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165 5 Avenue

310Records
14City systems
14Open violations
32.1Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11217 · Neighborhood: Park Slope
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310 recorded events, 1977–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 84 311 service requests, 67 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 41 rodent inspections.

BoroughBrooklyn 11217
Built1918
Floors4
Res. units7
ClassC6
Owner (PLUTO)BS LINCOLN LLC
BBL3009500009
BIN3019590

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 64% 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 32.1. In ZIP 11217, 60% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 10 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 1996-06-05.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 4).

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

$1,900 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

19 service requests in the last three years. Most common: For Hire Vehicle Complaint (4) · Illegal Parking (3) · Dirty Condition (2) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · Missed Collection (1) · Rodent (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 (1918)
YesSix or more residential units (7)
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)HER REALTY, LLC
Head officerEDWARD VAYS
Managing agentDLSS MANAGEMENT, LLc
Last registered2025-12-10

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$4,753,200 $2,138,940
2026$4,875,000 $2,193,750
2027$3,900,000 $1,755,000

The city's market estimate has fallen 18% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Kiku Asian BistroJapaneseAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

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 · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-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 · 450 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

165 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

19 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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 DLSS MANAGEMENT, LLC — 3 buildings, 56 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
500 Nostrand Avenue BK46 A
165 5 Avenue BK7 B
107 Huron Street BK3 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $332,602 on 2021-06-24 (lender: Investors Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-10-25Deed $933,520 — from HER REALTY LLC to BS LINCOLN LLC $933,520
2021-10-06Sold for $933,520 $933,520 $133,360
2021-07-08AL&R $3,920,000 — from HER REALTY LLC; BS LINCOLN LLC to INVESTORS BANK $3,920,000
2021-06-24Agreement $3,920,000 — from BS LINCOLN LLC; HERR REALTY LLC to INVESTORS BANK $3,920,000
2021-06-24Mortgage $332,603 — from BS LINCOLN LLC; HERR REALTY LLC to INVESTORS BANK $332,603
2020-09-02Deed $1,694,697 — from HERSHKOVICH, HOWARD to CARPATHIAN FAMILY LP $1,694,697
2015-12-18M&CON $4,000,000 — from HER REALTY LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $4,000,000
2015-12-18AL&R $4,000,000 — from HER REALTY LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $4,000,000
2012-12-19AL&R $2,100,000 — from HER REALTY LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $2,100,000
2012-12-19Agreement $2,100,000 — from HER REALTY LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $2,100,000
2012-12-19Mortgage $863,577 — from HER REALTY LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $863,577
2007-07-12Mortgage $2,600,000 — from HER REALTY LLC; HIGHPARK REALTY LLC to CAPITALSOURCE FINANCE LLC $2,600,000
2002-10-02Mortgage $1,450,000 — from HER REALTY LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $1,450,000
2000-04-20Mortgage $131,365 — from 2 LINCOLN HOUSING CORP to INTERBANK OF NEW YORK $131,365
2000-04-20Mortgage $813,635 — from 2 LINCOLN HOUSING CORP to INTERBANK OF NEW YORK $813,635

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201715028
2018070411
201904015
202002417
2021059115
202205016
202303036
2024280313
20254120420
202606017
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The full timeline

Construction 17Enforcement 22Housing & tenants 146Ownership & money 70Health & systems 55

Every one of the 310 recorded events, 1977–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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