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5506 8 Avenue

90Records
11City systems
5Open violations
0Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11220 · Neighborhood: Sunset Park (Central)
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90 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 36 311 service requests, 20 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 6 DOB permits.

BoroughBrooklyn 11220
Built1915
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassS2
Owner (PLUTO)5506 REALTY LLC
BBL3008340039
BIN3015158

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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 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 0. 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 violations5 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2003-07-10.

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

4 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Graffiti (2) · Illegal Dumping (1) · Food Establishment (1).

Filed construction activity

$32,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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 (1915)
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$1,301,000 $78,060
2026$1,221,000 $73,260
2027$1,606,000 $96,360

The city's market estimate has risen 23% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Maylin GardenChineseA—
New Maylin GardenNot yet graded—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Contaminated), shared by 2 restaurants · 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

Subway8 Av — N · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 8 Av / 55 St — B70 · 100 ft
Citi Bike55 St & 7 Ave · 750 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 105 The Blythebourne
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

5506 8 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

4 311 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: $650,000 on 2005-04-14 (lender: Nara Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2015-07-10Agreement $274,377 — from BBCN BANK; NARA BANK; NARA BANK NA to 5506 REALTY LLC $274,377
2014-09-19Agreement $315,878 — from BBCN BANK to 5506 REALTY, LLC $315,878
2005-04-14DEEDO $1,200,000 — from NG, SIU KEE; NG, TZE CHEUNG to 5506 REALTY LLC $1,200,000
2005-04-14Mortgage $650,000 — from 5506 REALTY LLC to NARA BANK, N.A. $650,000
2005-04-14AL&R $650,000 — from NARA BANK, N.A. to 5506 REALTY LLC $650,000
1993-12-01Mortgage $180,000 — from NG, TZE CHEUNG; NG, SIU KEE to GREEN POINT SAVINGSBK $180,000
1990-02-09Mortgage $175,000 — from DESUEZA, DAISY to GREEN POINT SAVINGSBANK $175,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201700404
2018424010
201901001
202000101
202100404
202200404
2023235010
202400303
202500101
202600022
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The full timeline

Construction 12Enforcement 12Housing & tenants 43Ownership & money 20Health & systems 3

Every one of the 90 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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