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101 Ralph Avenue · Brooklyn · BBL 3014850003 · 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, AEP4
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 85% 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 13.3. 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 violations17 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 10 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 1984-07-23.

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

4 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Water System (3) · Real Time Enforcement (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 (3)
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)PURE STAR LLC
Head officerRUIKENG HUANG
Managing agentRUIKENG HUANG
Last registered2025-07-10

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$741,000 $333,450
2026$824,000 $370,800
2027$989,000 $445,050

The city's market estimate has risen 33% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Crown Fried ChickenChickenA—

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.

2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2014 (0 in the last three years).

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 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Ralph Av / Jefferson Av — B47 · 250 ft
Citi BikePutnam Ave & Ralph Ave · 150 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

101 Ralph 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: $745,800 on 2024-03-19 (lender: Habib American Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2024-03-19Deed $1,243,000 — from WU, YAN MEI to PURE STAR LLC $1,243,000
2024-03-19Mortgage $745,800 — from PURE STAR LLC to HABIB AMERICAN BANK $745,800
2024-03-19AL&R $745,800 — from PURE STAR LLC to HABIB AMERICAN BANK $745,800
2024-02-22Sold for $1,243,000 $1,243,000 $414,333
2007-05-14DEEDO $493,000 — from CHAN , HUI CHU LIN; CHAN, CHEUNG SUM to CHEN, RONG FU $493,000
2007-05-14Mortgage $300,000 — from CHEN, RONG FU to CATHAY BANK $300,000

Ten-year activity

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2018
2019
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2021
2022
2023
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2024
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201711002
201801001
201902002
202000000
202103003
202205016
202302002
2024164213
202502024
202600022
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The last 12 months — 3 records

DateRecord
2026-06-15Restaurant inspection: CROWN FRIED CHICKEN — grade A
2026-03-28Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-12-09Bedbug filing: 0 infested units

The full timeline

2026
2026-06-15Restaurant inspection: CROWN FRIED CHICKEN — grade A
2026-03-28Rodent inspection: Passed
2025
2025-12-09Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-06-02Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-05-15311: Water System — Leak (Use Comments) (WA2)
2025-02-13Restaurant inspection: CROWN FRIED CHICKEN — grade A
2024
2024-12-06Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-10-24Restaurant inspection: CROWN FRIED CHICKEN
2024-10-24311: Real Time Enforcement — Work Without A Permit - Occupied Multiple Dwelling
2024-10-24DOB complaint, category ?
2024-07-25Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-06-24311: Water System — Possible Water Main Break (Use Comments) (WA1)
2024-06-19311: Water System — Possible Water Main Break (Use Comments) (WA1)
2024-05-24Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-04-11HPD 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
2024-03-19Deed $1,243,000 — from WU, YAN MEI to PURE STAR LLC$1,243,000
2024-03-19Mortgage $745,800 — from PURE STAR LLC to HABIB AMERICAN BANK$745,800
2024-03-19AL&R $745,800 — from PURE STAR LLC to HABIB AMERICAN BANK$745,800
2024-02-22Sold for $1,243,000$1,243,000
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
2023-03-24HPD 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
2022-12-23311: Consumer Complaint — Bodega/Deli/Supermarket
2022-11-16Rodent inspection: Passed
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
2022-08-05311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2022-03-01HPD 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
2022-03-01HPD 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
2021
2021-09-25311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2021-05-07Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-04-12HPD 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
2019
2019-10-31311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2019-07-13311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2018
2018-08-13311: Street Condition — Pothole
2017
2017-11-28HPD 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
2017-09-01FDNY inspection (RISK)
2016
2016-09-05311: Dirty Conditions — E5 Loose Rubbish
2016-04-07Mortgage satisfied — from CHEN, RONG FU to CATHAY BANK
2015
2015-10-13HPD 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
2014-10-23311: Water System — Leak (Use Comments) (WA2)
2014-08-17311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2014-07-17HPD class B: SECTION 27-2040 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT OR NEAR THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT ENTRANCEWAY OF THE BUILDING AND KEEP SAME BURNING FRO
2014-07-15Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2014-01-27311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2013
2013-07-12311: Dirty Conditions — E3 Dirty Sidewalk
2011
2011-03-18311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2011-03-17311: Food Establishment — Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food
2011-01-18Permit PL — ISSUED
2010
2010-12-10Permit PL — ISSUED
2010-10-13Permit EW — ISSUED
2010-09-03Job filed: INSTALLATION OF FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM ONLY. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$3,000
2010-07-26311: Other Enforcement — E6 Commercial Waste Disposal
2010-07-26311: Other Enforcement — E6 Commercial Waste Disposal
2010-07-16311: Electrical — Electrical Wiring Defective/Exposed
2010-07-16DOB complaint, category ?
2010-07-02311: Dirty Conditions — E3 Dirty Sidewalk
2010-04-27Permit AL — ISSUED
2010-01-19311: General Construction/Plumbing — Egress - Doors Locked/Blocked/Improper/No Secondary Means
2010-01-19DOB complaint, category ?
2009
2009-12-15Permit PL — ISSUED
2009-11-25Permit AL — ISSUED
2009-11-24DOB complaint, category ?
2009-11-18ECB CLASS - 1 violation: UNLAWFUL ACTS. FAILURE TO COMPLY W/ COMM. ORDER TO CORRECT VIOLATING CONDITIONS CITED IN FOR WORK DONE W/O A PERMIT. REMEDY: CORRE
2009-10-28ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAIL TO COMPLY W.COMM ORDER TO FILE A CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION W/DOB PURSUANT TO 28-204.2 FOR VIOLATION OF 34776520N. REMEDY: FIL$800
2009-10-28ECB CLASS - 1 violation: UNLAWFUL ACTS.FAILURE TO COMPLY W/COMM ORDER TO CORRECT CONDITIONS CITED IN 34776519X FOR ERECTING PARTITIONS, BATHROOM ETC W.O A $2,400
2009-08-13Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2009-08-13Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — RADIATOR
2009-08-13Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2009-08-13Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2009-08-13Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2009-07-07ECB CLASS - 1 violation: SEC 28-209.2 FAILURE TO COMPLY W/ DOB VACATE ORDER #127-09 ISSUED ON 5/8/09 FOR APT 2F & 3F FOR NO SECONDARY MEANS OF EGRESS APT 2$1,600
2009-06-19DOB complaint, category ?
2009-05-11DOB complaint, category ?
2009-05-08ECB CLASS - 1 violation: OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY THE C OF O. DEPT OF BUILDING RECORDS INDICATE PREMISES TO BE LEGALLY APPROVED FOR A STORE & $2,400
2009-05-08ECB CLASS - 1 violation: WORK W/O A PERMIT WORK NOTED: AT 2ND & 3RD FLR ERECTED FULL HEIGHT PARTITIONS SUB-DIVING CLASS "A" IN HALF INSTALLED WATER & WASTE$1,600
2009-05-08DOB complaint, category ?
2009-02-27Permit EW — ISSUED
2009-02-27Permit EQ — ISSUED
2008
2008-12-24Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2008-11-26Job filed: MINOR INTERIOR RENOVATION ON EXISTING RESTAURANT TO INSTALL NEW KITCHEN FIXTURES ON 1ST FLOOR & CELLAR. FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM TO BE FILED UNDER $25,000
2008-11-26Job filed: MINOR INTERIOR RENOVATION ON EXISTING RESTAURANT TO INSTALL NEW KITCHEN FIXTURES ON 1ST FLOOR & CELLAR. FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM TO BE FILED UNDER $25,000
2008-11-22Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2008-03-05Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — LIGHTING
2008-01-03DOB violation LL6291:
2007
2007-12-31Deed — from CHEN, RONG FU to WU, YAN MEI; CHEN, RONG FU
2007-12-10Permit EW — ISSUED
2007-11-30Permit PL — ISSUED
2007-11-07Job filed: TO OBTAIN BOILER PERMIT ALL WORK IS DONE AT ALT 1 JOB# 302382801.$1,000
2007-09-17Permit AL — ISSUED
2007-07-11Job filed: A1$40,000
2007-05-30Permit AL — ISSUED
2007-05-23Job filed: REPAIR MINOR WALL PARTITION AND FLOOR TILES . NO CHANGE IN THE USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$20,000
2007-05-14DEEDO $493,000 — from CHAN , HUI CHU LIN; CHAN, CHEUNG SUM to CHEN, RONG FU$493,000
2007-05-14Mortgage $300,000 — from CHEN, RONG FU to CATHAY BANK$300,000
2006
2006-01-25HPD class B: SECTION 27-2040 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT OR NEAR THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT ENTRANCEWAY OF THE BUILDING AND KEEP SAME BURNING FRO
2004
2004-02-13DOB violation LL6291:
1989
1989-06-26Mortgage satisfied — from RICHARDSON, JOYCE G; RICHARDSON, WILLIAMJ to ROOSEVELT SV BK/CITY/NY
1989-06-26Deed — from LEARDO, ALBERTO to CHAN, CHEUNG SUM; CHAN, HUI CHU LIN
1987
1987-09-29HPD class B: SECTION 27-2039 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHT OF NOT LESS THAN 60 WATTS INCANDESCENT OR EQUIVALENT ILLUMINATION 1 STY PUBLIC HALL NIGHT IN
1987-09-29HPD class B: SECTION 27-2039 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHT OF NOT LESS THAN 60 WATTS INCANDESCENT OR EQUIVALENT ILLUMINATION VESTIBULE 1 STY NIGHTINSPE
1987-09-29HPD class B: SECTION 27-2040 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT OR NEAR THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT ENTRANCEWAY OF THE BUILDING AND KEEP SAME BURNING FRO
1984
1984-11-08HPD class B: D26-10.01 ADM CODE FIRE ESCAPE DEFECTIVE. ADJUST THE DROPLADDER SO THAT IT WILL SLIDE EASILY IN THE GUIDE RODS REAR.
1984-11-08HPD class B: D26-10.01, 10.05 ADM CODE FIRE EGRESS DEFECTIVE. MAKE STATIONARY THE IRON LADDER LEADING TO SCUTTLE OPENING IN ROOF 3 STY PUBLIC HALL.
1984-11-08HPD class C: D26-17.10 ADM CODE POST NOTICE, IN FORM APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, STATING THE NAME AND LOCATION OF THE PERSON DESIGNATED BY THE OWNER TO H
1984-11-08HPD class B: D26-10.01, 10.05 ADM CODE REMOVE ALL ENCUMBRANCES CONSISTING OF HOUSEHOLD ITEMS SCUTTLE CLOSET AND 3 STY PUBLIC HALL.
1984-11-08HPD class A: D26-21.03 ADM CODE PAINT OR POST A SIGN INDICATING FLOORS ON WALL AT OR NEAR STAIRS PUB HALL ALL STYS.
1984-11-08HPD class C: D26-17.10 ADM CODE PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDING'S HEATING SYSTEM CELLAR DOOR LOCKED.
1984-11-08HPD class A: D26-12.01 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT CEILING AT 3RD STY PUBLIC HALL.
1984-11-08HPD class C: D26-17.07 ADM CODE PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES 3 STY APT KITCHEN & BATHROOM.
1984-07-23HPD class B: D26-10.01 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERBOARD CEILING CELLAR THROUGHOUT.
1984-07-23HPD class A: D26-10.01 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING HANDHOLD COVER CELLAR FRONT.
1984-07-23HPD class A: D26-11.01, 11.03, 11.05 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ACCUMULATION OF REFUSE AND/OR RUBBISH AND MAINTAIN IN A CLEAN CONDITION THE BOILER ROOM CELLAR.
1984-07-23HPD class B: SECTION 53,187,231 M/D LAW & DEPT RULES & REG. PROVIDE MEANS OF EGRESS FROM YARD TO STREET BY FIREPROOF PASSAGEWAY FOR WHICH APPLICATION MUS
1967
1967-03-22Deed — from RICHARDSON JOYCE G; RICHARDSON WILLIAM J to LEARDO OLGA; LEARDO EVARISTO
1966
1966-11-04Deed — from RICHARDSON WILLIAM J; RICHARDSON JOYCE G to LEARDO EVARISTO

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