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5201 4 Avenue

205Records
14City systems
1Open violations
15Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11220 · Neighborhood: Sunset Park (West)
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205 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 78 311 service requests, 39 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 25 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11220
Built1931
Floors3
Res. units4
ClassS9
Owner (PLUTO)52-4TH LLC
BBL3008070011
BIN3013888

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 86% 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 15. 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 violations1 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2000-02-03.

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

12 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (5) · Street Condition (3) · Graffiti (2) · Food Poisoning (1) · Air Quality (1).

Filed construction activity

$9,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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)52 & 4th LLC
Head officerABRAHAM PODOLSKY
Managing agentABRAHAM PODOLSKY
Last registered2025-08-20

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$729,000 $328,050
2026$811,000 $364,950
2027$971,000 $436,950

The city's market estimate has risen 33% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
El Buen GustoCaribbeanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick) · 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 2021 (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 · 200 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
59 St — N R · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 52 St / 4 Av — B11 · 200 ft
Citi Bike53 St & 4 Ave · 300 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

5201 4 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

12 311 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: $1,000,000 on 2014-10-07 (lender: New York Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-05-21Agreement $879,687 — from 52 & 4TH LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $879,687
2014-10-07Mortgage $1,000,000 — from 52 & 4TH LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,000,000
2014-10-07AL&R $1,000,000 — from 52 & 4TH LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,000,000
2002-04-29Mortgage $52,118 — from 52 & 4TH LLC to GREENPOINT MORTGAGEFUNDING INC $52,118
1997-06-24Mortgage $131,250 — from 52 & 4TH LLC to GREENPOINT BANK $131,250
1990-05-03Mortgage $37,500 — from 5201 4TH AVE BKLYN CORP to HECHEVARRIA, ROBERTO $37,500
1990-05-03Mortgage $29,500 — from 5201 4TH AVE BKLYN CORP to HECHEVARRIA, ROBERTO $29,500
1990-01-03Mortgage $200,000 — from 5201 4TH AVE BKLYN CORP to GREEN POINT SAVS BANK $200,000
1984-08-31Mortgage $14,000 — from SANTOS, DANIEL to PEREZ, ARNOLD; PEREZ, ELSIE $14,000
1983-04-08Mortgage $6,500 — from PEREZ, ARNOLD to SOTO, GERMANA $6,500

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201700160117
20184290116
20190640212
2020000011
202102161120
2022007018
2023013026
2024007018
20250070310
2026002024
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The full timeline

Construction 10Enforcement 28Housing & tenants 113Ownership & money 39Health & systems 15

Every one of the 205 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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