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86 5 Avenue

533Records
16City systems
65Open violations
15Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11217 · Neighborhood: Park Slope
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533 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 183 311 service requests, 181 HPD complaints, 96 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11217
Built1920
Floors4
Res. units6
ClassS9
Owner (PLUTO)CRUZ, CARMEN
BBL3009340044
BIN3018669

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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 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 15. 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 violations65 total — 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 47 class B, 13 class A. Oldest open since 2011-05-25.

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

9 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Animal (4) · Commercial Disposal Complaint (2) · Hazardous Materials (1) · Illegal Dumping (1) · Missed Collection (1).

Filed construction activity

$136,170 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)
YesSix or more residential units (6)
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)ARMANDO CRUZ; CARMEN CRUZ
Managing agentSanaly CruzBaez
Last registered2026-01-05

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,274,000 $1,023,300
2026$2,729,000 $1,228,050
2027$3,275,000 $1,473,750

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

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
LileoEastern EuropeanNot yet graded—
Nate's Detroit PizzaNot yet graded—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

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.

2 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 · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr — 2 3 4 5 B D N Q R · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 5 Av / Prospect Pl — B63 · 100 ft
Citi BikeSterling Pl & 5 Ave · 600 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

86 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

9 311 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

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2012-01-06Deed $495,516 — from CRUZ, LUIS JR; CRUZ, NORMA; CRUZ, NATALIE; ESTATE OF LUIS ARMANDO CRUZ; CRUZ, CARMEN; SONA to CRUZ, AMANDA; CRUZ, ARMANDO; CRUZ, CARMEN; CRUZ, NATALIE; SONALY SALGADO & CARMEN CRU $495,516

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
2017501050110
20180077178
20190118120
202001809
202100235
202200358
20230410216
202400415
202500707
202600325
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The full timeline

Construction 19Enforcement 17Housing & tenants 469Ownership & money 10Health & systems 18

Every one of the 533 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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