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232 East 198 Street · Bronx · BBL 2033010051 · generated 2026-10-20 · FREE

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Where the penalty points come from

ComponentWhat it coversPoints
Housing codeHPD violations by class, complaints, emergency repairs, litigation, vacate orders, AEP41
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 98% 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 136.7. In ZIP 10458, 34% of residential buildings hold an A and 24% 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 violations12 total — 7 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2021-02-08.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 4).

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

What 311 hears from this address

28 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (9) · PAINT/PLASTER (7) · WATER LEAK (3) · Illegal Dumping (2) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · Bike Rack (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 (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$675,000 $40,500
2026$707,000 $42,420
2027$724,000 $43,440

The city's market estimate has risen 7% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Hot Flame Fried ChickenChickenAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Contaminated) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

Flood exposure

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

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

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

SubwayKingsbridge Rd — B D · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Valentine Av / E 198 St — Bx34 · 100 ft
Citi BikeValentine Ave & E 198 St · 50 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 008 Isaac Varian
Middle: I.S. 254. 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

232 East 198 Street

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

28 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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: $50,000 on 2025-05-07 (lender: Geen Grass Group Incorporated). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-05-07Mortgage $50,000 — from T & K BRONX REALTY, LLC to GEEN GRASS GROUP INCORPORATED $50,000
2023-12-19Mortgage $100,000 — from T & K REALTY, LLC to WEST FARMS ASSET MANAGEMENT INC. $100,000
2023-01-11AL&R $300,000 — from T & K BRONX REALTY, LLC to 2020 KENNEDY GROUP INC $300,000
2023-01-11Mortgage $300,000 — from T & K BRONX REALTY, LLC to 2020 KENNEDY GROUP INC $300,000
2003-09-17AL&R $231,000 — from NAM, SUNG AE to FLUSHING NATIONAL BANK, FSB $231,000
2003-09-17DEEDO $308,000 — from PYON, TO CHAN; PYON, HYON CHU to NAM, SUNG AE $308,000
2003-09-17Mortgage $231,000 — from NAM, SUNG AE to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK FSB $231,000
1999-08-06Mortgage $119,000 — from PYON, CHAN; PYON, HYON CHU to GREENPOINT MORTGAGECORP. $119,000

Ten-year activity

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2018
2019
2020
52
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2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Housing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20171012
20180224
20191001
20206006
2021520052
20221012
20230314
20243014
2025461350
2026120214
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The last 12 months — 21 records

DateRecord
2026-08-09311: Food Establishment — Food Contaminated
2026-07-17Restaurant inspection: HOT FLAME FRIED CHICKEN — grade A
2026-07-08311: FLOORING/STAIRS — FLOOR
2026-07-08311: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2026-07-08311: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2026-07-08311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2026-07-08Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2026-07-08Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2026-07-08Tenant complaint: FLOORING/STAIRS — FLOOR
2026-07-08Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2026-06-30311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2026-05-14Restaurant inspection: HOT FLAME FRIED CHICKEN · mice evidence
2026-02-01311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2026-02-01Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2025-11-23311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2025-11-23311: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2025-11-23311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2025-11-23Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2025-11-23Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2025-11-23Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2025-11-12City emergency repair (OMO): perform total lead analysis of 02 dust wipe sample(s) via environmental protection agency (epa) sw8453050-7000b method u

The full timeline

2026
2026-08-09311: Food Establishment — Food Contaminated
2026-07-17Restaurant inspection: HOT FLAME FRIED CHICKEN — grade A
2026-07-08311: FLOORING/STAIRS — FLOOR
2026-07-08311: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2026-07-08311: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2026-07-08311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2026-07-08Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2026-07-08Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2026-07-08Tenant complaint: FLOORING/STAIRS — FLOOR
2026-07-08Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2026-06-30311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2026-05-14Restaurant inspection: HOT FLAME FRIED CHICKEN · mice evidence
2026-02-01311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2026-02-01Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2025
2025-11-23311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2025-11-23311: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2025-11-23311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2025-11-23Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2025-11-23Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2025-11-23Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2025-11-12City emergency repair (OMO): perform total lead analysis of 02 dust wipe sample(s) via environmental protection agency (epa) sw8453050-7000b method u$31
2025-10-01Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-09-11Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2025-09-11Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2025-09-11Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2025-09-11Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — SLOW LEAK
2025-09-06311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2025-09-06311: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2025-09-06311: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2025-09-06311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2025-09-06311: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2025-09-06Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2025-09-06Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2025-09-06Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2025-09-06Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2025-09-06Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2025-08-19HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2025-08-18HPD class C: § 27-2056.6 ADM CODE - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIO
2025-08-18HPD class C: § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CERAMIC TILES AT WEST WALL IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 1ST, 1st STORY,
2025-08-18HPD class A: § 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT IN THE EAST WALL IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 1ST
2025-08-18HPD class B: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1ST, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT F
2025-08-11311: ELECTRIC — NO LIGHTING
2025-08-11311: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2025-08-11311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2025-08-11311: WATER LEAK — SLOW LEAK
2025-08-11311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2025-08-11Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2025-08-11Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2025-08-11Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2025-08-11Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — NO LIGHTING
2025-08-11Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — SLOW LEAK
2025-07-22311: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2025-07-22311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2025-07-22311: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2025-07-22311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2025-07-22311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2025-07-22Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2025-07-22Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2025-07-22Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2025-07-22Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2025-07-22Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2025-05-07Mortgage $50,000 — from T & K BRONX REALTY, LLC to GEEN GRASS GROUP INCORPORATED$50,000
2025-03-21Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-01-31Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2024
2024-09-22311: Bike Rack — Damaged/Bent/Loose/Leaning
2024-07-05311: Illegal Dumping — Removal Request
2024-06-23311: Illegal Dumping — Removal Request
2024-05-29Rodent inspection: Passed
2023
2023-12-19Mortgage $100,000 — from T & K REALTY, LLC to WEST FARMS ASSET MANAGEMENT INC.$100,000
2023-05-05Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-01-11AL&R $300,000 — from T & K BRONX REALTY, LLC to 2020 KENNEDY GROUP INC$300,000
2023-01-11Mortgage $300,000 — from T & K BRONX REALTY, LLC to 2020 KENNEDY GROUP INC$300,000
2022
2022-10-31Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-06-19311: Illegal Dumping — Removal Request
2021
2021-12-18311: Sanitation Worker or Vehicle Complaint — Inappropriate Behavior
2021-12-18311: Missed Collection — Trash
2021-12-18311: Sanitation Worker or Vehicle Complaint — Inappropriate Behavior
2021-12-18311: Missed Collection — Trash
2021-12-11311: Missed Collection — Trash
2021-12-02311: Missed Collection — Trash
2021-11-23311: Missed Collection — Trash
2021-11-16311: Missed Collection — Trash
2021-03-12HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF DOUBLE KEY OPERATING LOCK AT GATE ENTRANCE
2021-03-12HPD class B: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM S
2021-03-12HPD class C: § 27-2073 ADM CODE - PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF GAS TO THE FIXTURES AT RANGE IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FR
2021-03-12HPD class C: § 27-2031 ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
2021-03-12HPD class B: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FRO
2021-03-11311: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2021-03-11311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2021-03-11311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2021-03-11Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2021-03-11Tenant complaint: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2021-03-11Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2021-02-18311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2021-02-18311: APPLIANCE — ELECTRIC/GAS RANGE
2021-02-18Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2021-02-18Tenant complaint: APPLIANCE — ELECTRIC/GAS RANGE
2021-02-09HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2021-02-08HPD class C: § 27-2031 ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1FL, 1st STORY
2021-02-08HPD class B: § 27-2046.1 HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). MISSING LOCATED AT APT 1FL, 1st STORY
2021-02-08HPD class B: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1FL, 1st STORY
2021-02-08HPD class C: § 27-2029 ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HEAT FOR THE APARTMENT IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1FL, 1st STORY
2021-02-08HPD class C: § 27-2073 ADM CODE - PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF GAS TO THE FIXTURES GAS RANGE IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 1FL, 1st STORY
2021-02-08HPD class B: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1FL, 1st STORY
2021-02-03311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2021-02-03311: APPLIANCE — ELECTRIC/GAS RANGE
2021-02-03Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2021-02-03Tenant complaint: APPLIANCE — ELECTRIC/GAS RANGE
2021-02-02311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2021-02-02311: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2021-02-02311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2021-02-02Tenant complaint: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2021-02-02Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2021-02-02Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2021-02-01311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2021-02-01311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2021-02-01311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2021-02-01Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2021-02-01Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2021-02-01Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2021-01-27311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2021-01-27Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2021-01-26311: APPLIANCE — ELECTRIC/GAS RANGE
2021-01-26311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2021-01-26Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2021-01-26Tenant complaint: APPLIANCE — ELECTRIC/GAS RANGE
2020
2020-12-14311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2020-12-14Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2020-06-06311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2020-04-17311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2020-04-07311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2020-02-17311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2019
2019-03-23311: Water System — No Water (WNW)
2018
2018-05-18Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-04-26TL&R — from FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB to NAM, SUNG AE
2018-04-26Mortgage satisfied — from NAM, SUNG AE to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB
2018-01-25Rodent inspection: Passed
2017
2017-05-02Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-01-06311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2016
2016-12-29Rodent inspection: Passed
2016-06-23311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2016-03-24Rodent inspection: Passed
2015
2015-10-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2015-06-10DOB complaint, category ?
2015-05-29311: Indoor Air Quality — Other (Explain Below)
2015-05-29311: Air Quality — Air: Odor/Fumes, Restaurant (AD2)
2015-04-17Rodent inspection: Passed
2014
2014-10-28Rodent inspection: Passed
2014-10-05FDNY inspection (RISK)
2014-05-19Rodent inspection: Passed
2014-03-06311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2014-03-05Deed — from NAM, SUNG AE to T&K BRONX REALTY LLC
2013
2013-10-04Rodent inspection: Passed
2013-05-24Rodent inspection: Passed
2012
2012-10-23311: Food Establishment — Permit/License/Certificate
2012-10-19311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2012-10-18311: Food Establishment — Permit/License/Certificate
2012-09-26Rodent inspection: Passed
2012-04-18311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2011
2011-09-14Rodent inspection: Passed
2010
2010-08-27Rodent inspection: Passed
2006
2006-10-11Permit EW — ISSUED
2006-10-05Job filed: Install kitchen fire suppression system conjunction with job#201064837, as shown on plan. No change in use. occupancy, or egress.$3,000
2006-10-05Job filed: Install kitchen fire suppression system conjunction with job#201064837, as shown on plan. No change in use. occupancy, or egress.$3,000
2006-08-09Permit EW — ISSUED
2006-08-09Permit PL — ISSUED
2006-07-15DOB complaint, category ?
2006-07-13Job filed: PROPOSED RENOVATION IN EXISTING STORE,NEW FRIED CHICKEN AND PIZZERIA. NO CHANGE IN USE OCCUPANCY OR EGRESSUNDER THIS APPLICATION.$50,000
2006-06-09DOB complaint, category ?
2003
2003-12-08Mortgage satisfied — from PYON, TO CHAN; PYON, HYON CHU to GREENPOINT MORTGAGE CORP.
2003-09-17PAT — from PYON, HYON CHU to PYON, TO CHAN
2003-09-17AL&R $231,000 — from NAM, SUNG AE to FLUSHING NATIONAL BANK, FSB$231,000
2003-09-17DEEDO $308,000 — from PYON, TO CHAN; PYON, HYON CHU to NAM, SUNG AE$308,000
2003-09-17Mortgage $231,000 — from NAM, SUNG AE to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK FSB$231,000
1999
1999-08-06Deed — from KIM, YOUNG HEE; KIM, UN SIK to PYON, HYUN CHU; PYON, CHAN
1999-08-06Mortgage assigned — from PYON, HYON CHU; PYON, CHAN to GREENPOINT MORTGAGECORP.
1999-08-06Mortgage $119,000 — from PYON, CHAN; PYON, HYON CHU to GREENPOINT MORTGAGECORP.$119,000
1986
1986-08-27Mortgage satisfied — from KIM, KI YUN; KIM, UN SIK to CURTIN, JAMES T./EXE&TR.; CURTIN, ALMA R./EXEC.OF.
1981
1981-03-26Deed — from KIM UN SIK; KIM KI YUN to YOUNG HU KIM; UN SIK KIM
1976
1976-03-08Mortgage — from KI YUN KIM; UN SIK KIM to JAMES T CURTIN TR; ALMA R CURTIN EXS OF
1976-03-08Deed — from CURTIN JAMES J IND & TR; CURTIN ALMA R TR OF & EX OF to KI YUN KIM; UN SIK KIM
1976-03-08Deed — from DUBLIN WINE & LIQUOR CORPORATION to KI YUN KIM; UN SIK KIM

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