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5217 5 Avenue

177Records
15City systems
7Open violations
6.8Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11220 · Neighborhood: Sunset Park (Central)
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177 recorded events, 1980–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 49 HPD housing violations, 30 311 service requests, 23 DOB violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11220
Built1906
Floors4
Res. units6
ClassS9
Owner (PLUTO)5217 5TH AVE LLC
BBL3008080003
BIN3013938

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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 68% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 6.8. In ZIP 11220, 69% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations7 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 1981-07-07.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2).

1 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

8 service requests in the last three years. Most common: ELECTRIC (4) · Water System (1) · New Tree Request (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · Building/Use (1).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. 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 (1906)
YesSix or more residential units (6)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. 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)5217 5TH AVE LLC
Head officerMIGUEL HERNANDEZ
Managing agentHERNCO, LLC
Last registered2025-07-08

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$990,000 $445,500
2026$1,188,000 $534,600
2027$1,050,000 $472,500

The city's market estimate has risen 6% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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

Subway53 St — R · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
59 St — N R · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 5 Av / 53 St — B63 · 200 ft
Citi Bike53 St & 5 Ave · 100 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

5217 5 Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

8 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 of them about heat or hot water.

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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by HERNCO, LLC — 7 buildings, 37 units. Grades across the portfolio: A5 · B1 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
316 58 Street BK7 B
5305 5 Avenue BK6 A
247 58 Street BK6 A
251 20 Street BK6 C
5217 5 Avenue BK6 A
5311 5 Avenue BK3 A
5309 5 Avenue BK3 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $100,000 on 2001-01-10 (lender: Goldstein, Marvin and Perla, George). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2001-01-10Mortgage $100,000 — from HERNCO LLC to PERLA, GEORGE; GOLDSTEIN, MARVIN $100,000
2000-04-12Mortgage $45,000 — from GOLDEN PEARL ASSOCIATES to HENANDEZ, MIGUEL $45,000
1991-02-05Mortgage $113,571 — from GOLDEN PEARL ASSOCIATES to BANCO POPULAR DE P.R. $113,571
1987-09-30Mortgage $150,000 — from GOLDEN PEARL ASSOCS to GREEN POINT SAVS BANK $150,000
1986-03-06Mortgage $150,000 — from GOLDEN PEARL ASSOC to PIONEER S & L ASSOC $150,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201700000
20182272233
201933028
202002024
202102024
202204026
202306028
202402024
202503025
202615039
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The full timeline

Construction 9Enforcement 31Housing & tenants 99Ownership & money 18Health & systems 20

Every one of the 177 recorded events, 1980–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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