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4017 Avenue U

62Records
11City systems
0Open violations
0Penalty rate

62 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 17 311 service requests, 16 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 7 boiler inspections.

BoroughBrooklyn 11234
Built1931
Floors2
Res. units1
ClassS1
Owner (PLUTO)HJCY GROUP INC
BBL3085400003
BIN3241850

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 100% 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 0. In ZIP 11234, 92% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% 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

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

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

7 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Graffiti (3) · Missed Collection (2) · Illegal Parking (1) · Noise (1).

Filed construction activity

$122,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. 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 (1931)
NoSix or more residential units (1)
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).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$541,000 $32,460
2026$580,000 $34,800
2027$604,000 $36,240

The city's market estimate has risen 12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Dragon CityChineseGrade PendingMice evidence
Empire WingsOtherNot yet graded—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 1 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 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

BusNearest boarding stop: Avenue U / Coleman St — B3 · 100 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 207 Elizabeth G. Leary
Middle: J.H.S. 278 Marine Park. 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

4017 Avenue U

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

7 311 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: $66,887 on 2025-08-12 (recorded via MERS, the industry registry; the lender is not named on the record). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-08-12Agreement $805,000 — from HJCY GROUP INC. to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS $805,000
2025-08-12Mortgage $66,887 — from HJCY GROUP INC. to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS $66,887
2022-06-13Agreement $770,000 — from HJCY GROUP INC to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS $770,000
2022-06-13Mortgage $359,067 — from HJCY GROUP INC to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS $359,067
2021-03-02AL&R $420,000 — from HJCY GROUP INC to UNITED ORIENT BANK $420,000
2021-03-02Mortgage $420,000 — from HJCY GROUP INC to UNITED ORIENT BANK $420,000
2021-03-02Deed $650,000 — from FUNG, PUI YING to HJCY GROUP INC $650,000
2021-02-04Sold for $650,000 $650,000 $650,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017000011
2018001012
2019002013
2020000011
2021000415
2022004408
20238110111
2024112015
2025003216
2026002024
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The full timeline

Construction 11Enforcement 5Housing & tenants 19Ownership & money 17Health & systems 10

Every one of the 62 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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