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631 5 Avenue

81Records
11City systems
1Open violations
6.7Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11215 · Neighborhood: Sunset Park (West)
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81 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 21 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 15 311 service requests, 11 DOB permits.

BoroughBrooklyn 11215
Built1931
Floors2
Res. units1
ClassS1
Owner (PLUTO)631 5TH AVE
BBL3008730004
BIN3016735

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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 11215, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% 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 violations1 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2004-04-01.

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

5 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (2) · Noise (1) · Homeless Person Assistance (1) · Residential Disposal Complaint (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 (1931)
NoSix or more residential units (1)
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).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,444,000 $86,640
2026$1,828,000 $109,680
2027$2,242,000 $134,520

The city's market estimate has risen 55% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
El NopalMexicanA—

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.

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

SubwayProspect Av — R · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 5 Av / 18 St — B63 · 50 ft
Citi Bike17 St & 5 Ave · 150 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted bike lane mapped within 75 ft
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

631 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

5 311 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: $550,000 on 2022-06-06 (lender: Eastbank,n.a.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-12-11CMTG $700,000 — from 631 FIFTH AVENUE LLC; 631 FIFTH AVENUE LLC to EASTBANK, N.A.; EAST WEST BANK $700,000
2025-12-11CMTG $700,000 — from 631 FIFTH AVENUE LLC; 631 FIFTH AVENUE LLC to EASTBANK, N.A.; EAST WEST BANK $700,000
2022-06-06AL&R $550,000 — from 631 FIFTH AVENUE LLC to EASTBANK, N.A. $550,000
2022-06-06Mortgage $550,000 — from 631 FIFTH AVENUE LLC to EASTBANK,N.A. $550,000
2009-04-29Mortgage $100,000 — from 631 FIFTH AVENUE LLC to EASTBANK, N.A. $100,000
2001-12-28Mortgage $175,000 — from 631 5TH AVE LLC to EASTBANK NA $175,000
1997-12-02Mortgage $9,376 — from JAKUBIAK, ANDREW to POLISH & SLAVIC FEDERAL CREDIT UNION $9,376
1989-11-15Mortgage $180,000 — from JAKUBIAK, ANDREW to POLISH &SLAVIC FED CR/UN $180,000

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201710001
201803003
201914016
202020013
202101012
202201528
202310023
202401001
202513228
202601001
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The full timeline

Construction 17Enforcement 10Housing & tenants 16Ownership & money 21Health & systems 17

Every one of the 81 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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