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652 5 Avenue

252Records
11City systems
7Open violations
71.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11215 · Neighborhood: Sunset Park (West)
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252 recorded events, 1990–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 203 311 service requests, 13 DOB permits, 10 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11215
Built1954
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassS2
Owner (PLUTO)BHAWAN 652 REALTY LLC
BBL3006370041
BIN3009193

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 97% 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 71.3. 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 violations7 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 7 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2024-05-22.

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

19 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (7) · Outdoor Dining (3) · Street Condition (3) · Illegal Dumping (2) · WATER LEAK (1) · Abandoned Vehicle (1).

Filed construction activity

$145,356 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 (1954)
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$2,200,000 $132,000
2026$2,785,000 $167,100
2027$2,766,000 $165,960

The city's market estimate has risen 26% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Sunrise Espresso BarMexicanA—

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.

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

SubwayProspect Av — R · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 5 Av / 18 St — B63 · 50 ft
Citi Bike17 St & 5 Ave · 550 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

652 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

19 311 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: $901,000 on 2016-04-14 (lender: The Dime Savings Bank Of Williamsburgh). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2016-04-14AL&R $1,400,000 — from THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH to BHAWAN 652 REALTY LLC $1,400,000
2016-04-14Agreement $1,400,000 — from THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH to BHAWAN 652 REALTY LLC $1,400,000
2016-04-14Mortgage $901,000 — from BHAWAN 652 REALTY LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $901,000
2013-08-28Mortgage $499,000 — from BHAWAN 652 REALTY LLC to D'AMICO, MARION; CATALANO, MICHELE; CAMBERLANGO, MICHAEL $499,000
2013-08-28Deed $750,000 — from THE MARIANE CASTORO REVOCABLE LIVING TRU; MARIANTHE CASTORO, TRUSTEE to BHAWAN 652 REALTY LLC $750,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20176309
2018016016
2019023023
2020049049
2021050050
2022027027
2023010010
2024012012
202528111
20260415
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The full timeline

Construction 25Enforcement 4Housing & tenants 211Ownership & money 10Health & systems 2

Every one of the 252 recorded events, 1990–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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