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655 5 Avenue

562Records
14City systems
0Open violations
0Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11215 · Neighborhood: Sunset Park (West)
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562 recorded events, 1992–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 188 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 169 311 service requests, 60 DOB permits.

BoroughBrooklyn 11215
Built1931
Floors4
Res. units10
ClassRM
Owner (PLUTO)UNAVAILABLE OWNER
BBL3008797505
BIN3330251, 3337358

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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 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.

What 311 hears from this address

62 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Consumer Complaint (14) · Illegal Parking (9) · Litter Basket Request (9) · Noise (4) · Drinking (4) · New Tree Request (3).

Filed construction activity

$1,890,982 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (41 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)
YesSix or more residential units (10)
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)THE HUTWELKER CONDOMINIUM
Head officerSETH COSTON
Managing agentTIME EQUITIES INC
Last registered2025-09-15

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$239,086 $107,589
2026$361,662 $162,748
2027$383,096 $172,393

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

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this condo as if it were a rental building. Its 2023 estimate: gross income $623,755 a year ($41.44 per sq ft), operating expenses $187,096 ($12.43 per sq ft), net operating income $436,659. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

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.

4 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2021 (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 · 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

655 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

62 311 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 TIME EQUITIES INC — 27 buildings, 801 units. Grades across the portfolio: A23 · B1 · C2 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
50 West Street MN186 A
519 Hudson Street MN90 A
2552 Broadway MN49 A
170 Spring Street MN42 A
223 West 10 Street MN40 A
48 Beaver Street MN39 A
323 East 19 Street BK38 A
346 East 20 Street MN37 A
76 West 3 Street MN35 A
431 Avenue P BK32 A
230 Thompson Street MN32 A
502 Amsterdam Avenue MN22 A
9 Dutch Street MN18 A
494 Amsterdam Avenue MN16 A
240 East 15 Street MN16 A
169 Avenue A MN16 A
344 East 50 Street MN15 A
38 Stuyvesant Street MN12 B
80 Nassau Street MN11 A
655 5 Avenue BK10 A
107 Waverly Place MN10 A
155 East 37 Street MN9 C
251 19 Street BK8 A
32 Prince Street MN7 A
7 Dutch Street MN5 D
41 John Street MN4 A
853 Crotona Avenue BX2 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-06-11Deed $1,850,000 — from STATON, JOSHUA; STATON, JESSICA to SOLOMON, JULIE $1,850,000
2026-06-11Deed $1,850,000 — from STATON, JOSHUA; STATON, JESSICA to SOLOMON, JULIE $1,850,000
2026-05-27Sold for $1,850,000 $1,850,000 $185,000
2026-05-27Sold for $1,850,000 $1,850,000 $185,000
2026-03-31Deed $10,000 — from 655 FIFTH DUTCH EQUITIES LLC; 655 FIFTH MAIDEN EQUITIES LLC to BRANCATO, NICOLE; HAMMONTREE, GREGORY $10,000
2026-03-12Sold for $10,000 $10,000 $1,000
2025-01-02Deed $899,000 — from TRAVERS, COLIN to BRENNAN, KATHLEEN; PHELAN, BENJAMIN $899,000
2024-12-19Sold for $899,000 $899,000 $89,900
2024-08-07Deed $640,000 — from 655 FIFTH DUTCH EQUITIES LLC; 655 FIFTH MAIDEN EQUITIES LLC to BRANCATO, NICOLE; HAMMONTREE, GREGORY $640,000
2024-07-24Sold for $640,000 $640,000 $64,000
2024-01-29Mortgage $693,000 — from ENGEL, ILANA; COZZA, JOSEPH ANGELO JR to WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. $693,000
2024-01-29Deed $990,000 — from 655 FIFTH MAIDEN EQUITIES LLC; 655 FIFTH DUTCH EQUITIES LLC to ENGEL, ILANA; COZZA, JOSEPH ANGELO JR $990,000
2024-01-18Sold for $990,000 $990,000 $99,000
2023-03-16Deed $18,333 — from 655 FIFTH DUTCH EQUITIES LLC; 655 FIFTH MAIDEN EQUITIES LLC to MATA, ALEX; MATA, WILLIAM $18,333
2023-03-08Sold for $18,333 $18,333 $1,833

Ten-year activity

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2017
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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201710220014
201843784098
2019100100121
2020130610332
2021235447079
2022106315052
2023621829055
202413419054
2025001142053
2026001117028
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The full timeline

Construction 118Enforcement 52Housing & tenants 185Ownership & money 203Health & systems 4

Every one of the 562 recorded events, 1992–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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