A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 82% 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 10. In ZIP 11209, 84% of residential buildings hold an A and
3% 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
4 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (2) · Food Establishment (1) · Snow or Ice (1).
Filed construction activity
$4,000 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
Yes
Built before 1974 (1931)
No
Six or more residential units (2)
No
421-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 year
City market value
Assessed value
2025
$1,565,000
$93,900
2026
$1,513,000
$90,780
2027
$1,651,000
$99,060
The city's market estimate has risen
5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · 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.
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
Subway
Bay Ridge Av — R · 900 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: 3 Av / 72 St — B37 · 150 ft
Citi Bike
Ovington Ave & 3 Ave · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
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.
4 311 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: $240,000 on
2001-07-27 (lender: Hetzler, William and Hetzler, Willie). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid
down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded
document.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
2001-07-27
Mortgage $240,000 — from CHEN, XUE WEI to HETZLER, WILLIAM; HETZLER, WILLIE
$240,000
Ten-year activity
1050
2017
8
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Construction
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
1
2
0
3
2018
2
0
6
0
8
2019
0
0
4
0
4
2020
0
0
0
0
0
2021
0
0
5
0
5
2022
0
0
2
0
2
2023
0
0
2
0
2
2024
0
0
0
2
2
2025
0
0
3
1
4
2026
0
0
1
2
3
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2010-09-08Job filed: FILING THIS JOB TO DISMISS VIOLATION NO.34873617Y AND VIOLATION NO.34873618X. INTERIOR RENOVATION AND PLUMBING WORK, TO LEGALIZE 1 LAV., 1 TOILET AND $16,000
2010-09-08Job filed: FILING THIS JOB TO DISMISS VIOLATION NO.34873617Y AND VIOLATION NO.34873618X. INTERIOR RENOVATION AND PLUMBING WORK, TO LEGALIZE 1 LAV., 1 TOILET AND $16,000
2010-08-31311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2010-08-31ECB CLASS - 3 violation: OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY THE C/O OR BLDG DEPT RECORDS. NOTED: DOB RECORDS (HPD #127958) INDICATE 3 STY BLDG W/COMMERC
2010-08-31ECB CLASS - 2 violation: WORK W/O PERMIT.ILLEGAL WORK NOTED:@ 2ND FLR FULL HEIGHT PARTITIONS WALLS BEEN ERECTED CREATING EXTRA ROOM,BATHROOM & KITCHEN & CO
2010-08-31DOB complaint, category ?
2001
2001-07-27Mortgage $240,000 — from CHEN, XUE WEI to HETZLER, WILLIAM; HETZLER, WILLIE$240,000
2001-06-01Mortgage satisfied — from BUFFONE, ROSE; BUFFONE, JOHN to BAY RIDGE SAVIGNS &LOAN ASSOCIATION; BAY RIDGE FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIA
2001-06-01Deed — from HETZLER, WILLIE to CHEN, XUE WEI
2001-05-14Permit EW — ISSUED
2001-05-10Job filed: REPLACE FIRE DAMAGED WOOD JOIST, DECK, AND GYP CEILING AT THIRD FLOOR. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$10,000
2001-05-10Job filed: REPLACE FIRE DAMAGED WOOD JOIST, DECK, AND GYP CEILING AT THIRD FLOOR. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$10,000
2001-05-10Job filed: REPLACE FIRE DAMAGED WOOD JOIST, DECK, AND GYP CEILING AT THIRD FLOOR. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$10,000
1999
1999-03-16DOB violation LL6291:
1998
1998-05-04DOB violation LL6291:
1997
1997-02-10DOB violation LL6291:
1995
1995-02-06Permit PL — ISSUED
1995-01-31Permit EW — ISSUED
1995-01-24Permit EW — ISSUED
1995-01-24Permit EW — ISSUED
1994
1994-06-01DOB violation LL6291:
1993
1993-08-16DOB violation LL6291:
1993-06-01DOB violation LL6291:
1992
1992-01-03Permit EW — ISSUED
1979
1979-08-27Deed — from BUFFONE ROSE; BUFFONE JOHN to HETZLER WILLIE