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855 Madison Street · Brooklyn · BBL 3014810049 · 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 311s6
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 96% 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 50. In ZIP 11221, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% 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 violations8 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 2020-07-23.

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: Blocked Driveway (2) · Water System (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

NoBuilt before 1974 (2006)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
No421-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)RICHARD T CHANG; SHOU PING CHIU
Managing agentN/A
Last registered2024-10-28

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,422,000 $85,320
2026$1,645,000 $98,700
2027$1,433,000 $85,980

The city's market estimate has risen 1% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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

SubwayGates Av — J Z · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Gates Av / Broadway — B52 · 500 ft
Citi BikePutnam Ave & Ralph Ave · 600 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 309 The George E. Wibecan Preparatory Academy. 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

855 Madison Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by N/A — 414 buildings, 1,724 units. Grades across the portfolio: A126 · B87 · C146 · D40 · F10. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
299 Adelphi Street BK72 A
100 Adelphi Street BK48 A
33-15 84 Street QN40 B
1600 3 Avenue MN34 B
88 Adelphi Street BK25 A
41-11 28 Avenue QN23 A
515 West 175 Street MN20 B
163 Lefferts Place BK16 B
21-45 23 Street QN16 C
162 Adelphi Street BK16 B
43-23 41 Street QN16 A
135 West 89 Street MN15 A
1575 3 Avenue MN14 A
1698 2 Avenue MN12 A
3501 14 Avenue BK11 C
1125 Teller Avenue BX11 B
493 Clinton Avenue BK11 B
794 Classon Avenue BK10 A
106 Suffolk Street MN10 A
296 West 4 Street MN10 A
22 Mt Hope Place BX8 A
62-15 Fresh Pond Road QN8 A
501 6 Avenue BK8 A
117 South Elliott Place BK8 A
31 Pierrepont Street BK8 A
288 5 Avenue BK8 A
1078 Manhattan Avenue BK8 C
89 Verona Street BK8 A
126 Irving Avenue BK8 A
115 South Elliott Place BK8 B
553 49 Street BK8 A
767 Park Place BK8 B
596 Union Avenue BK8 A
53 West 74 Street MN7 A
108-50 Roosevelt Avenue QN7 B
568 President Street BK7 A
89-17 170 Street QN7 C
776 60 Street BK6 A
501 St Johns Place BK6 A
687 Lincoln Place BK6 A
99-17 43 Avenue QN6 C
173 North 8 Street BK6 B
530 Graham Avenue BK6 A
1166 Glenmore Avenue BK6 B
31-31 47 Street QN6 A
615 Bay Ridge Avenue BK6 A
151 East 37 Street MN6 A
137 Montrose Avenue BK6 A
44-13 28 Avenue QN6 A
3027 West 24 Street BK6 A
2514 East 14 Street BK6 A
499 St Johns Place BK6 B
30-34 49 Street QN6 A
182 Irving Avenue BK6 D
154 East 61 Street MN6 B
43-70 Robinson Street QN6 A
1646 DeKalb Avenue BK6 A
4721 13 Avenue BK5 D
2017 70 Street BK5 A
106 Willow Street BK5 B

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $20,766 on 2021-02-11 (lender: East Coast Capital Corp.) (recorded via MERS). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-04-30Agreement $460,500 — from CHIU, SHOU PING; CHANG, RICHARD to MERS; EAST COAST CAPITAL CORP. $460,500
2021-02-11Mortgage $20,766 — from CHIU, SHOU PING; CHANG, RICHARD to MERS; EAST COAST CAPITAL CORP. $20,766
2009-10-22Agreement $569,000 — from CHANG, RICHARD; CHIU, SHOU PING to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $569,000
2009-10-22Mortgage $5,532 — from CHANG, RICHARD; CHIU, SHOU PING to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $5,532
2007-09-07Mortgage $585,040 — from CHIU, SHOU PING; CHANG, RICHARD T to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $585,040
2007-09-07Deed $741,911 — from TOP BROADWAY LTD. to CHIU, SHOU PING; CHANG, RICHARD $741,911

Ten-year activity

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2018
2019
2020
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2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201702013
201804004
201915017
20200120012
2021175013
202205016
202303047
202403014
202502024
202602013
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The last 12 months — 4 records

DateRecord
2026-07-04311: Water System — Fire Hydrant Emergency (FHE)
2026-05-08HPD 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
2026-01-17Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-11-20HPD 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

The full timeline

2026
2026-07-04311: Water System — Fire Hydrant Emergency (FHE)
2026-05-08HPD 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
2026-01-17Rodent inspection: Passed
2025
2025-11-20HPD 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
2025-07-30Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2025-06-13HPD 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
2025-05-15Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2024
2024-06-23311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2024-06-23311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2024-04-17HPD 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
2024-04-07Rodent inspection: Passed
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
2023-05-27Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-03-31311: Animal-Abuse — Neglected
2023-03-31HPD 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
2023-01-27Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2023-01-18Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2023-01-06Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2022
2022-12-10311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2022-11-14Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
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
2022-06-27311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2022-03-09HPD 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
2022-03-09HPD 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
2021-11-06311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2021-10-15FDNY inspection (RISK)
2021-04-30Agreement $460,500 — from CHIU, SHOU PING; CHANG, RICHARD to MERS; EAST COAST CAPITAL CORP.$460,500
2021-04-19HPD 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
2021-04-19HPD 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
2021-02-11Mortgage assigned — from MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
2021-02-11Mortgage $20,766 — from CHIU, SHOU PING; CHANG, RICHARD to MERS; EAST COAST CAPITAL CORP.$20,766
2021-02-11Mortgage assigned — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to EAST COAST CAPITAL CORP.
2021-02-11Mortgage assigned — from EAST COAST CAPITAL CORP. to EAST COAST CAPITAL CORP.; MERS
2021-01-15311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-01-10311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-01-07311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-01-05311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020
2020-11-20311: Noise - Residential — Banging/Pounding
2020-07-23HPD class B: § 27-2046.1 HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). MISSING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY, 1st
2020-07-20311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2020-07-20Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2020-07-19311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2020-07-19Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2020-06-15311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-05-27311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-05-26311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-03-13311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-01-26311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-01-08311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019
2019-12-06Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-11-04HPD 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
2019-07-31311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-07-26FDNY inspection (RISK)
2019-06-26311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-06-13311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-03-10311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018
2018-10-26HPD 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
2018-10-13311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-01-27311: Water System — Hydrant Running (WC3)
2018-01-27311: Water System — Hydrant Defective (WC2)
2017
2017-12-08HPD 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
2017-06-27Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-05-27311: Rodent — Mouse Sighting
2016
2016-11-28HPD 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
2016-09-14Mortgage assigned — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS
2016-02-19311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2015
2015-10-20HPD 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
2015-10-09311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2015-05-25311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2015-03-30311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Traffic
2013
2013-06-26311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2013-04-19311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2012
2012-08-18311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2012-08-03311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2012-07-02311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2011
2011-10-22311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2011-06-29311: Consumer Complaint — Installation/Work Quality
2011-04-09311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2010
2010-12-02311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2010-12-01311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2010-02-16311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2010-02-16311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2009
2009-10-22Agreement $569,000 — from CHANG, RICHARD; CHIU, SHOU PING to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.$569,000
2009-10-22Mortgage $5,532 — from CHANG, RICHARD; CHIU, SHOU PING to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.$5,532
2009-10-22PAT — from PING, CHIU SHOU to CHANG, RICHARD T
2007
2007-09-07Mortgage $585,040 — from CHIU, SHOU PING; CHANG, RICHARD T to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.$585,040
2007-09-07Deed $741,911 — from TOP BROADWAY LTD. to CHIU, SHOU PING; CHANG, RICHARD$741,911
2006
2006-06-22ECB Hazardous violation: NO GUARDRAILS. +-25'-0"DROP @ SITE (EXCAVATED HOLE @ SITE WITH +-90DEGREES DROP) NO GUARD RAILS PROVIDED TO PROTECT EMPLOYEES FROM$1,000
2006-06-22ECB Non-Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO POST PERMITS. JOB SITE HAS NO PERMITS POSTED AT ABOVE SITE.REMEDY: POST ALL PERMITS AS PER CODE.$250
2006-06-22ECB Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO SAFEGUARD PUBLIC & PROPERTY. EXCAVATION ALONG MADISON ST. HAS CRUSTED PORTION OF PUBLIC WALKWAY TO COVE-IN & CUSE A TRI$1,000
2006-06-22ECB Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO PROVIDE PROTECTION @ SIDES OF EXCAVATION. EXCAVATED (+-25-0") HOLE @ SITE;PORTIONS OF 90DEGREES DIRT/EARTH WALLS HAVE N$1,000
2006-06-22ECB Non-Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO POST CONTRACTOR'S SIGN. NO CONTRACTORS SIGN PROVIDED FOR ABOVE JOB SITE.AT PRESENT THERE IS A SIGN FOR SECURITY GUARD P$500
2004
2004-04-07Job filed: NB#301808033,301808051,301808060 ADDRESS ES:855,857,859,861 MADISON STREET BLOCK#1481 LOT#45,46,48,4 9___BNP 04-222
2004-02-19Job filed: NB

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