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237 5 Avenue

559Records
16City systems
4Open violations
275.5Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11215 · Neighborhood: Park Slope
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559 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 154 311 service requests, 134 HPD housing violations, 91 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11215
Built1920
Floors4
Res. units6
ClassS9
Owner (PLUTO)FAC ADVANCE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COR PORATION
BBL3009590002
BIN3020276

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

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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 violations4 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2026-05-30.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

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

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

What 311 hears from this address

59 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (23) · Food Establishment (16) · Noise (13) · PLUMBING (2) · New Tree Request (1) · Broken Parking Meter (1).

Filed construction activity

$42,800 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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)FAC ADVANCE HDFC
Head officerMICHELLE DE LA UZ
Managing agentFIFTH AVENUE COMMITTEE INC
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$3,578,400 $1,610,280
2026$3,814,000 $1,716,300
2027$3,051,000 $1,372,950

The city's market estimate has fallen 15% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: ARTICLE XI

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Brooklyn DopPizzaGrade PendingMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

16 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Letter Grading, Food Contaminated, Food Protection) · 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 · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
7 Av — B Q · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 12-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 5 Av / Garfield Pl — B63 · 200 ft
Citi BikeCarroll St & 5 Ave · 150 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityShared bike route mapped within 75 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 321 William Penn. 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

237 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

59 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 23 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 FIFTH AVENUE COMMITTEE INC — 45 buildings, 607 units. Grades across the portfolio: A14 · B18 · C9 · D3 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
416 63rd Street BK84 A
551 Warren Street BK68 A
5108 4th Avenue BK50 A
575 5 Avenue BK49 A
329 50 Street BK48 A
588 Park Place BK20 A
594 Park Place BK20 C
15 Strong Place BK16 D
573 Warren Street BK14 C
322 Bergen Street BK12 B
680 Union Street BK10 A
579 Warren Street BK8 A
4707 4 Avenue BK8 B
332 Bergen Street BK8 B
130 29 Street BK8 B
254 6 Street BK8 B
439 13 Street BK8 B
571 Warren Street BK8 A
231 5 Avenue BK8 C
141 5 Avenue BK8 A
677 Union Street BK8 B
219 50 Street BK8 B
421 Smith Street BK8 C
217 50 Street BK8 C
258 Bergen Street BK7 B
148 4 Avenue BK7 C
254 Bergen Street BK7 B
93 3 Avenue BK7 A
172 5 Avenue BK6 A
257 3 Avenue BK6 B
129 23 Street BK6 B
76 5 Avenue BK6 B
249 5 Avenue BK6 B
147 5 Avenue BK6 A
451 48 Street BK6 A
237 5 Avenue BK6 C
666 6 Avenue BK6 C
445 Baltic Street BK5 B
690 Sackett Street BK4 F
670 6 Avenue BK4 C
115 Columbia Street BK4 B
190 Butler Street BK4 D
31 St Marks Place BK3 B
320 Bergen Street BK3 D
258 51 Street BK3 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,225,000 on 2016-06-10 (lender: Cpc Funding Spe 1 LLC), covering 3 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
2016-06-10Mortgage $1,225,000 — from FAC ADVANCE HOUSING DEV. FUND CORPORATIO to CPC FUNDING SPE 1 LLC $1,225,000
2016-06-10AL&R $1,225,000 — from FAC ADVANCE HOUSING DEV. FUND CORPORATIO to CPC FUNDING SPE 1 LLC $1,225,000
2016-06-10Agreement $1,853,840 — from FAC ADVANCE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COR to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $1,853,840
2016-06-10Agreement $330,000 — from FAC ADVANCE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COR to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $330,000
2012-06-21AL&R $3,408,840 — from FAC ADVANCE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COR to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $3,408,840
2012-06-21Mortgage $1,735,372 — from FAC ADVANCE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COR to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $1,735,372
2012-06-21Mortgage $308,912 — from FAC ADVANCE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COR to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $308,912
2012-06-21Mortgage $78,283 — from FAC ADVANCE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COR to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $78,283
2012-06-21Mortgage $118,468 — from FAC ADVANCE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COR to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $118,468
2012-06-21Mortgage $21,088 — from FAC ADVANCE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COR to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $21,088
2012-06-21Mortgage $1,146,717 — from FAC ADVANCE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COR to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $1,146,717
2010-03-15Mortgage $400,000 — from FAC PRESERVATION HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUN to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $400,000
2010-03-15Mortgage $99,000 — from FAC PRESERVATION HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUN to LOCAL INITIATIVES SUPPORT CORPORATION $99,000
2006-01-09Mortgage $159,107 — from FAC PRESERVATION HOUSING DEVELOPMENT to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK; F/K/A WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA $159,107
2006-01-09Mortgage $435,298 — from FAC PRESERVATION HOUSING DEVELOPMENT to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK; F/K/A WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA $435,298

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201700130013
2018006028
201900180220
2020006017
202140270233
202233150122
2023007018
202400141217
202500700272
202600250227
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The full timeline

Construction 43Enforcement 29Housing & tenants 395Ownership & money 77Health & systems 15

Every one of the 559 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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