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708 5 Avenue

311Records
16City systems
1Open violations
3.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11215 · Neighborhood: Sunset Park (West)
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311 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 178 311 service requests, 23 DOB permits, 16 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11215
Built1930
Floors4
Res. units12
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)STERNA CORPORATION
BBL3006460040
BIN3323837, 3323838

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 79% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 3.3. In ZIP 11215, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

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C

Among 46,798 6-24-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 2013-07-24.

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

24 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (10) · Food Establishment (3) · Water System (3) · Noise (2) · Blocked Driveway (1) · Litter Basket Request (1).

Filed construction activity

$329,465 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (6 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 (1930)
YesSix or more residential units (12)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)STERNA CORPORATION
Head officerMICHAEL MISIRIOTIS
Managing agentSterna Corporation
Last registered2025-07-09

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,348,000 $606,600
2026$1,491,000 $670,950
2027$1,848,000 $831,600

The city's market estimate has risen 37% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
El MexicanoMexicanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

3 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Preparation Location, Food Spoiled, Letter Grading) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

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

Subway25 St — R · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 5 Av / 21 St — B63 · 200 ft
Citi Bike24 St & 5 Ave · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
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

708 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

24 311 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: $1,586,512 on 2018-06-08 (lender: Investors Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2018-06-08Deed $7,215,000 — from 708 5TH AVENUE, LLC to STERNA CORPORATION $7,215,000
2018-06-08Mortgage $1,586,512 — from STERNA CORPORATION to INVESTORS BANK $1,586,512
2018-06-08Agreement $3,500,000 — from STERNA CORPORATION to INVESTORS BANK $3,500,000
2018-06-08AL&R $3,500,000 — from STERNA CORPORATION to INVESTORS BANK $3,500,000
2018-05-30Sold for $7,215,000 $7,215,000 $601,250
2014-02-21Agreement $2,100,000 — from 708 5TH AVENUE LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA $2,100,000
2014-02-21AL&R $2,100,000 — from 708 5TH AVENUE LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA $2,100,000
2014-02-07Mortgage $656,661 — from 705 5TH AVENUE LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA $656,661
2011-12-28Mortgage $1,500,000 — from 708 5TH AVENUE LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK $1,500,000
2010-12-13Deed $1,600,000 — from SMOLEN POWIERSKI, MARY JANE; MARRONE, PATRICIA; GLYNN, SUSAN to 708 5TH AVENUE LLC $1,600,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201712740326
20180066113
2019008019
2020006017
202100140014
20220090110
202302120216
202400110112
202501140217
2026006006
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The full timeline

Construction 37Enforcement 28Housing & tenants 214Ownership & money 17Health & systems 15

Every one of the 311 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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