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623 Livonia Avenue · Brooklyn · BBL 3038050046 · 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, AEP34.8
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
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 116. In ZIP 11207, 62% of residential buildings hold an A and 13% 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 violations12 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 8 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 2018-07-04.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2).

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

13 service requests in the last three years. Most common: PAINT/PLASTER (2) · FLOORING/STAIRS (2) · Illegal Dumping (1) · Litter Basket Complaint (1) · Graffiti (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (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 (1930)
NoSix or more residential units (1)
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)WING CHEUNG TAK REALTY CORP
Head officerSIEE M CHIN
Managing agentSIEE M CHIN
Last registered2025-09-10

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$687,000 $41,220
2026$811,000 $48,660
2027$784,000 $47,040

The city's market estimate has risen 14% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Sun Hing RestaurantChineseA—

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).

Hurricane evacuation zone 5 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

SubwayPennsylvania Av — 3 · 100 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Pennsylvania Av / Livonia Av — B20 B83 · 150 ft
Citi BikePennsylvania Ave & Livonia Ave · 150 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 013 Roberto Clemente
Middle: J.H.S. 292 Margaret S. Douglas. 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

623 Livonia 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

13 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 of them about heat or hot water.

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: $156,000 on 1995-01-03 (lender: Tai, Kuen Fuk). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1995-01-03Mortgage $156,000 — from ZHANG, YOU BO; CHIN, SIEE MING to TAI, KUEN FUK $156,000

Ten-year activity

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2018
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2020
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2024
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2026
Housing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
2017000
201810010
2019202
2020202
2021000
202229029
2023202
2024011
2025303
202629130
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The last 12 months — 30 records

DateRecord
2026-09-07HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT
2026-09-07HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CERAMIC FLOOR TILE IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd
2026-09-07HPD class A: § 27-2013 ADMIN. CODE: PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT AT ALL WALLS AND CEILINGS IN THE ENTIRE APARTME
2026-09-07HPD class B: § 27-2045(B)(1)(B) HMC, § 12-06, § 12-07, § 12-09 RCNY REPAIR, REPLACE OR PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVI
2026-09-07HPD class A: § 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... LESS THAN 10 SQFT OBSERVED AT CEILING IN THE BATHROOM L
2026-09-07HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR AT EAST WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST L
2026-09-07HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD FLOOR TILES IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT A
2026-09-07HPD class B: § 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY
2026-09-07HPD class A: § 27-2013 ADMIN. CODE: PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT AT CEILING AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY
2026-09-07HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR FIRE RETARDANT MATERIAL AT CEILING AT PU
2026-09-07HPD class B: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FRO
2026-08-25311: FLOORING/STAIRS — FLOOR
2026-08-25311: Indoor Air Quality — Ventilation
2026-08-25311: FLOORING/STAIRS — STAIRS
2026-08-25311: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2026-08-25311: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2026-08-25311: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2026-08-25311: OUTSIDE BUILDING — ROOFING
2026-08-25Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2026-08-25Tenant complaint: FLOORING/STAIRS — STAIRS
2026-08-25Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2026-08-25Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2026-08-25Tenant complaint: FLOORING/STAIRS — FLOOR
2026-08-25Tenant complaint: OUTSIDE BUILDING — ROOFING
2026-07-05311: Water System — Fire Hydrant Emergency (FHE)
2026-06-23Restaurant inspection: SUN HING RESTAURANT — grade A
2026-01-29311: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2026-01-29311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2026-01-29Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2026-01-29Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY

The full timeline

2026
2026-09-07HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT
2026-09-07HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CERAMIC FLOOR TILE IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd
2026-09-07HPD class A: § 27-2013 ADMIN. CODE: PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT AT ALL WALLS AND CEILINGS IN THE ENTIRE APARTME
2026-09-07HPD class B: § 27-2045(B)(1)(B) HMC, § 12-06, § 12-07, § 12-09 RCNY REPAIR, REPLACE OR PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVI
2026-09-07HPD class A: § 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... LESS THAN 10 SQFT OBSERVED AT CEILING IN THE BATHROOM L
2026-09-07HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR AT EAST WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST L
2026-09-07HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD FLOOR TILES IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT A
2026-09-07HPD class B: § 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY
2026-09-07HPD class A: § 27-2013 ADMIN. CODE: PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT AT CEILING AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY
2026-09-07HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR FIRE RETARDANT MATERIAL AT CEILING AT PU
2026-09-07HPD class B: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FRO
2026-08-25311: FLOORING/STAIRS — FLOOR
2026-08-25311: Indoor Air Quality — Ventilation
2026-08-25311: FLOORING/STAIRS — STAIRS
2026-08-25311: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2026-08-25311: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2026-08-25311: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2026-08-25311: OUTSIDE BUILDING — ROOFING
2026-08-25Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2026-08-25Tenant complaint: FLOORING/STAIRS — STAIRS
2026-08-25Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2026-08-25Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2026-08-25Tenant complaint: FLOORING/STAIRS — FLOOR
2026-08-25Tenant complaint: OUTSIDE BUILDING — ROOFING
2026-07-05311: Water System — Fire Hydrant Emergency (FHE)
2026-06-23Restaurant inspection: SUN HING RESTAURANT — grade A
2026-01-29311: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2026-01-29311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2026-01-29Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2026-01-29Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2025
2025-09-25311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2025-08-12311: Litter Basket Complaint — Overflowing
2025-03-04311: Illegal Dumping — Removal Request
2024
2024-11-22Restaurant inspection: SUN HING RESTAURANT — grade A
2023
2023-03-29311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2023-03-29311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2022
2022-12-28311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2022-11-07HPD class A: § 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... APPROX 3 SQFT AT CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT
2022-11-07HPD class B: § 27-2026 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE LEAKY AND/OR DEFECTIVE FAUCETS AT BATHTUB IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM
2022-11-07HPD class B: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 22NDFL, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMEN
2022-11-07HPD class A: § 27-2026 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE LEAKY AND/OR DEFECTIVE FAUCETS WASHBASIN IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 22NDFL, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT F
2022-11-07HPD class B: § 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 2, 1st STORY
2022-11-07HPD class A: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT
2022-11-07HPD class B: § 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 22NDFL, 2nd
2022-10-19311: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2022-10-19311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2022-10-19311: ELECTRIC — OUTLET/SWITCH
2022-10-19311: PLUMBING — BATHTUB/SHOWER
2022-10-19311: WATER LEAK — SLOW LEAK
2022-10-19Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — BATHTUB/SHOWER
2022-10-19Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2022-10-19Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — OUTLET/SWITCH
2022-10-19Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — SLOW LEAK
2022-10-19Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2022-10-17311: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2022-10-17311: PLUMBING — BASIN/SINK
2022-10-17311: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2022-10-17Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — BASIN/SINK
2022-10-17Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2022-10-17Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2022-07-02311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2022-07-01311: Residential Disposal Complaint — Trash or Recycling Not Secure
2022-06-07311: Illegal Dumping — Removal Request
2022-03-22311: Illegal Posting — Poster or Sign
2022-02-25311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2020
2020-08-16311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2020-08-16311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2019
2019-11-12311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2019-02-19311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2018
2018-11-18311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2018-07-04HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR THE EAST AND SOUTH WALLS IN THE 1st ROOM
2018-06-28311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2018-06-28Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2018-03-13311: Street Condition — Cave-in
2018-02-05HPD 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
2018-02-03HPD class C: § 27-2029 ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HEAT FOR THE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2NDFL, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAS
2018-02-03HPD class C: § 27-2024 ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HOT WATER FOR THE FIXTURES , IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2NDFL, 2nd STORY, 1st
2018-02-02311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2018-02-02Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2015
2015-07-07311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2015-02-20311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2014
2014-11-14311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2014-11-14311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2014-11-14Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2014-11-14Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2014-10-03311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2014-10-03Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2014-10-01FDNY inspection (RISK)
2014-03-14311: Sewer — Manhole Cover Missing (Emergency) (SA3)
2013
2013-04-30311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2013-02-22311: Indoor Air Quality — Other (Explain Below)
2012
2012-12-04311: Street Sign - Missing — Street Cleaning - ASP
2012-10-03Rodent inspection: Passed
2012-09-17Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2012-09-10311: Rodent — Mouse Sighting
2012-06-25Rodent inspection: Passed
2012-03-08Deed — from CHIN, SIEE MING; ZHANG, YOU BO to WING CHEUNG TAK REALTY CORP.
2011
2011-04-20Rodent inspection: Passed
2010
2010-11-18311: Consumer Complaint — Cigarette Sale to Minor
2008
2008-02-06Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — BATHTUB/SHOWER
2005
2005-02-03DOB complaint, category ?
2003
2003-02-13Permit EQ — ISSUED
2002
2002-12-11Job filed: REPAIR/REBUILT PARAPET WALL AS PER PLAN FILED. NO CHANGE IN USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$10,000
2002-12-11Job filed: REPAIR/REBUILT PARAPET WALL AS PER PLAN FILED. NO CHANGE IN USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$10,000
2002-11-20Permit AL — ISSUED
2002-10-10Permit EQ — ISSUED
2002-10-08Job filed: Repair brick facade and parapet wall for an existing two story building. No change the use, egress and occupancy.$9,000
2002-10-07Job filed: Filing herewith heavyduty shed 78'. No change in use, egress or occupancy.
2002-09-10DOB complaint, category ?
2002-09-10ECB Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO MAINTIAN EXTERIOR BLDG WALL : ENTIRE EAST PARAOET WALL HAS WEATHER WORN MORTAR JOINTS AND LEANS INWARDS IN DANGER OF CO$800
2000
2000-11-29Mortgage satisfied — from CHIN, SIEE MING; ZHANG, YOU BO to TAI, KUEN FUK
1999
1999-11-16Permit EW — ISSUED
1999-11-16Permit EQ — ISSUED
1999-11-16Permit EQ — ISSUED
1995
1995-01-03Deed — from TAI, KUEN FUK to CHIN, SIEE MING; ZHANG, YOU BO
1995-01-03Mortgage $156,000 — from ZHANG, YOU BO; CHIN, SIEE MING to TAI, KUEN FUK$156,000
1994
1994-12-07DOB violation ES:
1994-12-07DOB violation ES:
1994-06-01DOB violation LL6291:
1993
1993-08-16DOB violation LL6291:
1993-06-01DOB violation LL6291:
1990
1990-03-02Deed — from TAI, SIU YUK to TAI, KUEN FUK
1988
1988-11-09DOB violation ES:
1988-11-09DOB violation ES:
1983
1983-12-02VAC — from CITY OF NEW YORK to VACATE ORDER
1983-05-17Deed — from COMMISSIONER OF FINANCE to NEW YORK CITY
1980
1980-07-17Deed — from RIOS ANGEL to TAI SIU YOK
1980-07-02Deed — from SUGARMAN DAVID (DECD); HAROLDE MIRIAM SUGARMAN AS SURVIVING DAU to CABAN JORGE L RIOS; MENDEZ NANCY RIOS
1980-07-02RTXL — from SUGARMAN DAVID (DECD)
1980-07-02Deed — from MENDEZ NANCY RIOS; CABAN JORGE L RIOS to RIOS ANGEL
1975
1975-12-09Deed — from SUGARMAN LENA to MENDEZ NANCY R; CABAN JORGE L R

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