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535 5 Avenue

120Records
11City systems
5Open violations
0Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11215 · Neighborhood: Park Slope
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120 recorded events, 1980–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 56 311 service requests, 17 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 14 DOB permits.

BoroughBrooklyn 11215
Built1925
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassS2
Owner (PLUTO)THE NELSON ABREU LIVING TRUST
BBL3010420010
BIN3023694

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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

Open HPD violations5 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 5 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2004-03-30.

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

29 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (13) · Noise (9) · Sidewalk Condition (4) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (2) · Sanitation Worker or Vehicle Complaint (1).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. 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 (1925)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
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).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$4,197,000 $251,820
2026$5,313,000 $318,780
2027$6,824,000 $409,440

The city's market estimate has risen 63% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Princess PizzeriaPizzaA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 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.

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

SubwayProspect Av — R · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
4 Av-9 St — F G R · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 5 Av / 14 St — B63 · 100 ft
Citi Bike14 St & 5 Ave · 150 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted bike lane mapped within 75 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: Magnet School of Math, Science and Design Technology. 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

535 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

29 311 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: $200,000 on 1999-11-03 (lender: Lam, Kenneth Ka Yin). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1999-11-03Mortgage $200,000 — from ABREU, MARIA DELCARMEN; ABREU, NELSON to LAM, KENNETH KA YIN $200,000
1984-07-13Mortgage $35,000 — from DE ROSA, ANGELINA; DE ROSA, ANGELO to YAHIAYAN, NERSES $35,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017001001
2018004004
2019003003
2020005005
2021014005
2022102003
2023004004
202400112215
202500110112
2026007007
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The full timeline

Construction 24Enforcement 12Housing & tenants 63Ownership & money 18Health & systems 3

Every one of the 120 recorded events, 1980–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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