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321 5 Avenue

173Records
13City systems
0Open violations
10Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11215 · Neighborhood: Park Slope
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173 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 134 311 service requests, 13 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 9 boiler inspections.

BoroughBrooklyn 11215
Built1925
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassS2
Owner (PLUTO)THE MINKIN FAMILY TRUST
BBL3009820009
BIN3021066

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 82% 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 10. 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

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2).

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

What 311 hears from this address

50 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (24) · Noise (6) · Homeless Person Assistance (4) · Encampment (4) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (3) · New Tree Request (1).

Filed construction activity

$1,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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$4,700,000 $282,000
2026$4,530,000 $271,800
2027$5,397,000 $323,820

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

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
The GateAmericanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

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 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
4 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 · 100 ft
Citi Bike5 Ave & 3 St · 150 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

321 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

50 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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: $85,000 on 1985-08-12 (lender: Wainwright, Salvatore). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1985-08-12Mortgage $85,000 — from MALDONADO, EMILIO to WAINWRIGHT, SALVATORE $85,000
1985-06-20Mortgage $85,000 — from MALDONADO EMILIO to WAINWRIGHT, SALVATORE $85,000
1983-10-07Mortgage $3,900 — from WAINWRIGHT, SOPHIE; WAINWRIGHT, SALVATORE to CENTRAL FEDL SAVS FSB $3,900

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017204208
2018002013
2019004026
2020002013
202100220224
202200110112
202300390140
202400100111
202501200223
2026004015
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The full timeline

Construction 6Enforcement 6Housing & tenants 135Ownership & money 14Health & systems 12

Every one of the 173 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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