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97 5 Avenue

108Records
12City systems
0Open violations
0Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11217 · Neighborhood: Park Slope
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108 recorded events, 1979–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 53 311 service requests, 18 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 9 boiler inspections.

BoroughBrooklyn 11217
Built1921
Floors3
Res. units3
ClassS3
Owner (PLUTO)JENKINS LESLIE
BBL3009380001
BIN3324941, 3324942

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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

4 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Litter Basket Request (1) · Noise (1) · Food Establishment (1) · Damaged Tree (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 (1921)
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).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,239,000 $1,007,550
2026$2,687,000 $1,209,150
2027$3,224,000 $1,450,800

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

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Clever BlendCoffee/TeaA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Pet/Animal) · 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.

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 · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr — 2 3 4 5 B D N Q R · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 5 Av / Warren St — B63 · 100 ft
Citi BikeSterling Pl & 5 Ave · 300 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

97 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

4 311 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: $438,100 on 2007-02-20 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2007-02-20Mortgage $438,100 — from JENKINS, SHERRY LESLIE to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK $438,100
1991-12-12Mortgage $50,000 — from CRANDALL, MICHAEL; JENKINS, SHERRY LESLIE to WEINSTEIN, HENRY $50,000
1990-04-05Mortgage $215,000 — from JENKINS, LESLIE/AKA; JENKINS, SHERRY LESLIE to LONG ISLAND SAVINGSBANK $215,000
1988-06-20Mortgage $100,000 — from JENKINS,SHERRY LESLIE/AK; JENKINS, S LESLIE to SHAAR, FELIX $100,000
1987-12-30Mortgage $60,000 — from JENKINS, S LESLIE; JENKINS,SHERRY LESLIE/AK to MARAL FUNDING CORP $60,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017390012
201813026
201916018
202004015
202103115
202205016
202312014
202400022
202502035
202602024
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The full timeline

Construction 8Enforcement 12Housing & tenants 54Ownership & money 18Health & systems 16

Every one of the 108 recorded events, 1979–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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