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491 5 Avenue

160Records
10City systems
0Open violations
0Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11215 · Neighborhood: Park Slope
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160 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 10 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 36 FDNY inspections, 34 DOB permits, 28 311 service requests.

BoroughBrooklyn 11215
Built2012
Floors4
Res. units2
ClassS2
Owner (PLUTO)JNH INVESTORS LLC
BBL3010230003
BIN3022921

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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 100% 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 0. 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

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

2 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (2).

Filed construction activity

$44,000 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

NoBuilt before 1974 (2012)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

0 of 3 signals present. None of the common signals are present — stabilization is unlikely (though never impossible). 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)JNH INVESTORS LLC
Head officerJAMES HATGIPETROS
Managing agentPETROS REALTY SERVICES
Last registered2025-10-03

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$4,130,000 $247,800
2026$4,923,000 $295,380
2027$4,677,000 $280,620

The city's market estimate has risen 13% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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 · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 5 Av / 12 St — B63 · 200 ft
Citi Bike10 St & 5 Ave · 450 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. 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

491 5 Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

2 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by PETROS REALTY SERVICES — 15 buildings, 237 units. Grades across the portfolio: A11 · B3 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
2746 East 19 Street BK48 A
325 Marine Avenue BK48 A
54 Bay 29 Street BK32 A
462 76 Street BK24 A
8722 Bay Parkway BK24 B
184 Prospect Park West BK17 A
1472 Bay Ridge Avenue BK16 A
1102 East 31 Street BK12 A
528 5 Avenue BK4 D
491 5 Avenue BK2 A
518 5 Avenue BK2 B
5410 5 Avenue BK2 A
5411 5 Avenue BK2 B
7406 5 Avenue BK2 A
8634 18 Avenue BK2 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $800,000 on 2019-01-23 (lender: Dime Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2019-01-23Mortgage $800,000 — from JNH INVESTORS LLC to DIME COMMUNITY BANK $800,000
2019-01-23AL&R $800,000 — from JNH INVESTORS LLC to DIME COMMUNITY BANK $800,000
2014-07-18Deed $2,950,000 — from CSM REALTY SERVICES, LLC to JNH INVESTMENT CO $2,950,000
2010-01-14Deed $200,000 — from HATGIPETROS, JAMES; HATGIPETROS, NICHOLAS to CSM REALTY SERVICES, LLC $200,000
1987-03-25Mortgage $165,000 — from HATGIPETROS, NICHOLAS; HATGIPETROS, JAMES; VOURLIDES, MARK to CROSSLAND SAVS FSB $165,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyTotal
2017272011
2018618116
201902136
202000202
202100303
202200303
202300101
202400101
202500202
202600101
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The full timeline

Construction 53Enforcement 49Housing & tenants 34Ownership & money 24

Every one of the 160 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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