Building Biography

The MapLandlordsNeighborhoodsZIP CodesGradesThe Mice MapAboutWhat's new

155 5 Avenue

166Records
15City systems
14Open violations
50Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11217 · Neighborhood: Park Slope
Open in the map

166 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 46 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 33 311 service requests, 19 DOB permits.

BoroughBrooklyn 11217
Built1920
Floors4
Res. units6
ClassS5
Owner (PLUTO)155 5TH AVENUE CC LLC
BBL3009470005
BIN3019397

Full record, year by year   Support this site

GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 72% 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 50. In ZIP 11217, 60% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
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 violations14 total — 14 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2020-01-24.
Active vacate order6 unit(s) under an unrescinded HPD vacate order

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2).

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

7 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (2) · Food Establishment (1) · Illegal Parking (1) · Snow or Ice (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · Street Condition (1).

Filed construction activity

$904,252 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (13 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)155 5TH AVENUE CC LLC
Head officerMARK LEVINE
Managing agentAPEX MANAGEMENT GROUP
Last registered2026-01-28

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$4,378,800 $1,970,460
2026$3,503,000 $1,576,350
2027$4,015,000 $1,806,750

The city's market estimate has fallen 8% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Kyuramen & TbaarJapaneseA—

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: Letter Grading) · 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

SubwayUnion St — R · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bergen St — 2 3 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 5 Av / Douglass St — B63 · 100 ft
Citi BikeSterling Pl & 5 Ave · 450 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.

Report a problem to 311

155 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

7 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 of them about heat or hot water.

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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by APEX MANAGEMENT GROUP — 88 buildings, 882 units. Grades across the portfolio: A34 · B31 · C16 · D5 · F2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
11-55 45 Avenue QN46 C
233 East 10 Street MN40 A
308 East 78 Street MN35 A
231 East 21 Street MN24 A
110 Madison Street MN24 C
233 East 21 Street MN24 A
245 East 13 Street MN24 B
972 Manhattan Avenue BK24 B
119 Baxter Street MN22 B
111 Mott Street MN22 C
32-30 41 Street QN20 A
250 North 6 Street BK20 B
33 Henry Street MN18 B
243 East 13 Street MN18 B
212 8 Avenue MN17 C
423 16 Street BK16 B
419 16 Street BK16 B
412 Amsterdam Avenue MN13 B
414 Amsterdam Avenue MN13 A
416 Amsterdam Avenue MN12 B
410 Amsterdam Avenue MN12 C
202 West 80 Street MN10 C
204 West 80 Street MN10 B
72 5 Avenue BK10 B
70 Middagh Street BK10 A
197 East 7 Street MN10 C
495 Amsterdam Avenue MN9 C
251 North 8 Street BK8 B
444 15 Street BK8 B
154 Atlantic Avenue BK8 A
31-64 41 Street QN8 C
101 Greenpoint Avenue BK8 A
253 North 8 Street BK8 A
453 3 Street BK8 A
111 Huron Street BK8 A
94 Milton Street BK8 B
311 Eckford Street BK8 A
333 East 52 Street MN7 A
230 West 72 Street MN7 C
41-27 49 Street QN6 A
47-25 44 Street QN6 A
53-17 Skillman Avenue QN6 D
50-11 45 Street QN6 F
47-34 45 Street QN6 B
39-29 47 Avenue QN6 B
35-21 Crescent Street QN6 A
47-16 45 Street QN6 A
47-45 43 Street QN6 A
45-44 40 Street QN6 B
84 1 Place BK6 B
799 Manhattan Avenue BK6 A
37 Frost Street BK6 B
149 Ainslie Street BK6 A
28-52 35 Street QN6 D
35-34 32 Street QN6 A
586 Manhattan Avenue BK6 B
5-35 47 Road QN6 A
515 Graham Avenue BK6 A
25-59 35 Street QN6 A
53-11 Skillman Avenue QN6 B

showing 60 of 88 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $6,450,000 on 2022-03-15 (lender: Citi Real Estate Funding LLC INC), covering 2 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-03-15Mortgage $6,450,000 — from 155 5TH AVENUE CC LLC; 138 ST MARKS PLACE CC LLC to CITI REAL ESTATE FUNDING LLC INC $6,450,000
2022-03-15Agreement $8,550,000 — from 138 ST MARKS PLACE CC LLC; 155 5TH AVENUE CC LLC to CITI REAL ESTATE FUNDING INC $8,550,000
2022-03-15AL&R $8,550,000 — from 138 ST MARKS PLACE CC LLC; 155 5TH AVENUE CC LLC to CITI REAL ESTTE FUNDING INC $8,550,000
2021-04-27Mortgage $91,381 — from 138 ST MARKS PLACE CC LLC; 155 5TH AVENUE CC LLC to MFP RH CAPITAL FUNDING LLC $91,381
2021-04-27Agreement $2,100,000 — from 155 5TH AVENUE CC LLC; 138 ST MARKS PLACE CC LLC to MFP RH CAPITAL FUNDING LLC $2,100,000
2021-04-27AL&R $2,100,000 — from 138 ST MARKS PLACE CC LLC; 155 5TH AVENUE CC LLC to MFP RH CAPITAL FUNDING LLC $2,100,000
2021-04-19Deed $4,225,000 — from 155 5TH AVENUE REALTY LLC to 155 5TH AVENUE CC LLC $4,225,000
2021-03-31Sold for $4,225,000 $4,225,000 $704,167
2018-05-15Agreement $2,200,000 — from 155 5TH AVENUE REALTY LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $2,200,000
2016-11-30Mortgage $811,160 — from 155 5TH AVENUE REALTY LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $811,160
2016-11-30Agreement $2,200,000 — from 155 5TH AVENUE REALTY LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $2,200,000
2016-11-30Mortgage $2,200,000 — from 155 5TH AVENUE REALTY LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $2,200,000
2013-05-01Agreement $1,500,000 — from 155 5TH AVENUE REALTY LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATIO $1,500,000
2013-05-01Mortgage $596,846 — from 155 5TH AVENUE REALTY LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATIO $596,846
2007-09-10Mortgage $499,000 — from 155 5TH AVENUE REALTY LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK $499,000

Ten-year activity

50250
2017
2018
2019
2020
29
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017410016
2018014128
2019003014
202005190125
202117246029
20221047012
2023124018
2024012014
2025014027
2026003003
This record is free. Keeping it free costs money.
Servers, data pipelines, weekends. Pay what you want — a dollar helps.
Chip in

The full timeline

Construction 35Enforcement 17Housing & tenants 58Ownership & money 47Health & systems 9

Every one of the 166 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

Explore: ZIP 11217 · Landlord rankings · How grades work · The map · The Mice Map