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471 5 Avenue

110Records
13City systems
3Open violations
40Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11215 · Neighborhood: Park Slope
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110 recorded events, 1982–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 29 311 service requests, 21 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 19 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11215
Built1921
Floors4
Res. units3
ClassS3
Owner (PLUTO)EML 888 LLC
BBL3010170004
BIN3022591

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 93% 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 40. 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 violations3 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 1997-06-27.

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

5 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Sewer (2) · Lead (1) · Illegal Parking (1) · Dirty Condition (1).

Filed construction activity

$47,800 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 (1921)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
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).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)EML888 LLC.
Head officerSheng Li
Managing agentSheng Li
Last registered2025-08-24

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,999,000 $899,550
2026$2,399,000 $1,079,550
2027$2,840,000 $1,278,000

The city's market estimate has risen 42% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Sip & PlayAmericanAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 1 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.

2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2025 (2 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 · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 5 Av / 11 St — B63 · 50 ft
Citi Bike10 St & 5 Ave · 200 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

471 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

5 311 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: $1,250,000 on 2014-05-06 (lender: Habib American Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2014-05-06AL&R $1,250,000 — from EML 888 LLC to HABIB AMERICAN BANK $1,250,000
2014-05-06Mortgage $1,250,000 — from EML 888 LLC to HABIB AMERICAN BANK $1,250,000
2014-05-06Deed $2,500,000 — from HAM , SOOK JA to EML 888 LLC $2,500,000
1988-10-19Mortgage $255,000 — from HAM, SOOK JA; HAM, DONG HO to KOREA COMMERCIAL BNK/NY $255,000
1986-05-29Mortgage $35,000 — from HAM, SOOK JA; HAM, DONG HO to KOREA EXCHANGE BK $35,000
1986-03-14Mortgage $5,000 — from HAM, DONG HO; HAM, SOOK JA to AALCO WINDOW CORP $5,000
1985-12-03Mortgage $150,000 — from HAM, SOOK JA; HAM, DONG HO to GREATER NEW YORK SAVS BK $150,000
1982-09-09Mortgage $42,000 — from KANG, SU YOUNG AKA; KANG, SUNNY YOUNG to WEISS, GABRIEL; WEISS, PEARL $42,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170202
20185106
20190213
20200808
20210707
20220404
20230303
20240325
20250415
20260314
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The full timeline

Construction 16Enforcement 18Housing & tenants 49Ownership & money 21Health & systems 6

Every one of the 110 recorded events, 1982–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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