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4017 Avenue U · Brooklyn · BBL 3085400003 · 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 11234, 92% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% 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

7 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Graffiti (3) · Missed Collection (2) · Illegal Parking (1) · Noise (1).

Filed construction activity

$122,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 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 (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).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$541,000 $32,460
2026$580,000 $34,800
2027$604,000 $36,240

The city's market estimate has risen 12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Dragon CityChineseGrade PendingMice evidence
Empire WingsOtherNot yet graded—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

Flood exposure

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

Hurricane evacuation zone 2 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

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

BusNearest boarding stop: Avenue U / Coleman St — B3 · 100 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 207 Elizabeth G. Leary
Middle: J.H.S. 278 Marine Park. 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

4017 Avenue U

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

7 311 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: $66,887 on 2025-08-12 (recorded via MERS, the industry registry; the lender is not named on the record). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-08-12Agreement $805,000 — from HJCY GROUP INC. to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS $805,000
2025-08-12Mortgage $66,887 — from HJCY GROUP INC. to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS $66,887
2022-06-13Agreement $770,000 — from HJCY GROUP INC to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS $770,000
2022-06-13Mortgage $359,067 — from HJCY GROUP INC to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS $359,067
2021-03-02AL&R $420,000 — from HJCY GROUP INC to UNITED ORIENT BANK $420,000
2021-03-02Mortgage $420,000 — from HJCY GROUP INC to UNITED ORIENT BANK $420,000
2021-03-02Deed $650,000 — from FUNG, PUI YING to HJCY GROUP INC $650,000
2021-02-04Sold for $650,000 $650,000 $650,000

Ten-year activity

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2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
11
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017000011
2018001012
2019002013
2020000011
2021000415
2022004408
20238110111
2024112015
2025003216
2026002024
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The last 12 months — 5 records

DateRecord
2026-08-29Restaurant inspection: DRAGON CITY — grade Z
2026-07-11311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2026-05-21311: Missed Collection — Recycling - Metal/Glass/Rigid Plastic
2026-05-07Restaurant inspection: DRAGON CITY · mice evidence
2025-11-05311: Graffiti — Graffiti

The full timeline

2026
2026-08-29Restaurant inspection: DRAGON CITY — grade Z
2026-07-11311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2026-05-21311: Missed Collection — Recycling - Metal/Glass/Rigid Plastic
2026-05-07Restaurant inspection: DRAGON CITY · mice evidence
2025
2025-11-05311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2025-10-08Restaurant inspection: EMPIRE WINGS — grade N
2025-08-12Agreement $805,000 — from HJCY GROUP INC. to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS$805,000
2025-08-12Mortgage $66,887 — from HJCY GROUP INC. to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS$66,887
2025-06-15311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2025-02-25311: Missed Collection — Trash
2024
2024-11-18Boiler inspection
2024-11-17311: Noise — Noise: air condition/ventilation equipment (NV1)
2024-06-13311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2024-03-13DOB complaint, category ?
2024-01-08Job filed: GENERAL RENOVATION OF PROPOSED TAKE-OUT STORE WITH REPAIRING PARTITION, DROP CEILING TILES, NEW FLOOR TILES, REPLACING WINDOW, DOOR PAINTING, AND ME$40,000
2023
2023-12-20Boiler inspection
2023-10-10Job filed: FILE PLUMBING WORK WITH INSTALLATION OF NEW PLUMBING FIXTURES AND GAS APPLIANCE AS PER PLAN. THIS APPLICATION IS IN CONJUNCTION WITH GC#B00923199. NO $20,000
2023-10-03Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2023-09-28Job filed: INSTALL NEW AWNING WITH CANVAS COVER AT STOREFRONT READING "Latus Asian Fusion Restaurant" AS PER PLAN. NO CHANGE IN USE,EGRESS, AND OCCUPANCY.$2,000
2023-09-08Permit Plumbing — Signed-off
2023-08-31Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2023-08-31Permit Mechanical Systems — Signed-off
2023-08-29Job filed: FILE PLUMBING WORK WITH INSTALLATION OF NEW PLUMBING FIXTURES AND GAS APPLIANCE AS PER PLAN. THIS APPLICATION IS IN CONJUNCTION WITH GC#B00923199. NO $20,000
2023-08-29Job filed: GENERAL RENOVATION OF PROPOSED TAKE-OUT STORE WITH REPAIRING PARTITION, DROP CEILING TILES, NEW FLOOR TILES, REPLACING WINDOW, DOOR PAINTING, AND ME$40,000
2023-04-25DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2022 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-02-03311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2022
2022-06-13Agreement $770,000 — from HJCY GROUP INC to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS$770,000
2022-06-13TL&R — from HJCY GROUP INC to HJCY GROUP INC
2022-06-13Mortgage assigned — from UNITED ORIENT BANK to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS
2022-06-13Mortgage $359,067 — from HJCY GROUP INC to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS$359,067
2022-04-08311: Missed Collection — Trash
2022-04-08311: Missed Collection — Trash
2022-04-01311: Missed Collection — Trash
2022-03-02311: Missed Collection — Trash
2021
2021-12-10Boiler inspection
2021-03-02AL&R $420,000 — from HJCY GROUP INC to UNITED ORIENT BANK$420,000
2021-03-02Mortgage $420,000 — from HJCY GROUP INC to UNITED ORIENT BANK$420,000
2021-03-02Deed $650,000 — from FUNG, PUI YING to HJCY GROUP INC$650,000
2021-02-04Sold for $650,000$650,000
2020
2020-12-22Boiler inspection
2019
2019-10-25Boiler inspection
2019-05-20Eviction executed
2019-05-20Eviction executed
2018
2018-10-30311: Food Establishment — Food Protection
2018-09-25Boiler inspection
2017
2017-11-10Boiler inspection
2014
2014-07-31FDNY inspection (RISK)
2014-01-13311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2013
2013-07-02311: Food Establishment — Food Contaminated
2013-01-24311: Broken Muni Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2010
2010-07-21311: Broken Parking Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2005
2005-10-17DOB complaint, category ?
2003
2003-07-02Deed — from FUNG, YICK CHUEN to FUNG, YICK CHUEN; FUNG, PUI YING
1998
1998-04-28Permit EW — ISSUED
1995
1995-06-20Deed — from FUNG, LEUNG CHUEN LIN; FUNG, YICK CHUEN to FUNG, YICK CHUEN
1994
1994-03-07Permit EW — ISSUED
1989
1989-02-09DOB violation ES:
1983
1983-09-27Mortgage satisfied — from FUNG, LEUNG CHUEN LIN; FUNG, YICK CHUEN; FUNG, YEE SIT to CARDONE, DOMINICK L
1973
1973-08-22Mortgage — from FUNG YICK E; FUNG LEUNG CL; FUNG YEE S to CARDONE DOMINICK L
1973-08-22Deed — from CARDONE DOMINICK L to FUNG YEE S; FUNG LEUNG CL; FUNG YICK E
1966
1966-05-31Deed — from CHORBA JOSEPH; CHORBA ANNA to CARDONE DOMINICK L
1966-05-31Mortgage — from CARDONE DOMINICK L to ROOSEVELT SAVINGS BANK OF THE CITY OF NE

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