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5609 7 Avenue

155Records
13City systems
12Open violations
119.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11220 · Neighborhood: Sunset Park (Central)
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155 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 54 311 service requests, 23 HPD housing violations, 22 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11220
Built1931
Floors3
Res. units3
ClassS3
Owner (PLUTO)JCNY HOLDING LLC
BBL3008420007
BIN3015506

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 98% 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 119.3. 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 violations12 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 1979-06-05.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

5 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 5).

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

18 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Outdoor Dining (5) · Noise (4) · Rodent (2) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · PLUMBING (2) · Water System (1).

Filed construction activity

$132,000 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)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
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).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)JCNY HOLDING LLC
Head officerJIM CHEN
Managing agentJIM CHEN
Last registered2026-01-23

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,374,000 $618,300
2026$1,178,000 $530,100
2027$1,128,000 $507,600

The city's market estimate has fallen 18% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Xun Yu SI Kao NYChineseA—

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

Subway8 Av — N · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
59 St — N R · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 12-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 8 Av / 57 St — B70 · 750 ft
Citi Bike57 St & 7 Ave · 200 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

5609 7 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

18 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,500,000 on 2016-12-02 (lender: Indus American Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2016-12-02AL&R $1,500,000 — from JCNY HOLDING LLC to INDUS AMERICAN BANK $1,500,000
2016-12-02Mortgage $1,500,000 — from JCNY HOLDING LLC to INDUS AMERICAN BANK $1,500,000
2010-11-16Mortgage $499,000 — from CHEN, JIM MIN HUI to MERS $499,000
2010-11-16Deed $980,000 — from ESPINAL, SIXTO; ESPINAL , ISABEL to CHEN, JIM MIN HUI $980,000
2007-11-26Mortgage $400,000 — from ESPINAL, ISABEL; ESPINAL, SIXTO M to BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. $400,000
2004-08-10Mortgage $150,000 — from ESPINAL, SIXTO; ESPINAL, ISABEL to MERS, INC $150,000
2001-12-21Mortgage $200,000 — from ESPINAL, ISABEL; ESPINAL, ISABEL A; ESPINAL, SIXTO; ESPINAL, SIXTO M to WELLS FARGO BANK NA $200,000
1994-06-29Mortgage $81,995 — from ESPINAL, ISABEL to GREEN POINT SAVINGSBANK $81,995
1988-04-11Mortgage $75,000 — from ESPINAL, SIXTO; ESPINAL, ISABEL to GREEN POINT SAVS BANK $75,000

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20174061011
2018002002
2019001001
2020002002
2021003003
20220090110
202300230023
202400150318
2025008019
2026012014
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The full timeline

Construction 32Enforcement 7Housing & tenants 87Ownership & money 23Health & systems 6

Every one of the 155 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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