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5401 5 Avenue

132Records
10City systems
0Open violations
2Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11220 · Neighborhood: Sunset Park (Central)
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132 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 10 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 63 311 service requests, 38 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 9 DOB permits.

BoroughBrooklyn 11220
Built1931
Floors3
Res. units5
ClassS5
Owner (PLUTO)PENA, JOSE
BBL3008240011
BIN3014651

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 79% 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 2. 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

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2).

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

What 311 hears from this address

20 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (5) · Illegal Parking (3) · Graffiti (2) · Street Condition (1) · Sewer (1) · Panhandling (1).

Filed construction activity

$16,000 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 (5)
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).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$548,000 $246,600
2026$658,000 $296,100
2027$790,000 $355,500

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

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Cafe Con Pan BakeryBakery Products/DessertsA—

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: Food Temperature) · 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 2024 (1 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 · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
59 St — N R · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 5 Av / 54 St — B63 · 150 ft
Citi Bike55 St & 5 Ave · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 001 The Bergen
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

5401 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

20 311 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: $80,000 on 1996-10-15 (lender: Mendez, Claire). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1996-10-15Mortgage $80,000 — from PENA, JOSE; PENA, MARIA to MENDEZ, CLAIRE $80,000
1993-10-21Mortgage $60,000 — from PENA, MARIA; PENA, JOSE to IOBIAS, E. JUDITH; COMITO, ANTHONY $60,000
1991-08-15Mortgage $28,800 — from CAMPAGNALE, CHARLES to KAVALOS, DEBBIE $28,800
1989-04-25Mortgage $215,000 — from CAMPAGNALE, CHARLES to TOBIAS, E JUDITH; FIUMEFREDDO, FRANK; LAMIA, DINO; COMITO, ANTHONY $215,000
1989-01-31Mortgage $140,000 — from CAMPAGNALE, CHARLES to CALCAGNO, SALVATORE $140,000
1988-01-20Mortgage $210,000 — from CAMPAGNALE, CHARLES to GREEN POINT SAVINGSBANK $210,000
1987-06-18Mortgage $110,000 — from RODRIGUEZ, ROBERT to BOUTSIKARIS, SOCRATES $110,000
1986-08-04Mortgage $150,000 — from RODRIGUEZ, ROBERT to GREEN POINT SAVINGSBANK $150,000
1985-10-02Mortgage $100,000 — from RODRIQUEZ, ROBERT to NATHANSON, JACOB; FEUERSTEIN, MARILYN $100,000
1984-06-08Mortgage $30,000 — from RODRIGUEZ, ROBERT to NATHANSON, JACOB $30,000
1983-03-28Mortgage $46,000 — from RODRIQUEZ, ROBERT to HILLEY, JOHN; BOYLE, PATRICK $46,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201700202
201821205
201910001
202000505
202100303
202200303
202300628
2024006410
202500617
2026008311
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The full timeline

Construction 14Enforcement 4Housing & tenants 66Ownership & money 38Health & systems 10

Every one of the 132 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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