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2325 Mermaid Avenue · Brooklyn · BBL 3070150049 · 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, AEP3
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE B

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 7.5. In ZIP 11224, 81% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% 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 violations4 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 1982-05-14.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

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

3 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Consumer Complaint (1) · Food Establishment (1) · Noise (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 (1930)
NoSix or more residential units (4)
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)Gloria W KIM; JOHN R CHONG
Managing agentGLORIA KIM
Last registered2025-10-16

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$300,000 $135,000
2026$360,000 $162,000
2027$432,000 $194,400

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

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Kennedy Fried ChickenChickenA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Contains Foreign Object) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

Flood exposure

In the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary flood maps) — lenders typically require flood insurance here.

Hurricane evacuation zone 1 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

In the city's stormwater flood map only under the extreme-storm scenario (3.66 in/hr cloudburst with 2080 sea levels) — an Ida-scale event.

2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2011 (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

SubwayConey Island-Stillwell Av — D F N Q · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 13-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Mermaid Av / W 24 St — B74 · 100 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 329 Surfside
Middle: I.S. 228 David A. Boody. 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

2325 Mermaid 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

3 311 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: $35,000 on 1985-11-27 (lender: Sinrod, Alex and Sinrod, Renee). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1985-11-27Mortgage $35,000 — from CHONG, WHA JA KIM to SINROD, RENEE; SINROD, ALEX $35,000

Ten-year activity

1050
2017
2018
2019
2020
7
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170000
20180000
20190112
20200505
20210707
20220404
20231506
20240415
20252204
20260112
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The last 12 months — 4 records

DateRecord
2026-05-05HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2026-04-28Restaurant inspection: KENNEDY FRIED CHICKEN — grade A
2025-10-23FDNY inspection (AGED_OUT)
2025-10-22FDNY inspection (RISK)

The full timeline

2026
2026-05-05HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2026-04-28Restaurant inspection: KENNEDY FRIED CHICKEN — grade A
2025
2025-10-23FDNY inspection (AGED_OUT)
2025-10-22FDNY inspection (RISK)
2025-08-18Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-06-10HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2024
2024-05-06311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2024-05-02Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-05-01Restaurant inspection: KENNEDY FRIED CHICKEN — grade A
2024-04-11HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2024-03-06311: Food Establishment — Food Contains Foreign Object
2023
2023-11-09311: Consumer Complaint — Restaurant
2023-09-08311: Food Establishment — Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food
2023-09-04311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2023-03-24HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2023-02-12311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2023-02-12DOB complaint, category ?
2022
2022-11-10HPD 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
2022-04-18311: Taxi Complaint — Driver Complaint - Passenger
2022-04-13311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2022-03-01HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2021
2021-12-29311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2021-11-04Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-04-13311: Sewer — Other Sewer Problem (Use Comments) (SZZ)
2021-04-12HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2021-04-12HPD 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
2021-04-04311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2021-02-08311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2020
2020-12-10311: Food Establishment — Food Spoiled
2020-10-08311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 2R Bulk-Missed Recy Collection
2020-10-01311: Dirty Conditions — E3 Dirty Sidewalk
2020-09-19311: Dirty Conditions — E3 Dirty Sidewalk
2020-07-23311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Business not in compliance
2019
2019-10-21311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2019-03-14Rodent inspection: Passed
2016
2016-10-28311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2016-06-12311: Food Establishment — Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food
2016-02-16311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2016-02-01311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2015
2015-10-13HPD class I: SECTION27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE ?27-2097 AND IS THER
2015-09-20311: Food Establishment — Pesticide
2015-06-22FDNY inspection (RISK)
2015-02-23HPD class I: SECTION27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE ?27-2097 AND IS THER
2014
2014-06-18FDNY inspection (SPECIAL-OTH)
2014-05-07FDNY inspection (SPECIAL-OTH)
2013
2013-09-15HPD class I: SECTION 27-2089 ADM CODE ABOVE PREMISES HAVE BEEN VACANT AND UNTENANTED EXCEPT FOR CARETAKER FOR 60 DAYS OR MORE, AND CANNOT BE REOCCUPIED U
2013-08-19311: Food Establishment — Food Contaminated
2012
2012-05-17HPD class I: SECTION 27-2089 ADM CODE ABOVE PREMISES HAVE BEEN VACANT AND UNTENANTED EXCEPT FOR CARETAKER FOR 60 DAYS OR MORE, AND CANNOT BE REOCCUPIED U
2011
2011-02-10311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2007
2007-04-25Deed — from KIM, GLORIA; CHONG, WHA JA KIM to CHONG, JOHN R; CHONG, YOUNG J; KIM, GLORIA
2003
2003-10-28DOB complaint, category ?
2003-08-18Permit EW — ISSUED
2003-08-13Permit PL — ISSUED
2003-08-07Permit EW — ISSUED
2003-08-07Permit EW — ISSUED
2003-07-21Job filed: RENOVATION OF FAST FOOD STORE, INSTALL COOKING EQUIPMENT, PLUMBING FIXTURES, RANGE HOOD, FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANC$23,000
2003-07-21Job filed: RENOVATION OF FAST FOOD STORE, INSTALL COOKING EQUIPMENT, PLUMBING FIXTURES, RANGE HOOD, FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANC$23,000
2002
2002-09-05DOB complaint, category ?
2002-09-05ECB Hazardous violation: SUPERVISOR ON USE OF RIGGING EQUIPMENT WITHOUT A SPECIAL RIGGERS LICENCE TWO POINT $1,000
2002-09-05ECB Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO PROVIDE PROTECTION FOR SIDEWALK AND WALK WAYS DURING CONSTRUCTION OPERATIONS FACADE WORK BEING DONE WITH CONCRETE CHIPS$2,000
2002-08-27DOB complaint, category ?
2002-08-27ECB Non-Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN EXTERIOR BUILDING WALL. DEFECT NOTED AT PARAPET CENTER STULLS HAS 1/4 INCH CRACKS PULLING AWAY AT VARIOUS LOCA$180
1993
1993-09-28Mortgage satisfied — from CHONG, EHA JA KIM to SINROD, ALEX; SINROD, RENEE
1985
1985-11-27Mortgage $35,000 — from CHONG, WHA JA KIM to SINROD, RENEE; SINROD, ALEX$35,000
1985-11-27Deed — from SINROD, RENEE; SINROD, ALEX to CHONG, WHAJA KIM
1982
1982-05-14HPD class I: D26-35.01 ADM CODE ABOVE PREMISES HAVE BEEN VACANT AND UNTENANTED EXCEPT FOR CARETAKER FOR 60 DAYS OR MORE, AND CANNOT BE REOCCUPIED UNTIL A
1980
1980-11-10Deed — from AL SINROD SPORTSWEAR INC to SINROD ALEX; SINROD RENEE
1978
1978-03-31Deed — from SINROD ALEX to AL SINROD SPORTSWEAR INC
1969
1969-06-23Mortgage — from SINROD ALEX; SINROD GIL to STEINFELD HERZ; STEINFELD HERSZ
1969-06-23Deed — from STEINFELD HERZ to SINROD GIL; SINROD ALEX

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