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3901 Church Avenue · Brooklyn · BBL 3048760042 · 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, AEP11
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s6
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 96% 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 56.7. 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

Open HPD violations1 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2019-06-24.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

8 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
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’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

18 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (4) · Food Establishment (4) · Noise (3) · Air Quality (2) · Graffiti (1) · Drinking 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 (1931)
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)VIGAM LLC
Head officerSAM ARON
Managing agentVIGAM LLC
Last registered2025-06-25

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$465,600 $209,520
2026$559,000 $251,550
2027$671,000 $301,950

The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Yaad Man ThingCaribbeanBMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

4 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Preparation Location, Odor) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2025 (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

SubwayChurch Av — 2 5 · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 12-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Church Av / E 39 St — B35 · 150 ft
Citi BikeE 38 St & Church Ave · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 235 Janice Marie Knight School
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

3901 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

18 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 4 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: $150,000 on 2014-07-21 (lender: Lopez, Hector). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2014-07-21Mortgage $150,000 — from VIGAM LLC to LOPEZ, HECTOR $150,000
2014-07-21Deed $300,000 — from LOPEZ, HECTOR B to VIGAM LLC $300,000
1986-04-30Mortgage $40,000 — from LOPEZ, HECTOR B; LOPEZ, RAFAEL L to CAMEJO, PORFIRIO; CAMEJO, MANUELA $40,000

Ten-year activity

50250
2017
2018
46
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201700000
201801001
20193421046
20201290030
202102002
202201001
20230140519
20240140923
202506028
202602024
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The last 12 months — 6 records

DateRecord
2026-08-07311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2026-08-07Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2026-06-04Restaurant inspection: YAAD MAN THING — grade B · mice evidence
2026-05-14Restaurant inspection: YAAD MAN THING · mice evidence
2025-12-24311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2025-12-24Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY

The full timeline

2026
2026-08-07311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2026-08-07Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2026-06-04Restaurant inspection: YAAD MAN THING — grade B · mice evidence
2026-05-14Restaurant inspection: YAAD MAN THING · mice evidence
2025
2025-12-24311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2025-12-24Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2025-08-30311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2025-03-13311: Sewer — Catch Basin Clogged/Flooding (Use Comments) (SC)
2025-03-07Restaurant inspection: YAAD MAN THING — grade P
2025-03-01311: Water System — Possible Water Main Break (Use Comments) (WA1)
2025-02-04311: Non-Emergency Police Matter — Other (complaint details)
2025-01-22Restaurant inspection: YAAD MAN THING · mice evidence
2024
2024-12-17Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-12-11311: Drinking Water — Illness Caused by Drinking Water
2024-11-27HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF HOT WATER EXCEEDING THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 130 DEGREES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT L
2024-11-25311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2024-11-25Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2024-10-28311: Food Establishment — Food Preparation Location
2024-09-12311: Air Quality — Air: Odor/Fumes, Restaurant (AD2)
2024-08-16Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-07-23Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2024-07-13311: Noise - Commercial — Banging/Pounding
2024-07-12311: Noise - Commercial — Banging/Pounding
2024-07-02Rodent inspection: Monitoring visit
2024-06-08311: Air Quality — Air: Odor/Fumes, Restaurant (AD2)
2024-06-08311: Food Establishment — Odor
2024-05-20Restaurant inspection: YAAD MAN THING — grade C
2024-05-17311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2024-05-15Restaurant inspection: YAAD MAN THING
2024-04-26Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2024-04-12Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2024-04-11311: Food Establishment — Food Preparation Location
2024-03-08Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2024-02-05Restaurant inspection: YAAD MAN THING
2024-01-24311: Food Establishment — Food Preparation Location
2023
2023-12-06Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-12-04311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2023-12-04Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2023-11-27Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2023-09-28Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2023-09-25311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2023-08-15311: Rodent — Condition Attracting Rodents
2023-08-07311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2023-08-07311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2023-08-04311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Crosswalk
2023-08-03311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Crosswalk
2023-07-17Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-07-06Restaurant inspection: YAAD MAN THING — grade B
2023-06-20Restaurant inspection: YAAD MAN THING
2023-06-09311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2023-06-09311: Food Establishment — Food Preparation Location
2023-05-09311: Missed Collection — Trash
2023-03-22Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-03-17311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2022
2022-02-07311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2021
2021-09-04311: Blocked Driveway — Partial Access
2021-02-09Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2020
2020-12-30Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — NO LIGHTING
2020-12-30Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2020-12-30Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — NO LIGHTING
2020-12-30Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2020-12-30Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2020-02-24311: ELECTRIC — POWER OUTAGE
2020-02-24Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — POWER OUTAGE
2020-02-24Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2020-01-13Vacate order: Habitability (2 units)
2020-01-13HPD class I: § 27-2142 ADM CODE - THE PREMISES OR APTS. HAVE BEEN VACATED BY THE DEPARTMENT AND CANNOT BE REOCCUPIED UNTIL SO ORDERED AFTER PROOF OF COMP
2020-01-13HPD class I: § 27-2142 ADM CODE - THE PREMISES OR APTS. HAVE BEEN VACATED BY THE DEPARTMENT AND CANNOT BE REOCCUPIED UNTIL SO ORDERED AFTER PROOF OF COMP
2020-01-09Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — POWER OUTAGE
2020-01-09Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — POWER OUTAGE
2020-01-07HPD class C: § 27-2073 ADM CODE - PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF GAS TO THE FIXTURES AT RANGE IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 2F, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT F
2020-01-07HPD class C: § 27-2029 ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HEAT FOR THE APARTMENT IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2R, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTM
2020-01-07HPD class C: § 27-2024 ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF COLD WATER FOR THE FIXTURES AT KITCHEN AND BATHTOOM IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT
2020-01-07HPD class C: § 27-2024 ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HOT WATER FOR THE FIXTURES AT KITCHEN AND BATHROOM IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT
2020-01-07HPD class C: § 27-2037, 2038 HMC: PROVIDE A SAFE AND ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF ELECTRIC SERVICE TO THE FIXTURES AT CEILING AND WALLS IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOC
2020-01-07HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE FIRE RETARDANT PLASTER AT CEILING AT PUBLIC HALL, 2nd S
2020-01-07HPD class C: § 27-2029 ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HEAT FOR THE APARTMENT IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2F, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTM
2020-01-07HPD class C: § 27-2024 ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF COLD WATER FOR THE FIXTURES AT KITCHEN AND BATHROOM IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT
2020-01-07HPD class C: § 27-2024 ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HOT WATER FOR THE FIXTURES AT KITCHEN AND BATHROOM IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT
2020-01-07HPD class A: § 27-2013 ADMIN. CODE: PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT THE CEILING AT PUBLIC HALL, 2nd STORY
2020-01-07HPD class C: § 27-2037, 2038 HMC: PROVIDE A SAFE AND ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF ELECTRIC SERVICE TO THE FIXTURES AT CEILING AND WALLS IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOC
2020-01-07HPD class C: § 27-2073 ADM CODE - PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF GAS TO THE FIXTURES AT RANGE IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 2R, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT F
2020-01-07HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY SECURE THE LOOSE LIGHT FIXTURES AT CEILING AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY
2020-01-02311: ELECTRIC — POWER OUTAGE
2020-01-02Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — POWER OUTAGE
2020-01-02Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2020-01-02Tenant complaint: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2019
2019-12-30311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2019-12-23311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2019-12-23Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — POWER OUTAGE
2019-12-23Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2019-12-11311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2019-12-11311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2019-12-11Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2019-12-11Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2019-12-11Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — POWER OUTAGE
2019-12-09311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2019-12-09311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2019-12-09DOB complaint, category ?
2019-12-06DOB violation C: STRUCTURE RENDERED NON-COMPLIANT DUE TO FIRE AT CELLAR LEVEL HAS NOW CAUSE WATER AND SMOKE DAMAGE THROUGHOUT CELLAR AND RESTAURAN
2019-12-06DOB complaint, category ?
2019-10-29311: Blocked Driveway — Partial Access
2019-06-26HPD 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
2019-06-24HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE SPRING BALANCE AT WINDOW LOWER SASH, 1ST AND 2ND WINDOWS AT WEST WALL IN THE
2019-06-24HPD class A: § 27-2013 ADMIN. CODE: PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT CEILING AT PUBLIC HALL, 2nd STORY
2019-06-24HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE FIRE RETARDANT MATERIALS AT CEILING AT PUBLIC HALL, 2nd
2019-06-24HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LOWER SASH AT 1ST WINDOW FROM NORTH AT WEST WALL IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM NORTH L
2019-06-24HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE ROOF SO THAT IT WILL NOT LEAK OVER CEILING IN THE 4th ROOM FROM NORTH AT EAST LOCATED AT APT 2F, 2nd STORY
2019-06-24HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE ROOF SO THAT IT WILL NOT LEAK OVER CEILING IN THE FOYER LOCATED AT APT 2F, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM E
2019-06-24HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR CEILING, EAST AND SOUTH WALLS IN THE FOY
2019-06-24HPD class C: § 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... INSIDE WEST CLOSET WALLS, TOTAL OF 130 SQ. FEET IN THE
2019-06-24HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR CEILING AND SOUTH WALL IN THE 4th ROOM F
2019-06-24HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR CEILING IN THE FOYER LOCATED AT APT 2F,
2019-06-10311: DOOR/WINDOW — WINDOW FRAME
2019-06-10311: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2019-06-10311: DOOR/WINDOW — DOOR
2019-06-10311: FLOORING/STAIRS — STAIRS
2019-06-10311: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2019-06-10311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2019-06-10311: WATER LEAK — SLOW LEAK
2019-06-10311: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2019-06-10311: Unsanitary Condition
2019-06-10311: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2019-06-10Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2019-06-10Tenant complaint: FLOORING/STAIRS — STAIRS
2019-06-10Tenant complaint: DOOR/WINDOW — DOOR
2019-06-10Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2019-06-10Tenant complaint: DOOR/WINDOW — WINDOW FRAME
2019-06-10Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2019-06-10Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2019-06-10Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2019-06-10Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — SLOW LEAK
2019-02-27Mortgage satisfied — from VIGAM LLC to LOPEZ, HECTOR
2018
2018-12-07311: Dirty Conditions — E15 Illegal Postering
2016
2016-04-03Rodent inspection: Passed
2015
2015-08-13Permit EW — ISSUED
2015-07-15Job filed: INSTALL RANGE HOOD AND DUCT WORK FOR KITCHEN.$2,500
2015-05-28Job filed: INSTALL FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM. NO CHANGE TO USE,EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$5,000
2015-03-25Permit PL — ISSUED
2015-03-19Permit EW — ISSUED
2015-03-05Job filed: INSTALL FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM. NO CHANGE TO USE,EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$5,000
2015-02-03Job filed: RENOVATE EATING AND DRINKING PLACE. NO CHANGE TO USE,EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$17,000
2015-02-03Job filed: RENOVATE EATING AND DRINKING PLACE. NO CHANGE TO USE,EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$17,000
2015-01-01311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 1R Missed Recycling-All Materials
2015-01-01311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 1 Missed Collection
2014
2014-07-21Mortgage $150,000 — from VIGAM LLC to LOPEZ, HECTOR$150,000
2014-07-21Deed $300,000 — from LOPEZ, HECTOR B to VIGAM LLC$300,000
2014-05-27311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2011
2011-12-29311: Unsanitary Animal Pvt Property — Animal Odor
2011-12-04311: HEATING — HEAT
2011-12-04Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2011-09-26311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2011-09-26311: Smoking — Smoking Violation
2011-06-28311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 2 Bulk-Missed Collection
2001
2001-02-27DOB violation LL6291:
2000
2000-02-07DOB violation LL6291:
1999
1999-03-16DOB violation LL6291:
1998
1998-05-04DOB violation LL6291:
1995
1995-08-29DOB violation LL6291:
1995-04-12Mortgage satisfied — from CAMEJO, MANUEL; LOPEZ, RAFAEL L; LOPEZ, HECTOR B to CAMEJO, PORFILIO
1994
1994-06-01DOB violation LL6291:
1993
1993-08-16DOB violation LL6291:
1993-06-01DOB violation LL6291:
1989
1989-01-12Deed — from LOPEZ, HECTOR B; LOPEZ, RAFAEL L to LOPEZ, HECTOR B
1988
1988-11-02Deed — from LOPEZ, RAFAEL L; LOPEZ, HECTOR B to LOPEZ, HECTOR B
1986
1986-04-30Mortgage $40,000 — from LOPEZ, HECTOR B; LOPEZ, RAFAEL L to CAMEJO, PORFIRIO; CAMEJO, MANUELA$40,000
1986-04-30Deed — from CAMEJO, MANUELA; CAMEJO, PORFIRIO to LOPEZ, RAFAEL L; LOPEZ, HECTOR B
1986-02-18Mortgage satisfied — from CAMEJO, PORFIRIO; CAMEJO, MANUELA to MOSS, AL
1975
1975-03-24Mortgage — from CAMEJO PORFIRIO; CAMEJO MANUELA to MOSS AL
1975-03-24Deed — from 3901 CHURCH AVE CORP to MOSS AL
1975-03-24Deed — from MOSS AL to CAMEJO MANUELA; CAMEJO PORFIRIO
1968
1968-03-18Mortgage — from 3901 CHURCH AVE CORP to WIDES LILLIAN; WIDES ARTHUR R
1968-03-18Deed — from WIDES LILLIAN; WIDES ARTHUR R to 3901 CHURCH AVE CORP

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