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3920 9 Avenue · Brooklyn · BBL 3009160041 · 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, AEP0
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
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 11232, 65% of residential buildings hold an A and 8% 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

4 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Graffiti (1) · Illegal Parking (1) · Vendor Enforcement (1) · Building/Use (1).

Filed construction activity

$5,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (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).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,088,000 $65,280
2026$1,190,000 $71,400
2027$1,254,000 $75,240

The city's market estimate has risen 15% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Chen's GardenChineseA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

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

Subway9 Av — D · 450 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 39 St / 9 Av — B35 · 250 ft
Citi BikeNew Utrecht Ave & 9 Ave · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 169 Sunset Park
Middle: J.H.S. 223 The Montauk. 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

3920 9 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

4 311 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: $110,000 on 1992-02-11 (lender: Chinatown Fed Svgs Bk). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1992-02-11Mortgage $110,000 — from CHAN, TAK BUN to CHINATOWN FED SVGS BK $110,000
1991-10-16Mortgage $135,000 — from SARCONA, ANNA; SARCONA, JOSEPH to SAVO, OTTAVIO; SAVO, LEONELLO $135,000
1983-08-31Mortgage $30,000 — from SARCONA, ELIZABETH; SARCONA, JOSEPH to CITIBANK, NA $30,000

Ten-year activity

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2025
3
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
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202601113
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The last 12 months — 3 records

DateRecord
2026-03-24311: Building/Use — No Certificate Of Occupancy/Illegal/Contrary To CO
2026-03-24DOB complaint, category ?
2026-02-12Restaurant inspection: CHEN'S GARDEN — grade A

The full timeline

2026
2026-03-24311: Building/Use — No Certificate Of Occupancy/Illegal/Contrary To CO
2026-03-24DOB complaint, category ?
2026-02-12Restaurant inspection: CHEN'S GARDEN — grade A
2025
2025-09-19311: Vendor Enforcement — Non-Food Vendor
2025-03-15311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2024
2024-10-07Restaurant inspection: CHEN'S GARDEN — grade A
2024-09-11311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2023
2023-08-24311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2023-06-02Restaurant inspection: CHEN'S GARDEN — grade A
2021
2021-12-08311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2018
2018-12-03Permit AL — ISSUED
2018-12-03Job filed: TO INSTALL NEW AWNING FOR EXISTING STORE. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY.$5,000
2017
2017-10-16311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2017-08-01311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2016
2016-08-12311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2015
2015-06-30311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Vehicle
2011
2011-03-23311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2005
2005-08-22Deed — from CHAN, TAK BUN to CHEN, KE HANG
2005-02-08Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2004
2004-11-15DOB complaint, category ?
2004-04-21Permit AL — ISSUED
2004-04-20Job filed: REMOVE MINOR WALL PARTITION ON THE 2ND FLOOR OF AN EXISTING 2 STORY BUILDING. NO CHANGE IN THE USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$5,000
2004-04-20Job filed: REMOVE MINOR WALL PARTITION ON THE 2ND FLOOR OF AN EXISTING 2 STORY BUILDING. NO CHANGE IN THE USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$5,000
2004-03-23DOB complaint, category ?
1995
1995-08-10Mortgage satisfied — from CHAN, TAK BUN to CHINATOWN FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK
1992
1992-07-20Permit PL — ISSUED
1992-05-18Permit PL — ISSUED
1992-04-13Permit EW — ISSUED
1992-03-30Permit EW — ISSUED
1992-03-26Mortgage satisfied — from SARCONA, ELIZABETH; SARCONA, JOSEPH to CITIBANK NA
1992-03-26Permit EW — ISSUED
1992-02-11Mortgage satisfied — from SARCONA, ANNA; SARCONA, JOSEPH to SAVO, LEONELLO; SAVO, OTTAVIO
1992-02-11Mortgage $110,000 — from CHAN, TAK BUN to CHINATOWN FED SVGS BK$110,000
1992-02-11Deed — from SARCONA, JOSEPH; SARCONA, ELIZABETH to CHAN, TAK BUN
1991
1991-10-16Mortgage $135,000 — from SARCONA, ANNA; SARCONA, JOSEPH to SAVO, OTTAVIO; SAVO, LEONELLO$135,000
1983
1983-08-31Mortgage $30,000 — from SARCONA, ELIZABETH; SARCONA, JOSEPH to CITIBANK, NA$30,000
1983-06-20Mortgage satisfied — from MARKO, RICKY; MARKO, ARNOLD to BROWN, MARTHA
1983-06-17Mortgage satisfied — from SARCONA, JOSEPH; SARCONA, ELIZABETH to MARKO, RICKY; MARKO, ARNOLD; MARKO, REBECCA AKA
1971
1971-08-27Mortgage — from SARCONA JOSEPH; SARCONA ELIZABETH to MARKO RICKY; MARKO ARNOLD; MARKO REBECCA
1971-08-27Deed — from MARKO ARNOLD; MARKO RICKY; MARKO REBECCA to SARCONA ELIZABETH; SARCONA JOSEPH
1967
1967-05-03Deed — from BROWN MARTHA to MARKO ARNOLD; MARKO RICKY
1967-05-03Mortgage — from MARKO ARNOLD; MARKO RICKY to BROWN MARTHA

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