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337 5 Avenue

185Records
10City systems
7Open violations
90.7Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11215 · Neighborhood: Park Slope
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185 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 10 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 93 311 service requests, 25 DOB permits, 23 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11215
Built1925
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassS2
Owner (PLUTO)337 5TH AVENUE LLC
BBL3009820001
BIN3021058

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 98% 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 90.7. 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 violations7 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2025-12-05.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

6 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2025–26: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
4
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

24 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (8) · Food Establishment (5) · HEAT/HOT WATER (3) · Sidewalk Condition (2) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (2) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2).

Filed construction activity

$124,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (1925)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
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).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,399,000 $203,940
2026$3,283,000 $196,980
2027$3,563,000 $213,780

The city's market estimate has risen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Hungry Ghost CoffeeCoffee/TeaA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

5 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Pet/Animal, Food Worker Activity) · 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.

3 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2015 (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

Subway4 Av-9 St — F G R · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 5 Av / 3 St — B63 · 150 ft
Citi Bike5 Ave & 3 St · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted bike lane 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

337 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

24 311 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: $2,000,000 on 2026-05-05 (lender: Maspeth 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
2026-05-05AL&R $2,000,000 — from 337 5TH AVENUE LLC to MASPETH SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION $2,000,000
2026-05-05Mortgage $2,000,000 — from 337 5TH AVENUE LLC to MASPETH SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION $2,000,000
2002-10-18Mortgage $200,000 — from 337 5TH AVE LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVING BANK $200,000
2001-06-01Mortgage $300,000 — from 337 5TH AVENUE LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $300,000
1987-03-12Mortgage $100,000 — from SANG, BENJAMIN; SANG, KOO CHI to ATLANTIC BANK OF NY $100,000
1983-12-02Mortgage $80,000 — from COLORADO, YADIRA; COLORADO, GABRIEL to OSPINA, PATRICIA; OSPINA, JORGE $80,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201703306
201802002
20190130114
202006006
202109009
20220160925
20230100010
202442006
20250140115
20260182121
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The full timeline

Construction 36Enforcement 7Housing & tenants 107Ownership & money 23Health & systems 12

Every one of the 185 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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