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4702 5 Avenue

816Records
17City systems
113Open violations
78.4Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11220 · Neighborhood: Sunset Park (West)
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816 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 333 311 service requests, 185 HPD housing violations, 115 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11220
Built1902
Floors3
Res. units5
ClassS9
Owner (PLUTO)HERNCO LLC
BBL3007650036
BIN3337226, 3337227, 3342214

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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 78.4. 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 violations113 total — 18 class C (immediately hazardous), 70 class B, 25 class A. Oldest open since 1977-06-15.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

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

25 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (4) · Vendor Enforcement (4) · Illegal Parking (3) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (2) · Food Establishment (2) · Commercial Disposal Complaint (1).

Filed construction activity

$203,001 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (11 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 (1902)
NoSix or more residential units (5)
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).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)HERNCO, LLC
Head officerMIGUEL HERNANDEZ
Managing agentKEITH HERNANDEZ
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$1,935,000 $870,750
2026$1,548,000 $696,600
2027$1,752,000 $788,400

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

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Lucy's CafeLatin AmericanA—
Luigi's PizzaPizzaA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Letter Grading, No Permit or License), shared by 2 restaurants · 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 · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 5 Av / 47 St — B63 · 200 ft
Citi Bike48 St & 5 Ave · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 001 The Bergen. 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

4702 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

25 311 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: $150,000 on 1986-10-10 (lender: Castelli, Patricia and Castelli, Salvatore). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1986-10-10Mortgage $150,000 — from HERNANDEZ, MIGUEL to CASTELLI, SALVATORE; CASTELLI, PATRICIA $150,000
1984-06-19Mortgage $94,500 — from CASTELLI, SALVATORE; CASTELLI, PATRICIA to GOLD-OR CHECK CASHING CP $94,500

Ten-year activity

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2021
2022
240
2023
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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201701300031
201803680879
201901140217
20203070212
202120100416
202202362343
20231123404240
202481110424
202515290338
20261060411
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The full timeline

Construction 33Enforcement 65Housing & tenants 666Ownership & money 16Health & systems 36

Every one of the 816 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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