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1613 Church Avenue · Brooklyn · BBL 3050770034 · 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 11226, 60% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% 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

2 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (1) · Illegal Dumping (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).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)BVL REALTY LLC
Head officerHUIMEI CHEN
Managing agentHUIMEI CHEN
Last registered2025-07-24

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,101,000 $66,060
2026$1,211,000 $72,660
2027$1,414,000 $84,840

The city's market estimate has risen 28% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
China DragonChineseAMice 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).

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 2014 (0 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 — B Q · 350 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Church Av / E 18 St — B35 · 300 ft
Citi BikeE 18 St & Church Ave · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 249 The Caton. 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

1613 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

2 311 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

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $680,000 on 2023-05-18 (lender: Cathay Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2023-05-18Mortgage $680,000 — from BVL REALTY LLC to CATHAY BANK $680,000
2023-05-18AL&R $680,000 — from BVL REALTY LLC to CATHAY BANK $680,000
2019-09-12Deed $1,110,000 — from PUN, RICHARD; PUN, YEUK FUNG to BVL REALTY LLC $1,110,000
2019-09-09Sold for $1,110,000 $1,110,000 $1,110,000
1990-06-25Mortgage $100,000 — from POON, BIK YUNG; TSANG, LAN CHING to CHINATOWN FED SAVS BANK $100,000

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201702013
201813026
201902215
202000011
202104015
202201023
2023232310
202400022
202502024
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The last 12 months — 2 records

DateRecord
2025-12-11311: Illegal Dumping — Removal Request
2025-10-28Boiler inspection

The full timeline

2025
2025-12-11311: Illegal Dumping — Removal Request
2025-10-28Boiler inspection
2025-10-06311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Traffic
2025-08-21Restaurant inspection: CHINA DRAGON — grade A · mice evidence
2024
2024-11-21Restaurant inspection: CHINA DRAGON · mice evidence
2024-09-04Boiler inspection
2023
2023-08-03Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-07-12Boiler inspection
2023-06-28311: Rodent — Condition Attracting Rodents
2023-06-01Restaurant inspection: CHINA DRAGON — grade A
2023-05-18Mortgage $680,000 — from BVL REALTY LLC to CATHAY BANK$680,000
2023-05-18AL&R $680,000 — from BVL REALTY LLC to CATHAY BANK$680,000
2023-03-30311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Advertising Sign/Billboard/Posters/Flexible Fabric - Illegal
2023-03-30DOB complaint, category ?
2023-03-16311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Sign/Awning/Marquee - Illegal/No Permit
2023-03-16DOB complaint, category ?
2022
2022-12-12Restaurant inspection: CHINA DRAGON · mice evidence
2022-09-08Boiler inspection
2022-03-16HPD 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
2021
2021-12-20311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2021-12-06Boiler inspection
2021-11-05311: Street Light Condition — Street Light Out
2021-11-05311: Street Light Condition — Street Light Cycling
2021-04-21HPD 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
2020
2020-12-21Boiler inspection
2019
2019-12-09311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2019-11-08HPD 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
2019-11-06Boiler inspection
2019-09-12Deed $1,110,000 — from PUN, RICHARD; PUN, YEUK FUNG to BVL REALTY LLC$1,110,000
2019-09-09Sold for $1,110,000$1,110,000
2018
2018-12-26Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-10-18Boiler inspection
2018-09-05311: Derelict Vehicles — Derelict Vehicles
2018-09-05311: Derelict Vehicles — Derelict Vehicles
2018-07-13311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2018-04-06DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2016 INSPECTION REPORT
2017
2017-12-18Boiler inspection
2017-11-17311: Consumer Complaint — Non-Delivery Goods/Services
2017-06-07311: Broken Muni Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2016
2016-04-06311: Broken Muni Meter — Out of Order
2016-03-16311: Broken Muni Meter — Out of Order
2015
2015-10-20DEED, LE — from POON, BIK YUNG to PUN, RICHARD; PUN, YEUK FUNG
2015-07-30311: Broken Muni Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2014
2014-04-21311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2014-04-21311: Broken Muni Meter — Timer Defect - Fast/Fail
2012
2012-05-21311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2012-01-20311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2011
2011-12-13DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2010 INSPECTION REPORT
2011-09-21311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2011-07-11311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2011-03-24311: Broken Parking Meter — Out of Order
2010
2010-05-27311: Graffiti — Graffiti
1998
1998-06-08Permit EW — ISSUED
1995
1995-08-29DOB violation LL6291:
1995-04-03Mortgage satisfied — from TSANG, LAN CHING; POON, BIK YUNG to CHINATOEN FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK
1995-02-09Permit PL — ISSUED
1995-01-24Permit EW — ISSUED
1994
1994-06-01DOB violation LL6291:
1993
1993-08-16DOB violation LL6291:
1993-06-01DOB violation LL6291:
1991
1991-08-14Permit EW — ISSUED
1990
1990-06-25RTXL — from MULLER, JACK/EST OF
1990-06-25Mortgage $100,000 — from POON, BIK YUNG; TSANG, LAN CHING to CHINATOWN FED SAVS BANK$100,000
1990-06-25Deed — from MULLER, JEANNE to TSANG, LAN CHING; POON, BIK YUNG
1988
1988-03-23Deed — from MULLER, JACK/EXEC OF to MULLER, JEANNE
1968
1968-10-09Mortgage — from MULLER JACK to KINGS HIGHWAY SV BK

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