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289 5 Avenue

130Records
10City systems
4Open violations
30Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11215 · Neighborhood: Park Slope
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130 recorded events, 1986–2026, from 10 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 47 311 service requests, 21 HPD housing violations, 18 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11215
Built1920
Floors4
Res. units3
ClassS3
Owner (PLUTO)289 FIFTH REALTY LLC
BBL3009700005
BIN3020792

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 90% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 30. In ZIP 11215, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations4 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 1986-01-30.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

6 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

10 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (3) · Illegal Parking (2) · Noise (2) · Food Poisoning (1) · Lead (1) · Real Time Enforcement (1).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. 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)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. 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)289 5TH REALTY LLC
Head officerMORTY KOZAK
Managing agent289 5TH AVE REALTY LLC
Last registered2025-06-10

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,026,400 $1,361,880
2026$3,217,000 $1,447,650
2027$3,692,000 $1,661,400

The city's market estimate has risen 22% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
MiatzilMexicanAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (1 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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2018 (0 in the last three years).

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 · 300 ft
Citi Bike5 Ave & 3 St · 450 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

289 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

10 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $440,489 on 2014-03-21 (lender: Ridgewood Savings Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-09-21AL&R $1,200,000 — from 289 5TH REALTY LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $1,200,000
2026-09-21Agreement $1,200,000 — from 289 5TH REALTY LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $1,200,000
2026-09-21Mortgage $267,724 — from 289 5TH REALTY LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $267,724
2015-08-04RPTT&RET $50,000 — from MHRP HOSPITALITY INC. to JAKERY LLC $50,000
2014-03-21AL&R $1,300,000 — from 289 5TH REALTY LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $1,300,000
2014-03-21Agreement $1,300,000 — from 289 5TH REALTY LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $1,300,000
2014-03-21Mortgage $440,489 — from 289 5TH REALTY LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $440,489
2008-12-22M&CON $925,000 — from 289 5TH REALTY LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $925,000
2008-12-22AL&R $925,000 — from 289 5TH REALTY LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $925,000
2004-10-26Mortgage $675,000 — from 289 5TH REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $675,000
2004-10-26Deed $900,000 — from HERNANDEZ ADMIN, JESUS; HERNANDEZ, ESTATE OF PAULA; HERNANDEZ, ESTATE OF DOMINGO to 289 5TH REALTY LLC $900,000

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201702002
201816007
201905005
202002002
20211100011
202215006
202304004
202403003
202504037
20261104015
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The full timeline

Construction 22Enforcement 10Housing & tenants 77Ownership & money 18Health & systems 3

Every one of the 130 recorded events, 1986–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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