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5207 7 Avenue

188Records
14City systems
7Open violations
40Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11220 · Neighborhood: Sunset Park (Central)
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188 recorded events, 1975–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 65 311 service requests, 43 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 17 DOB complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11220
Built1910
Floors4
Res. units3
ClassS9
Owner (PLUTO)5207 7AVE INC.
BBL3008100007
BIN3014070

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 93% 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 40. 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 violations7 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 2023-03-20.

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

8 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Food Poisoning (2) · Noise (2) · Damaged Tree (1) · Food Establishment (1) · Missed Collection (1) · Smoking or Vaping (1).

Filed construction activity

$82,600 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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 (1910)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
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)5207 7 AVE INC
Head officerRYAN CHU
Managing agent5207 7 AVE INC
Last registered2022-10-12

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$980,400 $441,180
2026$1,154,000 $519,300
2027$1,385,000 $623,250

The city's market estimate has risen 41% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Lao Jiu GuanChineseAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

2 food-poisoning reports to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick)
1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Contaminated) · 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 · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 12-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
8 Av — N · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 12-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 50 St / 7 Av — B11 · 600 ft
Citi Bike50 St & 7 Ave · 650 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

5207 7 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

8 311 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: $45,239 on 2022-11-23 (lender: Empire State Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-11-23AL&R $1,410,000 — from 5207 7AVE INC. to EMPIRE STATE BANK $1,410,000
2022-11-23Agreement $1,410,000 — from 5207 7AVE INC. to EMPIRE STATE BANK $1,410,000
2022-11-23Mortgage $45,239 — from 5207 7AVE INC. to EMPIRE STATE BANK $45,239
2017-10-06AL&R $1,500,000 — from CHAN, YAN CHEUNG; LAM, CHOI NOG to EMPIRE STATE BANK $1,500,000
2017-10-06Mortgage $1,500,000 — from LAM, CHOI NOG; CHAN, YAN CHEUNG to EMPIRE STATE BANK $1,500,000
2013-12-02Mortgage $450,000 — from CHAN, YAN CHEUNG; LAM, CHOI NOG to MERS $450,000
2013-12-02Deed $990,000 — from ZHENG, SHI YU; ZHENG, YAN YU to LAM, CHOI NOG; CHAN, YAN CHEUNG $990,000
2008-11-20Deed $795,000 — from CHU, KAM TUNG to ZHENG, YAN YU; ZHENG , SHI YU $795,000
2008-11-07Mortgage $240,242 — from CHU, KAM TTUNG to FIRST AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL BANK, ISAOA $240,242
2008-11-07Agreement $533,000 — from CHU, KAM TTUNG to FIRST AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL BANK, ISAOA $533,000
2004-01-21DEEDO $540,000 — from POON, PAULINE to CHU, KAM TUNG $540,000
2004-01-21Mortgage $378,000 — from CHU, KAM TUNG to BNY MORTGAGE COMPANY, LLC $378,000
2003-10-06Mortgage $300,000 — from POON, PAULINE to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA, A FEDERAL AS $300,000
2003-10-06Deed $538,000 — from HURTADO, GUILLERMINA; HURTADO, JULISSA to POON, PAULINE $538,000
2000-11-27Mortgage $180,000 — from HURTADO, GUILLERMINA; HURTADO, JULISSA to FLEET MORTGAGE CORP $180,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017104113028
2018017008
2019001001
2020002002
2021002002
2022002507
2023002024
2024007007
2025003014
2026023016
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The full timeline

Construction 32Enforcement 30Housing & tenants 78Ownership & money 44Health & systems 4

Every one of the 188 recorded events, 1975–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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