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50 5 Avenue

275Records
11City systems
11Open violations
3.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11217 · Neighborhood: Park Slope
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275 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 155 311 service requests, 46 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 18 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11217
Built1920
Floors3
Res. units3
ClassS3
Owner (PLUTO)BERGEN STREET REALTY
BBL3009300045
BIN3018442

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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 11217, 60% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% 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 violations11 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 6 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 2003-07-08.

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

17 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (8) · Illegal Parking (3) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (3) · Homeless Person Assistance (2) · Vendor Enforcement (1).

Filed construction activity

$30,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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 (3)
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).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)BERGEN STREET REALTY LLC
Head officerMARK SCHACHNER
Managing agentMARK SCHACHNER
Last registered2025-06-11

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,936,800 $871,560
2026$2,324,000 $1,045,800
2027$2,789,000 $1,255,050

The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
BesitoMexicanA—

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

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 · under 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

50 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

17 311 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: $829,566 on 2012-09-11 (lender: Investors Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2012-09-11Mortgage $829,566 — from BERGEN STREET REALTY LLC to INVESTORS BANK $829,566
2012-09-11Agreement $1,000,000 — from BERGEN STREET REALTY LLC to INVESTORS BANK $1,000,000
2012-09-11AL&R $1,000,000 — from BERGEN STREET REALTY LLC to INVESTORS BANK $1,000,000
2002-02-28Mortgage $400,000 — from BERGEN STREET REALTYLLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $400,000
2000-07-06Mortgage $70,000 — from SCHACHNER, MARK to BRACK REALTY CORP $70,000
1990-02-28Mortgage $168,000 — from SCHACHNEER, MARK; OTTAVIANO, FRANCIS to GREEN POINT SAVS BANK $168,000
1988-12-28Mortgage $187,000 — from SCHACHNER, MARK; OTTAVIANO, FRANCIS G to BUD BROOK ASSOCIATES $187,000
1986-07-23Mortgage $80,000 — from SANG, LEE SHARON; SANG, RUSSELL LEE to EL BRUTO RLTY CP $80,000
1984-07-09Mortgage $22,000 — from EL GORDO RLTY CORP to SANCHEZ, AIDA $22,000
1984-07-09Mortgage $18,549 — from EL GORDO RLTY CORP to EISENSTADT, ROBERT $18,549
1983-11-02Mortgage $7,500 — from SANCHEZ, AIDA to LEVY, ZACHARY $7,500
1983-08-19Mortgage $35,000 — from SANCHEZ, AIDA to CURBELO, RAFAEL $35,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201701203
20180011112
20190013215
202000909
20210012012
202200628
202300617
202400606
2025505111
202600909
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The full timeline

Construction 22Enforcement 14Housing & tenants 181Ownership & money 46Health & systems 12

Every one of the 275 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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