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770 56 Street · Brooklyn · BBL 3008420035 · 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, AEP9
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 90% 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 30. 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 2021-04-06.

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

5 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (2) · Non (1) · Food Establishment (1) · Noise (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 (1925)
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)CHI KWONG AU FAMILY TRUST 2014
Head officerCHIKWONG AU
Managing agentCHIKWONG AU
Last registered2025-05-20

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,311,000 $589,950
2026$1,528,000 $687,600
2027$1,222,000 $549,900

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

Tax exemptions on the roll: SENIOR CITIZEN HOMEOWNER

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Oc DessertAsian/Asian FusionB—

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

Subway8 Av — N · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 8 Av / 57 St — B70 · 200 ft
Citi Bike57 St & 7 Ave · 700 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 105 The Blythebourne
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

770 56 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

5 311 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: $100,000 on 2008-05-16 (lender: First American International Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2008-05-16Mortgage $100,000 — from AU, CHI KWONG to FIRST AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL BANK $100,000
1998-08-18Mortgage $6,830 — from AU, CHI KWONG to ABACUS FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $6,830
1994-05-27Mortgage $9,907 — from AU, CHI KWONG to ABACUS FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $9,907
1988-03-21Mortgage $215,000 — from AU, CHI KWONG; LI, YAN YUN to CITIBANK NA $215,000

Ten-year activity

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2024
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2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201712003
201802103
201900000
202003003
202102002
202204004
202302002
202402013
202505016
202602013
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The last 12 months — 4 records

DateRecord
2026-08-10Restaurant inspection: OC DESSERT
2026-08-09311: Illegal Parking — Unauthorized Bus Layover
2026-05-01HPD 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
2025-12-25311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking

The full timeline

2026
2026-08-10Restaurant inspection: OC DESSERT
2026-08-09311: Illegal Parking — Unauthorized Bus Layover
2026-05-01HPD 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
2025-12-25311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2025-10-08311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Vehicle
2025-08-27311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2025-06-06HPD 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
2025-05-18311: Non-Emergency Police Matter — Trespassing
2025-02-05Restaurant inspection: OC DESSERT — grade B
2024
2024-11-27HPD 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
2024-09-17Restaurant inspection: OC DESSERT
2024-04-08HPD 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
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
2023-03-20HPD 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
2022-08-13311: Food Establishment — Food Contains Foreign Object
2022-02-22HPD 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
2022-02-22HPD 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
2021-04-06HPD 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
2021-04-06HPD 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
2020
2020-12-17311: Food Establishment — Food Protection
2020-06-30311: Sewer — Sewer Odor (SA2)
2020-06-30311: Sewer — Sewer Odor (SA2)
2018
2018-11-03311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2018-10-16Eviction executed (FIRST FLOOR RETAIL)
2018-05-30Mortgage satisfied — from AU, CHI KWONG to FIRST AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL BANK
2017
2017-05-01311: Food Poisoning — 3 or More
2017-02-09311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2017-02-09DOB complaint, category ?
2016
2016-11-02HPD 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
2016-09-16311: Dirty Conditions — E3 Dirty Sidewalk
2016-09-06311: Dirty Conditions — E3 Dirty Sidewalk
2015
2015-10-10311: Damaged Tree — Branch or Limb Has Fallen Down
2015-06-04Permit EW — ISSUED
2015-06-04Permit PL — ISSUED
2015-05-27Job filed: PROPOSED MINOR INTERIOR RENOVATION WORK & INSTALL PLUMBING SYSTEM AT CELLAR. PLUMBING & MECHANICIAL WORK AS PER PLAN. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS$64,350
2015-05-27Job filed: PROPOSED MINOR INTERIOR RENOVATION WORK & INSTALL PLUMBING SYSTEM AT CELLAR. PLUMBING & MECHANICIAL WORK AS PER PLAN. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS$64,350
2015-05-27Job filed: PROPOSED MINOR INTERIOR RENOVATION WORK & INSTALL PLUMBING SYSTEM AT CELLAR. PLUMBING & MECHANICIAL WORK AS PER PLAN. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS$64,350
2015-02-06HPD 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
2014
2014-09-23Deed — from AU, CHI KWONG to CHI KWONG AU FAMILY TRUST 2014; AU, AS TRUSTEE, CHI KWONG
2012
2012-02-23311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2012-02-23DOB complaint, category ?
2011
2011-05-16311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2011-04-25Permit PL — ISSUED
2011-04-19DOB complaint, category ?
2011-04-08Permit EW — ISSUED
2011-04-08Permit EW — ISSUED
2011-04-07Job filed: PROPOSED MINOR INTERIOR RENOVATION WORK & INSTALL ELEC. HVAC SYSTEM AT CELLAR. PLUMBING & MECHANICIAL WORK AS PER PLAN. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRE$39,750
2009
2009-12-24DOB complaint, category ?
2009-10-27Permit PL — ISSUED
2009-06-08DOB violation C: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING EXTERIOR NOTED HORIZONTAL CRACK AT BASE R EAR OF BUILDING AND PARTIALLY COLLAPSED PAVING AT REAR YARD
2008
2008-11-26Permit AL — ISSUED
2008-09-18DOB complaint, category ?
2008-09-18DOB complaint, category ?
2008-07-09Permit AL — ISSUED
2008-06-16ECB Hazardous violation: WORK DOES NOT CONFORM TO APPROVED PLANS UNDER APPLICATION #30214193 EXP. 09-18-08. AMENDED DT 050307: NON-CONFORMING WORK NOTED:ST
2008-06-06DOB complaint, category ?
2008-05-16Mortgage $100,000 — from AU, CHI KWONG to FIRST AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL BANK$100,000
2008-03-10Job filed: CONVERT PART OF FIRST FLOOR EXIST. TWO (2) RESIDENTIAL UNIT AND PART OF CELLAR FLOOR TO COMMERCIAL USE. PARTITION AND PLUMBING WORK AS PER PLAN, NEW $30,000
2008-02-14DOB complaint, category ?
2007
2007-11-19DOB complaint, category ?
2007-11-19DOB complaint, category ?
2007-11-19DOB complaint, category ?
2007-10-07DOB complaint, category ?
2007-09-19Permit PL — ISSUED
2007-01-17DOB complaint, category ?
2007-01-17DOB complaint, category ?
2006
2006-11-06Permit PL — ISSUED
2006-11-03DOB complaint, category ?
2006-11-03DOB complaint, category ?
2006-11-03DOB complaint, category ?
2006-07-25Permit EW — ISSUED
2006-04-12Job filed: PROPOSED NEW BOILERS & HOT WATER HEATERS AT CELLAR, MINOR PARTITION & L GALIZE 2-PIECES BATH (LAVATORY & TOILET) IN CELLAR AS PER PLAN. $28,000
2005
2005-05-22Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2005-03-04Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2005-03-02Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2004
2004-06-21DOB complaint, category ?
2004-06-21DOB complaint, category ?
2004-06-21DOB complaint, category ?
2004-05-03Permit EW — ISSUED
2004-04-09Job filed: PARTITION AND SKYLIGHT WORK AT 1ST & 2ND FLOORS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$4,000
2004-02-11ECB Non-Hazardous violation: WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT: WORK NOTED: PARTITIONS & ROOMS IN CELLAR NOTED. REMEDY: OBTAIN A PERMIT IF FEASIBLE OR RESTORED TO PRIOR LE
2003
2003-08-27DOB complaint, category ?
2002
2002-09-23Mortgage satisfied — from AU, CHI KWONG; LI, YAN YUN to CITIBANK, NA
2000
2000-09-07ECB Non-Hazardous violation: OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY THE BUILDING DEPT RECORDS.NOTED:2 APT BEING OCCUPIED IN CELLAR WITHOUT PROPER LIGHTING OR VE$800
2000-09-07ECB Non-Hazardous violation: WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT.NOTED:INSTALLATION OF METAL STUDS AND SHEET TO CREATE INTERIOR PARTITIONS FOR 2 APTS AT CELLAR.ALL WORK 100%$250
2000-09-07DOB violation C: WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT NOTED: INSTALLATION OF METAL STUDS & SHEET TO CR EATE INTERIOR PARTITIONS FOR 2 APTS AT CELLAR ALL WORK 100%
2000-09-07DOB violation C: HAZARDOUS
2000-08-18DOB complaint, category ?
2000-08-18DOB complaint, category ?
1998
1998-08-18Agreement — from AU, CHI KWONG to ABACUS FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK
1998-08-18Mortgage $6,830 — from AU, CHI KWONG to ABACUS FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK$6,830
1998-07-28ECB Non-Hazardous violation: WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT. WORK NOTED: INSTALLATION OF TWO THREE PIECE BATHROOMS, 2 GAS STOVES AND TWO KITCHEN SINKS IN CELLAR. REMED
1998-07-28DOB violation C: WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT. WORK NOTED: INSTALLATION OF KITCHEN SINKS IN CELLAR
1998-01-21DOB complaint, category ?
1997
1997-10-27DOB complaint, category ?
1995
1995-05-25Permit AL — ISSUED
1994
1994-05-27Mortgage assigned — from CITIBANK, NA to ABACUS FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK
1994-05-27Agreement — from AU, CHI KWONG to ABACUS FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK
1994-05-27Mortgage $9,907 — from AU, CHI KWONG to ABACUS FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK$9,907
1993
1993-02-25Deed — from LI, YAN YUN; AU, CHI KWONG to AU, CHI KWONG
1988
1988-04-27Mortgage satisfied — from GONZALEZ, JUAN; GONZALEZ, ROSA M to GREEN POINT SAVS BK
1988-03-21Mortgage $215,000 — from AU, CHI KWONG; LI, YAN YUN to CITIBANK NA$215,000
1988-03-21Deed — from GONZALEZ, JUAN; GONZALEZ, ROSA M to AU, CHI KWONG; LI, YAN-YUN
1971
1971-07-29RTXL — from KUEHL WILHELMINE DECD
1971-06-29Deed — from KUEHL GERTRUDE; KUEHL GERTRUDE L to GONZALEZ ROSA M; GONZALEZ JUAN
1971-06-29Mortgage — from GONZALEZ ROSA M; GONZALEZ JUAN to GREEN POINT SAVS BANK

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