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5203 5 Avenue

640Records
17City systems
2Open violations
8.7Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11220 · Neighborhood: Sunset Park (Central)
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640 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 209 HPD complaints, 201 311 service requests, 84 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11220
Built1905
Floors4
Res. units12
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)5201 REALTY CORP
BBL3008080009
BIN3013942

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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 63% 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 8.7. In ZIP 11220, 69% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations2 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2012-11-28.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

3 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 1). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

28 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (7) · Derelict Vehicles (3) · Water System (3) · Encampment (2) · Non (2) · Water Maintenance (2).

Filed construction activity

$247,378 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 (1905)
YesSix or more residential units (12)
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)5201 REALTY CORP
Head officerALFREDO ZEFFERINO
Managing agent5201 REALTY CORP
Last registered2025-07-01

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,924,000 $865,800
2026$2,066,000 $929,700
2027$1,993,000 $896,850

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

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Master's PizzeriaPizzaBMice 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: Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food) · 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

Subway53 St — R · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
59 St — N R · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 5 Av / 52 St — B63 · 150 ft
Citi Bike53 St & 5 Ave · 200 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

5203 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

28 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $900,000 on 2021-04-01 (lender: Self Reliance (N.Y.) Federal Credit Union). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-04-01Mortgage $900,000 — from 5201 REALTY CORP. to SELF RELIANCE (N.Y.) FEDERAL CREDIT UNIO $900,000
2021-04-01Agreement $900,000 — from 5201 REALTY CORP. to SELF RELIANCE (N.Y.) FEDERAL CREDIT UNIO $900,000
2012-01-17AL&R $310,000 — from 5201 REALTY CORP. to SELF RELIANCE (NY) FEDERAL CREDIT UNION $310,000
2012-01-17Agreement $310,000 — from SELF RELIANCE (NY) FEDERAL CREDIT UNION to 5201 REALTY CORP. $310,000
2012-01-17Mortgage $26,281 — from 5201 REALTY CORP. to SELF RELIANCE (NY) FEDERAL CREDIT UNION $26,281
2003-09-20Mortgage $499,475 — from 5201 REALTY CORP. to SELF RELIANCE (NY) FEDERAL CREDIT UNION $499,475
2003-09-20AL&R $750,000 — from SELF RELIANCE (NY) FEDERAL CREDIT UNION to 5201 REALTY CORP. $750,000
2003-09-20Agreement $750,000 — from SELF RELIANCE (NY) FEDERAL CREDIT UNION to 5201 REALTY CORP. $750,000
1993-11-12Mortgage $500,000 — from 5201 REALTY CORP to ROUFANIS, VASILIOS $500,000
1993-11-12Mortgage $140,000 — from 5201 REALTY CORP to ROUFANIS, VASILIOS $140,000
1984-10-26Mortgage $30,000 — from ROUFANIS, WILLIAM; ROUFANIS, VASILIOS AKA to POLLIFRONE, MICHELE; VARVERIS, CHRIS $30,000
1984-10-17Mortgage $175,000 — from ROUFANIS, VASILIOS to SANTANDER, JOSEPHINE; SANTANDER, MANUEL $175,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201700400040
201800530154
201925150123
202000120113
202100396146
202205250232
202324150122
202408190330
202524110320
2026004026
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The full timeline

Construction 24Enforcement 39Housing & tenants 521Ownership & money 40Health & systems 16

Every one of the 640 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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