City systems
2Open violations
40.7Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11224 · Neighborhood: Coney Island-Sea Gate
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305 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 79 311 service requests, 62 HPD housing violations, 55 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11224
Built1927
Floors4
Res. units6
ClassS9
Owner (PLUTO)IOURI SINKEVITCH
BBL3070110043
BIN3188866

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 69% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 40.7. In ZIP 11224, 81% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations2 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2012-11-20.

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

9 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Abandoned Vehicle (3) · Rodent (2) · Noise (1) · Electrical (1) · Consumer Complaint (1) · PLUMBING (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 (1927)
YesSix or more residential units (6)
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)IOURI SINKEVITCH
Last registered2026-07-27

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$574,000 $258,300
2026$631,000 $283,950
2027$757,000 $340,650

The city's market estimate has risen 32% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Crown Fried ChickenChickenA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

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.

In the city's stormwater flood map only under the extreme-storm scenario (3.66 in/hr cloudburst with 2080 sea levels) — an Ida-scale event.

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

SubwayConey Island-Stillwell Av — D F N Q · 0.7 mi straight-line (about an 18-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Mermaid Av / W 28 St — B74 · 100 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 329 Surfside
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

2801 Mermaid Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

9 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $532,746 on 2014-08-05 (lender: Ridgewood Savings Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2019-08-14Agreement $2,425,000 — from SINKEVITCH, IOURI to GREYSTONE SERVICING COMPANY LLC $2,425,000
2019-08-14Mortgage $1,169,298 — from SINKEVITCH, IOURI to GREYSTONE SERVICING COMPANY LLC $1,169,298
2017-03-16CMTG $200,000 — from SINKEVITCH, IOURI to COLUMBIA CAPITAL CO. $200,000
2014-08-05AL&R $1,400,000 — from SINKEVITCH, IOURI to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $1,400,000
2014-08-05Agreement $1,400,000 — from SINKEVITCH, IOURI to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $1,400,000
2014-08-05Mortgage $532,746 — from SINKEVITCH, IOURI to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $532,746
2012-02-17AL&R $900,000 — from SINKEVITCH, IOURI to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $900,000
2012-02-17Agreement $900,000 — from RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK to SINKEVITCH, IOURI $900,000
2012-02-17Mortgage $314,337 — from SINKEVITCH, IOURI to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $314,337
2007-05-01Mortgage $250,000 — from VEKSLER, SVIATLANA; SINKEVITCH, IOURI; 2918 BRIGHTON 6TH STREET INC to FURCHIN, BORRIS; AMHERST LIMITED PARTNERSHIP OF DELAWARE $250,000
2005-10-03AL&R $630,000 — from EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION to SINKEVITCH, IOURI $630,000
2004-01-20Deed $460,000 — from 2801 MERMAID LTD. to SINKEVITCH, IOURI $460,000
2004-01-20Mortgage $150,000 — from SINKEVITCH, IOURI to ANWAR, SOHAILA $150,000
2002-10-09Mortgage $225,000 — from 2801 MERMAAID LTD to MERMAID FUNDING ASSOCIATES $225,000
1987-08-28Mortgage $140,000 — from 2801 MERMAID AVE EQUITIS to MAORTAL REALTY INC $140,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201704142121
20181072010
20190136010
202000171018
2021014016
2022005005
202303180122
2024016029
20250170210
2026004004
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The full timeline

Construction 22Enforcement 22Housing & tenants 203Ownership & money 51Health & systems 7

Every one of the 305 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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