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5517 5 Avenue

268Records
11City systems
28Open violations
0Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11220 · Neighborhood: Sunset Park (Central)
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268 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 111 311 service requests, 62 HPD housing violations, 44 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11220
Built1931
Floors4
Res. units6
ClassS5
Owner (PLUTO)PR 5517 LLC
BBL3008320003
BIN3015003

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 100% 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 0. In ZIP 11220, 69% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations28 total — 6 class C (immediately hazardous), 8 class B, 14 class A. Oldest open since 2014-05-03.

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

19 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Mobile Food Vendor (6) · Noise (4) · Vendor Enforcement (3) · Illegal Parking (1) · Commercial Disposal Complaint (1) · Lead (1).

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 (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)JR 5517 LLC
Head officerJOEL RADMIN
Managing agentrimac realty llc
Last registered2025-07-07

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$738,400 $332,280
2026$886,000 $398,700
2027$1,063,000 $478,350

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

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 · 1,050 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: 5 Av / 56 St — B63 · 250 ft
Citi Bike55 St & 5 Ave · 200 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

5517 5 Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

19 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by RIMAC REALTY LLC — 24 buildings, 189 units. Grades across the portfolio: A11 · B7 · D6. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
107 Havemeyer Street BK36 A
647 2 Avenue MN18 B
888 Union Street BK16 B
178 5 Avenue MN13 A
188 State Street BK8 A
23 Jefferson Street BK8 A
182 State Street BK7 A
240 West 14 Street MN7 A
186 State Street BK6 A
487 5 Avenue BK6 A
78 5 Avenue BK6 B
352 Bedford Avenue BK6 B
5517 5 Avenue BK6 A
645 2 Avenue MN6 B
643 2 Avenue MN6 B
740 4 Avenue BK5 D
147 Remsen Street BK5 B
205 West 14 Street MN4 A
242 West 14 Street MN4 D
64 Henry Street BK4 D
113 Lexington Avenue MN4 A
505 Grand Street MN4 D
359 West 117 Street MN2 D
173 Park Avenue BK2 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,400,000 on 2015-04-01 (lender: New York Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2020-02-20Mortgage $149,750 — from JR 5517 LLC; PR 5517 LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $149,751
2020-02-20Agreement $1,400,000 — from PR 5517 LLC; JR 5517 LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $1,400,000
2015-04-01Mortgage $1,400,000 — from PR 5517 LLC; JR 5517 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,400,000
2015-04-01Deed $2,350,000 — from KARASEK, LEON; KARASEK, BERTHA to JR 5517 LLC; PR 5517 LLC $2,350,000
2015-04-01AL&R $1,400,000 — from JR 5517 LLC; PR 5517 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,400,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201704004
20180140115
20190120012
20200244028
20210192021
20222340036
202316007
2024190010
202515006
202604004
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The full timeline

Construction 1Enforcement 6Housing & tenants 229Ownership & money 29Health & systems 3

Every one of the 268 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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