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4509 5 Avenue

113Records
11City systems
2Open violations
1.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11220 · Neighborhood: Sunset Park (Central)
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113 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 28 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 25 311 service requests, 19 DOB permits.

BoroughBrooklyn 11220
Built1934
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassS2
Owner (PLUTO)EMPIRE 4509 LLC
BBL3007480005
BIN3011589

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 77% 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 1.3. In ZIP 11220, 69% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% 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 violations2 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2005-09-16.

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

5 service requests in the last three years. Most common: GENERAL (1) · New Tree Request (1) · Graffiti (1) · Missed Collection (1) · Overgrown Tree/Branches (1).

Filed construction activity

$1,420,340 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (12 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 (1934)
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$1,510,000 $90,600
2026$1,566,000 $93,960
2027$1,760,000 $105,600

The city's market estimate has risen 17% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
TotopanLatin AmericanA—

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

Subway45 St — R · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 5 Av / 45 St — B63 · 100 ft
Citi Bike5 Ave & 44 St · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityShared bike route mapped within 75 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: Sunset Park Avenues Elementary School
Middle: J.H.S. 220 John J. Pershing. 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

4509 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

5 311 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: $200,000 on 1988-08-17 (lender: Green Point Savingsbank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1988-08-17Mortgage $200,000 — from CHU, SE SHI; YING, CHAN MAN; CHU, SIU MING to GREEN POINT SAVINGSBANK $200,000
1987-09-01Mortgage $15,000 — from KOO, DORIS; KUI, YUEN YEE to VALDEZ, FRANCISCO $15,000
1987-09-01Mortgage $150,000 — from KUI, YUEN YEE; KOO, DORIS to GREN POINT SAVINGS BANK $150,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017212207
2018302106
20192930014
20207240013
202111030014
2022201003
20236320011
2024023005
2025002013
2026001012
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The full timeline

Construction 33Enforcement 21Housing & tenants 29Ownership & money 28Health & systems 2

Every one of the 113 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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