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5023 Church Avenue

236Records
14City systems
24Open violations
30Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11203 · Neighborhood: East Flatbush-Rugby
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236 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 78 311 service requests, 39 HPD housing violations, 30 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11203
Built1925
Floors3
Res. units4
ClassS9
Owner (PLUTO)5023 AE LLC
BBL3046760029
BIN3102130

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 90% 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 30. In ZIP 11203, 76% of residential buildings hold an A and 7% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations24 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 10 class B, 10 class A. Oldest open since 2016-09-27.

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

15 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Food Establishment (4) · Dirty Condition (4) · Noise (2) · Illegal Dumping (2) · Food Poisoning (1) · Vendor Enforcement (1).

Filed construction activity

$256,120 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (10 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 (1925)
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)5023 AE LLC
Head officerSIHWA LEE
Managing agentSIHWA LEE
Last registered2024-02-21

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$505,000 $227,250
2026$538,000 $242,100
2027$609,000 $274,050

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

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
R & R West Indian CuizineCaribbeanA—

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)
4 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage, Food Contains Foreign Object, Food Contaminated) · 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 6 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

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

SubwaySutter Av-Rutland Rd — 3 · 0.9 mi straight-line (about a 25-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Church Av / E 52 St — B35 · 200 ft
Citi BikeE 49 St & Church Ave · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 268 Emma Lazarus
Middle: The Middle School of Media, Law and Fine Arts. 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

5023 Church 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

15 311 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: $198,758 on 2025-10-08 (lender: New Millennium Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-10-08Mortgage $198,759 — from 5023 AE LLC to NEW MILLENNIUM BANK $198,759
2025-10-08AL&R $600,000 — from 5023 AE LLC to NEW MILLENNIUM BANK $600,000
2025-10-08Agreement $600,000 — from NEW MILLENNIUM BANK to 5023 AE LLC $600,000
2023-12-14Agreement $430,000 — from 5023 AE LLC to FLUSHING BANK $430,000
2023-12-14AL&R $430,000 — from 5023 AE LLC to FLUSHING BANK $430,000
2013-12-17AL&R $600,000 — from 5023 AE LLC to FLUSHING BANK $600,000
2013-12-17Deed $1,000,000 — from DEFRIETAS, MICHAEL to 5023 AE LLC $1,000,000
2013-12-17Mortgage $600,000 — from 5023 AE LLC to FLUSHING BANK $600,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170300030
20180200020
201904004
202006006
20210130013
202214200034
202313307
2024060410
20250145019
202601023
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The full timeline

Construction 38Enforcement 26Housing & tenants 149Ownership & money 17Health & systems 6

Every one of the 236 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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