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651 5 Avenue

151Records
12City systems
0Open violations
36.7Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11215 · Neighborhood: Sunset Park (West)
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151 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 40 311 service requests, 29 ECB/OATH violations, 20 DOB violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11215
Built1931
Floors2
Res. units1
ClassS1
Owner (PLUTO)LEE CHONG SUK
BBL3008790003
BIN3017069

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 93% 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 36.7. 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

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.

What 311 hears from this address

11 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Graffiti (2) · Illegal Parking (2) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (2) · Dirty Condition (1) · Derelict Vehicles (1) · Noise (1).

Filed construction activity

$319,080 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (8 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 (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$1,586,000 $95,160
2026$2,008,000 $120,480
2027$2,543,000 $152,580

The city's market estimate has risen 60% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
South Slope RamenSoupsA—

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 · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 5 Av / 18 St — B63 · 150 ft
Citi Bike17 St & 5 Ave · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 295. 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

651 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

11 311 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: $250,000 on 2026-08-07 (lender: Flushing Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-08-07Mortgage $250,000 — from LEE, CHONG SUK to FLUSHING BANK $250,000
2026-08-07AL&R $250,000 — from LEE, CHONG SUK to FLUSHING BANK $250,000
2026-08-07Mortgage $250,000 — from LEE, CONG SUK to FLUSHING BANK $250,000
2026-08-07AL&R $250,000 — from LEE, CONG SUK to FLUSHING BANK $250,000
2007-05-04M&CON $320,000 — from LEE, CHONG SUK to WOORI AMERICAN BANK $320,000
2007-05-04Mortgage $82,139 — from LEE, CHONG SUK to WOORI AMERICAN BANK $82,139
2002-09-24Mortgage $230,874 — from LEE, CHONG SUK to WOORI AMERICA BANK $230,874
1996-07-22Mortgage $130,000 — from LEE, CHONG SUK to KOREA COMMERCIAL BANK OF NEW YORK $130,000
1985-11-13Mortgage $95,000 — from JHIN, JAE K to KOREA EXCHANGE BK $95,000

Ten-year activity

50250
2017
33
2018
2019
2020
2021
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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20177020110
201852250133
201941120118
20200460111
20211630010
2022016108
2023022026
2024030025
20250260210
2026003407
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The full timeline

Construction 18Enforcement 63Housing & tenants 41Ownership & money 17Health & systems 12

Every one of the 151 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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