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291 5 Avenue

268Records
16City systems
15Open violations
0Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11215 · Neighborhood: Park Slope
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268 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 82 311 service requests, 47 HPD housing violations, 45 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11215
Built1900
Floors4
Res. units6
ClassS9
Owner (PLUTO)HERNANDEZ, BRYAN
BBL3009700004
BIN3020791

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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 100% 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 0. 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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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 violations15 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 10 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 1985-10-15.

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 (9) · Illegal Parking (5) · Emergency Response Team (ERT) (1) · Food Establishment (1).

Filed construction activity

$230,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (8 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 (1900)
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)BRYAN HERNANDEZ
Managing agentKAITO MANAGEMENT CORP
Last registered2025-09-19

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,274,000 $1,473,300
2026$3,490,000 $1,570,500
2027$3,951,000 $1,777,950

The city's market estimate has risen 21% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
7th Street BurgerHamburgersA—

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: Toilet Facility) · 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 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
4 Av-9 St — F G R · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 5 Av / 3 St — B63 · 250 ft
Citi Bike5 Ave & 3 St · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
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

291 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by KAITO MANAGEMENT CORP — 52 buildings, 778 units. Grades across the portfolio: A48 · B2 · C1 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
122 Sandford Street BK120 A
21 Garden Street BK50 A
47 North 8 Street BK40 A
651 New York Avenue BK40 A
601 Throop Avenue BK40 A
8629 Bay Parkway BK38 A
675 Sackett Street BK38 A
11 Sterling Place BK36 A
35 McDonald Avenue BK35 A
133 Sterling Place BK21 A
424 13 Street BK20 A
196 Avenue of the Americas MN20 A
569 Carroll Street BK18 A
426 Sterling Place BK16 A
430 Sterling Place BK16 A
267 8 Street BK16 A
570 7 Street BK15 A
353 12 Street BK14 A
538 Washington Avenue BK10 A
267 1 Street BK10 A
124 East 118 Street MN8 A
535 Clinton Street BK8 A
200 21 Street BK8 A
537 Clinton Street BK8 A
198 21 Street BK8 A
443 Jefferson Avenue BK8 A
533 Clinton Street BK8 A
489 Atlantic Avenue BK8 A
206 21 Street BK8 A
105 8 Avenue BK7 A
897 Herkimer Street BK7 A
141 Johnson Avenue BK6 A
291 5 Avenue BK6 A
599 Rogers Avenue BK6 A
201 23rd Street BK6 A
550 Grand Street BK6 A
497 3rd Street BK4 A
7 East 9 Street MN4 C
326 22 Street BK4 D
181 Lincoln Road BK4 A
373 Baltic Street BK4 A
213 Halsey Street BK4 A
403 Caton Avenue BK3 A
539 Henry Street BK3 B
2519 Bedford Avenue BK3 A
87 St Marks Place BK3 A
389 Douglass Street BK3 A
282 1 Street BK3 A
224 14 Street BK2 A
317 7 Street BK2 A
1385 Herkimer Street BK2 B
317 East 7 Street BK1 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $479,064 on 2026-04-08 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-04-08Agreement $2,900,000 — from HERNANDEZ, BRYAN to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $2,900,000
2026-04-08Mortgage $479,065 — from HERNANDEZ, BRYAN to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $479,065
2019-03-28Agreement $2,790,000 — from HERNANDEZ, BRYAN to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NA $2,790,000
2019-03-28Mortgage $59,283 — from HERNANDEZ, BRYAN to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NA $59,283
2016-10-27Agreement $2,875,000 — from HERNANDEZ, BRYAN to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $2,875,000
2016-10-27Mortgage $2,875,000 — from HERNANDEZ, BRYAN to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $2,875,000
2016-10-27Mortgage $1,753,925 to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $1,753,925
2013-12-13Mortgage $1,200,000 — from HERNANDEZ, BRYAN to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $1,200,000
2013-07-12Deed $667,166 — from HERNANDEZ, PEGGY; HERNANDEZ, CARLOS to HERNANDEZ, BRYAN $667,166
1993-01-15Mortgage $75,000 — from HERNANDEZ, CARLOS; HERNANDEZ, MARGARET to SHAAR, FELIX $75,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017004004
20185050111
201930112218
20200280111
2021106018
2022023016
20230090110
20243190316
2025204028
20266052114
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The full timeline

Construction 38Enforcement 10Housing & tenants 186Ownership & money 21Health & systems 13

Every one of the 268 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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