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5717 5 Avenue

253Records
15City systems
2Open violations
0Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11220 · Neighborhood: Sunset Park (Central)
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253 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 100 311 service requests, 44 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 24 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11220
Built1904
Floors4
Res. units6
ClassS5
Owner (PLUTO)L & J REAL VALUABLE
BBL3008480003
BIN3324475

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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 violations2 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2017-07-05.

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: Noise (16) · Illegal Parking (4) · Consumer Complaint (1) · Graffiti (1).

Filed construction activity

$6,920 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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 (1904)
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)L & J REAL VALUABLE CORP
Head officerLILAN WU
Managing agentLILAN WU
Last registered2025-07-10

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,202,400 $541,080
2026$962,000 $432,900
2027$1,154,000 $519,300

The city's market estimate has fallen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Seafood StorySeafoodNot yet graded—

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.

7 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2010 (0 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 · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 5 Av / 58 St — B63 · 200 ft
Citi Bike59 St & 5 Ave · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
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

5717 5 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $229,155 on 2025-05-15 (lender: Cathay Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-05-15AL&R $1,630,000 — from L&J REAL VALUABLE CORP. to CATHAY BANK $1,630,000
2025-05-15Agreement $1,630,000 — from L&J REAL VALUABLE CORP. to CATHAY BANK $1,630,000
2025-05-15Mortgage $229,156 — from L&J REAL VALUABLE CORP. to CATHAY BANK $229,156
2015-05-11Mortgage $1,041,292 — from L&J REAL VALUABLE CORP. to SPENCER SAVINGS BANK, SLA $1,041,292
2015-05-11Agreement $1,800,000 — from L&J REAL VALUABLE CORP. to SPENCER SAVINGS BANK, SLA $1,800,000
2015-05-11AL&R $1,800,000 — from L&J REAL VALUABLE CORP. to SPENCER SAVINGS BANK, SLA $1,800,000
2008-09-24Mortgage $200,000 — from L & J REAL VALUABLE CORP. to FIRST AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL BANK $200,000
2006-01-23Agreement $791,833 — from L&J REAL VALUALBE CORP. to THE BANK OF EAST ASIA (U.S.A.) N.A. $791,833
2006-01-23Mortgage $208,167 — from L&J REAL VALUALBE CORP. to THE BANK OF EAST ASIA (U.S.A.) N.A. $208,167
2005-01-19AL&R $800,000 — from THE BANK OF EAST ASIA (U.S.A) N.A. to L & J REAL VALUABLE CORP. $800,000
2005-01-19Mortgage $800,000 — from L & J REAL VALUABLE CORP. to THE BANK OF EAST ASIA (USA) N.A. $800,000
2005-01-19DEEDO $1,200,000 — from BEST GARDEN INC. to L & J REAL VALUABLE CORP. $1,200,000
2004-06-03Deed $491,815 — from THE CITY OF NEW YORK to BEST GARDEN INC. $491,815
1985-07-15Mortgage $20,000 — from SERRANTONIO, JOSEPH; SERRANTONIO, CATHERINE to GUARNERI, RUSSELL $20,000
1985-07-05Mortgage $145,000 — from SERRANTONIO, CATHERINE; SERRANTONIO, JOSEPH to ATLANTIC BANK OF NY $145,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201723330038
2018004004
201901180019
2020004004
2021006006
2022005005
202300150015
202400110011
202500125118
2026001001
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The full timeline

Construction 31Enforcement 20Housing & tenants 156Ownership & money 44Health & systems 2

Every one of the 253 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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