343 Linden Street

Brooklyn, NY

BBL 3-03328-0049BIN 3076193

Concern level4 of 4

Severe

01On HPD's Alternative Enforcement Program — the city's most-distressed-buildings list
0255 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) across 14 apartments
0325 of those issued in the last 3 years
0413 open rent-impairing violation(s)
054 active DOB 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

On the Alternative Enforcement Program

HPD placed this building in its Alternative Enforcement Program (AEP Round 14), active since 2021-02-01. AEP is the city's response to its most distressed buildings — it had 512 open B/C violations at selection.

Rent regulation

Likely rent-stabilized

The owner registered 12 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 14 apartments.

2018 — 12 units registered2023 — 12

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1931

Built

Floors

Residential units

Walk-up apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building

HPD housing-maintenance violations

111

Open now

554

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 I · NON-HAZARDOUS

§27-2153 ADM CODE THE PREMISES HAS BEEN SELECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ALTERNATIVE ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM WHICH MAY RESULT IN BUILDING-WIDE INSPECTIONS, FEES, AND EXTENSIVE REPAIR WORK TO CORRECT VIOLATIONS AND UNDERLYING CONDITIONS. CHARGES FOR REPAIR WORK DONE PURSUANT TO THIS ORDER, IF NOT PAID, WILL BECOME LIENS ON THE PROPERTY

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

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 11Issued 2026-10-05

§ 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE LATCH SET AT THE DOOR IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 11, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-10-05

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING MORTISE LOCK SET AT THE VESTIBULE DOOR AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 11Issued 2026-10-05

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 11, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

123

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water65

Unsanitary Condition13

Water Leak11

Door/Window8

Plumbing7

Paint/Plaster6

Flooring/Stairs4

General3

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

Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

1145

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential529

Street/Sidewalk351

Commercial186

Unspecified53

Vehicle25

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 residential) — 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

Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

815

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony217

Misdemeanor499

Violation99

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

ACTIVE · AEUHAZ1-FAIL TO CERTIFY CLASS 1 NONE2024-01-24

FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION

ACTIVE · AEUHAZ1-FAIL TO CERTIFY CLASS 1 NONE2023-11-29

FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2023-09-08

PROVIDE FIRE GUARD AS PER COMMISSIONER'S ORDER : AT TIME OF INSPECTION OBSERVED REAR FIRE ESCAPE BLOCKED BY A 1 STORY WOODEN STRUCTURE ATTACHED TO THE BLDG. IT UNABLE FOR OCCUPANT TO REACH TO THE GROUND FLOOR AT TIME OF EMERGENCY. THIS IS POSSIBLE SAFETY AND FIRE HAZARD.

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.

CLOSED

Comp Supplemental Cases

CLOSEDOpened 2022-07-12

Comprehensive

CLOSEDOpened 2021-02-01

Access Warrant - Non-Lead

CLOSEDOpened 2019-11-21

Heat / hot water

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

laichun wong

No other buildings found sharing this building's registered contact.

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.

ConstructionClass 22026-05-18$1,250 penalty

ConstructionClass 12026-05-18$2,500 penalty

ConstructionClass 12023-09-08$1,250 penalty

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2021-03-03 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage2001-06-19 · $200,000

Sale2021-03-03no recorded price

CHEUNG, WAH, WONG, LAI CHUN → WONG, LAI CHUN

Sale2018-03-13no recorded price

CHEUNG, WAH → CHEUNG, WAH, WONG, LAI CHUN

Sale2008-02-04no recorded price

CHEUNG, JOHNNY, CHEUNG, WAH → CHEUNG, WAH

Mortgage2001-06-19$200,000

borrower CHEUNG, JOHNNY, CHEUNG, WAH · lender GREENPOINT MORTGAGEFUNDING INC

Sale2001-05-25no recorded price

YVON, PIERRE → CHEUNG, JOHNNY, CHEUNG, WAH

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