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4224 8 Avenue · Brooklyn · BBL 3009240045 · 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 class24
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 100. 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.

$5,625 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

2 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Water System (1) · Illegal Parking (1).

Filed construction activity

$26,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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 (1919)
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)Golden Dragon Property LLC
Head officerMing w Chen
Managing agentGolden Dragon Property
Last registered2025-06-12

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,799,000 $167,940
2026$3,305,000 $198,300
2027$2,879,000 $172,740

The city's market estimate has risen 3% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Great DragonChineseBMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 1 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 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 8 Av / 43 St — B70 · 200 ft
Citi Bike7 Ave & 41 St · 850 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

4224 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

2 311 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: $50,000 on 2006-10-27 (lender: Camayd, Rosa). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2015-05-14Deed $1,400,000 — from ACOSTA, RAUL to GOLDEN DRAGON PROPERTY LLC $1,400,000
2015-05-14AL&R $600,000 — from GOLDEN DRAGON PROPERTY LLC to ACOSTA, RAUL $600,000
2006-10-27Mortgage $50,000 — from ACOSTA, RAUL to CAMAYD, ROSA $50,000
2006-09-21Mortgage $300,000 — from ACOSTA, RAUL to JMC REALTY CORP $300,000
1983-09-16Mortgage $13,351 — from ACOSTA, RAUL to BANCO DE PONCE $13,351
1983-01-24Mortgage $24,650 — from ACOSTA, RAUL to SANTANA, ELOINA $24,650

Ten-year activity

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2019
2020
2021
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2023
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2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017013015
2018000000
2019012003
2020001001
20210280010
2022004004
2023014005
20246630116
2025002114
2026003025
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The last 12 months — 5 records

DateRecord
2026-09-23Restaurant inspection: GREAT DRAGON
2026-08-09311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2026-06-09Restaurant inspection: GREAT DRAGON
2026-05-27Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
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

The full timeline

2026
2026-09-23Restaurant inspection: GREAT DRAGON
2026-08-09311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2026-06-09Restaurant inspection: GREAT DRAGON
2026-05-27Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
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
2025
2025-07-28Mortgage satisfied — from GOLDEN DRAGON PROPERTY, LLC to ACOSTA, RAUL
2025-07-17Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
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
2025-03-25Restaurant inspection: GREAT DRAGON — grade B · mice evidence
2024
2024-12-22311: Water System — Hydrant Leaking (WC1)
2024-05-09Permit Plumbing — Signed-off
2024-05-09Job filed: REMOVE ECB VIOLATIONS: 35676701K AND 35676702M; TO REMOVE ILLEGAL (3)MASSAGE ROOMS & 3-PC BATHROOM, (2)SHOWERS AND (2)SINKS, RESTORE BACK TO PRIOR LEG$6,000
2024-05-09Job filed: REMOVE ECB VIOLATIONS: 35676701K AND 35676702M; TO REMOVE ILLEGAL (3)MASSAGE ROOMS & 3-PC BATHROOM, (2)SHOWERS AND (2)SINKS, RESTORE BACK TO PRIOR LEG$7,000
2024-05-06Restaurant inspection: GREAT DRAGON · mice evidence
2024-04-26Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-04-15Permit General Construction — Signed-off
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
2024-03-21Job filed: REMOVE ECB VIOLATIONS: 35676701K AND 35676702M; TO REMOVE ILLEGAL (3)MASSAGE ROOMS & 3-PC BATHROOM, (2)SHOWERS AND (2)SINKS, RESTORE BACK TO PRIOR LEG$7,000
2024-03-21Job filed: REMOVE ECB VIOLATIONS: 35676701K AND 35676702M; TO REMOVE ILLEGAL (3)MASSAGE ROOMS & 3-PC BATHROOM, (2)SHOWERS AND (2)SINKS, RESTORE BACK TO PRIOR LEG$6,000
2024-03-18DOB complaint, category ?
2024-03-15ECB CLASS - 1 violation: OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY THE DEPT. OF BUILDINGS RECORDS. ILLEGAL OCCUPANCY NOTED: AT CELLAR LEVEL HAS BEEN CONVERTED/$2,500
2024-03-15ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE-COMPLIANT MANNER. FAILURE TO PROVIDE REQUIRED NATURAL LIGHT AND VENTILATION FOR EVERY BEDROOM$625
2024-03-15ECB CLASS - 2 violation: WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT. WORK NOTED: AT CELLAR LEVEL ERECTED FULL HEIGHTPARTITION WALLS TO CREATE 3 MASSAGE ROOMS, SHOWER ROOM AND S
2024-03-15ECB CLASS - 2 violation: ILLEGAL USE IN A COMMERCIAL DISTRICT. UNLICENSED PHYSICAL TREATMENT ESTABLISHMENT, A PROHIBITED USE PER ZR12-10, OPERATING IN A C2
2024-03-15ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE-COMPLIANT MANNER. LACK OF A REQUIRED NUMBER OF MEANS OF EGRESS FOR EVERY FLOOR PER BC1018.1(2$2,500
2023
2023-11-22HPD 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
2023-08-22311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Adult Establishment
2023-08-22DOB complaint, category ?
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
2022-11-14HPD 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
2022-10-06311: Sidewalk Condition — Sidewalk Violation
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
2022-01-03311: Water System — Hydrant Leaking (WC1)
2021
2021-12-25311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Adult Establishment
2021-12-25DOB complaint, category ?
2021-12-20311: Water System — Hydrant Running (WC3)
2021-10-13311: Food Establishment — Food Contaminated
2021-09-14311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2021-05-21Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-05-17311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Adult Establishment
2021-05-17DOB complaint, category ?
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
2021-01-26311: Food Establishment — Food Contains Foreign Object
2020
2020-11-08311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2019
2019-12-29311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2019-12-29DOB complaint, category ?
2019-10-11311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Music
2017
2017-11-15HPD 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
2017-10-16311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2017-09-19ECB CLASS - 2 violation: WORK W/OUT A PERMIT. WORK NOTED: 1ST FLR COMMAND ERECTED SPLIT A/C UNITS NO PERMIT ON FILE. REM: OBTAIN PERMIT.
2017-03-23Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-03-15311: Snow — E9 Snow / Icy Sidewalk
2016
2016-10-25Permit PL — ISSUED
2016-10-25Permit EQ — ISSUED
2016-05-03DOB violation C: STOP ALL WORK EXCEPT TO MAKE SITE SAFE, CONTACT BOROUGH COMM. OFFICE A T 718 802-3677
2016-04-29311: General Construction/Plumbing — Cons - Contrary/Beyond Approved Plans/Permits
2016-04-29DOB complaint, category ?
2016-03-23311: Animal Abuse — Neglected
2015
2015-11-25Permit EW — ISSUED
2015-10-07Rodent inspection: Passed
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
2015-09-29311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2015-09-29DOB complaint, category ?
2015-08-12Permit EW — ISSUED
2015-08-12Permit PL — ISSUED
2015-08-12Permit EQ — ISSUED
2015-07-31Job filed: A2$97,300
2015-06-19311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2015-05-14Deed $1,400,000 — from ACOSTA, RAUL to GOLDEN DRAGON PROPERTY LLC$1,400,000
2015-05-14AL&R $600,000 — from GOLDEN DRAGON PROPERTY LLC to ACOSTA, RAUL$600,000
2015-05-14Mortgage satisfied — from ACOSTA, RAUL to JMC REALTY CORP.
2015-05-14Mortgage satisfied — from ACOSTA, RAUL to CAMAYD, ROSA
2014
2014-04-23311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2013
2013-09-16311: Dirty Conditions — E12 Illegal Dumping Surveillance
2013-09-16311: Dirty Conditions — E1 Improper Disposal
2013-04-26311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2013-04-12311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2012
2012-12-07Permit EW — ISSUED
2012-11-14Job filed: INSTALLATION OF HOOD FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM IN CONJUNCTION WITH JOB # 320540795 NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS UNDER THIS APPLICATION.$3,000
2012-09-26Permit EW — ISSUED
2012-09-26Permit PL — ISSUED
2012-09-25Permit EW — ISSUED
2012-09-25Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION OF EX. COMMERCIAL SPACE AT FIRST FLOOR TO REPAIR FIRE DAMAGE AS PLAN FILLED HEREWITH. NO CHANGE OF USE, EGRESS OR CERTIFIATE OF OC$110,500
2012-09-25Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION OF EX. COMMERCIAL SPACE AT FIRST FLOOR TO REPAIR FIRE DAMAGE AS PLAN FILLED HEREWITH. NO CHANGE OF USE, EGRESS OR CERTIFIATE OF OC$110,500
2012-04-19311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2010
2010-05-17311: Indoor Air Quality — Other (Explain Below)
2010-05-17311: Air Quality — Air: Odor/Fumes, Restaurant (AD2)
2010-04-23311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2010-04-09311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2010-01-14311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2007
2007-07-05ECB Non-Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO CLEAN RANGE GREASE FILTERS: NOTE AT LEFT SIDE OF PREMISES PERIMETER WALL DUCT FROM RANGE COOKERS HAVE GREASE RESIDUE LE$80
2007-05-07DOB complaint, category ?
2006
2006-10-27Mortgage $50,000 — from ACOSTA, RAUL to CAMAYD, ROSA$50,000
2006-09-21Mortgage $300,000 — from ACOSTA, RAUL to JMC REALTY CORP$300,000
2000
2000-09-28Mortgage satisfied — from 4215/19 8TH AVENUE REALTY CORP to BANCO POPULAR NORTHAMERICA
1999
1999-05-17Permit AL — ISSUED
1999-05-17Permit PL — ISSUED
1991
1991-05-08Mortgage satisfied — from ACOSTA, RAUL to SANTANA, ELOINA
1983
1983-09-16Mortgage $13,351 — from ACOSTA, RAUL to BANCO DE PONCE$13,351
1983-01-24Mortgage $24,650 — from ACOSTA, RAUL to SANTANA, ELOINA$24,650
1983-01-10Deed — from COPPOLA, GENNARO ADMOF; COPPOLA, JOHN AKA; COPPOLA, JERRY AKA to ACOSTA, RAUL
1979
1979-03-15Deed — from THE SALVATION ARMY to COPPOLA, JERRY

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