1,715 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 647 311 service requests, 436 HPD housing violations, 430 HPD complaints.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 97% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 498. In ZIP 11218, 71% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 29 total — 19 class C (immediately hazardous), 7 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 2010-02-07. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
119 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 29 · winter 2024–25: 19 · winter 2025–26: 64). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
1 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.
$10,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
160 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (55) · Rodent (24) · Dirty Condition (22) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (11) · PLUMBING (6) · Building/Use (5).
$68,822 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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 (1922) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (20) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | RDJ HOUSING LLC |
| Head officer | CECIL LOWE |
| Managing agent | WATERSTONE GROUP LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-12-11 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,202,000 | $540,900 |
| 2026 | $1,190,000 | $535,500 |
| 2027 | $1,316,000 | $592,200 |
The city's market estimate has risen 9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.
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.
| Subway | Ditmas Av — F · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Church Av — F G · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: McDonald Av / Cortelyou Rd — B67 B69 · 0.2 mi |
| Citi Bike | E 3 St & Cortelyou Rd · 600 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 179 Kensington Middle: J.H.S. 062 Ditmas. 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.
555 East 5 Street
| 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 |
| Anything else | Anything else |
160 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 55 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.
Managed by WATERSTONE GROUP LLC — 66 buildings, 608 units. Grades across the portfolio: A15 · B11 · C18 · D11 · F11. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 66 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $783,644 on 2016-03-03 (lender: New York Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-06-13 | Deed $2,800,000 — from 555 EAST 5TH STREET CORP to RDJ HOUSING LLC | $2,800,000 | |
| 2022-06-01 | Sold for $2,800,000 | $2,800,000 | $140,000 |
| 2016-03-14 | Agreement $1,550,000 — from 555 EAST 5TH STREET CORP. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $1,550,000 | |
| 2016-03-03 | Mortgage $783,645 — from 555 EAST 5TH STREET CORP. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $783,645 | |
| 2011-06-02 | Agreement $110,000 — from 555 EAST 5TH STREET CORP. to PERNA, ANTHONY | $110,000 | |
| 2009-02-18 | Mortgage $1,350,000 — from 555 EAST 5TH STREET CORP. to POZZA, LUCIANO; PERNA, ANTHONY | $1,350,000 | |
| 2009-02-18 | Deed $1,700,000 — from POZZA, LOU; PERNA, ANTHONY to 555 EAST 5TH STREET CORP. | $1,700,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 3 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 66 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 25 |
| 2019 | 8 | 7 | 129 | 0 | 2 | 146 |
| 2020 | 0 | 2 | 65 | 0 | 1 | 68 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 87 | 0 | 1 | 89 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 97 | 4 | 5 | 108 |
| 2023 | 0 | 3 | 148 | 0 | 9 | 160 |
| 2024 | 0 | 10 | 109 | 0 | 5 | 124 |
| 2025 | 0 | 6 | 208 | 0 | 12 | 226 |
| 2026 | 0 | 4 | 104 | 0 | 7 | 115 |
Every one of the 1,715 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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