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612 5 Avenue

133Records
10City systems
1Open violations
10Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11215 · Neighborhood: Sunset Park (West)
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133 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 10 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 58 311 service requests, 28 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 12 rodent inspections.

BoroughBrooklyn 11215
Built1914
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassS2
Owner (PLUTO)J & J 5TH AVENUE LLC
BBL3006280041
BIN3008914

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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 10. In ZIP 11215, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% 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 violations1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2002-09-17.

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

13 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (5) · Graffiti (2) · Dirty Condition (2) · Unsanitary Pigeon Condition (1) · Sewer (1) · Non (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 (1914)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
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$2,757,000 $165,420
2026$2,633,000 $157,980
2027$2,862,000 $171,720

The city's market estimate has risen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
The Bagel FactoryBagels/PretzelsA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

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.

6 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2015 (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

SubwayProspect Av — R · 700 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 5 Av / 18 St — B63 · 200 ft
Citi Bike17 St & 5 Ave · 100 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted bike lane mapped within 75 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 295. 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

612 5 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

13 311 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: $300,000 on 2013-11-01 (lender: Shinhan Bank America). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2013-11-01Deed $1,442,000 — from SIX HUNDRED TWELVE INC. to J & J 5TH AVENUE LLC $1,442,000
2013-11-01Mortgage $300,000 — from J & J 5TH AVENUE, LLC to SHINHAN BANK AMERICA $300,000
2013-11-01AL&R $300,000 — from J & J 5TH AVENUE, LLC to SHINHAN BANK AMERICA $300,000
2009-08-13Agreement $550,000 — from SIX HUNDRED TWELVE INC. to HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $550,000
2009-08-13AL&R $550,000 — from SIX HUNDRED TWELVE INC. to HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $550,000
2009-08-13Deed $900,000 — from AMZOEV, ZURAB; ATTARD, GEORGE E to SIX HUNDRED TWELVE INC. $900,000
2009-08-13Mortgage $184,351 — from SIX HUNDRED TWELVE INC. to HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $184,351
2004-10-21Mortgage $386,250 — from AMZOEV, ZURAB; ATTARD, GEORGE E to GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC. $386,250
2004-10-21Deed $690,000 — from BABAKHANI, MAHMOUD to AMZOEV, ZURAB; ATTARD, GEORGE E $690,000
1987-02-26Mortgage $150,000 — from BABAKHANI, MAHMOUD; MAY, ABBY to SLOPE HILL ASSOCIATES $150,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201723016
201803014
201905027
202006028
2021050813
202203025
202303249
2024060410
202504026
202603014
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The full timeline

Construction 8Enforcement 9Housing & tenants 59Ownership & money 28Health & systems 29

Every one of the 133 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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