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369 5 Avenue

594Records
16City systems
41Open violations
824Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11215 · Neighborhood: Park Slope
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594 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 207 HPD complaints, 163 HPD housing violations, 126 311 service requests.

BoroughBrooklyn 11215
Built1900
Floors4
Res. units6
ClassS9
Owner (PLUTO)HENG-FUI CHEOK
BBL3009880004
BIN3021385

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 824. 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 violations41 total — 21 class C (immediately hazardous), 15 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 1995-06-12.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

24 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 22).

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

$3,750 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

43 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (10) · HEAT/HOT WATER (8) · ELECTRIC (6) · GENERAL (5) · WATER LEAK (3) · PLUMBING (3).

Filed construction activity

$43,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 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 (1900)
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)HengFui CHEOK
Last registered2025-08-26

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,728,000 $1,227,600
2026$3,274,000 $1,473,300
2027$2,619,000 $1,178,550

The city's market estimate has fallen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
PangatSoutheast AsianGrade PendingMice 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 (0 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.

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

Subway4 Av-9 St — F G R · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 5 Av / 5 St — B63 · 100 ft
Citi Bike7 St & 5 Ave · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 039 Henry Bristow. 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

369 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

43 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 8 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: $239,186 on 2002-03-05 (lender: Astoria Federal 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
2026-04-23Mortgage $1,400,000 — from CHEOK, HENG-FUI to FLUSHING BANK $1,400,000
2014-05-08Agreement $1,000,000 — from CHEOK, HENG-FUI to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $1,000,000
2014-05-08Mortgage $910,740 — from CHEOK, HENG-FUI to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $910,740
2002-03-05Mortgage $239,187 — from HUANG, BI YU; CHEOK, HENG-FUI to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $239,187
1997-03-31Mortgage $126,000 — from HUANG, BI YU; CHEOK, HENG-FUI to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORP $126,000
1983-04-01Mortgage $15,000 — from CHU, SIOK KEE; CHU, HARVEY to GUZMAN, LEIDA; GUZMAN, JAVIER $15,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201700120113
201800120113
2019005038
2020002013
2021007018
20221350110
202330440148
20243211402121
202526471359
202600752178
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The full timeline

Construction 26Enforcement 20Housing & tenants 512Ownership & money 21Health & systems 15

Every one of the 594 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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