Building Biography

The MapLandlordsNeighborhoodsZIP CodesGradesThe Mice MapAboutWhat's new

5701 5 Avenue

140Records
12City systems
23Open violations
6.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11220 · Neighborhood: Sunset Park (Central)
Open in the map

140 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 71 311 service requests, 31 HPD housing violations, 8 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11220
Built1904
Floors3
Res. units4
ClassS4
Owner (PLUTO)PLANZOS GEORGE
BBL3008480008
BIN3015722

Full record, year by year   Support this site

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 6.3. 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 violations23 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 10 class B, 10 class A. Oldest open since 1984-05-16.

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

20 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Street Condition (5) · Noise (3) · Illegal Dumping (2) · Illegal Parking (2) · Street Sign (1) · Rodent (1).

Filed construction activity

$16,000 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 (1904)
NoSix or more residential units (4)
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)HARRIET PLANZOS
Last registered2025-10-02

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,202,000 $540,900
2026$1,338,000 $602,100
2027$1,507,000 $678,150

The city's market estimate has risen 25% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
George'sAmericanA—

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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2011 (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 · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 5 Av / 57 St — B63 · 150 ft
Citi Bike59 St & 5 Ave · 500 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

5701 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

20 311 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

50250
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
23
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
Show as table
YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201701203
201800505
201930306
202000505
202100909
20220023023
2023039113
20240010111
202500112
2026009110
This record is free. Keeping it free costs money.
Servers, data pipelines, weekends. Pay what you want — a dollar helps.
Chip in

The full timeline

Construction 7Enforcement 7Housing & tenants 114Ownership & money 8Health & systems 4

Every one of the 140 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

Explore: ZIP 11220 · Landlord rankings · How grades work · The map · The Mice Map