317 4 Avenue

Brooklyn, NY

BBL 3-00974-0003BIN 3020888

Concern level4 of 4

Severe

0115 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) across 8 apartments
026 of those issued in the last 3 years
035 open rent-impairing violation(s)

How this is set: open hazardous violations measured against the building's size, then raised by strong distress signals — HPD's enforcement program, court harassment findings, recent evictions, unpaid DOB fines, open housing-court cases, and a sold tax lien. Neighborhood noise and crime are not part of it. It describes the public record, not the condition of any one apartment, and a quiet record is not proof of a good building.

HPD enforcement

Previously in HPD's Alternative Enforcement Program (AEP Round 14), discharged 2021-06-15.

Rent regulation

Likely rent-stabilized

The owner registered 4 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 8 apartments.

2018 — 4 units registered2023 — 4

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1920

Built

Floors

Residential units

Walk-up apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building1 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

307

On record

Open Class C

Open Class B

Open Class A

Class C is immediately hazardous, Class B is hazardous, Class A is non-hazardous. A violation stays open until HPD certifies the repair, so some open items may already be fixed.

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 1LIssued 2025-07-09

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1L, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH

Status: Defect letter issued

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 1RIssued 2025-01-13

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF HOT WATER EXCEEDS THE MAXIMUM OF 130 DEGREES IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 1R, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

Status: HPD couldn't get in to re-inspect

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 4RIssued 2025-01-13

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF SCALDING HOT WATER EXCEEDS MAX. ALLOWABLE OPERATING WATER TEMP 130 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. FOUND 158 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT AT ALL FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4R, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

Status: HPD couldn't get in to re-inspect

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 4RIssued 2025-01-13

§ 27-2043.1 HMC INSTALL THE MISSING OR REPAIR/REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE WINDOW GUARD(S) IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPECIFICATIONS OF THE NEW YORK CITY HEALTH CODE SECTION 24 RCNY CHAPTER 12. WG TO INSTALL = 2, WG TO REPLACE = 0, WG TO REPAIR = 0 IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4R, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

Status: HPD couldn't get in to re-inspect

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water16

Door/Window8

Water Leak6

Unsanitary Condition3

Paint/Plaster2

Plumbing2

Heat/Hot WaterApartment Only2025-11-15 · closed

Heat/Hot WaterEntire Building2025-10-25 · closed

Door/WindowWindow Frame2025-07-01 · closed

Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.

311 complaints from tenants

Neighborhood noise

About averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

315

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Unspecified106

Street/Sidewalk79

Residential62

Commercial34

Vehicle18

Park13

Helicopter2

House of Worship1

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about outdoor noise (mostly unspecified) — street life and traffic more than neighbors. This counts how often people call 311, which tracks how densely populated and busy an area is as much as how loud it is — it is not a sound measurement.

Neighborhood noise

Neighborhood crime

Lower than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony45

Misdemeanor36

Violation14

NYPD complaints reported within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year, by severity. This reflects what gets reported and where police are active as much as actual safety, and busier, denser, higher-foot-traffic blocks log more. Locations are approximate — the NYPD shifts each report to the nearest corner for privacy — so read this as rough context, not a safety score.

Neighborhood crime

Bedbug history

No bedbugs reported

The owner filed 4 annual bedbug reports and reported no infested units. Filing with zero infestations is the compliant, reassuring case.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

No active DOB violations.

DOB building violations

Evictions

No executed evictions on record for this building.

Evictions

Housing court

Cases on record

Open now

Tenant-brought

Harassment found

With a judgment

Most cases are tenants taking the owner to court to force repairs. A case is not proof of wrongdoing; a harassment finding or judgment is a court ruling against the owner.

CLOSEDOpened 2015-01-02

Heat / hot water

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

4TH AVENUE PARTMENERS,LLC

Head officer

JONATHAN BACKHASH

Managing agent

CITI URBAN MGMT CORP.

1 other building share this owner's registration contacts. Shared contacts suggest common control, but they are not proof of ownership.

315 4 AVENUEBROOKLYN

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

Balance due (active)

Active violations

Lost by default

DOB violations adjudicated by OATH carry money penalties. "Lost by default" means the owner never appeared at the hearing. An unpaid balance is a stronger "ignoring the city" signal than a raw violation count.

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Speculation watch

·Bought and resold within a few years — rapid turnover is a common speculation signal

A pattern, not a prediction — many transfers are ordinary or between related companies.

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2013-08-14 · $4,050,000

Most recent mortgage2023-02-28 · $408,871.91

Mortgage2023-02-28$408,871.91

borrower 4TH AVENUE BROOKLYN PARTNERS, LLC, 315-317 4TH AVE PARTNERS LLC, 228 AVENUE B ASSOCIATES, LLC · lender RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK

Mortgage2013-08-14$1,463,671.68

borrower 4TH AVENUE BROOKLYN PARTNERS, LLC, 228 AVENUE B ASSOCIATES, LLC, 315-317 4TH AVE PARTNER LLC · lender SUFFOLK COUNTY NATIONAL BANK

Sale2013-08-14$4,050,000

315-317 4TH AVENUE LLC → 228 AVENUE B ASSOCIATES, LLC, 4TH AVENUE BROOKLYN PARTNERS, LLC, 315-317 4TH AVE PARTNER LLC

Sale2011-11-18$1,750,000

URBAN SALES CORP. → 315-317 4TH AVENUE LLC

Mortgage2011-11-18$822,407.09

borrower 315-317 4TH AVENUE LLC · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK

From ACRIS recorded documents. Amounts are often $0 or nominal for transfers between related parties, and LLCs can obscure who is really involved — treat this as public-record context, not a valuation.

Ownership & money

City debt & tax-lien sale

Not on the city's tax-lien sale list (2019–2025). The owner has not fallen far enough behind on property tax or water charges to be flagged for a lien sale.

City debt & tax-lien sale