A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 87% 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 19.3. In ZIP 11217, 60% 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 violations
2 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2019-12-12.
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
3 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Lead (1) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (1) · PAINT/PLASTER (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
No
Built before 1974 (1986)
No
Six or more residential units (3)
No
421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll
0 of 3 signals present. None of the common signals are present — stabilization is unlikely (though never impossible). 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)
372 BUTLER STREET LLC
Head officer
JAMES CHIN
Managing agent
JB MAC REAL ESTATE INC,
Last registered
2025-07-08
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
What the city thinks it's worth
Tax year
City market value
Assessed value
2025
$2,580,000
$154,800
2026
$2,671,000
$160,260
2027
$3,367,000
$202,020
The city's market estimate has risen
31% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Flood exposure
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 6 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
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
Subway
Union St — R · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Bergen St — 2 3 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: 5 Av / Saint Johns Pl — B63 · 500 ft
Citi Bike
Douglass St & 4 Ave · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
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.
3 311 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $120,000 on
1993-12-30 (lender: Republic Bank For Svgs). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid
down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded
document.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
1993-12-30
Mortgage $120,000 — from CHIN, JAMES G.; CHIN, ELAINE NG to REPUBLIC BANK FOR SVGS
$120,000
1987-05-22
Mortgage $13,500 — from CHIN, JAMES G; CHIN, ELAINE NG to NYC HPD
$13,500
Ten-year activity
50250
2017
2018
23
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Housing & tenantsHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Housing & tenants
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
0
0
2018
1
2
3
2019
23
0
23
2020
23
0
23
2021
4
0
4
2022
1
0
1
2023
3
0
3
2024
6
0
6
2025
1
0
1
2026
1
0
1
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HPD 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
2026-05-04HPD 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
2023-11-18311: Lead — Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)
2023-03-16Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-01-24311: Indoor Air Quality — Chemical Vapors/Gases/Odors
2022
2022-09-20311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2021
2021-12-29Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-05-31311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-04-29Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-04-07HPD 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
2020-11-22311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-09-24311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-08-11311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-08-06311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-08-03311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-07-25311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-06-23311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-06-15311: Drug Activity — Use Indoor
2020-06-13311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-05-29311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2020-04-04311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-02-05City emergency repair (OMO): (1) door arrange and make self-closing the door .. in the entrance located at apt 3, 3rd story, 1st apartment from west $300
2020-01-04HPD class A: § 27-2005 HMC: POST, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, AND MAINTAIN A NOTICE IN A COMMON AREA OF THE BUILDING REGARDING THE PROCEDURES
2020-01-04HPD class C: § 27-2033 ADM CODE POST NOTICE, IN FORM APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, STATING THE NAME AND LOCATION OF THE PERSON DESIGNATED BY THE OWNER TO H
2020-01-04HPD class A: § 27-2045 ADM CODE POST A PROPER NOTICE OF SMOKE DETECTOR REQUIREMENTS, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, AT OR NEAR THE MAIL BOX .. A
2020-01-04HPD class A: § 27-2046.1 HMC: POST A PROPER NOTICE OF CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE REQUIREMENTS, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, IN A COMMON
2020-01-04HPD class A: § 26-1103 ADMIN. CODE: POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER NOTICE ON WALL OF THE ENTRANCE STORY IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH ON THE AVAILABILITY OF THE AGE
2020-01-04HPD class A: § 27-2104 ADM CODE POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER SIGN ON WALL OF ENTRANCE STORY SHOWING THE REGISTRATION NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE DEPARTMENT AND
2020-01-04HPD class A: § 329, M/D LAW AND DEPT. RULES AND REGS. PROVIDE A COMPLETED CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION VISITS IN A PROPER FRAME READILY ACCESSIBLE FOR SIGNA
2020-01-04HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY SECURE THE LOOSE HAND RAILING AT 1ST STORY TO 2ND STORY STAIRCASE , 1st STORY
2020-01-04HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE BELL/BUZZER INTERCOM SYSTEM IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3, 3rd STORY,
2020-01-04HPD class C: § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS .. IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 3, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT
2020-01-03311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019
2019-12-27311: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2019-12-27Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2019-12-12HPD class B: § 27-2046.1 HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). MISSING LOCATED AT APT 3, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT
2019-12-12HPD class A: § 27-2046.1 HMC: POST A PROPER NOTICE OF CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE REQUIREMENTS, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, IN A COMMON
2019-12-12HPD class C: § 27-2043.1 HMC INSTALL THE MISSING OR REPAIR/REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE WINDOW GUARD(S) IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPECIFICATIONS OF THE NEW YORK CI
2019-12-12HPD class B: § 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR MISSING LOCATED AT APT 3, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
2019-12-12HPD class A: § 27-2104 ADM CODE POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER SIGN ON WALL OF ENTRANCE STORY SHOWING THE REGISTRATION NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE DEPARTMENT AND
2019-12-12HPD class C: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FRO
2019-12-12HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY SECURE THE LOOSE HANDRAIL STAIRS FROM 1ST STORY TO 2ND STORY AT PUBLIC HALL
2019-12-12HPD class A: § 329, M/D LAW AND DEPT. RULES AND REGS. PROVIDE A COMPLETED CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION VISITS IN A PROPER FRAME AT OR NEAR MAILBOXES, BOTTOM
2019-12-12HPD class A: § 27-2045 ADM CODE POST A PROPER NOTICE OF SMOKE DETECTOR REQUIREMENTS, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, AT OR NEAR THE MAIL BOX MISS
2019-12-09311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 1RG Missed Recycling Paper
2018-07-24Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2016
2016-11-13311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2016-08-26Mortgage satisfied — from CHIN, JAMES G. & ELAINE NG to CITY OF NEW YORK HPD
2016-06-08Deed — from CHIN, ELAINE NG; CHIN, JAMES to 372 BUTLER STREET, LLC
2015
2015-10-07HPD 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
2015-08-04311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2015-06-14311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2011
2011-09-25311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2011-04-27Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2011-04-10311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2011-03-21Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2010
2010-08-31Rodent inspection: Passed
2010-08-27311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2010-01-28Rodent inspection: Passed
2010-01-08Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2009-09-24Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity and Other Reason
2008
2008-11-18Mortgage satisfied — from CHIN, JAMES G; CHIN, ELAINE NG to REPUBLIC BANK FOR SAVINGS; HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
2001
2001-04-09HPD class B: § 27-2040 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT OR NEAR THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT ENTRANCEWAY OF THE BUILDING AND KEEP SAME BURNING FROM SUNS
1997
1997-04-11HPD class A: SECTION 27-2098 ADM CODE FILE WITH THIS DEPARTMENT A REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR BUILDING.
1993
1993-12-30Mortgage $120,000 — from CHIN, JAMES G.; CHIN, ELAINE NG to REPUBLIC BANK FOR SVGS$120,000
1987
1987-05-22Mortgage $13,500 — from CHIN, JAMES G; CHIN, ELAINE NG to NYC HPD$13,500
1986
1986-10-31Mortgage assigned — from CHIN, JAMES G; CHIN, ELAINE NG to AETNA LIFE INSURANCECO
1986-10-31Deed — from FULTON PK DVLPT CORP to CHIN, JAMES G; CHIN, ELAINE NG
1986-10-31Agreement — from CHIN, JAMES G; CHIN, ELAINE NG to AETNA LIFE INSURANCECO
1986-10-31Mortgage assigned — from WILLIAMSBURGH SAVS BANK to AETNA LIFE INSURANCECO