815 recorded events, 1975–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 278 HPD housing violations, 274 311 service requests, 198 HPD complaints.
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A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 92% 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 235. In ZIP 11217, 60% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 49 total — 14 class C (immediately hazardous), 30 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 2016-08-22. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
24 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (11) · Noise (4) · Animal (4) · Vendor Enforcement (1) · Consumer Complaint (1) · Snow or Ice (1).
$38,000 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1920) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (6) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | 53 FIFTH PARTNERS LLC |
| Head officer | BRANDON FRIEDMAN |
| Managing agent | BUILDING EQUITY MANAGEMENT LLC |
| Last registered | 2026-07-29 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,864,800 | $1,289,160 |
| 2026 | $3,438,000 | $1,547,100 |
| 2027 | $4,126,000 | $1,856,700 |
The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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.
| Subway | Bergen St — 2 3 · 400 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr — 2 3 4 5 B D N Q R · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Bergen St / 5 Av — B65 · 150 ft |
| Citi Bike | Bergen St & Flatbush Ave · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| 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.
53 5 Avenue
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
24 311 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.
Managed by BUILDING EQUITY MANAGEMENT LLC — 103 buildings, 1,953 units. Grades across the portfolio: A71 · B18 · C7 · D5 · F1. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 103 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $297,818 on 2019-12-18 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-12-18 | Mortgage $297,818 — from 53 FIFTH PARTNERS LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NA | $297,818 | |
| 2019-12-18 | Agreement $1,100,000 — from 53 FIFTH PARTNERS LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NA | $1,100,000 | |
| 2014-04-16 | Mortgage $900,000 — from 53 FIFTH PARTNERS LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA | $900,000 | |
| 2011-06-01 | Deed $550,000 — from CRUZ, ARMANDO; SONALY SALGADO AND CARMEN CRUZ, GUARDIAN; CRUZ, NATALIE; SONALY SALGADO AND to 53 FIFTH PARTNERS LLC | $550,000 | |
| 2011-06-01 | Deed $550,000 — from CRUZ, ADELA; CRUZ, LUIS ARMANDO JR.; ESTATE OF LUIS ARMANDO CRUZ; CRUZ, CARMEN; CRUZ, NORM to 53 FIFTH PARTNERS LLC | $550,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 2 | 104 | 0 | 0 | 106 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 0 | 6 | 74 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 14 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 18 |
| 2021 | 0 | 8 | 210 | 0 | 1 | 219 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 17 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 0 | 1 | 78 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
Every one of the 815 recorded events, 1975–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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