992 recorded events, 1977–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 299 311 service requests, 291 HPD housing violations, 278 HPD complaints.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 823.6. In ZIP 11220, 69% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 24 total — 10 class C (immediately hazardous), 10 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 2024-03-12. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
72 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 18 · winter 2024–25: 28 · winter 2025–26: 9 · winter 2026–27: 3). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
130 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (32) · PLUMBING (24) · FLOORING/STAIRS (12) · PAINT/PLASTER (12) · DOOR/WINDOW (9) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (8).
$32,475 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1931) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (9) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | 5516 4TH AVENUE LLC |
| Head officer | EUGENE ZHITKOV |
| Managing agent | EVAN BLUM |
| Last registered | 2026-07-27 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,066,000 | $479,700 |
| 2026 | $1,172,000 | $527,400 |
| 2027 | $1,406,000 | $632,700 |
The city's market estimate has risen 32% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
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.
| Subway | 53 St — R · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 59 St — N R · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 55 St / 4 Av — B11 · 200 ft |
| Citi Bike | 57 St & 4 Ave · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 503: The School of Discovery 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.
5516 4 Avenue
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
130 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 32 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,125,000 on 2016-07-22 (lender: Signature Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-07-22 | AL&R $1,125,000 — from 5516 4TH AVENUE LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $1,125,000 | |
| 2016-07-22 | Mortgage $1,125,000 — from 5516 4TH AVENUE LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $1,125,000 | |
| 2016-07-22 | Deed $2,170,000 — from HUANG, JIN JIAN to 5516 4TH AVENUE LLC | $2,170,000 | |
| 2016-07-06 | Sold for $2,170,000 | $2,170,000 | $241,111 |
| 2011-12-07 | Deed $1,340,000 — from LESZCZYNSKA, TAMARA to HUANG, JIN JIAN | $1,340,000 | |
| 2011-12-07 | Mortgage $775,000 — from HUANG, JIN JIAN to ABACUS FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK | $775,000 | |
| 2010-03-01 | Mortgage $14,957 — from LESZCZYNSKA, TAMARA to POLISH & SLAVIC FEDERAL CREDIT UNION | $14,957 | |
| 2010-03-01 | Agreement $499,900 — from LESZCZYNSKA, TAMARA to POLISH & SLAVIC FEDERAL CREDIT UNION | $499,900 | |
| 2007-04-25 | Mortgage $116,914 — from LESZCZYNSKA, TAMARA to POLISH & SLAVIC FEDERAL CREDIT UNION | $116,914 | |
| 2007-04-25 | Agreement $500,000 — from LESZCZYNSKA, TAMARA to POLISH & SLAVIC FEDERAL CREDIT UNION | $500,000 | |
| 2006-01-12 | Mortgage $2,898 — from LESZCZYNSKA, TAMARA to POLISH & SLAVIC FEDERAL CREDIT UNION | $2,898 | |
| 2006-01-12 | Agreement $400,000 — from LESZCZYNSKA, TAMARA to POLISH & SLAVIC FEDERAL CREDIT UNION | $400,000 | |
| 2004-01-22 | Agreement $495,000 — from LESZCZYNSKA, TAMARA to POLISH & SLAVIC FEDERAL CREDIT UNION | $495,000 | |
| 2004-01-22 | Mortgage $153,852 — from LESZCZYNSKA, TAMARA to POLISH & SLAVIC FEDERAL CREDIT UNION | $153,852 | |
| 2002-01-14 | Mortgage $166,361 — from LESZCZYNSKA, TAMARA to POLISH & SLAVIC FEDERAL CREDIT UNION | $166,361 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 22 |
| 2018 | 0 | 3 | 63 | 0 | 1 | 67 |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 37 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 0 | 1 | 55 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 27 |
| 2022 | 9 | 1 | 46 | 0 | 5 | 61 |
| 2023 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 21 |
| 2024 | 0 | 3 | 201 | 2 | 1 | 207 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 0 | 2 | 118 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 0 | 2 | 95 |
Every one of the 992 recorded events, 1977–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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