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223 5 Avenue

325Records
16City systems
17Open violations
6.7Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11215 · Neighborhood: Park Slope
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325 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 144 311 service requests, 50 HPD complaints, 40 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11215
Built1920
Floors5
Res. units12
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)663 PRESIDENT LLC
BBL3009560001
BIN3020108

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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 69% 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 6.7. In ZIP 11215, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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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 violations17 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 12 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 1988-07-11.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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: Noise (4) · Illegal Parking (3) · New Tree Request (2) · Sidewalk Condition (2) · Real Time Enforcement (1) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (1).

Filed construction activity

$6,100 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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 (12)
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)663 President LLC
Head officerDaniel Arnel
Managing agentDaniel Arnel
Last registered2025-09-10

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,778,000 $800,100
2026$1,792,000 $806,400
2027$1,941,000 $873,450

The city's market estimate has risen 9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
EnsoCoffee/TeaAMice evidence
Mezcal'sMexicanAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 2 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: Kitchen/Food Prep Area), shared by 2 restaurants · 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
7 Av — B Q · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 5 Av / Union St — B63 · 150 ft
Citi BikeCarroll St & 5 Ave · 350 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

223 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.

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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,127,783 on 2017-12-13 (lender: Flushing Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2023-06-07Mortgage $2,750,000 — from 663 PRESIDENT LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A $2,750,000
2021-07-29Deed $4,190,000 — from UNIPRES CORP.; UNIPRES CORP. to 663 PRESIDENT LLC; 663 PRESIDENT LLC $4,190,000
2021-07-29Deed $4,190,000 — from UNIPRES CORP.; UNIPRES CORP. to 663 PRESIDENT LLC; 663 PRESIDENT LLC $4,190,000
2021-07-19Sold for $4,190,000 $4,190,000 $349,167
2017-12-13Agreement $2,400,000 — from UNIPRES CORP. to FLUSHING BANK $2,400,000
2017-12-13AL&R $2,400,000 — from UNIPRES CORP. to FLUSHING BANK $2,400,000
2017-12-13Mortgage $1,127,784 — from UNIPRES CORP. to FLUSHING BANK $1,127,784
2013-09-11AL&R $1,400,000 — from UNIPRES CORP. to FLUSHING BANK $1,400,000
2013-09-11Mortgage $1,070,905 — from UNIPRES CORP. to FLUSHING BANK $1,070,905
2013-09-11Agreement $1,400,000 — from FLUSHING BANK to UNIPRES CORP. $1,400,000
2004-02-11M&CON $400,000 — from UNIPRES CORP. to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $400,000
2004-02-11AL&R $400,000 — from ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA to UNIPRES CORP. $400,000
1999-02-24Mortgage $110,000 — from UNIPERS CORP to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION $110,000
1989-01-04Mortgage $90,000 — from SCHEMTISCH, ERNEST to FARRAN, GLORIA $90,000
1984-05-29Mortgage $15,000 — from SCHEMITSCH, ERNEST to MARTIN RISKIN & MAURICE GUILD PHD PC PEN $15,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170084012
20180080311
201953110120
202004380244
202101156426
202201130115
20230671418
20240290314
20250070815
2026002002
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The full timeline

Construction 12Enforcement 22Housing & tenants 218Ownership & money 42Health & systems 31

Every one of the 325 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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