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5320 16 Avenue

158Records
13City systems
1Open violations
30Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11204 · Neighborhood: Borough Park
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158 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 46 DOB complaints, 32 ECB/OATH violations, 23 311 service requests.

BoroughBrooklyn 11204
Built1931
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassS2
Owner (PLUTO)J & S 54, LLC
BBL3054770043
BIN3130166, 3382537

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 90% 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 30. In ZIP 11204, 76% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2004-04-15.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

$3,750 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

4 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Building/Use (2) · Illegal Dumping (1) · Food Establishment (1).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. 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).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,877,000 $112,620
2026$2,121,000 $127,260
2027$2,357,000 $141,420

The city's market estimate has risen 26% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Kaff KafeJewish/KosherA—
Kaff KafeNot yet graded—
Kaff Kafe NY INC.Not yet graded—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

3 restaurants · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food), shared by 3 restaurants · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

Flood exposure

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.

Getting around

Subway55 St — D · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
62 St — D N · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 50 St / 16 Av — B11 · 950 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: The SEEALL Academy
Middle: J.H.S. 223 The Montauk. 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

5320 16 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

4 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $245,130 on 2016-05-23 (lender: Cross River Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2016-05-23Mortgage $245,130 — from J & S 54, LLC to CROSS RIVER BANK $245,130
2016-05-23Agreement $550,000 — from J & S 54, LLC to CROSS RIVER BANK $550,000
2016-05-23AL&R $550,000 — from J & S 54, LLC to CROSS RIVER BANK $550,000
2006-05-26Mortgage $350,000 — from GELBARD, JACK to MERS $350,000
1992-04-30Mortgage $170,000 — from WILLIE'S ENTERPRISESINC to INDEPENDENCE SAVS BANK $170,000
1987-04-01Mortgage $30,000 — from WILLIES ENTERPRISESINC to JENAPO FEDERAL CR UNION $30,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201700011
201810012
201911013
202004015
202101012
202200022
202300044
202401124
202501023
202642017
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The full timeline

Construction 8Enforcement 88Housing & tenants 24Ownership & money 19Health & systems 19

Every one of the 158 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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