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168 5 Avenue

427Records
17City systems
33Open violations
276.6Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11217 · Neighborhood: Park Slope
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427 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 130 311 service requests, 82 HPD housing violations, 52 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11217
Built1920
Floors4
Res. units14
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)BK7 HOLDINGS LLC
BBL3009490044
BIN3019560

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 94% 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 276.6. 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 violations33 total — 14 class C (immediately hazardous), 17 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2024-08-10.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

8 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 4 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

2
’23–24
4
’24–25
2
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

69 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (8) · Illegal Parking (6) · WATER LEAK (6) · PAINT/PLASTER (6) · Encampment (6) · LinkNYC (6).

Filed construction activity

$189,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (8 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 (14)
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)BK7 HOLDINGS LLC.
Head officerBEN SOLEIMANI
Managing agentBK7 HOLDINGS LLC.
Last registered2025-08-29

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,597,000 $1,618,650
2026$4,011,000 $1,804,950
2027$4,837,000 $2,176,650

The city's market estimate has risen 34% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Maya TaqueriaMexicanA—

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: Food Contaminated, 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).

Hurricane evacuation zone 5 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2017 (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

SubwayUnion St — R · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bergen St — 2 3 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 5 Av / Douglass St — B63 · 200 ft
Citi BikeBerkeley Pl & 6 Ave · 600 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

168 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

69 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 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 BK7 HOLDINGS LLC. — 6 buildings, 68 units. Grades across the portfolio: B1 · C4 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
392 East 4 Street BK28 B
168 5 Avenue BK14 C
163 Linden Boulevard BK8 C
22 Covert Street BK8 C
185 4 Avenue BK8 C
936 4 Avenue BK2 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $7,388,064 on 2003-07-29 (lender: Washington Mutual Bank, Fa), covering 10 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
2021-05-20AL&R $3,450,000 — from BK7 HOLDINGS LLC to INVESTORS BANK $3,450,000
2021-05-20Deed $4,600,000 — from IMPACT DEVELOPMENT CORP. to BK7 HOLDINGS LLC $4,600,000
2021-05-20Mortgage $3,450,000 — from BK7 HOLDINGS LLC to INVESTORS BANK $3,450,000
2021-05-05Sold for $4,600,000 $4,600,000 $328,571
2013-07-09RPTT $1,810,281 — from METROPCS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.; METROPCS COMMUNICATIONS, INC to T-MOBILE HOLDING GMBH; T-MOBILE HOLDING GMBH $1,810,281
2013-07-09RPTT $1,810,281 — from METROPCS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.; METROPCS COMMUNICATIONS, INC to T-MOBILE HOLDING GMBH; T-MOBILE HOLDING GMBH $1,810,281
2003-07-29Mortgage $1,162,500 — from IMPACT DEVELOPMENT CORP., to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA $1,162,500
2003-07-29Agreement $22,350,000 — from IMPACT DEVELOPMENT CORP.; ULTRA REALTY CORP.; HEAVY REALTY CORP.; ZINGHERA REALTY CORP. to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA $22,350,000
2003-07-29Mortgage $7,388,065 — from IMPACT DEVELOPMENT CORP.; ZINGHERA REALTY CORP.; ULTRA REALTY CORP.; HEAVY REALTY CORP. to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA $7,388,065
1999-01-15Mortgage $449,000 — from NEWPORT REALTY MANAGEMENT CORP; ZINGHERA REALTY CORP; HEAVY REALTY CORP; IMPACT DEVELOPMEN to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFNEW YORK $449,000
1999-01-15Mortgage $2,278,727 — from IMPACT DEVELOPMENT CORP; NEWPORT REALTY MANAGEMENT CORP; ULTRA REALTY CORP; ZINGHERA REALT to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFNEW YORK $2,278,727
1996-09-19Mortgage $499,000 to BANKERS FEDERAL SAVINGS, FSB $499,000
1982-11-10Mortgage $100,000 — from 720 DEGRAW FUNDING CORP to TROVATO, CHARLES $100,000

Ten-year activity

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2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
75
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20175170316
20181220712
20190070310
2020007018
20212185117
202201190121
202301110113
202400620365
202500740175
202600470350
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The full timeline

Construction 42Enforcement 30Housing & tenants 280Ownership & money 44Health & systems 31

Every one of the 427 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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