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4004 5 Avenue

137Records
10City systems
0Open violations
10Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11232 · Neighborhood: Sunset Park (West)
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137 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 10 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 64 311 service requests, 19 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 15 DOB complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11232
Built1914
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassS2
Owner (PLUTO)KNS REALTY, INC.
BBL3007140040
BIN3010600

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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 11232, 65% of residential buildings hold an A and 8% 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

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

$625 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

39 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (29) · Drinking (7) · Food Establishment (1) · Boilers (1) · Sewer (1).

Filed construction activity

$144,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (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$1,364,000 $81,840
2026$1,172,000 $70,320
2027$1,356,000 $81,360

The city's market estimate has fallen 1% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
L'WrenAmericanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · 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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2024 (1 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

Subway45 St — R · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
36 St — D N R · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 5 Av / 41 St — B63 · 150 ft
Citi Bike5 Ave & 41 St · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 024. 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

4004 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

39 311 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: $53,466 on 2025-07-10 (lender: Cathay Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-07-10Mortgage $53,466 — from KNS REALTY, INC. to CATHAY BANK $53,466
2025-07-10AL&R $700,000 — from KNS REALTY, INC. to CATHAY BANK $700,000
2025-07-10Agreement $700,000 — from KNS REALTY, INC. to CATHAY BANK $700,000
2015-06-22Agreement $900,000 — from KNS REALTY, INC. to INVESTORS BANK $900,000
2015-06-22Mortgage $444,882 — from KNS REALTY, INC. to INVESTORS BANK $444,882
2015-06-22AL&R $900,000 — from KNS REALTY, INC. to INVESTORS BANK $900,000
2005-04-29Mortgage $550,000 — from KNS REALTY, INC. to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $550,000
2005-04-29AL&R $550,000 — from FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB to KNS REALTY, INC. $550,000
2005-04-29Deed $790,000 — from CAVALLINO, GIOVANNA to KNS REALTY, INC. $790,000
2001-03-27Mortgage $155,000 — from CAVALLINO, GIOVANNA to GREENPOINT MORTGAGEFUNDING INC $155,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017011013
2018401016
2019000011
2020000011
2021005016
2022004015
202300160218
202402220226
20250064212
2026005005
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The full timeline

Construction 10Enforcement 32Housing & tenants 64Ownership & money 19Health & systems 12

Every one of the 137 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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