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223 Church Avenue · Brooklyn · BBL 3053350033 · 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 11218, 71% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% 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

18 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Missed Collection (7) · Dirty Condition (3) · Litter Basket Request (3) · Graffiti (3) · Noise (1) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (1).

Filed construction activity

$9,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (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).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$890,000 $400,500
2026$991,000 $445,950
2027$1,160,000 $522,000

The city's market estimate has risen 30% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Wing Hua IiChineseAMice 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.

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

SubwayChurch Av — F G · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Church Av / E 3 St — B35 · 100 ft
Citi BikeE 3 St & Church Ave · 50 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityShared bike route mapped within 75 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 130 The Parkside
Middle: J.H.S. 223 The Montauk. 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

223 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.

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: $700,000 on 2009-10-05 (lender: Indus American Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2009-10-05Mortgage $700,000 — from LI, HIU CHING; LAM, HIU CHING; LI, CHO WING to INDUS AMERICAN BANK $700,000
2009-10-05AL&R $700,000 — from LI, CHO WING; LAM, HIU CHING; LI, HIU CHING to INDUS AMERICAN BANK $700,000
1998-12-28Mortgage $250,000 — from LI, HIU CHING; LI, CHO WING; LAM, HIU CHING to ABACUS FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $250,000
1990-01-26Mortgage $200,000 — from LEE, CHONG SUN/AKA; LEE, CHON to KOREA FIRST BANK/NY $200,000
1988-01-20Mortgage $100,000 — from LEE, CHON; LEE, BONG JA to GREEN POINT SAVS BANK $100,000

Ten-year activity

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2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
11
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201700202
201800516
201900505
202001708
202100404
202200303
202300505
202400516
20250010111
202630216
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The last 12 months — 6 records

DateRecord
2026-07-08Permit Sidewalk Shed — Signed-off
2026-07-08Permit Sidewalk Shed — Permit Issued
2026-06-02Restaurant inspection: WING HUA II — grade A
2026-06-02Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED AS PER PLANS. LIVE LOAD 300 LBS PER SQUARE FEET. SIDEWALK SHED SHALL COMPLY WITH CHAPTER #33 OF THE
2026-04-10311: Missed Collection — Recycling - Paper
2026-03-23311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint - Non Passenger

The full timeline

2026
2026-07-08Permit Sidewalk Shed — Signed-off
2026-07-08Permit Sidewalk Shed — Permit Issued
2026-06-02Restaurant inspection: WING HUA II — grade A
2026-06-02Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED AS PER PLANS. LIVE LOAD 300 LBS PER SQUARE FEET. SIDEWALK SHED SHALL COMPLY WITH CHAPTER #33 OF THE $9,000
2026-04-10311: Missed Collection — Recycling - Paper
2026-03-23311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint - Non Passenger
2025
2025-06-29311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2025-06-29311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2025-05-30311: Missed Collection — Recycling - Paper
2025-05-16311: Missed Collection — Recycling - Paper
2025-05-10311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2025-05-08Restaurant inspection: WING HUA II — grade A
2025-04-18311: Missed Collection — Recycling - Paper
2025-04-11311: Missed Collection — Recycling - Paper
2025-04-06311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2025-02-15311: Litter Basket Request — Replacement Basket
2025-02-08311: Litter Basket Request — New Basket
2024
2024-12-29311: Litter Basket Request — New Basket
2024-11-22311: Missed Collection — Recycling - Paper
2024-09-12311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2024-09-11311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2024-06-18311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2024-04-08Restaurant inspection: WING HUA II — grade A · mice evidence
2023
2023-11-11311: Missed Collection — Recycling - Paper
2023-08-06311: Consumer Complaint — Restaurant
2023-07-26311: Air Quality — Air: Odor/Fumes, Vehicle Idling (AD3)
2023-02-10311: Missed Collection — Recycling - Paper
2023-01-20311: Missed Collection — Recycling - Paper
2022
2022-12-16311: Missed Collection — Recycling - Paper
2022-12-09311: Missed Collection — Recycling - Paper
2022-12-07311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2021
2021-05-02311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-03-05311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 1R Missed Recycling-All Materials
2021-03-05311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 1 Missed Collection
2021-02-23311: Street Condition — Pothole
2020
2020-12-01311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 1 Missed Collection
2020-04-15311: Non-Emergency Police Matter — Social Distancing
2020-04-14311: Non-Emergency Police Matter — Social Distancing
2020-03-18311: Derelict Bicycle — 14B Derelict Bicycle
2020-01-30311: Drinking — Underage - Licensed Est
2020-01-08311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2020-01-06311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Sign/Awning/Marquee - Illegal/No Permit
2020-01-06DOB complaint, category ?
2019
2019-08-27311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 1 Missed Collection
2019-08-02311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 1RG Missed Recycling Paper
2019-05-09311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2019-02-27311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2019-02-01311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018
2018-11-19Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2018-09-25311: Indoor Sewage — Sewage Odor
2018-07-11311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-07-08311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-07-01311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-05-25311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2017
2017-06-11311: Indoor Sewage — Sewage Odor
2017-04-09311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2016
2016-10-28Mortgage satisfied — from LI, CHO WING to INDUS AMERICAN BANK
2016-10-28TERA — from LI, CHO WING to INDUS AMERICAN BANK
2016-08-09311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2016-03-15311: Dead/Dying Tree — Planted More Than 2 Years Ago
2016-01-27311: Food Establishment — Food Contains Foreign Object
2015
2015-12-15Rodent inspection: Passed
2015-11-19Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2015-11-05311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2015-08-04311: Overflowing Litter Baskets — 6 Overflowing Litter Baskets
2014
2014-07-28Rodent inspection: Passed
2014-07-11311: Food Establishment — Food Contains Foreign Object
2014-05-15FDNY inspection (RISK)
2014-01-17Rodent inspection: Passed
2013
2013-10-08311: Dirty Conditions — E1A Litter Basket / Improper Use
2013-05-14Rodent inspection: Passed
2013-05-06311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2013-04-18Rodent inspection: Passed
2013-01-07311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2012
2012-05-30311: Sewer — Defective/Missing Curb Piece (SC4)
2012-05-30311: Sewer — Defective/Missing Curb Piece (SC4)
2012-04-10Rodent inspection: Passed
2012-03-11311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2012-02-20311: General Construction/Plumbing — Egress - Doors Locked/Blocked/Improper/No Secondary Means
2012-02-20DOB complaint, category ?
2012-02-18311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2011
2011-10-06311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2011-09-28Rodent inspection: Passed
2011-08-15311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2011-06-13311: Dead Tree — Dead/Dying Tree
2011-02-10Rodent inspection: Passed
2011-02-09311: Rodent — Condition Attracting Rodents
2010
2010-07-27311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2010-03-05311: Consumer Complaint — False Advertising
2010-02-02311: Food Establishment — Food Contaminated
2010-01-05Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2009
2009-10-05Mortgage $700,000 — from LI, HIU CHING; LAM, HIU CHING; LI, CHO WING to INDUS AMERICAN BANK$700,000
2009-10-05AL&R $700,000 — from LI, CHO WING; LAM, HIU CHING; LI, HIU CHING to INDUS AMERICAN BANK$700,000
2008
2008-10-14Mortgage satisfied — from LI, CHO WING; LI, HIU CHING; LAM, HIU CHING to ABACUS FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK
2008-05-25DOB complaint, category ?
2008-05-24ECB Non-Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN EXTERIOR BLDG WALL. DEFECT IS: A DECORATIVE MASONRY PLINTH BLOCK LOCATED ABOVE 3RD FLOOR WINDOW ON EXPOSURE 4 $180
2005
2005-01-31DOB violation LL6291:
2005-01-31DOB violation LL6291:
2004
2004-02-13DOB violation LL6291:
2004-02-13DOB violation LL6291:
2001
2001-04-02Permit PL — ISSUED
2001-03-26Permit EW — ISSUED
2001-03-20Job filed: Renovation for existing apartment on 3rd floor. General construction includes removal & installation of non-loading partition, oak flooring, repl$8,000
2001-03-20Job filed: Renovation for existing apartment on 3rd floor. General construction includes removal & installation of non-loading partition, oak flooring, repl$8,000
2001-03-20Job filed: Renovation for existing apartment on 3rd floor. General construction includes removal & installation of non-loading partition, oak flooring, repl$8,000
2001-03-06DTL — from BANK OF NEW YORK
2001-03-05DOB violation C: WORK W/O A PERMIT, WORK NOTED. HAVING DEMO SEC. OF APT. AND REMOVED PL ASTERED WALLS THROUGHOUT APT. NEW PLG. AND ELECTR. WORK COMP
2001-03-05ECB Non-Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING.DEFECT IS:CRACKED AND BROKEN HALLWAY WALLS AND CEILING DUE TO LEAK COMING FROM ROOF.DEFECTS AT 3RD FL$180
2001-03-05ECB Non-Hazardous violation: WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT.WORK NOTED HAVING DEMO SECTION OF APT AND REMOVED PLASTERED WALLS THROUGHOUT APT.NEW PLUMBING AND ELECTRICAL$250
2001-03-05DOB violation C:
2000
2000-09-18DOB complaint, category ?
2000-03-07Mortgage satisfied — from LEE, BONG JA; LEE, CHONG SUN; LEE, CHON to KOREA FIRST BANK OFNEW YORK
1999
1999-07-09DTL — from BANK OF NEW YORK
1999-01-25ATL — from NYCTL 1998-1 TRUST to BANK OF NEW YORK
1999-01-25ATL — from NYCTL 1997-1 TRUST to BANK OF NEW YORK
1998
1998-12-28Deed — from LEE, BONG JA; LEE, CHOUG SUN; LEE, FEE CHON to LI, CHO WING; LI, HIU CHING; LAM, HIU CHING
1998-12-28Mortgage $250,000 — from LI, HIU CHING; LI, CHO WING; LAM, HIU CHING to ABACUS FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK$250,000
1998-08-10TLS — from CITY OF NEW YORK to NYCTL 1998-1 TRUST
1998-03-16AMTL — from BANK OF NEW YORK
1997
1997-08-07TLS — from CITY OF NEW YORK to BANK OF NEW YORK
1997-06-18TLS — from CITY OF NEW YORK to NYCTL 1997-1 TRUST C/O WILMINGTON TRUST
1996
1996-06-12TLS — from CITY OF NEW YORK to BANK OF NEW YORK
1993
1993-02-25Permit EW — ISSUED
1993-02-25Permit EW — ISSUED
1993-02-25Permit PL — ISSUED
1993-02-25Permit EW — ISSUED
1990
1990-10-29ECB Non-Hazardous violation: WORK WITHOUT PERMIT AT TIME OF INSPECTION ENTER ALT AND STORE FRONT APROX20' IN LENGTH REDSIGNED REMEDY STOP ALLWORK OBTAIN PERMIT$285
1990-06-11Mortgage satisfied — from LEE, CHON; LEE, BONG JA to GREEN POINT SAVINGSBANK
1990-01-26Mortgage $200,000 — from LEE, CHONG SUN/AKA; LEE, CHON to KOREA FIRST BANK/NY$200,000
1988
1988-01-20Mortgage $100,000 — from LEE, CHON; LEE, BONG JA to GREEN POINT SAVS BANK$100,000
1985
1985-07-01Mortgage satisfied — from WEISS, BEATRICE to GOLDSTEIN, DAVID; GOLDSTEIN, ABRAHAM
1981
1981-11-04Deed — from WEISS BEATRICE to LEE CHON; LEE BONG JA
1981-11-04Mortgage — from LEE BONG JA; LEE CHON to WEISS BEATRICE
1978
1978-01-09RTXL — from GOLDSTEIN ABRAHAM
1977
1977-12-07SAGE — from GOLDSTEIN ROSE
1977-08-30Deed — from EXEC OF GOLDSTEIN ROSE to WEISS BEATRICE
1977-08-30Mortgage — from WEISS BEATRICE to GOLDSTEIN DAVID C; GOLDSTEIN ABRAHAM

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