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5112 8 Avenue

102Records
11City systems
2Open violations
0Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11220 · Neighborhood: Sunset Park (Central)
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102 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 28 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 28 311 service requests, 10 DOB permits.

BoroughBrooklyn 11220
Built1927
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassS2
Owner (PLUTO)CHAN , WAI CHI
BBL3008020043
BIN3013766

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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 100% 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 0. 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), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2022-06-07.

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

4 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Consumer Complaint (2) · Food Establishment (1) · Building/Use (1).

Filed construction activity

$16,000 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 (1927)
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).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)Lai K CHAN; WAI C CHAN
Managing agentWAI C CHAN
Last registered2026-06-12

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,845,000 $110,700
2026$1,874,000 $112,440
2027$1,982,000 $118,920

The city's market estimate has risen 7% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Xiang Ju RestaurantChineseAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Spoiled) · 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

Subway8 Av — N · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 13-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Fort Hamilton Pkwy — D · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 14-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 8 Av / 52 St — B70 · 100 ft
Citi Bike50 St & 7 Ave · 850 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 094 The Henry Longfellow
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

5112 8 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

4 311 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: $486,710 on 2005-05-23 (lender: First American International Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2005-05-23Agreement $850,000 — from FIRST AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL BANK to TSANG, A/K/A LAI KING; CHAN, WAI KEUNG; CHAN, LAI KING; CHAN, WAI CHI $850,000
2005-05-23AL&R $850,000 — from FIRST AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL BANK to CHAN, WAI KEUNG; TSANG, A/K/A LAI KING; CHAN, WAI CHI; CHAN, LAI KING $850,000
2005-05-23Mortgage $486,710 — from CHAN, WAI KEUNG; TSANG, A/K/A LAI KING; CHAN, WAI CHI; CHAN, LAI KING to FIRST AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL BANK $486,710
2005-01-18Deed $123,603 — from CHAN, LAI KING; CHAN, WAI KEUNG; CHAN, YIU CHING to CHAN, WAI KEUNG; CHAN , WAI CHI; CHAN, LAI KING $123,603
2001-09-06Mortgage $420,000 — from CHAN, LAI KING; CHAN, YIU CHING; CHAN, WAI KEUNG to CHINATOWN FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $420,000
1984-06-22Mortgage $20,000 — from CHAN, LAI KING; CHAN, YIU CHING to ENG, LILLIAN $20,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201700101
201802204
201901001
202030003
202100101
202200404
20230014216
202430104
202500213
202601416
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The full timeline

Construction 18Enforcement 11Housing & tenants 41Ownership & money 28Health & systems 4

Every one of the 102 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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