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191 5 Avenue

276Records
15City systems
11Open violations
67.7Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11217 · Neighborhood: Park Slope
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276 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 129 311 service requests, 34 HPD complaints, 30 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11217
Built1920
Floors4
Res. units6
ClassS5
Owner (PLUTO)191 FIFTH AVE REALTY
BBL3009530008
BIN3019766

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 77% 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 67.7. 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 violations11 total — 7 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2005-06-15.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

9 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.

What 311 hears from this address

16 service requests in the last three years. Most common: GENERAL (4) · HEAT/HOT WATER (4) · Outdoor Dining (2) · Noise (2) · Illegal Dumping (1) · Homeless Person Assistance (1).

Filed construction activity

$724,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (7 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)191 FIFTH AVENUE REALTY, LLC
Head officerGEOFFREY FREEMAN
Managing agentPLAZA HEIGHTS MANAGEMENT
Last registered2025-07-30

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,130,800 $1,408,860
2026$3,207,000 $1,443,150
2027$3,681,000 $1,656,450

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

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
ApapachoNot yet graded—

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: No Permit or License) · 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 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 5 Av / Union St — B63 · 100 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

191 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

16 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 4 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 PLAZA HEIGHTS MANAGEMENT — 11 buildings, 86 units. Grades across the portfolio: A5 · B5 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
210 Park Place BK20 B
395 Washington Avenue BK14 B
136 Prospect Place BK10 B
593 President Street BK8 A
118 Underhill Avenue BK8 A
191 5 Avenue BK6 B
643 Carlton Avenue BK5 B
361 5 Avenue BK5 A
304 5 Avenue BK4 C
277 Adelphi Street BK4 A
151 Prospect Place BK2 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $425,625 on 2000-03-02 (lender: Astoria Federal Savings And Loan Association). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-09-14Mortgage $525,703 — from 191 FIFTH AVENUE REALTY LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA $525,703
2021-09-14Agreement $1,400,000 — from 191 FIFTH AVENUE REALTY LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA $1,400,000
2015-08-04Mortgage $375,707 — from 191 FIFTH AVENUE REALTY LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $375,707
2015-08-04Agreement $1,000,000 — from 191 FIFTH AVENUE REALTY LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $1,000,000
2015-08-04Agreement $1,000,000 — from 191 FIFTH AVENUE REALTY LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $1,000,000
2013-04-23Mortgage $215,565 — from 191 FIFTH AVENUE REALTY LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $215,565
2013-04-23Agreement $650,000 — from 191 FIFTH AVENUE REALTY LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $650,000
2003-02-14Mortgage $172,249 — from 191 FIFTH AVENUE REALTY LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATI $172,249
2003-02-14AL&R $581,250 — from ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATI to 191 FIFTH AVENUE REALTY LLC $581,250
2003-02-14Agreement $581,250 — from 191 FIFTH AVENUE REALTY LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATI $581,250
2000-03-02Mortgage $425,625 — from 191 FIFTH AVE REALTYLLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $425,625
1992-06-29Mortgage $10,000 — from TWEEDY, EDWIN S; TWEEDY, EILEEN B to NORTH SIDE SAVS BANK $10,000
1986-08-06Mortgage $225,000 — from TWEEDY, EILEEN B; TWEEDY, EDWIN S to GONZALES, JULIO $225,000

Ten-year activity

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2021
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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20173090113
201800230427
2019011024
2020032038
202101112115
202202330136
202300240125
202401110113
2025002013
202610200122
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The full timeline

Construction 21Enforcement 16Housing & tenants 192Ownership & money 30Health & systems 17

Every one of the 276 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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