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4501 5 Avenue

857Records
17City systems
2Open violations
4.4Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11220 · Neighborhood: Sunset Park (Central)
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857 recorded events, 1977–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 229 HPD housing violations, 226 HPD complaints, 182 311 service requests.

BoroughBrooklyn 11220
Built1914
Floors4
Res. units9
ClassCB
Owner (PLUTO)CLARISTA HOLDINGS INC.
BBL3007480008
BIN3011592

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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 75% 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 4.4. In ZIP 11220, 69% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
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 violations2 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2018-01-18.

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

6 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (3) · New Tree Request (1) · Indoor Air Quality (1) · Illegal Parking (1).

Filed construction activity

$46,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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)
YesSix or more residential units (9)
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)CLARISTA HOLDINGS INC
Head officerJACQUELINE ARROYO
Managing agentBROOKLYN MANAGEMENT SERVICES
Last registered2025-10-15

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,152,000 $518,400
2026$922,000 $414,900
2027$1,044,000 $469,800

The city's market estimate has fallen 9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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 · 150 ft
Citi Bike5 Ave & 44 St · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
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

4501 5 Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

6 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by BROOKLYN MANAGEMENT SERVICES — 12 buildings, 57 units. Grades across the portfolio: A4 · B3 · C3 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
619 5 Avenue BK12 A
5202 6 Avenue BK12 C
4501 5 Avenue BK9 A
4808 4 Avenue BK9 B
883 4 Avenue BK5 D
4118 3 Avenue BK3 A
4505 5 Avenue BK2 B
4122 3 Avenue BK2 A
204 42 Street BK1 C
202 42 Street BK1 C
206 42 Street BK1 B
3008670003 — —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,917,213 on 2021-09-14 (lender: 619 Fifth Sunset Park Funding LLC), covering 6 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-03-15Agreement $15,000,000 — from CLARISTA HOLDINGS INC. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $15,000,000
2022-03-15AL&R $15,000,000 — from CLARISTA HOLDINGS INC. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $15,000,000
2021-09-14Mortgage $2,917,213 — from CLARISTA HOLDINGS INC. to 619 FIFTH SUNSET PARK FUNDING LLC $2,917,213
2021-09-14Agreement $15,000,000 — from CLARISTA HOLDINGS INC. to 619 FIFTH SUNSET PARK FUNDING LLC $15,000,000
2021-09-14AL&R $15,000,000 — from CLARISTA HOLDINGS INC. to 619 FIFTH SUNSET PARK FUNDING LLC $15,000,000
2018-10-04AL&R $12,450,000 — from CLARISTA HOLDINGS INC. to DIME COMMUNITY BANK $12,450,000
2018-10-04Mortgage $2,150,000 — from CLARISTA HOLDINGS INC. to DIME COMMUNITY BANK $2,150,000
2018-10-04Agreement $12,450,000 — from CLARISTA HOLDINGS INC. to DIME COMMUNITY BANK $12,450,000
2018-04-09AL&R $10,300,000 — from CLARISTA HOLDINGS INC. to CREIF 151 LLC $10,300,000
2018-04-09Agreement $10,300,000 — from CLARISTA HOLDINGS INC. to CREIF 151 LLC $10,300,000
2018-04-09Mortgage $876,212 — from CLARISTA HOLDINGS INC. to CREIF 151 LLC $876,212
2015-01-30AL&R $10,000,000 — from CLARISTA REALTY CORP to SIGNATURE BANK $10,000,000
2015-01-30M&CON $10,000,000 — from CLARISTA REALTY CORP to SIGNATURE BANK $10,000,000
2009-01-12AL&R $800,000 — from DELERIMAR REALTY CORP.; CLARISTA REALTY CORP. to SOVEREIGN BANK $800,000
2009-01-12Mortgage $800,000 — from CLARISTA REALTY CORP.; DELERIMAR REALTY CORP. to SOVEREIGN BANK $800,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201740190023
2018342522054
20190090211
202003110115
20210327113
20222285118
20230550111
2024002013
2025042118
2026006017
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The full timeline

Construction 22Enforcement 95Housing & tenants 670Ownership & money 60Health & systems 10

Every one of the 857 recorded events, 1977–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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