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5323 Church Avenue

175Records
15City systems
24Open violations
266.7Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11203 · Neighborhood: East Flatbush-Rugby
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175 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 69 311 service requests, 28 HPD housing violations, 27 DOB violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11203
Built1931
Floors2
Res. units3
ClassS3
Owner (PLUTO)HAZEL JOYCE RANKINE LLC
BBL3046790028
BIN3102259

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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 266.7. In ZIP 11203, 76% of residential buildings hold an A and 7% 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 violations24 total — 9 class C (immediately hazardous), 5 class B, 10 class A. Oldest open since 2003-04-04.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

4 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.

$3,625 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

12 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Litter Basket Request (3) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · Blocked Driveway (2) · Boilers (1) · Noise (1) · Sidewalk Condition (1).

Filed construction activity

$9,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (1931)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
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)HAZEL J RANKINE
Last registered2019-08-13

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$390,000 $175,500
2026$468,000 $210,600
2027$395,000 $177,750

The city's market estimate has risen 1% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Clarendon CuisineCaribbeanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

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

SubwaySaratoga Av — 3 · 0.8 mi straight-line (about a 22-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Church Av / E 55 St — B35 · 350 ft
Citi BikeE 54 St & Linden Blvd · 550 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 244 Richard R. Green
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

5323 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

12 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $150,000 on 2008-01-07 (lender: Astoria Federal Savings And Loan Association). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2008-01-07Mortgage $150,000 — from RANKINE, HAZEL to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $150,000
2008-01-07AL&R $150,000 — from RANKINE, HAZEL to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $150,000
1996-05-22Mortgage $140,000 — from RANKINE, HAZEL to GREENPOINT BANK $140,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201703014
20180190120
201903407
202003003
20210150015
20220110011
2023450110
20244180123
202517019
202607209
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The full timeline

Construction 2Enforcement 38Housing & tenants 112Ownership & money 16Health & systems 7

Every one of the 175 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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