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9529 Church Avenue · Brooklyn · BBL 3046920043 · 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 class6
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s6
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed4
GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 93% 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 40. In ZIP 11212, 56% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% 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 violations2 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2019-02-26.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2).

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

$5,000 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

14 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Missed Collection (6) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · Graffiti (1) · Blocked Driveway (1) · Dirty Condition (1) · Sewer (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 (5)
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)ASJ REALTY LLC
Head officerALLEN ESSES
Managing agentSKY REALTY MG LLC
Last registered2025-06-27

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$589,000 $265,050
2026$640,000 $288,000
2027$667,000 $300,150

The city's market estimate has risen 13% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Island Flavor Jerk CuisineCaribbeanA—

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 6 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2015 (1 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

SubwaySaratoga Av — 3 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Church Av / E 96 St — B35 · 100 ft
Citi BikeRockaway Pkwy & Church Ave · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 219 Kennedy-King
Middle: Middle School for Art and Philosophy. 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

9529 Church 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

14 311 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: $1,200,000 on 2019-05-24 (lender: Ridgewood Savings Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2019-05-24AL&R $1,200,000 — from ASJ REALTY LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $1,200,000
2019-05-24Mortgage $1,200,000 — from ASJ REALTY LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $1,200,000
1999-04-06Mortgage $195,000 — from ASJ REALTY LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $195,000
1996-08-27Mortgage $75,000 — from ESSES, ALLEN to BLACKMAN, MENACHEM CUST/; BLACKMAN, URI CUST/; BLACKMAN, BENJAMIN CUST/; BLACKMAN, TEHILLA $75,000

Ten-year activity

50250
2017
2018
32
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201735019
20180120113
20190292132
202004015
202106017
202203014
2023070310
2024080210
202506028
202623027
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The last 12 months — 8 records

DateRecord
2026-10-05311: Consumer Complaint — Restaurant
2026-09-02Boiler inspection
2026-06-01ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING WALL(S) OR APPURTENANCES. ATOI, OBSERVED EXTERIOR FACADE EXP 4 OF THE CORNER LOT BUILDING IN DISREPAI
2026-05-11Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2026-04-21311: General Construction/Plumbing — Debris - Excessive
2026-04-21DOB complaint, category ?
2026-04-09Restaurant inspection: ISLAND FLAVOR JERK CUISINE — grade A
2025-12-16Bedbug filing: 0 infested units

The full timeline

2026
2026-10-05311: Consumer Complaint — Restaurant
2026-09-02Boiler inspection
2026-06-01ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING WALL(S) OR APPURTENANCES. ATOI, OBSERVED EXTERIOR FACADE EXP 4 OF THE CORNER LOT BUILDING IN DISREPAI$5,000
2026-05-11Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2026-04-21311: General Construction/Plumbing — Debris - Excessive
2026-04-21DOB complaint, category ?
2026-04-09Restaurant inspection: ISLAND FLAVOR JERK CUISINE — grade A
2025
2025-12-16Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-07-11Boiler inspection
2025-05-26311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2025-05-06Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-04-29Eviction executed (2B)
2025-04-06311: Missed Collection — Bulky Recycling
2025-04-01Restaurant inspection: ISLAND FLAVOR JERK CUISINE — grade A
2025-01-27311: Missed Collection — Recycling - Paper/Metal/Glass/Rigid Plastic
2024
2024-12-15311: Missed Collection — Recycling - Paper/Metal/Glass/Rigid Plastic
2024-11-21Boiler inspection
2024-10-28311: Missed Collection — Recycling - Paper
2024-07-14311: Missed Collection — Recycling - Paper/Metal/Glass/Rigid Plastic
2024-06-10311: Missed Collection — Recycling - Paper
2024-05-20311: Sewer — Catch Basin Clogged/Flooding (Use Comments) (SC)
2024-05-20311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2024-03-25Restaurant inspection: ISLAND FLAVOR JERK CUISINE — grade A
2024-01-18Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-01-08311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2023
2023-12-27311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2023-12-15Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity and Other Reason
2023-11-29Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2023-11-29311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2023-11-20HPD 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
2023-11-14Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity and Other Reason
2023-10-27Boiler inspection
2023-10-07311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2023-07-06311: Street Sweeping Complaint — Inadequate Sweeping
2023-02-06Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022
2022-10-11Boiler inspection
2022-08-31311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2022-06-28311: Sidewalk Condition — Sidewalk Violation
2022-06-16311: Obstruction — Cone
2021
2021-12-20Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-09-11311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2021-08-18311: Taxi Complaint — Driver Complaint - Passenger
2021-05-04Boiler inspection
2021-04-13Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-04-13Bedbug 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
2020-09-22Boiler inspection
2020-08-11311: Sidewalk Condition — Sidewalk Violation
2020-07-31311: Sewer — Other Sewer Problem (Use Comments) (SZZ)
2020-04-08311: Food Establishment — Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food
2020-04-06311: Food Establishment — Food Protection
2019
2019-12-15311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2019-10-17311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2019-08-01Boiler inspection — defects found
2019-07-18311: Homeless Person Assistance — N/A
2019-05-24AL&R $1,200,000 — from ASJ REALTY LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK$1,200,000
2019-05-24Mortgage $1,200,000 — from ASJ REALTY LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK$1,200,000
2019-05-22311: Sidewalk Condition — Sidewalk Violation
2019-02-26Tenant complaint: DOOR/WINDOW — WINDOW FRAME
2019-02-26Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — OUTLET/SWITCH
2019-02-26Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — OUTLET/SWITCH
2019-02-26Tenant complaint: DOOR/WINDOW — WINDOW FRAME
2019-02-26Tenant complaint: DOOR/WINDOW — WINDOW FRAME
2019-02-26Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2019-02-26311: DOOR/WINDOW — WINDOW FRAME
2019-02-26311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2019-02-26311: ELECTRIC — OUTLET/SWITCH
2019-02-26311: DOOR/WINDOW — WINDOW FRAME
2019-02-26311: DOOR/WINDOW — WINDOW FRAME
2019-02-26311: ELECTRIC — OUTLET/SWITCH
2019-02-26HPD class B: § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE ALL ENCUMBRANCES CONSISTING OF SHOVELS, PAINT BUCKETS, AQUARIUM, BICYCLES AND FULL BLACK GARBAGE BAGS AT PUB
2019-02-26HPD 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
2019-02-26HPD class B: § 27-2046.1 HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). INOPERATIVE LOCATED AT APT 2B, 3rd STORY
2019-02-26HPD class B: § 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR INOPERATIVE LOCATED AT APT 2B, 3rd STORY
2019-02-26HPD class C: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE LOCATED AT APT 2B, 3rd STORY
2019-02-26HPD class B: § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS ... IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 2B, 3rd STORY
2019-02-26HPD 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
2019-02-26HPD class C: § 27-2033 ADM CODE PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM LOCKED DOOR TO HEATING SYSTEM AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY
2019-02-26HPD class C: § 27-2029 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HEAT FOR THE APARTMENT IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2B, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT
2019-02-26HPD 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
2019-02-10HPD class A: § 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... APPROX 5 SQ FT AT EAST WALL IN THE 4th ROOM FROM NORTH
2019-02-08Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2019-02-08311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2018
2018-11-13City emergency repair (HWO): abate the nuisance consisting of a leaking radiator steam valve in the 1st room from east located at apt 2a, 2nd story, $25
2018-11-11HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE RADIATOR IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT A1, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT F
2018-11-10Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2018-11-10311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2018-10-26HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF A LEAKING RADIATOR STEAM VALVE IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 2A
2018-10-25Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2018-10-25311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2018-10-18Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2018-10-18311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2018-10-16HPD 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
2018-09-07Boiler inspection — defects found
2018-03-07311: Street Condition — Pothole
2018-02-09311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 1 Missed Collection
2017
2017-12-15Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2017-12-15311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2017-08-18Boiler inspection — defects found
2017-06-28DOB violation AEUHAZ1: FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION
2017-04-07ECB CLASS - 1 violation: B101 FOUND WEIL MCLAIN EGM85 GAS FIRED STEAM BOILER INSTALLED W/O PER MIT. OBTAIN PROPER PERMITS AND SUBMIT CERTIFICATE OF CORRECT$1,600
2017-04-07ECB CLASS - 2 violation: 36,15,32A,34,38,48A,50,25A. B254-36 FOUND WEIL MCLAIN EGH8 GAS FIREDSTEAM BOILER UNREGISTERED 50A-CONTROLS ON SAME 1/4"PIPE; B-$500
2017-02-19311: Food Establishment — Handwashing
2017-02-04Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2017-02-04311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2015
2015-10-01DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2014 INSPECTION REPORT
2015-08-17311: Food Establishment — Food Contains Foreign Object
2015-06-01311: Sewer — Catch Basin Clogged/Flooding (Use Comments) (SC)
2015-05-22FDNY inspection (RISK)
2014
2014-12-04Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2014-12-04311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2014-11-28Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2014-11-28311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2014-09-14311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2014-09-07311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2014-07-15311: Water System — Leak (Use Comments) (WA2)
2014-02-19TL&R — from ASJ REALTY LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA
2014-02-19Mortgage satisfied — from ASJ REALTY LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA
2013
2013-06-30311: Overflowing Litter Baskets — 6 Overflowing Litter Baskets
2013-03-16Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2013-03-16311: HEATING — HEAT
2012
2012-07-02311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2011
2011-08-26311: Food Establishment — Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food
2010
2010-11-12311: Electrical — Electrical Wiring Defective/Exposed
2010-11-12DOB complaint, category ?
2005
2005-12-28Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2005-01-31DOB violation LL6291:
2003
2003-02-07Permit PL — ISSUED
2003-01-17Permit EW — ISSUED
2003-01-17Permit EW — ISSUED
2003-01-17Permit EW — ISSUED
2003-01-13Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION OF EXISTING FOOD STORE FOR RESTAURANT. INSTALL KITCHEN EQUIPMENT, ANSUL SYSTEM AND PLUMBING FIXTURES. NO CHANGE OF USE, EGRESS AND$47,500
2003-01-13Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION OF EXISTING FOOD STORE FOR RESTAURANT. INSTALL KITCHEN EQUIPMENT, ANSUL SYSTEM AND PLUMBING FIXTURES. NO CHANGE OF USE, EGRESS AND$47,500
1999
1999-10-05Deed — from ORT FAMILY CHARITABLE REMAINDER UNITRUST; ORT, MANYA/TR to ASJ REALTY LLC
1999-04-06Mortgage assigned — from ASJ REALTY LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA
1999-04-06Mortgage $195,000 — from ASJ REALTY LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA$195,000
1999-04-06Mortgage satisfied — from ESSES, ALLEN to BLACKMAN, TEHILLA SAS CUSTODIAN FOR URI ; BLACKMAN, MENACHEM; BLACKMAN, BENJAMIN; BLACKMAN
1999-04-06Mortgage assigned — from BLACKMAN, TEHILLA; BLACKMAN, URI; BLACKMAN, BENJAMIN; BLACKMAN, TEHILLA S; BLACKMAN, SHLOM to 10 O K L P
1998
1998-09-29Deed — from ORT, MANYA to ORT FAMILY CHARITABLE REMAINDER UNITRUST; ORT, MANYA/SETTLOR/TR; ORT, ABRAHAM/SETLOR/TR
1997
1997-08-08Mortgage satisfied — from CHURCH AVENUE CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION to MARSHALL MORTGAGE CORPORATION
1997-02-10DOB violation LL6291:
1996
1996-12-30Deed — from ESSES, ALLEN to ASJ REALTY LLC
1996-08-28Mortgage satisfied — from ORT, BERNARD to KALKSTEIN, MOLLIE; KALKSTEIN, YETTA
1996-08-27Mortgage assigned — from KATZ, ANNA R. to KATZ, ISIDORE
1996-08-27Deed — from ORT, PHILIP to BLACKMAN, MENACHEM CUST FOR; BLACKMAN, BENJAMIN CUST FOR; BLACKMAN, TEHILLA SCUSTODIAN; BL
1996-08-27Deed — from BLACKMAN, TEHILLA S./CUSTODIAN; BLACKMAN, MENACHEM CUST FOR; BLACKMAN, BENJAMIN /CUST FOR; to ESSES, ALLEN
1996-08-27Deed — from ORT, PHILIP to BLACKMAN, SHLOMO CUST FOR; BLACKMAN, BENJAMIN CUST FOR; BLACKMAN, TEHILLA S.CUSTODIAN; BLA
1996-08-27Mortgage $75,000 — from ESSES, ALLEN to BLACKMAN, MENACHEM CUST/; BLACKMAN, URI CUST/; BLACKMAN, BENJAMIN CUST/; BLACKMAN, TEHILLA$75,000
1994
1994-03-09Deed — from ORT, HELENE/EX OF; ORT, PHILIP/EX to ORT, PHILIP
1990
1990-02-06Deed — from ORT, BERNARD to ORT, HELENE; ORT, MANYA
1968
1968-12-31Mortgage assigned — from KALKSTEIN MOLLY; KALKSTEIN MOLLIE to KATZ ANNA R
1968-03-25Mortgage assigned — from KALKSTEIN YETTA to SCHWARTZ MIRIAM
1967
1967-10-16Deed — from KALKSTEIN MOLLIE; KALKSTEIN YETTA; KALKSTEIN MOLLY to ORT BERNARD
1967-10-16Mortgage — from ORT BERNARD to KALKSTEIN MOLLY; KALKSTEIN YETTA; KALKSTEIN MOLLIE

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