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4801 5 Avenue

243Records
14City systems
16Open violations
24Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11220 · Neighborhood: Sunset Park (Central)
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243 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 144 311 service requests, 31 HPD housing violations, 26 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11220
Built1924
Floors4
Res. units5
ClassS9
Owner (PLUTO)4801 PROPERTY LLC
BBL3007750009
BIN3012639

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 89% 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 24. In ZIP 11220, 69% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations16 total — 8 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 7 class A. Oldest open since 2014-09-02.

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

44 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (10) · Illegal Dumping (7) · Food Establishment (7) · Graffiti (6) · Vendor Enforcement (5) · Building/Use (2).

Filed construction activity

$278,700 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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 (1924)
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)NAN LAM; SIU LUNG LAM
Managing agentSIU LUNG LAM
Last registered2020-01-07

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,049,000 $472,050
2026$839,000 $377,550
2027$1,004,000 $451,800

The city's market estimate has fallen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
J PetalFrozen DessertsAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

7 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage, Food Preparation Location, Kitchen/Food Prep Area) · 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

Subway45 St — R · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 5 Av / 48 St — B63 · 100 ft
Citi Bike48 St & 5 Ave · 150 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

4801 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

44 311 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: $244,000 on 1995-07-21 (lender: Greenpoint Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2024-09-26Deed $700,000 — from SHUM, MEI YUET to CHENG, HSIU YU; CHENG, HSIANG TSUNG $700,000
2024-09-12Sold for $700,000 $700,000 $140,000
1995-07-21Mortgage $244,000 — from CHENG, HSIANG TSUNG; SHUM, MEI YUET to GREENPOINT BANK $244,000
1986-10-10Mortgage $300,000 — from 4801 FIFTH AVE RLTYCORP to WESTERLEIGH SAVS $300,000
1983-11-23Mortgage $20,000 — from GALARZA, SONIA to GERACI, JOSEPH $20,000

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201705005
201802002
201905005
202001001
20216462054
20220280230
202309009
20240132116
20250331539
202602114
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The full timeline

Construction 7Enforcement 19Housing & tenants 179Ownership & money 29Health & systems 9

Every one of the 243 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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