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56 5 Avenue

157Records
10City systems
0Open violations
0Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11217 · Neighborhood: Park Slope
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157 recorded events, 1975–2026, from 10 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 81 311 service requests, 28 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 25 DOB violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11217
Built1930
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassS2
Owner (PLUTO)ARI GRADUS LIVING TRUST DATED MARCH 8 20 22
BBL3009320042
BIN3018543

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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

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

28 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (25) · Missed Collection (1) · Illegal Parking (1) · Food Poisoning (1).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. 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 (1930)
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$3,306,000 $198,360
2026$2,823,000 $169,380
2027$3,157,000 $189,420

The city's market estimate has fallen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Drums and FlatsChickenA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 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) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 6 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2010 (0 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

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 · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Bergen St / 5 Av — B63 · 100 ft
Citi BikeBergen St & Flatbush Ave · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityShared bike route mapped within 75 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 282 Park Slope. 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

56 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

28 311 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: $3,012 on 1999-07-07 (lender: Republic Consumer Lending Group INC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1999-07-07Mortgage $3,012 — from GRADUS, ARI to REPUBLIC CONSUMER LENDING GROUP INC $3,012
1988-08-09Mortgage $190,000 — from A&H ASSOCIATES to INDEPENDENCE SAVS BANK $190,000
1984-08-07Mortgage $54,200 — from CLASSIC BROWNSTONE ASSOC to SOLINS, HOWARD A; MONTIER, RICHARD S $54,200
1984-04-11Mortgage $5,000 — from MONTIER, RICHARD S; SOLINS, HOWARD A to ROSENFIELD, LEONARD $5,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201711002
201812014
201910001
20200180018
202108008
202206208
202303003
20240150015
202502002
20260110112
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The full timeline

Construction 12Enforcement 27Housing & tenants 87Ownership & money 29Health & systems 2

Every one of the 157 recorded events, 1975–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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