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5302 8 Avenue

229Records
14City systems
3Open violations
27.5Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11220 · Neighborhood: Sunset Park (Central)
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229 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 82 311 service requests, 49 HPD housing violations, 24 DOB permits.

BoroughBrooklyn 11220
Built1931
Floors3
Res. units4
ClassS9
Owner (PLUTO)THE BETTY C. LIN REVOCABLE TRUST
BBL3008180040
BIN3014438

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 90% 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 27.5. 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 violations3 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2007-11-07.

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

13 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Obstruction (3) · Street Condition (2) · Vendor Enforcement (2) · Food Establishment (1) · Dirty Condition (1) · Graffiti (1).

Filed construction activity

$25,000 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 (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)THE BETTY C LIN REVOCABLE TRUSt
Head officerBETTy c LIn
Managing agentBETTy c LIn
Last registered2025-11-26

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$904,000 $406,800
2026$1,085,000 $488,250
2027$1,302,000 $585,900

The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Great Taste HouseChineseNot yet graded—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 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: Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · 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.

2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2010 (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

Subway8 Av — N · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 8 Av / 52 St — B70 · 200 ft
Citi Bike55 St & 7 Ave · 900 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

5302 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

13 311 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.

Ten-year activity

100500
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2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
54
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017103004
2018324009
2019011002
2020001001
202100110011
202202410043
202300530154
2024005027
2025016209
2026007018
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The full timeline

Construction 42Enforcement 10Housing & tenants 162Ownership & money 11Health & systems 4

Every one of the 229 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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