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5 Greene Avenue

366Records
12City systems
0Open violations
0Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11238 · Neighborhood: Fort Greene
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366 recorded events, 1982–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 94 311 service requests, 55 rodent inspections, 44 DOB permits.

BoroughBrooklyn 11238
Built1920
Floors4
Res. units4
ClassS4
Owner (PLUTO)5 GREENE AVE, LLC
BBL3021180047
BIN3059375

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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 11238, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% 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

34 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (29) · Food Poisoning (1) · Food Establishment (1) · Illegal Parking (1) · Bike/Roller/Skate (1) · Water Maintenance (1).

Filed construction activity

$1,314,194 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (19 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)
NoSix or more residential units (4)
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)5 GREENE AVE LLC
Head officerSHIMON SABAH
Managing agent5 GREENE AVE LLC
Last registered2025-08-20

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,815,000 $1,266,750
2026$3,001,000 $1,350,450
2027$3,397,000 $1,528,650

The city's market estimate has risen 21% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Forma Pasta FactoryItalianA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick)
1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Pet/Animal) · 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

SubwayLafayette Av — C · under 50 ft straight-line (under a minute) · station accessibility: none
Fulton St — G · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Greene Av / Cumberland St — B52 · 100 ft
Citi BikeS Portland Ave & Hanson Pl · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 020 Clinton Hill. 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

5 Greene 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

34 311 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

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2013-11-21Deed $1,100,000 — from NEW YORK AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL ZIO to RED TOWER GROUP INC. $1,100,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20177940626
20185560218
2019422008
202012770026
2021014005
202210250017
20232370214
202430190022
202530140118
2026102104
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The full timeline

Construction 93Enforcement 106Housing & tenants 101Ownership & money 8Health & systems 58

Every one of the 366 recorded events, 1982–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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