1,958 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 870 311 service requests, 421 HPD housing violations, 256 HPD complaints.
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A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 89% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 195.1. In ZIP 11218, 71% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 43 total — 9 class C (immediately hazardous), 26 class B, 8 class A. Oldest open since 1997-02-14. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
8 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
4 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.
$87,070 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
281 service requests in the last three years. Most common: General Construction/Plumbing (63) · Real Time Enforcement (49) · Illegal Parking (46) · Residential Disposal Complaint (23) · Smoking or Vaping (13) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (10).
$2,168,574 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (16 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) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (34) |
| Yes | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
3 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | ESTIE REALTY CO LP |
| Head officer | JONATHAN SAMET |
| Managing agent | US REALTY CORP |
| Last registered | 2026-06-30 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,166,000 | $1,424,700 |
| 2026 | $3,599,000 | $1,619,550 |
| 2027 | $3,343,000 | $1,504,350 |
The city's market estimate has risen 6% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: J51
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 19/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.
In the city's stormwater flood map only under the extreme-storm scenario (3.66 in/hr cloudburst with 2080 sea levels) — an Ida-scale event.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2021 (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 | Ditmas Av — F · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 18 Av / Ocean Pkwy — B8 · 1,050 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 3 St & Cortelyou Rd · 0.2 mi · 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.
669 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 |
281 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 4 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 US REALTY CORP — 54 buildings, 1,876 units. Grades across the portfolio: A12 · B16 · C12 · D11 · F3. See the whole portfolio
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,160,623 on 2012-05-09 (lender: Flushing Savings Bank, FSB). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-12-26 | Mortgage $4,634,115 — from ESTIE REALTY CO. L.P. to CUSTOMERS BANK | $4,634,115 | |
| 2017-12-26 | Agreement $7,850,000 — from ESTIE REALTY CO. L.P. to CUSTOMERS BANK | $7,850,000 | |
| 2017-12-26 | AL&R $7,850,000 — from ESTIE REALTY CO. L.P. to CUSTOMERS BANK | $7,850,000 | |
| 2012-05-09 | Mortgage $2,160,623 — from ESTIE REALTY CO. L.P. to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB | $2,160,623 | |
| 2012-05-09 | Agreement $3,600,000 — from FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB to ESTIE REALTY CO. L.P. | $3,600,000 | |
| 2012-05-09 | AL&R $3,600,000 — from ESTIE REALTY CO. L.P. to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB | $3,600,000 | |
| 2003-09-23 | Mortgage $738,997 — from ESTIE REALTY CO., L.P. to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK | $738,997 | |
| 1998-09-25 | Mortgage $292,533 — from ESTIE REALTY CO L P to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFWILLIAMSBURGH | $292,533 | |
| 1994-06-27 | Mortgage $39,117 — from ESTIE REALTY COMPANY to CITY & SUBURBAN FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK | $39,117 | |
| 1987-07-22 | Mortgage $343,848 — from ESTIE REALTY COMPANY to LEHIGH FINANCIAL CORP | $343,848 | |
| 1985-02-19 | Mortgage $325,000 — from ESTIE REALTY CORP to EAST NEW YORK SAVS BANK | $325,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | 3 | 42 | 5 | 0 | 52 |
| 2018 | 3 | 2 | 38 | 1 | 1 | 45 |
| 2019 | 6 | 1 | 61 | 0 | 5 | 73 |
| 2020 | 3 | 6 | 254 | 0 | 8 | 271 |
| 2021 | 4 | 7 | 120 | 0 | 1 | 132 |
| 2022 | 2 | 3 | 96 | 0 | 5 | 106 |
| 2023 | 11 | 5 | 105 | 0 | 4 | 125 |
| 2024 | 4 | 2 | 109 | 0 | 3 | 118 |
| 2025 | 1 | 50 | 115 | 0 | 9 | 175 |
| 2026 | 0 | 119 | 198 | 0 | 12 | 329 |
Every one of the 1,958 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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