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4021 5 Avenue

109Records
12City systems
1Open violations
3.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11232 · Neighborhood: Sunset Park (Central)
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109 recorded events, 1983–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 29 DOB violations, 23 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 23 311 service requests.

BoroughBrooklyn 11232
Built1922
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassS2
Owner (PLUTO)MARIANO TORRES
BBL3009170002
BIN3017966

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 79% 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 3.3. In ZIP 11232, 65% of residential buildings hold an A and 8% 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 2006-10-02.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2).

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

9 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Food Establishment (2) · Noise (2) · Food Poisoning (1) · Graffiti (1) · Vendor Enforcement (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1).

Filed construction activity

$23,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (1922)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
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$1,607,000 $96,420
2026$1,592,000 $95,520
2027$1,757,000 $105,420

The city's market estimate has risen 9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
La Flor De Izucar CafeSpanishAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick)
2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food, Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

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

Subway45 St — R · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
36 St — D N R · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 5 Av / 41 St — B63 · 50 ft
Citi Bike5 Ave & 41 St · 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: P.S. 024. 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

4021 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

9 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 of them about heat or hot water.

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: $39,000 on 2013-09-16 (lender: Herrera, Zoilita M and Levy, Linda A). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2013-09-16Mortgage $39,000 — from TORRES, MARIANO; TORRES, SILVIA to HERRERA, ZOILITA M; LEVY, LINDA A $39,000
2007-03-06AL&R $550,000 — from TORRES, SILVIA; TORRES, MARIANO to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $550,000
2007-03-06Mortgage $550,000 — from TORRES, SILVIA; TORRES, MARIANO to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $550,000
2006-03-13Mortgage $499,900 — from TORRES, SILVIA; TORRES, MARIANO to HEVIA, LEONEL; TAYAR, SAYEL E; GARRASTEGUI, WILFREDO; AMESTEGUI, ALVARO $499,900
1995-08-24Mortgage $320,000 — from TORRES, SILVIA; PEREZ, MANUEL; TORRES, PORFIDIA to LEVY, ZACHARY $320,000
1994-03-23Mortgage $35,000 — from AMIGON, RICARDO to DELGADO, ZOILA M; LEVY, ZACHARY $35,000
1988-04-29Mortgage $165,000 — from AMIGON, RICARDO to GREEN POINT SAVINGSBANK $165,000
1983-04-04Mortgage $25,000 — from TUFARO, JOAN; TUFARO, NICHOLAS to HOM, GIM NGOOK $25,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017030014
2018010001
2019003003
2020003003
2021001102
20223030511
2023141017
2024010023
2025015028
2026005038
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The full timeline

Construction 12Enforcement 34Housing & tenants 26Ownership & money 23Health & systems 14

Every one of the 109 recorded events, 1983–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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