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47 5 Avenue

538Records
16City systems
18Open violations
18.8Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11217 · Neighborhood: Park Slope
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538 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 263 311 service requests, 69 HPD housing violations, 59 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11217
Built1920
Floors4
Res. units8
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)BERGEN LLC
BBL3009330010
BIN3018584

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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 53% 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 18.8. In ZIP 11217, 60% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

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C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations18 total — 6 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 9 class A. Oldest open since 1998-10-01.

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

37 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (14) · Noise (6) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (4) · Dirty Condition (2) · Food Establishment (2) · Illegal Dumping (2).

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 (1920)
YesSix or more residential units (8)
No421-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 with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)BERGEN LLC
Head officerDAVID BLOOM
Managing agentSIGNA MANAGEMENT CORP
Last registered2020-01-02

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,320,000 $1,494,000
2026$3,984,000 $1,792,800
2027$4,781,000 $2,151,450

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

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Wasan BrooklynJapaneseA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Dishwashing/Utensils, 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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2024 (1 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 · 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 · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Bergen St / 5 Av — B65 · 50 ft
Citi BikeBergen St & Flatbush Ave · 350 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. 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

47 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

37 311 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: $648,929 on 2026-05-12 (lender: Amalgamated Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-05-12AL&R $6,500,000 — from BERGEN LLC to AMALGAMATED BANK $6,500,000
2026-05-12Agreement $6,500,000 — from BERGEN LLC to AMALGAMATED BANK $6,500,000
2026-05-12Mortgage $648,930 — from BERGEN LLC to AMALGAMATED BANK $648,930
2019-01-11AL&R $6,500,000 — from BERGEN LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $6,500,000
2019-01-11Agreement $6,500,000 — from BERGEN LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $6,500,000
2019-01-11Mortgage $1,816,519 — from BERGEN LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,816,519
2015-11-16Agreement $5,000,000 — from BERGEN, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $5,000,000
2015-11-16Mortgage $1,735,729 — from BERGEN, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,735,729
2013-09-10Agreement $3,400,000 — from BERGEN, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $3,400,000
2013-09-10Mortgage $1,534,489 — from BERGEN, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,534,489
2010-10-21Mortgage $994,304 — from BERGEN, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $994,304
2004-10-29Agreement $1,050,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to BERGEN, LLC $1,050,000
2004-10-29Mortgage $468,992 — from BERGEN, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $468,992
2001-12-12Mortgage $281,766 — from BERGEN LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK SUCCESSOR TO CFS $281,766
1998-12-08Mortgage $427,500 — from BERGEN LLC to CFS BANK $427,500

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20171190222
20180110415
20192283134
20200200121
20211260128
20222160119
20232160119
20242170423
20250100414
20261126423
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The full timeline

Construction 20Enforcement 35Housing & tenants 394Ownership & money 56Health & systems 33

Every one of the 538 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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