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5603 7 Avenue

80Records
11City systems
0Open violations
6.7Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11220 · Neighborhood: Sunset Park (Central)
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80 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 18 DOB permits, 14 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 11 311 service requests.

BoroughBrooklyn 11220
Built1930
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassS2
Owner (PLUTO)LI MING REALTY, INC
BBL3008420009
BIN3015508

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 81% 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 6.7. 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

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

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

2 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Building/Use (1) · Food Establishment (1).

Filed construction activity

$4,660 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (1930)
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).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)LIMING REALTY, INC
Head officerESTHER HUANG
Managing agentESTHER HUANG
Last registered2026-07-02

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,853,000 $111,180
2026$1,968,000 $118,080
2027$2,588,000 $155,280

The city's market estimate has risen 40% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Lanzhou NoodlesChineseAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 1 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: Kitchen/Food Prep Area) · 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 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 / 55 St — B70 · 750 ft
Citi Bike57 St & 7 Ave · 250 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

5603 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

2 311 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: $350,000 on 2005-08-05 (recorded via MERS, the industry registry; the lender is not named on the record). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2005-08-05Mortgage $350,000 — from HUANG, LI MING to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS $350,000
2005-08-05Deed $720,000 — from LIU, STEVE to HUANG, LI MING $720,000
1992-09-28Mortgage $185,000 — from LUI, STEVE to ABACUS FEDERAL SAVSBANK $185,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017121004
2018121004
2019000000
2020101103
2021013004
2022003003
2023323008
2024203016
2025000011
2026014016
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The full timeline

Construction 24Enforcement 10Housing & tenants 29Ownership & money 14Health & systems 3

Every one of the 80 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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