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195 5 Avenue

196Records
14City systems
9Open violations
7.5Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11217 · Neighborhood: Park Slope
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196 recorded events, 1979–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 69 311 service requests, 30 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 20 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11217
Built1931
Floors4
Res. units8
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)195 5TH AVE REALTY CORP
BBL3009530006
BIN3019765

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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 67% 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 7.5. 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 violations9 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2011-03-21.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2).

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

$1,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

24 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (11) · Residential Disposal Complaint (3) · Food Poisoning (2) · Real Time Enforcement (2) · Building/Use (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1).

Filed construction activity

$101,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (1931)
YesSix or more residential units (8)
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)195-5TH AVE REALTY CORP
Head officerNICHOLAS G KOTSONIS
Managing agentKOTSONIS ORGANIZATION LLC.
Last registered2025-10-11

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,756,000 $1,690,200
2026$3,925,000 $1,766,250
2027$3,614,000 $1,626,300

The city's market estimate has fallen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
NamasteIndianA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

2 food-poisoning reports 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

SubwayUnion St — R · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bergen St — 2 3 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 5 Av / Union St — B63 · 50 ft
Citi BikeBerkeley Pl & 6 Ave · 400 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

195 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

24 311 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 KOTSONIS ORGANIZATION LLC. — 27 buildings, 239 units. Grades across the portfolio: A20 · B6 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
94 Prospect Park West BK30 A
594 6 Street BK16 B
101 Prospect Park West BK10 A
767 Union Street BK10 A
549 Bergen Street BK10 B
770 Union Street BK9 B
886 Union Street BK9 B
392 Prospect Avenue BK8 A
693 Union Street BK8 A
873 Union Street BK8 A
845 President Street BK8 A
195 5 Avenue BK8 A
896 Union Street BK8 B
768 Union Street BK8 A
298 1 Street BK8 A
898 Union Street BK8 B
664 6 Avenue BK8 A
695 Union Street BK8 A
800 President Street BK8 A
134 29 Street BK8 A
832 Union Street BK7 A
74 Douglass Street BK7 A
248 5 Avenue BK7 A
21 Sterling Place BK6 A
633 10 Street BK6 A
287 19 Street BK5 A
287 6 Avenue BK3 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,037,582 on 2019-09-23 (lender: Dime Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2019-09-23Mortgage $1,037,583 — from 195 5TH AVENUE REALTY CORP to DIME COMMUNITY BANK $1,037,583
2019-09-23AL&R $4,000,000 — from 195 5TH AVENUE REALTY CORP to DIME COMMUNITY BANK $4,000,000
2019-09-23Agreement $4,000,000 — from 195 5TH AVENUE REALTY CORP to DIME COMMUNITY BANK $4,000,000
2014-10-23Mortgage $1,863,860 — from 195 5TH AVENUE REALTY CORP. to INVESTORS BANK $1,863,860
2014-10-23Agreement $3,300,000 — from 195 5TH AVENUE REALTY CORP. to INVESTORS BANK $3,300,000
2014-10-23AL&R $3,300,000 — from 195 5TH AVENUE REALTY CORP. to INVESTORS BANK $3,300,000
2010-06-29Mortgage $524,371 — from 195 5TH AVENUE REALTY CORP. to CAPITAL ONE, NA $524,371
2010-06-29AL&R $1,530,000 — from 195 5TH AVENUE REALTY CORP. to CAPITAL ONE, NA $1,530,000
2010-06-29Agreement $1,530,000 — from 195 5TH AVENUE REALTY CORP. to CAPITAL ONE, NA $1,530,000
2007-01-18Agreement $1,100,000 — from 195 5TH AVENUE REALTY CORP. to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA $1,100,000
2007-01-18Mortgage $1,100,000 — from 195 5TH AVENUE REALTY CORP. to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA $1,100,000
2007-01-18Mortgage $769,790 — from 195 5TH AVENUE REALTY CORP. to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA $769,790
2000-04-15Mortgage $356,250 — from 195 5TH AVENUE REALTY CORP to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFWILLIAMSBURGH $356,250
1986-05-30Mortgage $170,000 — from PAMIDIMUKKALA, VIJAY; RAO,PAMIDIMUKKALA M.V to GONZALEZ, JULIO $170,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017003025
2018002024
201900115117
202000200323
20210090110
2022005016
20230080210
202401190222
2025203016
20262380215
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The full timeline

Construction 34Enforcement 10Housing & tenants 105Ownership & money 30Health & systems 17

Every one of the 196 recorded events, 1979–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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