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5524 5 Avenue

242Records
15City systems
4Open violations
50Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11220 · Neighborhood: Sunset Park (West)
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242 recorded events, 1976–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 75 311 service requests, 63 HPD housing violations, 34 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11220
Built1931
Floors4
Res. units6
ClassS9
Owner (PLUTO)5524 REALTY CORP
BBL3008310047
BIN3014973

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 72% 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 50. In ZIP 11220, 69% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations4 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 1999-07-21.
Active vacate order4 unit(s) under an unrescinded HPD vacate order

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

27 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Dumping (12) · Blocked Driveway (4) · Graffiti (1) · New Tree Request (1) · Missed Collection (1) · Litter Basket Complaint (1).

Filed construction activity

$223,250 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)
YesSix or more residential units (6)
No421-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 with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)MEIR KUBA
Last registered2026-04-27

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,407,000 $633,150
2026$1,568,000 $705,600
2027$1,835,000 $825,750

The city's market estimate has risen 30% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
CapyFrozen DessertsA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

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 · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
59 St — N R · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 5 Av / 56 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. 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.

Report a problem to 311

5524 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

27 311 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: $1,450,000 on 2017-01-04 (lender: Ids Property Casualty Insurance Company). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2017-01-04Mortgage $1,450,000 — from 5524 REALTY CORP to IDS PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY $1,450,000
2017-01-04AL&R $1,450,000 — from 5524 REALTY CORP to IDS PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY $1,450,000
2001-07-16Mortgage $487,500 — from KUBA, MEIR to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $487,500
2000-12-08Mortgage $13,951 — from PANTELIDIS, JAMES; PANTELIDIS, PETER; POLITIS, MARKELLA; PANTELIDIS, GEORGE to STATEN ISLAND SAVINGS BANK $13,951
1988-11-10Mortgage $181,032 — from PANTELIDIS, KALLIOPI to INDEPENDENCE SAVINGSBK $181,032
1983-10-12Mortgage $70,823 — from PANTELIDIS, KALLIOPI to INDEPENDENCE SAVINGSBK $70,823
1982-05-11Mortgage $22,907 — from PANTELIDIS PNTG & CONTR to INDEPENDENCE SAVS BANK $22,907

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201712216
201803014
201902215
2020090110
2021570113
202202013
2023470213
20240100212
20251120114
2026090110
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The full timeline

Construction 14Enforcement 24Housing & tenants 158Ownership & money 34Health & systems 12

Every one of the 242 recorded events, 1976–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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