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5502 3 Avenue

251Records
11City systems
42Open violations
414.7Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11220 · Neighborhood: Sunset Park (West)
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251 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 113 311 service requests, 46 HPD housing violations, 36 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11220
Built1899
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassS2
Owner (PLUTO)MONICA REALTY LLC
BBL3008290033
BIN3014867, 3341324

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GRADE F

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 414.7. 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 violations42 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 32 class B, 7 class A. Oldest open since 2011-01-24.

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

57 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (17) · Food Establishment (10) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (8) · PLUMBING (4) · Drinking (4) · FLOORING/STAIRS (3).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. 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 (1899)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
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$1,354,000 $81,240
2026$1,678,000 $100,680
2027$1,815,000 $108,900

The city's market estimate has risen 34% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Sunset Coffee ShopSpanishA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

10 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: No Permit or License, Letter Grading, Permit/License/Certificate) · 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 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
59 St — N R · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 55 St / 3 Av — B11 · 50 ft
Citi Bike56 St & 2 Ave · 700 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

5502 3 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

57 311 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: $857,614 on 2021-08-24 (lender: Flushing Bank), covering 2 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
2021-08-24AL&R $1,135,000 — from MONICA REALTY LLC to FLUSHING BANK $1,135,000
2021-08-24Agreement $1,135,000 — from MONICA REALTY LLC to FLUSHING BANK $1,135,000
2021-08-24Mortgage $857,614 — from MONICA REALTY LLC to FLUSHING BANK $857,614
2009-09-16Mortgage $1,000,000 — from ABUZAHRICH, MONIRA; ABUZAHRICH, HUSAM; MONICA REALTY LLC to MALLIOTAKIS, VERALIA; MALLIOTAKIS, GEORGE $1,000,000
2009-09-16Deed $1,900,000 — from NICOVERA REALTY CO.,INC. to MONICA REALTY LLC $1,900,000
1985-05-16Mortgage $100,000 — from NICOVERA REALTY CO INC to GUERCIO, LILY H; GUERCIO, ROSARIO $100,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201704004
2018670013
20190100010
202007007
202102406
202205005
202303205
20240800080
20250270027
20260170118
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The full timeline

Construction 26Enforcement 12Housing & tenants 196Ownership & money 16Health & systems 1

Every one of the 251 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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