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473 5 Street

555Records
15City systems
12Open violations
7.5Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11215 · Neighborhood: Park Slope
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555 recorded events, 1976–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 273 311 service requests, 69 HPD complaints, 58 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11215
Built1920
Floors4
Res. units12
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)246 SEVENTH AVENUE L
BBL3009860046
BIN3021291

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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 67% 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 7.5. 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 violations12 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 2011-11-02.

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

87 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (59) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (9) · Obstruction (4) · New Tree Request (2) · Graffiti (2) · Noise (2).

Filed construction activity

$3,800 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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 (1920)
YesSix or more residential units (12)
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)246 SEVENTH AVENUE LLC
Head officerROBERT L VILLANELLA
Managing agent246 SEVENTH AVENUE LLC
Last registered2026-01-22

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,583,000 $1,612,350
2026$3,436,000 $1,546,200
2027$3,465,000 $1,559,250

The city's market estimate has fallen 3% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Bobo's SmoothiesJuice, Smoothies, Fruit SaladsA—
Just SaladSaladsAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 1 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: Food Spoiled), shared by 2 restaurants · 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

Subway7 Av — F G · 1,050 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
4 Av-9 St — F G R · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 12-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 7 Av / 6 St — B67 B69 · 250 ft
Citi Bike6 St & 7 Ave · 350 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

473 5 Street

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

87 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $743,478 on 2022-02-08 (lender: Carver Federal Savings Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-02-08Agreement $4,200,000 — from 246 SEVENTH AVENUE LLC to CARVER FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $4,200,000
2022-02-08AL&R $4,200,000 — from 246 SEVENTH AVENUE LLC to CARVER FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $4,200,000
2022-02-08Mortgage $743,478 — from 246 SEVENTH AVENUE LLC to CARVER FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $743,478
2017-02-06Mortgage $1,601,670 — from 246 SEVENTH AVENUE LLC to INVESTORS BANK $1,601,670
2017-02-06AL&R $4,000,000 — from 246 SEVENTH AVENUE LLC to INVESTORS BANK $4,000,000
2017-02-06Agreement $4,000,000 — from 246 SEVENTH AVENUE LLC to INVESTORS BANK $4,000,000
2014-01-16AL&R $2,580,000 — from 246 SEVENTH AVENUE LLC to INVESTORS BANK $2,580,000
2014-01-16Agreement $938,059 — from 246 SEVENTH AVENUE LLC to INVESTORS BANK $938,059
2014-01-16Mortgage $938,059 — from 246 SEVENTH AVENUE LLC to INVESTORS BANK $938,059
2010-07-28Mortgage $150,000 — from 246 SEVENTH AVENUE LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $150,000
2010-07-28AL&R $1,725,000 — from 246 SEVENTH AVENUE LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $1,725,000
2010-07-28Agreement $1,725,000 — from 246 SEVENTH AVENUE LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $1,725,000
2010-07-28Mortgage $345,145 — from 246 SEVENTH AVENUE LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $345,145
2008-07-08Mortgage $300,000 — from 246 SEVENTH AVENUE LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $300,000
2008-07-08AL&R $300,000 — from 246 SEVENTH AVENUE LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $300,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170194115
20185060314
201923190125
2020002002
202100110314
202200565566
20230110602109
202401290434
202500230427
2026006017
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The full timeline

Construction 57Enforcement 36Housing & tenants 370Ownership & money 58Health & systems 34

Every one of the 555 recorded events, 1976–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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