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4920 5 Avenue

193Records
15City systems
39Open violations
278.8Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11220 · Neighborhood: Sunset Park (West)
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193 recorded events, 1974–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 60 311 service requests, 47 HPD housing violations, 32 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11220
Built1931
Floors3
Res. units4
ClassS4
Owner (PLUTO)STAVROPOULOS, GEORGE
BBL3007830044
BIN3012931

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GRADE F

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 278.8. 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 violations39 total — 15 class C (immediately hazardous), 15 class B, 9 class A. Oldest open since 1980-06-25.
Active vacate order4 unit(s) under an unrescinded HPD vacate order

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: Dirty Condition (2) · Rodent (1) · Graffiti (1) · Illegal Tree Damage (1) · Noise (1).

Filed construction activity

$218,800 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (6 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 (1931)
NoSix or more residential units (4)
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)ANASTASIOS STAVROPOULOS
Last registered2019-08-23

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,011,000 $454,950
2026$1,213,000 $545,850
2027$1,373,000 $617,850

The city's market estimate has risen 36% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
La IslaLatin 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.

3 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2010 (0 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

Subway53 St — R · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 5 Av / 50 St — B63 · 100 ft
Citi Bike48 St & 5 Ave · 450 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

4920 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

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.

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017007018
2018014016
2019002013
2020002204
2021005005
2022006006
2023033028
202442140222
20258020111
2026003003
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The full timeline

Construction 22Enforcement 12Housing & tenants 141Ownership & money 9Health & systems 9

Every one of the 193 recorded events, 1974–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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