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1013 Sutter Avenue · Brooklyn · BBL 3040350033 · 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, AEP3
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class2
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 86% 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 16.7. In ZIP 11208, 69% of residential buildings hold an A and 9% 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 violations1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2022-04-22.

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

No 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

Filed construction activity

$226,400 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (6 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 (1930)
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)ZHEN LI
Last registered2025-06-30

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$715,000 $42,900
2026$847,000 $50,820
2027$939,000 $56,340

The city's market estimate has risen 31% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Golden ChinaChineseBMice 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).

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

SubwayShepherd Av — C · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
New Lots Av — 3 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Sutter Av / Essex St — B14 · 50 ft
Citi BikeSutter Ave & Jerome St · 0.3 mi · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: East New York Elementary School of Excellence
Middle: 661, 662. 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

1013 Sutter 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

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: $499,000 on 2018-12-28 (lender: Cathay Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2018-12-28Mortgage $499,000 — from LI, ZHEN to CATHAY BANK $499,000
2018-12-28AL&R $499,000 — from LI, ZHEN to CATHAY BANK $499,000
2015-11-27Deed $550,000 — from SUTTER PROPERTIES, INC. to LI, ZHEN $550,000
1990-08-24Mortgage $75,000 — from PINTO, EMILY to VEGA, MILAGROS $75,000
1990-08-24Mortgage $47,800 — from PINTO, EMILY to VEGA, MILAGROS $47,800
1990-08-06Mortgage $75,000 — from PINTO, EMILY to GREEN POINT SAVS BANK $75,000

Ten-year activity

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2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
7
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
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2018000202
2019001001
2020000000
2021001001
2022005005
2023000011
2024001012
2025030025
2026700007
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The last 12 months — 10 records

DateRecord
2026-06-22Permit Plumbing — Permit Issued
2026-06-22Permit Plumbing — Permit Issued
2026-06-02Permit Construction Fence — Permit Issued
2026-06-02Permit General Construction — Permit Issued
2026-03-31Job filed: INSTALL CONSTRUCTION WOOD FENCE AT OPEN SPACE.
2026-03-24Job filed: INTEROR RENOVATION EXISTING COMMERCIAL SPACE WITH PLUMBING WORK. NO CHANEG IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.
2026-03-17Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION OF AN EXISTING THREE STORY BUILDING DUE TO FIRE DAMAGE AS PER THE PLANS FILED HEREWITH.NO CHANGE IN USE,EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.
2025-12-29DOB complaint, category ?
2025-12-26DOB complaint, category ?
2025-12-25DOB violation C: STRUCTURE RENDERED NONCOMPLIANT, BLDG SUSTAINED FIRE WATER AND SMOKE D AMAGE THROUGHOUT, FIRE STARTED AT FL1, OBSERVED BROKEN WINDO

The full timeline

2026
2026-06-22Permit Plumbing — Permit Issued
2026-06-22Permit Plumbing — Permit Issued
2026-06-02Permit Construction Fence — Permit Issued
2026-06-02Permit General Construction — Permit Issued
2026-03-31Job filed: INSTALL CONSTRUCTION WOOD FENCE AT OPEN SPACE.$1,600
2026-03-24Job filed: INTEROR RENOVATION EXISTING COMMERCIAL SPACE WITH PLUMBING WORK. NO CHANEG IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$8,000
2026-03-17Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION OF AN EXISTING THREE STORY BUILDING DUE TO FIRE DAMAGE AS PER THE PLANS FILED HEREWITH.NO CHANGE IN USE,EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$96,800
2025
2025-12-29DOB complaint, category ?
2025-12-26DOB complaint, category ?
2025-12-25DOB violation C: STRUCTURE RENDERED NONCOMPLIANT, BLDG SUSTAINED FIRE WATER AND SMOKE D AMAGE THROUGHOUT, FIRE STARTED AT FL1, OBSERVED BROKEN WINDO
2025-10-06Restaurant inspection: GOLDEN CHINA — grade B
2025-06-05Restaurant inspection: GOLDEN CHINA · mice evidence
2024
2024-12-03HPD 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
2024-03-19Restaurant inspection: GOLDEN CHINA — grade A
2023
2023-06-07Restaurant inspection: GOLDEN CHINA · mice evidence
2022
2022-04-25HPD 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
2022-04-22HPD class C: § 27-2031 ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2F, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM
2022-04-22HPD class B: § 27-2046.1 HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). MISSING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2F, 2nd STORY, 1s
2022-04-21Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2022-04-21311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2021
2021-04-14311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019
2019-08-22311: Bus Stop Shelter Complaint — Broken Glass
2018
2018-12-28Mortgage $499,000 — from LI, ZHEN to CATHAY BANK$499,000
2018-12-28AL&R $499,000 — from LI, ZHEN to CATHAY BANK$499,000
2016
2016-06-10Permit EW — ISSUED
2016-06-02Permit EW — ISSUED
2016-05-04Job filed: TO FILE BOILER WORK TYPE,IN CONJUNCTION WITH ALT-2 APPLICATION JOB#321209697. NO CHANGE IN USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY UNDER THIS APPLICATION.$10,000
2016-05-04Job filed: TO FILE BOILER WORK TYPE,IN CONJUNCTION WITH ALT-2 APPLICATION JOB#321209697. NO CHANGE IN USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY UNDER THIS APPLICATION.$10,000
2016-03-09311: Bus Stop Shelter Complaint — Broken Glass
2016-02-01Permit PL — ISSUED
2016-01-28Permit EW — ISSUED
2016-01-28Permit EW — ISSUED
2016-01-08Job filed: RENOVATION OF AN EXISTING BUILDING AT 2ND AND 3RD FLOOR. INSTALL NEW PLUMBING FIXTURES. NO CHANGE IN USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY UNDER THIS APPLICATION.$100,000
2015
2015-11-27Deed $550,000 — from SUTTER PROPERTIES, INC. to LI, ZHEN$550,000
2015-11-27Mortgage satisfied — from PINTO, EMILY to NECO ASSOCIATES, INC.; NECO ASSOCIATES CORP
2014
2014-05-16FDNY inspection (RISK)
2014-05-13FDNY inspection (RISK)
2014-01-22311: Food Establishment — Food Contaminated
2013
2013-11-26311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2013-11-26DOB complaint, category ?
2012
2012-05-11Rodent inspection: Passed
2011
2011-12-20311: GENERAL CONSTRUCTION — WINDOW GUARDS
2010
2010-12-29311: Window Guard — Inside Apartment
2004
2004-03-29Permit EW — ISSUED
2004-03-23Job filed: INSTALL FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM. THIS JOB IS IN CONJUNCTION WITH JOB # 301693950. GAS SHUT VALUE, FLOOR PLAN AND DUCT WORK WAS APPROVE UNDER JOB #3016$3,000
2004-03-11DOB complaint, category ?
2004-03-11Permit PL — ISSUED
2004-02-20Permit EW — ISSUED
2004-02-20Permit EW — ISSUED
2004-01-30Job filed: INSTALL MINOR WALL PARTITION, COOKING EQUIPMENT, EXHAUST SYSTEM ON THE 1ST FLOOR OF USE GROUP (6) STORE. FIRE SUPPRESSION WILL BE FILED SEPERATELY. NO$19,000
2004-01-30Job filed: INSTALL MINOR WALL PARTITION, COOKING EQUIPMENT, EXHAUST SYSTEM ON THE 1ST FLOOR OF USE GROUP (6) STORE. FIRE SUPPRESSION WILL BE FILED SEPERATELY. NO$19,000
2004-01-30Job filed: INSTALL MINOR WALL PARTITION, COOKING EQUIPMENT, EXHAUST SYSTEM ON THE 1ST FLOOR OF USE GROUP (6) STORE. FIRE SUPPRESSION WILL BE FILED SEPERATELY. NO$19,000
2001
2001-10-19Deed — from NECO ASSOCIATES CORP to SUTTER PROPERTIES INC
1995
1995-03-21Mortgage satisfied — from PINTO, EMILY to GREEN POINT SAVINGSBANK
1994
1994-11-22Mortgage satisfied — from PINTO, EMILY to VEGA, MILAGROS
1994-11-15Deed — from CRUZ, SILVIO; PINTO, EMILY to NECO ASSOCIATES CORP
1992
1992-10-13Deed — from PINTO, EMILY to CRUZ, SILVIO; PINTO, EMILY
1990
1990-08-24Mortgage $75,000 — from PINTO, EMILY to VEGA, MILAGROS$75,000
1990-08-24Mortgage $47,800 — from PINTO, EMILY to VEGA, MILAGROS$47,800
1990-08-24Mortgage assigned — from VEGA, MILAGROS to NECO ASSOCIATES INC
1990-08-06Mortgage $75,000 — from PINTO, EMILY to GREEN POINT SAVS BANK$75,000
1990-08-03Deed — from VEGA, MILAGROS to PINTO, EMILY
1985
1985-12-10Mortgage satisfied — from LANERAK INC to LA FOLLETTE, THOMAS; BOGACKI, EDWARD
1985-11-14Deed — from LANERAK INC to VEGA, MILAGROS
1981
1981-03-25VAC — from THE CITY OF NEWY ORK; THE CITY OF NEW YORK
1979
1979-08-02Deed — from FINANCE ADMINIST; COMMISSIONE ROF FINANCE OF THE CITY OF N; FINANCE ADMIN (AS EXECUTOR OF) to CITY OF NEWYORK; THE CITY OF NEW YORK; THE CITY OF NEW YORK; THE CITY OF NE WYORK; NYC DE
1976
1976-06-23Deed — from BOGACKI EDWARD; LA FOLLETTE THOMAS to LANERAK INC
1976-06-23PAT — from LA FOLLETTE THOMAS to BOGACKI EDWARD T
1976-06-23Mortgage — from LANERAK INC to BOGACKI EDWARD; LA FOLLETTE THOMAS
1973
1973-06-15Deed — from DEEN MARION to LA FOLLETTE THOMAS; BOGACKI EDWARD
1970
1970-03-10Deed — from 1013 SUTTER REALTY CORP to DEEN MARION

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