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373 South 5 Street

1,906Records
16City systems
27Open violations
148.4Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11211 · Neighborhood: Williamsburg
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1,906 recorded events, 1982–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 621 311 service requests, 519 HPD complaints, 496 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11211
Built1912
Floors6
Res. units30
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)HENRY CHAN ELIZABETHST
BBL3024500029
BIN3063501

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 85% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 148.4. In ZIP 11211, 58% of residential buildings hold an A and 7% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations27 total — 12 class C (immediately hazardous), 10 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 1997-12-13.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

15 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 8).

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

$5,000 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

216 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (137) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (19) · Dirty Condition (10) · GENERAL (6) · DOOR/WINDOW (6) · HEAT/HOT WATER (6).

Filed construction activity

$203,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (8 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 (1912)
YesSix or more residential units (30)
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)Henry Chan Elizabeth Street Corp
Head officerEric Chan
Managing agentREM Residential
Last registered2025-08-12

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,020,000 $1,359,000
2026$2,637,000 $1,186,650
2027$2,657,000 $1,195,650

The city's market estimate has fallen 12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Flood exposure

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

Hurricane evacuation zone 6 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 2022 (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

SubwayHewes St — J M · 300 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Marcy Av — J M Z · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: S 5 St / Hooper St — B60 · 200 ft
Citi BikeDivision Ave & Hooper St · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: 319 (K-1), 414 (K-5). 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

373 South 5 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

216 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 6 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by REM RESIDENTIAL — 138 buildings, 2,863 units. Grades across the portfolio: A66 · B32 · C23 · D15 · F2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
630 1 Avenue MN484 A
681 West 193 Street MN125 F
2 West 120 Street MN106 D
11 Hillside Avenue MN90 C
281 Wadsworth Avenue MN84 C
20 East 68 Street MN83 A
87-50 Kingston Place QN77 A
4530 Broadway MN73 C
241 Sherman Avenue MN72 D
518 East 84 Street MN59 A
639 West 207 Street MN56 D
509 West 155 Street MN54 B
12-10 Astoria Park South QN54 A
412 West 148 Street MN48 D
155 Audubon Avenue MN48 C
402 West 148 Street MN48 C
176 West 86 Street MN47 A
536 Isham Street MN46 C
58 Elizabeth Street MN45 A
227 Riverside Drive MN39 B
35 Underhill Avenue BK39 A
196 South 1 Street BK32 A
245 East 110 Street MN30 F
373 South 5 Street BK30 C
233 East 77 Street MN24 B
514 Amsterdam Avenue MN23 B
2226 1 Avenue MN23 D
237 West 18 Street MN20 A
349 East 51 Street MN20 B
546 West 50 Street MN20 B
524 Metropolitan Avenue BK20 A
527 West 46 Street MN20 A
548 West 50 Street MN20 B
544 West 50 Street MN20 C
332 West 37 Street MN19 A
522 Metropolitan Avenue BK19 A
548 Driggs Avenue BK18 B
231 East 29 Street MN18 A
231 East 34 Street MN17 A
164 West 146 Street MN17 B
717 9 Avenue MN17 A
132 North 1 Street BK16 A
231 East 81 Street MN16 A
26 Bedford Street MN16 A
313 East 115 Street MN15 D
323 Park Avenue South MN14 A
8 Saint Marks Place BK14 A
552 Driggs Avenue BK13 B
2400 Amsterdam Avenue MN12 A
320 West 108 Street MN12 A
323 West 42 Street MN12 B
325 West 42 Street MN12 D
41-25 48 Street QN12 A
10-09 34 Avenue QN12 A
251 East Broadway MN11 C
107 Berry Street BK11 B
127 Mercer Street MN10 A
116 West 69 Street MN10 A
131 East 110 Street MN9 B
133 East 110 Street MN9 B

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Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20173180084
20182268274
2019332679282
20200101050115
20210052557
2022001194123
202309901100
20246102357258
2025501364145
20260074478
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The full timeline

Construction 19Enforcement 115Housing & tenants 1,670Ownership & money 6Health & systems 96

Every one of the 1,906 recorded events, 1982–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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