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5501 1 Avenue

2,862Records
16City systems
0Open violations
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Brooklyn · ZIP 11220 · Neighborhood: Sunset Park (West)
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2,862 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 724 DOB permits, 625 DOB job filings, 456 311 service requests.

BoroughBrooklyn 11220
Built1931
Floors5
Res. units0
ClassI1
Owner (PLUTO)LUTHERAN MEDICAL CENTER
BBL3008280001
BIN3014856, 3378817, 3395852

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Patterns

6 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

2
’24–25
2
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

168 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Homeless Person Assistance (66) · Illegal Parking (41) · Encampment (30) · Noise (5) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (5) · Blocked Driveway (4).

Filed construction activity

$152,983,180 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (411 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.

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$206,437,000 $92,896,650
2026$209,507,000 $94,278,150
2027$214,676,000 $96,604,200

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

Tax exemptions on the roll: HOSPITAL

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)C — ENERGY STAR score 62/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Nyu Lutheran Coffee ShopAmericanAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 5 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

3 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2019 (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

Subway53 St — R · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
59 St — N R · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 2 Av / 56 St — B11 · 400 ft
Citi Bike56 St & 2 Ave · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: 939 (K-4), 503 (5)
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

5501 1 Avenue

Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

168 311 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: $85,327,000 on 2003-05-21 (lender: Dormitory Authority Of The State Of New York), covering 3 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2015-04-14Agreement $85,327,000 — from LUTHERAN MEDICAL CENTER (MORTGAGOR) to PRUDENTIAL HUNTOON PAIGE ASSOCIATES, LLC; SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPME $85,327,000
2012-11-01Agreement $85,327,000 — from LUTHERAN MEDICAL CENTER to PRUDENTIAL HUNTOON PAIGE ASSOCIATES, LLC $85,327,000
2012-01-11SPRD $55,317,972 — from LUTHERAN MEDICAL CENTER to DORMITORY AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF NEW ; SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPME $55,317,972
2003-05-21Mortgage $85,327,000 — from LUTHERAN MEDICAL CENTER to DORMITORY AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF NEW $85,327,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017949811028231
2018986619083266
2019263717022102
202039161102591
2021112042045199
202265226030123
2023898138027262
202485877084254
2025109450270235
20261241281126280
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The full timeline

Construction 1,349Enforcement 477Housing & tenants 465Ownership & money 30Health & systems 541

Every one of the 2,862 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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