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5A Somers Street

180Records
14City systems
56Open violations
322.7Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11233 · Neighborhood: Ocean Hill
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180 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 77 HPD housing violations, 32 HPD complaints, 29 311 service requests.

BoroughBrooklyn 11233
Built1899
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassS2
Owner (PLUTO)THE THERESA A. BODEE FAMILY TRUST
BBL3015380070
BIN3041866

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GRADE F

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 322.7. In ZIP 11233, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% 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 violations56 total — 6 class C (immediately hazardous), 31 class B, 19 class A. Oldest open since 1978-11-15.
Pending HPD litigation2 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2).

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

What 311 hears from this address

16 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · ELECTRIC (2) · Noise (2) · SAFETY (1) · FLOORING/STAIRS (1) · DOOR/WINDOW (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 (1899)
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).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)MARIANNE COCCO
Last registered2024-07-23

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$916,000 $54,960
2026$1,069,000 $64,140
2027$1,101,000 $66,060

The city's market estimate has risen 20% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Crown Fried ChickenChickenA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food) · 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

SubwayRockaway Av — C · 100 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Chauncey St — J Z · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Fulton St / Thomas S Boyland St — B25 · 150 ft
Citi BikeThomas S. Boyland St & Fulton St · 100 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: Elementary schools in this district are not zoned. 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

5A Somers Street

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

16 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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.

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20171400041
201803003
201923207
202013015
202102002
2022170513
2023022610
20241310032
202505005
20260180119
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The full timeline

Construction 6Enforcement 6Housing & tenants 145Ownership & money 10Health & systems 13

Every one of the 180 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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