195 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 40 DOB violations, 28 HPD complaints, 27 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.
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A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 95% 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 43.3. In ZIP 11203, 76% of residential buildings hold an A and 7% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 8 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 6 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2005-01-28. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$18,750 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
9 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Cannabis Retailer (3) · General Construction/Plumbing (2) · Noise (1) · Non (1) · Illegal Parking (1) · Snow or Ice (1).
$136,800 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (7 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1931) |
| No | Six or more residential units (2) |
| No | 421-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).
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $327,200 | $147,240 |
| 2026 | $393,000 | $176,850 |
| 2027 | $445,000 | $200,250 |
The city's market estimate has risen 36% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shashemene Int'l Restaurant | Caribbean | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 5 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 2016 (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.
| Subway | Saratoga Av — 3 · 0.8 mi straight-line (about a 20-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Church Av / E 56 St — B35 · 100 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 54 St & Linden Blvd · 950 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.
5602 Church Avenue
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
9 311 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $400,000 on 2024-04-08 (lender: Jfk Capital Ltd.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-12 | AL&R $400,000 — from 56-02 CHURCH AVE., LLC to JFK CAPITAL LTD. | $400,000 | |
| 2024-04-08 | Mortgage $400,000 — from 56-02 CHURCH AVE., LLC to JFK CAPITAL LTD. | $400,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| 2025 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2026 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
Every one of the 195 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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