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47 South 5 Street

1,163Records
15City systems
0Open violations
18.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11249 · Neighborhood: Williamsburg
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1,163 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 916 311 service requests, 59 DOB permits, 57 DOB violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11249
Built1910
Floors4
Res. units9
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)HARBOR VIEW PROPRTESLTD
BBL3024410021
BIN3335820, 3335821

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 52% 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 18.3. In ZIP 11249, 60% of residential buildings hold an A and 7% grade D or F. How grades work

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Among 46,798 6-24-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

325 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (295) · Food Establishment (9) · Graffiti (6) · Rodent (5) · Dirty Condition (2) · Water System (2).

Filed construction activity

$315,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (11 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 (1910)
YesSix or more residential units (9)
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).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,981,000 $1,791,450
2026$4,401,000 $1,980,450
2027$4,975,000 $2,238,750

The city's market estimate has risen 25% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
AskaScandinavianA—
The Woods / Domingo'sAmericanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

9 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage, Kitchen/Food Prep Area, Permit/License/Certificate), shared by 2 restaurants · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 4 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2021 (0 in the last three years).

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

SubwayMarcy Av — J M Z · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 12-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Bedford Av — L · 0.6 mi straight-line (about a 15-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Wythe Av / S 5 St — B32 Q59 · 200 ft
Citi BikeS 4 St & Wythe Ave · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 084 Jose De Diego. 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

47 South 5 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

325 311 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: $125,000 on 1984-06-11 (lender: H.l.j. Industries INC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1984-06-11Mortgage $125,000 — from HARBOR VIEW PROPRTSLTD to H.L.J. INDUSTRIES INC $125,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201769927114
201815138357
20195220027
2020433010
20210127230
20222063065
20234122871304
2024421215132
20252256262
20261021123
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The full timeline

Construction 104Enforcement 95Housing & tenants 930Ownership & money 11Health & systems 23

Every one of the 1,163 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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