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4918 8 Avenue · Brooklyn · BBL 3007860044 · 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, AEP6
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 86% 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 15. In ZIP 11220, 69% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% 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 violations6 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 2021-04-05.

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

7 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Graffiti (4) · Building/Use (1) · Food Establishment (1) · 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 (1931)
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)4918 YIM LLC
Head officerLAISIN YEUNG
Managing agent4918 YIM LLC
Last registered2025-09-19

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$634,000 $285,300
2026$761,000 $342,450
2027$913,000 $410,850

The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Great Wall Chinese CuisineChineseA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 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: Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · 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

SubwayFort Hamilton Pkwy — D · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 13-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 8 Av / 49 St — B70 · 100 ft
Citi Bike50 St & 7 Ave · 750 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 094 The Henry Longfellow
Middle: J.H.S. 220 John J. Pershing. 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

4918 8 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

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: $56,866 on 2020-01-23 (lender: Global Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2020-01-23Mortgage $56,867 — from 4918 YIM, LLC to GLOBAL BANK $56,867
2020-01-23AL&R $520,000 — from 4918 YIM, LLC to GLOBAL BANK $520,000
2020-01-23Agreement $520,000 — from 4918 YIM, LLC to GLOBAL BANK $520,000
2014-02-26Agreement $575,000 — from 4918 YIM, LLC to GLOBAL BANK $575,000
2014-02-26AL&R $575,000 — from 4918 YIM, LLC to GLOBAL BANK $575,000
2014-02-26Mortgage $51,836 — from 4918 YIM, LLC to GLOBAL BANK $51,836
2009-04-06AL&R $600,000 — from YEUNG, LAI SIN; YIM, YAT WA to GLOBAL BANK $600,000
2009-04-06Agreement $600,000 — from GLOBAL BANK to YEUNG, LAI SIN; YIM, YAT WA $600,000
2009-04-06Mortgage $478,446 — from YEUNG, LAI SIN; YIM, YAT WA to GLOBAL BANK $478,446
1999-10-29Mortgage $230,000 — from YEUNG, LAI SIN; YIM, YAT WA to CHINATOWN FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $230,000
1986-03-21Mortgage $40,000 — from YIM, YAT WA; LEUNG, LAI SIN to WONG, RICHARD $40,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201722004
201800000
201901001
2020064010
202106006
202203003
202303003
202403014
202502204
202615017
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The last 12 months — 7 records

DateRecord
2026-08-26Restaurant inspection: GREAT WALL CHINESE CUISINE — grade A
2026-08-03311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2026-07-14311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2026-04-30HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2026-03-20311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2026-03-20DOB complaint, category ?
2026-01-26311: Graffiti — Graffiti

The full timeline

2026
2026-08-26Restaurant inspection: GREAT WALL CHINESE CUISINE — grade A
2026-08-03311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2026-07-14311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2026-04-30HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2026-03-20311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2026-03-20DOB complaint, category ?
2026-01-26311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2025
2025-06-05HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2025-05-17311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2025-02-27Mortgage satisfied — from 4918 YIM, LLC to GLOBAL BANK
2025-02-27TL&R — from GLOBAL BANK to 4918 YIM, LLC
2024
2024-12-01311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2024-10-25Restaurant inspection: GREAT WALL CHINESE CUISINE — grade A
2024-04-03HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2024-02-16311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2023
2023-11-21HPD 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
2023-08-19311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2023-03-20HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2022
2022-11-10HPD 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
2022-02-18HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2022-02-18HPD 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
2021-08-05311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2021-05-26311: Street Condition — Pothole
2021-04-05HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2021-04-05HPD 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
2021-02-09311: Food Establishment — Food Contains Foreign Object
2021-02-09311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2020
2020-10-02311: Overgrown Tree/Branches — Hitting Power/Phone Lines
2020-09-01311: Overgrown Tree/Branches — Hitting Power/Phone Lines
2020-08-25311: Damaged Tree — Branch or Limb Has Fallen Down
2020-08-23311: Damaged Tree — Branch or Limb Has Fallen Down
2020-08-22311: Damaged Tree — Entire Tree Has Fallen Down
2020-08-06311: Damaged Tree — Entire Tree Has Fallen Down
2020-01-23TL&R — from GLOBAL BANK to 4918 YIM, LLC
2020-01-23Mortgage $56,867 — from 4918 YIM, LLC to GLOBAL BANK$56,867
2020-01-23AL&R $520,000 — from 4918 YIM, LLC to GLOBAL BANK$520,000
2020-01-23Agreement $520,000 — from 4918 YIM, LLC to GLOBAL BANK$520,000
2019
2019-06-19311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2017
2017-06-29311: Air Quality — Air: Odor/Fumes, Vehicle Idling (AD3)
2017-06-29DOB violation P: THE DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS INTENDS TO REVOKE ALL APPROVALS AND PERMIT S UNDER PLUMBING APPLICATION #340504341 DUE TO SUSPENSION OF
2017-06-23311: Plumbing — Plumbing-Defective/Leaking/Not Maintained
2017-06-23DOB complaint, category ?
2016
2016-11-01HPD 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
2015
2015-10-06HPD class I: SECTION27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE ?27-2097 AND IS THER
2015-02-05HPD class I: SECTION27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE ?27-2097 AND IS THER
2014
2014-02-26Agreement $575,000 — from 4918 YIM, LLC to GLOBAL BANK$575,000
2014-02-26TL&R — from YEUNG, LAI SIN; YIM, YAT WA to GLOBAL BANK
2014-02-26AL&R $575,000 — from 4918 YIM, LLC to GLOBAL BANK$575,000
2014-02-26Mortgage $51,836 — from 4918 YIM, LLC to GLOBAL BANK$51,836
2014-01-14311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2013
2013-12-23HPD class B: SECTION 27-2040 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT OR NEAR THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT ENTRANCEWAY OF THE BUILDING AND KEEP SAME BURNING FRO
2013-12-20HPD class B: SECTION 27-2040 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT OR NEAR THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT ENTRANCEWAY OF THE BUILDING AND KEEP SAME BURNING FRO
2012
2012-12-07Deed — from YEUNG, LAI SIN; YIM, YAT WA to 4918 YIM, LLC
2011
2011-04-21311: Dirty Conditions — E4 18" Law
2011-04-08DOB complaint, category ?
2011-03-23Rodent inspection: Passed
2011-02-18311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2010
2010-08-23DOB violation C:
2010-04-19ECB CLASS - 2 violation: WORK DOES NOT CONFORM TO APPROVED CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS &/OR APPROVEDAMENDMENTS FOR ALT 2 JOB#320068779 OF WHICH PERMIT IS ACTIVE$800
2010-04-16DOB complaint, category ?
2010-04-16DOB complaint, category ?
2009
2009-12-04DOB complaint, category ?
2009-11-18Permit EW — ISSUED
2009-11-10Permit EW — ISSUED
2009-11-02Job filed: HOOD FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM IN CONJUNCTION WITH MAIN JOB APPLICATION (JOB #:320059869). NO CHANGE IN USE,OCCUPANCY,OR EGRESS UNDER THIS APPLICATIO$3,000
2009-10-07Permit EW — ISSUED
2009-10-07Permit PL — ISSUED
2009-10-05Job filed: TO REPLACE KITCHEN SINK AND GAS STOVE ON 2ND & 3RD FL, TO INSTALL 4 BOILER & 4 H.W. HEATER ON CELLAR, REPLACE WATER & SANITARY, GAS PIPING$36,000
2009-10-05Job filed: TO REPLACE KITCHEN SINK AND GAS STOVE ON 2ND & 3RD FL, TO INSTALL 4 BOILER & 4 H.W. HEATER ON CELLAR, REPLACE WATER & SANITARY, GAS PIPING$36,000
2009-09-10Permit EW — ISSUED
2009-09-09Job filed: TO RENOVATE EXISTING FOUR-FAMILY APT AT 2ND & 3RD FLOOR. RELOCATE SOME PARTITONS & DOORS. NO CHANGE OF USE, EGRESS OR CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANC$8,000
2009-09-09Job filed: TO RENOVATE EXISTING FOUR-FAMILY APT AT 2ND & 3RD FLOOR. RELOCATE SOME PARTITONS & DOORS. NO CHANGE OF USE, EGRESS OR CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANC$8,000
2009-08-24Permit PL — ISSUED
2009-08-07Permit EW — ISSUED
2009-08-07Permit EW — ISSUED
2009-08-07Job filed: RENOVATION OF EXISTING RESTAURANT, MINOR PARTITION, COUNTER, WALL AND FLOOR FINISHES, PLUMBING FIXTURES AND KITCHEN EXHAUST HOOD SYSTEM TO BE INSTALLE$83,570
2009-08-07Job filed: RENOVATION OF EXISTING RESTAURANT, MINOR PARTITION, COUNTER, WALL AND FLOOR FINISHES, PLUMBING FIXTURES AND KITCHEN EXHAUST HOOD SYSTEM TO BE INSTALLE$83,570
2009-07-24Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION OF EXISTNG 2ND & 3RD FLOOR FOR EXISTING 4-FAMILY APT. TO RELOCATE SOME PARTITON & DOORS, NEW KITCHEN CABINET & BATHROO$65,000
2009-07-16Job filed: RENOVATION OF EXISTING RESTAURANT, MINOR PARTITION, COUNTER, WALL AND FLOOR FINISHES, PLUMBING FIXTURES AND KITCHEN EXHAUST HOOD SYSTEM TO BE INSTALLE$83,570
2009-04-06AL&R $600,000 — from YEUNG, LAI SIN; YIM, YAT WA to GLOBAL BANK$600,000
2009-04-06Mortgage assigned — from CHINATOWN FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK to GLOBAL BANK
2009-04-06Agreement $600,000 — from GLOBAL BANK to YEUNG, LAI SIN; YIM, YAT WA$600,000
2009-04-06Mortgage $478,446 — from YEUNG, LAI SIN; YIM, YAT WA to GLOBAL BANK$478,446
2003
2003-07-03Permit EW — ISSUED
2003-06-27Job filed: APPLICATION FILED TO REPAIR & REINFORCE EXISTING FOUNDATION. EXISTING C ONCRETE SLAB, AND FLOOR JOISTS. NO CHAN GE IN USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$25,000
2001
2001-06-04Permit EW — ISSUED
2001-05-15Job filed: INSTALL AUTOMATIC FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM IN KITCHEN RANGEHOOD. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS AND OCCUPANCY.$1,200
2001-05-15Job filed: INSTALL AUTOMATIC FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM IN KITCHEN RANGEHOOD. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS AND OCCUPANCY.$1,200
1999
1999-10-29Mortgage $230,000 — from YEUNG, LAI SIN; YIM, YAT WA to CHINATOWN FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK$230,000
1992
1992-05-21DOB violation ES:
1987
1987-09-29Mortgage satisfied — from LEUNG, LAI SIN; WA, YIM YAT to PLAN, KEOGH; WONG, RICHARD
1986
1986-03-21Mortgage $40,000 — from YIM, YAT WA; LEUNG, LAI SIN to WONG, RICHARD$40,000
1986-03-21Mortgage satisfied — from WONG, STEPHAN Y.H. to SARANITI, ANNA; SARANITI, CALOGERO
1986-03-21Deed — from CHEUNG, YUK YIP; CHEUNG, WING to YIM, YAT WA; YEUNG, LAI SIN
1982
1982-03-25Deed — from WONG, STEPHEN Y. H. to CHEUNG, WING; CHEUNG, YUK YIP
1981
1981-09-14Mortgage — from WONG STEPHEN Y H to SARANITI CALOGERO; SARANITI ANNA
1981-09-14Deed — from SARANITY CALOGERO; SARANITY ANNA to WONG STEPHEN YH

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