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48 5 Avenue

116Records
11City systems
0Open violations
0Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11217 · Neighborhood: Park Slope
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116 recorded events, 1984–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 46 311 service requests, 22 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 12 DOB job filings.

BoroughBrooklyn 11217
Built1920
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassS2
Owner (PLUTO)48 5TH AVENUE LLC
BBL3009300044
BIN3018441

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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 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 0. In ZIP 11217, 60% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

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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

14 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (3) · Food Establishment (3) · New Tree Request (1) · Obstruction (1) · Illegal Tree Damage (1) · Illegal Dumping (1).

Filed construction activity

$209,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 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 (1920)
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$6,213,000 $372,780
2026$5,281,000 $316,860
2027$6,369,000 $382,140

The city's market estimate has risen 3% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Carvel & CinnabonFrozen DessertsA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

3 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Worker Hygiene, Kitchen/Food Prep Area, 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

SubwayBergen St — 2 3 · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr — 2 3 4 5 B D N Q R · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Bergen St / 5 Av — B63 · 50 ft
Citi BikeBergen St & Flatbush Ave · 500 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. 038 The Pacific. 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

48 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

14 311 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: $345,000 on 2020-02-21 (lender: Emigrant Funding Corporation). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2020-02-21AL&R $345,000 — from 48 5TH AVENUE LLC to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION $345,000
2020-02-21Mortgage $345,000 — from 48 5TH AVENUE LLC to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION $345,000
2012-07-26Mortgage $30,153 — from 48 5TH AVENUE LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $30,153
2012-07-26Agreement $696,000 — from 48 5TH AVENUE LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $696,000
2005-01-25Deed $1,075,000 — from CROWN, SOPHIA to PRAT, BRIGITTE $1,075,000
2005-01-25Mortgage $806,250 — from PRAT, BRIGITTE to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK $806,250
2004-04-12Deed $765,000 — from CURBELO, NORTON to CROWN, SOPHIA $765,000
2004-04-12Mortgage $382,500 — from CROWN, SOPHIA to CURBELO, NORTON $382,500
1997-06-24Mortgage $35,000 — from CURBELO, NORTON to MONEY STORE; TMS MORTGAGE INC $35,000

Ten-year activity

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2018000022
2019005016
2020003317
2021002002
2022006017
202310110113
20240080210
2025002002
2026004015
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The full timeline

Construction 22Enforcement 11Housing & tenants 52Ownership & money 22Health & systems 9

Every one of the 116 recorded events, 1984–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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