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5721 4 Avenue

157Records
9City systems
12Open violations
30.8Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11220 · Neighborhood: Sunset Park (West)
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157 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 9 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 114 311 service requests, 12 HPD housing violations, 10 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11220
Built1922
Floors4
Res. units6
ClassS5
Owner (PLUTO)5721 4TH AVE DVLPMT
BBL3008470001
BIN3337333

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 64% 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 30.8. 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 violations12 total — 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 2019-08-04.

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

22 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Homeless Person Assistance (5) · Illegal Parking (4) · Noise (4) · Outdoor Dining (3) · Sewer (3) · Rodent (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 (1922)
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)5721 4 AVE DEV CORP
Head officerSEAN P LAWLER
Managing agent5721 4TH AVENUE DEVELOPMENT CORP
Last registered2020-08-03

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,704,000 $766,800
2026$1,363,000 $613,350
2027$1,346,000 $605,700

The city's market estimate has fallen 21% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Irish HavenIrishAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 1 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.

18 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2011 (3 in the last three years).

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

Subway59 St — N R · 200 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 60 St / 4 Av — B9 · 600 ft
Citi Bike57 St & 4 Ave · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted bike lane mapped within 75 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 506: The School of Journalism & Technology
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

5721 4 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

22 311 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.

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
2017017118
20181618
20190617
2020019120
2021012113
2022012113
2023115117
202409413
2025010212
20260314
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The full timeline

Construction 1Enforcement 5Housing & tenants 127Ownership & money 10Health & systems 14

Every one of the 157 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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