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133 5 Avenue

146Records
12City systems
12Open violations
20Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11217 · Neighborhood: Park Slope
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146 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 38 311 service requests, 29 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 24 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11217
Built1920
Floors4
Res. units3
ClassS3
Owner (PLUTO)JOSEPH MARTORANO, AS TRUSTEE OF THE JOSE PH MARTORA
BBL3009440003
BIN3019192

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 87% 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 20. 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

Open HPD violations12 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 11 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 1989-11-15.

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

5 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Homeless Person Assistance (3) · Noise (1) · Food Poisoning (1).

Filed construction activity

$249,850 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (6 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)
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).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)JOSEPH MARTORANO REVOCABLE TRUST FUND
Head officerJOSEPH MARTORANO
Managing agentVINCENT MARTORANO
Last registered2026-06-22

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,180,000 $1,431,000
2026$3,390,000 $1,525,500
2027$2,712,000 $1,220,400

The city's market estimate has fallen 15% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
MedusaGreekA—

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).

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 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Union St — R · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 5 Av / Saint Johns Pl — B63 · 50 ft
Citi BikeSterling Pl & 5 Ave · 150 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

133 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

5 311 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: $51,917 on 1999-11-01 (lender: Staten Island Savings Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2014-03-12Agreement $650,000 — from FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB to MARTORANO, JOSEPH $650,000
2014-03-12Mortgage $331,790 — from MARTORANO, JOSEPH to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $331,790
2006-10-17AL&R $400,000 — from FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB to MARTORANO, JOSEPH $400,000
2006-10-17Mortgage $239,516 — from MARTORANO, JOSEPH to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $239,516
2006-10-17Agreement $160,484 — from MARTORANO, JOSEPH to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $160,484
1999-11-01Mortgage $51,917 — from MARTORANO, JOSEPH to STATEN ISLAND SAVINGS BANK $51,917
1990-01-25Mortgage $225,000 — from MARTORANO, JOSEPH to CITY & SUBURBAN FSB $225,000
1985-01-03Mortgage $88,500 — from MARTORANO, JOSEPH to CITIBANK N A $88,500
1983-03-17Mortgage $25,000 — from ROMAN, FRANCISCA R to PUMAREJO, MIGUEL; PUMAREJO, CARIDAD $25,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201700404
2018348217
2019903012
202021306
202100707
202202518
202300404
202400213
202500202
202600516
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The full timeline

Construction 25Enforcement 20Housing & tenants 67Ownership & money 29Health & systems 5

Every one of the 146 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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