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487 5 Avenue

257Records
15City systems
15Open violations
11.7Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11215 · Neighborhood: Park Slope
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257 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 56 HPD housing violations, 50 HPD complaints, 36 311 service requests.

BoroughBrooklyn 11215
Built1920
Floors4
Res. units6
ClassS9
Owner (PLUTO)487 5TH LLC
BBL3010230005
BIN3022923

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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 58% 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 11.7. 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 violations15 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 11 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 1987-06-09.

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.

$6,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

4 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Dumping (3) · General Construction/Plumbing (1).

Filed construction activity

$18,000 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 (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)487 5TH LLC
Head officerWILLIAM RADMIN
Managing agentrimac realty llc
Last registered2025-07-07

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,180,000 $1,431,000
2026$3,390,000 $1,525,500
2027$3,166,000 $1,424,700

The city's market estimate has risen 0% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

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 / 11 St — B63 · 250 ft
Citi Bike10 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

487 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

4 311 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 RIMAC REALTY LLC — 24 buildings, 189 units. Grades across the portfolio: A11 · B7 · D6. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
107 Havemeyer Street BK36 A
647 2 Avenue MN18 B
888 Union Street BK16 B
178 5 Avenue MN13 A
188 State Street BK8 A
23 Jefferson Street BK8 A
182 State Street BK7 A
240 West 14 Street MN7 A
186 State Street BK6 A
487 5 Avenue BK6 A
78 5 Avenue BK6 B
352 Bedford Avenue BK6 B
5517 5 Avenue BK6 A
645 2 Avenue MN6 B
643 2 Avenue MN6 B
740 4 Avenue BK5 D
147 Remsen Street BK5 B
205 West 14 Street MN4 A
242 West 14 Street MN4 D
64 Henry Street BK4 D
113 Lexington Avenue MN4 A
505 Grand Street MN4 D
359 West 117 Street MN2 D
173 Park Avenue BK2 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,213,572 on 2017-12-05 (lender: Signature Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2017-12-05Mortgage $1,213,572 — from 487 5TH LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $1,213,572
2017-12-05Agreement $2,200,000 — from 487 5TH LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $2,200,000
2017-12-05AL&R $2,200,000 — from 487 5TH LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $2,200,000
2010-01-27Agreement $1,125,000 — from 487 5TH LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $1,125,000
2010-01-27Mortgage $125,000 — from 487 5TH LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $125,000
2010-01-27AL&R $1,125,000 — from 487 5TH LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $1,125,000
2008-06-11Mortgage $1,000,000 — from MAE 487 LLC; 636 ASSETS, INC.; PITT-RIVINGTON ASSETS, INC. to BRAHVER, ESTHER $1,000,000
2008-06-11Deed $1,593,400 — from 487 & 572 FIFTH LLC to MAE 487 LLC; 636 ASSETS, INC.; PITT-RIVINGTON ASSETS, INC. $1,593,400
2002-09-11Mortgage $398,904 — from 487-572 FIFTH LLC to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFWILLIAMSBURGH $398,904
2000-07-18Mortgage $225,000 — from GAY, ELAINE; GAY, MARY E to CITY & SUBURBAN FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $225,000

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017020428
201802140016
2019012003
2020001001
2021004004
2022403007
20235540014
20242422010
2025010001
2026003003
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The full timeline

Construction 49Enforcement 25Housing & tenants 154Ownership & money 26Health & systems 3

Every one of the 257 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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