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9004 Avenue L

188Records
9City systems
7Open violations
1221.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11236 · Neighborhood: Canarsie
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188 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 9 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 64 HPD housing violations, 43 311 service requests, 41 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11236
Built1920
Floors2
Res. units2
ClassB2
Owner (PLUTO)CHEEMA, ADEL YAQUB
BBL3082550033
BIN3232522

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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 1221.3. In ZIP 11236, 84% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% 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 violations7 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 7 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2025-02-04.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

31 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 31).

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

$1,875 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

25 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (12) · GENERAL (5) · APPLIANCE (3) · Blocked Driveway (2) · Building/Use (2) · Dirty Condition (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 (1920)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
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)ADEl y CHEEMa
Last registered2025-07-11

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$786,000 $47,160
2026$790,000 $47,400
2027$806,000 $48,360

The city's market estimate has risen 3% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Flood exposure

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

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

SubwayCanarsie-Rockaway Pkwy — L · 0.7 mi straight-line (about a 19-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Remsen Av / Avenue L — B17 · 100 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 115 Daniel Mucatel School
Middle: I.S. 068 Isaac Bildersee. 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

9004 Avenue L

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

25 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 12 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: $535,500 on 2006-01-10 (lender: Decision One Mortage Company, LLC) (recorded via MERS). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-03-05Deed $730,000 — from SHARMA, ESQ. REFEREE, JAGESHWAR to CHEEMA, ADEL YAQUB $730,000
2025-02-18Sold for $730,000 $730,000 $365,000
2006-01-10Mortgage $535,500 — from CHAROO, YVETTE; HALL, JOSELYN to MERS; DECISION ONE MORTAGE COMPANY, LLC $535,500
2005-05-23Mortgage $471,500 — from CHAROO, YVETTE; HALL, JOSELYN to AMERIQUEST MORTGAGE $471,500
2004-02-12Mortgage $441,000 — from CHAROO, YVETTE; HALL, JOSELYN to AMERIQUEST MORTGAGE COMPANY $441,000
2004-01-16Agreement $97,500 — from CHAROO, YVETTE; HALL, JOSELYN to FAIRLAND MANAGEMENT CORP. PENSION TRUST $97,500
2003-07-14Mortgage $97,500 — from CHAROO, YVETTE to FAIRLAND MANAGEMENT CORP. PENSION TRUST $97,500
2001-11-20Mortgage $301,750 — from CHAROO, YVETTE R; HALL, JOSELYN to AMERIQUEST MORTGAGECOMPANY $301,750
1998-01-30Mortgage $27,250 — from HALL, JOSELYN to EQUICREDIT CORPROATION OF NY $27,250
1996-08-27Mortgage $216,000 — from HALL, JOSELYN to IDEAL MORTGAGE BANKERS LTD $216,000
1987-08-07Mortgage $45,000 — from PASQUALONE, RINALDO to HAMILTON FED S&L ASSN $45,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyTotal
20170101
20180000
2019013013
20200000
20210101
20220202
20230000
20240101
202551262133
20260202
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The full timeline

Enforcement 5Housing & tenants 155Ownership & money 28

Every one of the 188 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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