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619 5 Avenue

520Records
15City systems
0Open violations
5.8Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11215 · Neighborhood: Sunset Park (West)
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520 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 130 DOB violations, 129 311 service requests, 49 DOB permits.

BoroughBrooklyn 11215
Built1923
Floors3
Res. units12
ClassK4
Owner (PLUTO)CLARISTA HOLDINGS INC.
BBL3008670001
BIN3016450

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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 71% 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 5.8. In ZIP 11215, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% 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

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.

$6,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

27 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (11) · Graffiti (4) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (3) · Missed Collection (2) · Street Sign (2) · Water System (2).

Filed construction activity

$120,000 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 (1923)
YesSix or more residential units (12)
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)CLARISTA HOLDINGS INC
Head officerJACQUELINE ARROYO
Managing agentBROOKLYN MANAGEMENT SERVICES
Last registered2025-10-15

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,178,000 $980,100
2026$1,603,000 $721,350
2027$1,668,000 $750,600

The city's market estimate has fallen 23% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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.

2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2023 (1 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

SubwayProspect Av — R · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 5 Av / Prospect Av — B63 · 200 ft
Citi Bike17 St & 5 Ave · 100 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: Magnet School of Math, Science and Design Technology. 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

619 5 Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

27 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by BROOKLYN MANAGEMENT SERVICES — 12 buildings, 57 units. Grades across the portfolio: A4 · B3 · C3 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
619 5 Avenue BK12 A
5202 6 Avenue BK12 C
4501 5 Avenue BK9 A
4808 4 Avenue BK9 B
883 4 Avenue BK5 D
4118 3 Avenue BK3 A
4505 5 Avenue BK2 B
4122 3 Avenue BK2 A
204 42 Street BK1 C
202 42 Street BK1 C
206 42 Street BK1 B
3008670003 — —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,000,000 on 2026-01-20 (lender: 619 5th Ave LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-01-20Agreement $3,000,000 — from CLARISTA HOLDINGS INC. to 619 5TH AVE LLC $3,000,000
2026-01-20AL&R $300,000 — from CLARISTA HOLDINGS INC. to 619 5TH AVE LLC $300,000
2026-01-20Mortgage $1,000,000 — from CLARISTA HOLDINGS INC. to 619 5TH AVE LLC $1,000,000
2025-08-25AL&R $2,000,000 — from CLARISTA HOLDINGS INC. to 619 5TH AVE LLC $2,000,000
2025-08-25Mortgage $2,000,000 — from CLARISTA HOLDINGS INC. to 619 5TH AVE LLC $2,000,000
2021-09-14Mortgage $2,917,213 — from CLARISTA HOLDINGS INC. to 619 FIFTH SUNSET PARK FUNDING LLC $2,917,213
2021-09-14AL&R $15,000,000 — from CLARISTA HOLDINGS INC. to 619 FIFTH SUNSET PARK FUNDING LLC $15,000,000
2021-09-14Agreement $15,000,000 — from CLARISTA HOLDINGS INC. to 619 FIFTH SUNSET PARK FUNDING LLC $15,000,000
2010-05-28AL&R $3,300,000 — from CLARISTA REALTY CORP. to CAPITAL ONE, N.A. $3,300,000
2010-05-28Mortgage $2,496,131 — from CLARISTA REALTY CORP. to CAPITAL ONE, N.A. $2,496,131
2010-05-28Agreement $3,300,000 — from CLARISTA REALTY CORP. to CAPITAL ONE, N.A. $3,300,000
2004-04-23Mortgage $723,170 — from CLARISTA REALITY CORP. to FIRST CENTRAL SAVINGS BANK $723,170
2004-04-23Agreement $1,000,000 — from FIRST CENTRAL SAVINGS BANK to CLARISTA REALITY CORP. $1,000,000
2004-04-23AL&R $1,000,000 — from FIRST CENTRAL SAVINGS BANK to CLARISTA REALITY CORP. $1,000,000
2000-07-19Mortgage $279,500 — from VALDES, DELVIS to CHAMPION MORTGAGE CO. INC $279,500

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017018009
20180190111
2019044019
2020106018
20213266118
20224180215
20232660115
2024008019
202501105117
202600116118
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The full timeline

Construction 78Enforcement 189Housing & tenants 201Ownership & money 42Health & systems 10

Every one of the 520 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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