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71 Avenue U

94Records
10City systems
19Open violations
12.5Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11223 · Neighborhood: Gravesend (West)
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94 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 10 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 24 HPD housing violations, 24 311 service requests, 11 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11223
Built1924
Floors2
Res. units4
ClassC3
Owner (PLUTO)NG, JIMMY FAT-BONG
BBL3070950046
BIN3190902

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 85% 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 12.5. In ZIP 11223, 79% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% 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 violations19 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 16 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 1991-09-17.

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

2 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (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 (1924)
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)JIMMY NG; JOHNNY K NG
Managing agentNOT APPLICABLE
Last registered2026-02-09

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$686,400 $308,880
2026$824,000 $370,800
2027$950,000 $427,500

The city's market estimate has risen 38% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 3 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 U — N · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
25 Av — D · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Avenue U / W 10 St — B3 · 50 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 095 The Gravesend
Middle: I.S. 228 David A. Boody. 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

71 Avenue U

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

2 311 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 NOT APPLICABLE — 51 buildings, 350 units. Grades across the portfolio: A18 · B13 · C15 · D4 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
103-55 97 Street QN43 A
2455 Grand Avenue BX36 B
103-35 97 Street QN32 A
103-45 97 Street QN23 A
41-58 71 Street QN20 B
101 Charles Street MN20 A
231 West 15 Street MN16 B
105 Charles Street MN10 A
68-11 Fresh Pond Road QN8 A
12-01 31 Avenue QN8 C
45-15 45 Street QN6 A
11 East 9 Street MN6 B
250 Kingsland Avenue BK6 A
626 West 158 Street MN5 C
313 East 10 Street MN5 C
357 West End Avenue MN5 B
115 East 2 Street MN5 B
834 President Street BK5 B
623 West 145 Street MN5 C
125 Greene Street MN4 B
953 East 241 Street BX4 D
71 Avenue U BK4 B
8619 19 Avenue BK3 C
26-35 28 Street QN3 A
430 East 4 Street BK3 B
41-20 69 Street QN3 A
356 51 Street BK3 A
1510 East 34 Street BK3 A
60-45 68 Road QN3 B
31-46 81 Street QN3 D
415 76 Street BK3 D
56 West 124 Street MN3 C
97-49 103 Street QN3 C
1441 82 Street BK3 C
48-08 Broadway QN3 A
2326 82 Street BK3 B
120 Wyckoff Street BK3 C
719A Monroe Street BK3 C
256 Garfield Place BK3 A
279 Manhattan Avenue BK3 B
39-73 49 Street QN3 A
106-07 95 Avenue QN2 C
88-16 53 Avenue QN2 A
2462 Pitkin Avenue BK2 F
62-76 Austin Street QN2 C
133 Sunnyside Avenue BK2 D
104-40 164 Street QN2 C
38 3 Street SI2 A
158 Luquer Street BK1 C
35 Maple Terrace SI1 A
240-24 128 Avenue QN1 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $209,000 on 1987-09-29 (lender: Citibank NA). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2008-04-24Deed $370,000 — from NG, VINCENT BOND; NG, JOHNNY KING to NG, JOHNNY FAT-KING; NG, JIMMY FAT-BONG $370,000
2004-07-03DEEDO $176,820 — from NG, JOHNNY KING; NG, PING YIP; ENG, ARK WONG to NG, VINCENT BOND; NG, JOHNNY KING $176,820
1987-09-29Mortgage $209,000 — from NG, PING YIP; ENG, ARK WONG; NG, JOHNNY KING to CITIBANK NA $209,000

Ten-year activity

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2018
2019
2020
2021
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2022
2023
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2025
2026
Housing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
2017303
2018000
2019202
2020101
2021101
2022336
2023224
2024404
2025202
2026202
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The full timeline

Enforcement 14Housing & tenants 64Ownership & money 11Health & systems 5

Every one of the 94 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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