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355 5 Avenue

326Records
14City systems
6Open violations
160.2Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11215 · Neighborhood: Park Slope
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326 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 104 311 service requests, 81 HPD housing violations, 73 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11215
Built1920
Floors4
Res. units6
ClassS9
Owner (PLUTO)JERSEY PROPERTIES LLC
BBL3009850002
BIN3021175

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 88% 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 160.2. In ZIP 11215, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
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 violations6 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 1985-07-05.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

11 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 11).

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

What 311 hears from this address

34 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (4) · Food Establishment (3) · Obstruction (3) · Noise (3) · Illegal Parking (3) · Lead (2).

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)
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)JERSEY PROPERTIES LLC
Head officerMEIR BOUSKILA
Managing agentMEIR BOUSKILA
Last registered2025-07-25

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,202,800 $1,441,260
2026$3,285,000 $1,478,250
2027$2,628,000 $1,182,600

The city's market estimate has fallen 18% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Cafe MartinCoffee/TeaA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

3 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage, Pet/Animal) · 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 2026 (1 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 a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 5 Av / 5 St — B63 · 100 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

355 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

34 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 4 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: $1,431,831 on 2019-11-15 (lender: New York Community Bank), covering 2 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
2019-11-15Mortgage $1,431,831 — from JERSEY PROPERTIES LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,431,831
2019-11-15Agreement $4,900,000 — from JERSEY PROPERTIES LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $4,900,000
2019-11-15AL&R $4,900,000 — from JERSEY PROPERTIES LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $4,900,000
2016-05-11Mortgage $1,520,000 — from JERSEY PROPERTIES LLC to ASTORIA BANK $1,520,000
2014-12-15Mortgage $600,000 — from JERSEY PROPERTIES LLC to ASTORIA BANK $600,000
2014-12-15Agreement $2,300,000 — from JERSEY PROPERTIES LLC to ASTORIA BANK $2,300,000
2014-06-18Agreement $1,700,000 — from JERSEY PROPERTIES, LLC to YS FUNDING LLC $1,700,000
2014-04-24Deed $2,200,000 — from YS 847 & 351-355 REALTY LLC to JERSEY PROPERTIES LLC $2,200,000
2011-07-20AL&R $2,500,000 — from YS 847 AND 351-355 REALTY LLC to INVESTORS SAVINGS BANK $2,500,000
2011-07-20Agreement $2,500,000 — from YS 847 AND 351-355 REALTY LLC to INVESTORS SAVINGS BANK $2,500,000
2011-07-20Mortgage $1,178,608 — from YS 847 AND 351-355 REALTY LLC to INVESTORS SAVINGS BANK $1,178,609
2004-04-06Mortgage $1,510,000 — from STEINBERG, YEHUDA to THE ROSLYN SAVINGS BANK $1,510,000
1986-01-17Mortgage $150,000 — from KPM ASSOCIATES to HAMBOUZ, FAWZI $150,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170400040
201806006
2019075113
202001001
20210240024
2022380011
202304015
20240290130
20250160218
20261140015
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The full timeline

Construction 5Enforcement 17Housing & tenants 267Ownership & money 32Health & systems 5

Every one of the 326 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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