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5014 Church Avenue

79Records
9City systems
2Open violations
33.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11203 · Neighborhood: East Flatbush-Rugby
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79 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 9 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 22 HPD housing violations, 22 311 service requests, 12 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11203
Built1931
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassS2
Owner (PLUTO)LEVY AND ESSES LLC
BBL3046980013
BIN3102855

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 93% 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 33.3. 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 violations2 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2023-10-26.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2).

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

What 311 hears from this address

7 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Tattooing (4) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · Real Time Enforcement (1) · Vendor Enforcement (1).

Filed construction activity

$5,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (2)
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)LEVY & ESSES LLC
Head officerALLEN ESSES
Managing agentSKY REALTY MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2025-06-27

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$762,000 $45,720
2026$868,000 $52,080
2027$850,000 $51,000

The city's market estimate has risen 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.

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 · 1.0 mi straight-line (about a 26-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Utica Av / Church Av — B46-SBS · 200 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi BikeE 49 St & Church Ave · 450 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

5014 Church Avenue

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

7 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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 SKY REALTY MANAGEMENT LLC — 8 buildings, 32 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B5 · C2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1600 Beverley Road BK17 A
252 Knickerbocker Avenue BK4 C
5014 Church Avenue BK2 C
989 Flatbush Avenue BK2 B
860 Flatbush Avenue BK2 B
5021 Church Avenue BK2 B
1422 Avenue J BK2 B
4905 Church Avenue BK1 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $300,000 on 2017-06-19 (lender: Hanover Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2017-06-19AL&R $300,000 — from LEVY & ESSES LLC to HANOVER COMMUNITY BANK $300,000
2017-06-19Mortgage $300,000 — from LEVY & ESSES LLC to HANOVER COMMUNITY BANK $300,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017000213
2018305019
2019005016
2020002013
2021000011
2022001012
2023006017
2024011013
2025001012
2026004015
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The full timeline

Construction 10Enforcement 2Housing & tenants 45Ownership & money 12Health & systems 10

Every one of the 79 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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