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937 Utica Avenue · Brooklyn · BBL 3046980043 · 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, AEP0
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 100% 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 0. In ZIP 11203, 76% of residential buildings hold an A and 7% 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

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

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

31 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Dirty Condition (24) · Noise (1) · Residential Disposal Complaint (1) · Food Establishment (1) · Food Poisoning (1) · 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

YesBuilt before 1974 (1931)
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).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$846,000 $50,760
2026$909,000 $54,540
2027$985,000 $59,100

The city's market estimate has risen 16% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
China RestaurantChineseA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick)
1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

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.

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

BusNearest boarding stop: Utica Av / Snyder Av — B46 · 100 ft
Citi BikeE 49 St & Church Ave · 700 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 244 Richard R. Green
Middle: The Middle School of Media, Law and Fine Arts. 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

937 Utica 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

31 311 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

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2005-04-14Deed $50,000 — from CHEN, SHEN SHUN; LU, DE MEI to CHEN, JIAN SHENG; CHEN, XIANG ZHU; CHEN, WAN HONG $50,000

Ten-year activity

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2018
2019
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2023
14
2024
2025
2026
Housing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
2017606
2018729
2019404
2020000
2021404
2022000
2023909
202413114
202511112
2026617
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The last 12 months — 8 records

DateRecord
2026-10-06311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2026-09-21311: Water Maintenance — Fire Hydrant Running
2026-06-18311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2026-06-10311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2026-06-02311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2026-05-27311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2026-05-14Restaurant inspection: CHINA RESTAURANT — grade A
2025-12-02311: Dirty Condition — Trash

The full timeline

2026
2026-10-06311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2026-09-21311: Water Maintenance — Fire Hydrant Running
2026-06-18311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2026-06-10311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2026-06-02311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2026-05-27311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2026-05-14Restaurant inspection: CHINA RESTAURANT — grade A
2025
2025-12-02311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2025-06-22311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2025-06-19311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2025-06-15311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2025-05-22Restaurant inspection: CHINA RESTAURANT — grade A
2025-05-17311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2025-04-19311: Street Sign - Dangling — St Name - Attached to Pole
2025-04-16311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2025-03-27311: Water System — Hydrant Leaking (WC1)
2025-02-08311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2025-01-03311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2025-01-03311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2024
2024-12-30311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2024-11-05311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2024-10-18311: Food Establishment — Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food
2024-09-25311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2024-09-23311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2024-09-16311: Dirty Condition — Broken Glass
2024-08-31311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2024-08-22311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2024-08-16311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2024-08-14311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2024-07-24311: Residential Disposal Complaint — Waste Left in Front of Other Residence
2024-07-24311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2024-07-23311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2024-01-18Restaurant inspection: CHINA RESTAURANT — grade A
2023
2023-11-19311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Horn
2023-10-08311: Commercial Disposal Complaint — Waste Left in Front of Residence
2023-10-08311: Obstruction — Trash or Recycling
2023-09-27311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2023-09-19311: Water System — Leak (Use Comments) (WA2)
2023-08-31311: Illegal Dumping — Removal Request
2023-08-03311: Illegal Dumping — Removal Request
2023-07-20311: Street Condition — Dumpster - Construction Waste
2023-02-22311: Consumer Complaint — Retail Store
2021
2021-12-03311: Consumer Complaint — Restaurant
2021-10-19311: Broken Parking Meter — No Receipt
2021-08-11311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2021-06-11311: Water System — Leak (Use Comments) (WA2)
2019
2019-08-28311: Food Establishment — Food Contaminated
2019-08-06311: Food Establishment — Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food
2019-06-16311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2019-06-13311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2018
2018-08-18311: Dirty Conditions — E3 Dirty Sidewalk
2018-08-13311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2018-07-31311: Dirty Conditions — E12 Illegal Dumping Surveillance
2018-07-31311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2018-04-27311: Derelict Vehicles — Derelict Vehicles
2018-04-04Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2018-04-04311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2018-02-27Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2018-02-12311: Dirty Conditions — E3 Dirty Sidewalk
2017
2017-08-08311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2017-07-21311: Dirty Conditions — E12 Illegal Dumping Surveillance
2017-07-21311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2017-07-08311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2017-07-07311: Dirty Conditions — E12 Illegal Dumping Surveillance
2017-07-03311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2015
2015-02-12311: General Construction/Plumbing — Failure To Maintain
2015-02-12311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Shaking/Vibrating/Structural Stability
2015-02-12ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BLDG IN CODE-COMPLIANT MANNER. DEFECT NOTED: AT EXP1,ALONG SNYDER AVENUE,EXTERIOR BRICK WALL,ABOVE 2ND STORY W$1,000
2015-02-12DOB complaint, category ?
2015-02-12DOB complaint, category ?
2015-02-12DOB violation C: DUE TO VEHICLE INTO THE BUILDING
2014
2014-10-24311: Food Poisoning — 3 or More
2013
2013-06-27311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2012
2012-07-09311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2010
2010-12-20311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2010-11-15311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2010-11-04311: Hazardous Materials — Other Hazmat Problem (HZZ)
2010-06-10311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2007
2007-07-26Permit EW — ISSUED
2007-07-25Job filed: REPAIR AND REPLACE FIRE DAMAGES ON FIRST FLOOR AND SECOND FLOOR AREA. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY$12,000
2007-07-25Job filed: REPAIR AND REPLACE FIRE DAMAGES ON FIRST FLOOR AND SECOND FLOOR AREA. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY$12,000
2007-06-15DOB complaint, category ?
2005
2005-04-14Deed $50,000 — from CHEN, SHEN SHUN; LU, DE MEI to CHEN, JIAN SHENG; CHEN, XIANG ZHU; CHEN, WAN HONG$50,000
2002
2002-11-14Permit EW — ISSUED
2002-11-12Job filed: MODIFICATION OF ANSUAL SYSTEM IN AN EXISTING RESTAURANT. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$3,000
1994
1994-05-18Permit EW — ISSUED
1992
1992-07-29Permit EW — ISSUED
1982
1982-08-09Mortgage satisfied — from J.H.M. LIQUORS INC to LINCOLN SAVINGS BANK
1981
1981-11-09Deed — from JHM LIQYORS INC to MEI JU DE; SHUN CHEN SHEN
1981-11-09Mortgage — from MEI LU DE; ZHENSHUN CHEN to JHM LIQUORS INC
1979
1979-02-23PAT — from JOSEPHS SELWYN to MCINTOSH CLYDE
1979-02-23Deed — from LEINWEBER ALEX; LEINWEBER ROSE to JHM LIQUORS INC
1979-02-23Mortgage to LINCOLN SAVINGS BANK
1975
1975-05-30Deed — from SYNDINC CORP to LEINWEBER ROSE; LEINWEBER ALEX

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