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5508 18 Avenue

45Records
10City systems
0Open violations
0Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11204 · Neighborhood: Borough Park
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45 recorded events, 1972–2025, from 10 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 13 311 service requests, 10 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 7 boiler inspections.

BoroughBrooklyn 11204
Built1931
Floors2
Res. units1
ClassS1
Owner (PLUTO)18 AVE BUILDING LLC
BBL3054900039
BIN3130740

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 100% 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 0. In ZIP 11204, 76% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% 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

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

Patterns

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

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

What 311 hears from this address

2 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (1) · Sewer (1).

Filed construction activity

$352,500 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1931)
NoSix or more residential units (1)
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)18 AVE BUILDING LLC
Head officerAARON HOFFMAN
Managing agentAARON HOFFMAN
Last registered2025-08-23

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,710,000 $102,600
2026$1,836,000 $110,160
2027$2,150,000 $129,000

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

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
SprinklesFrozen DessertsA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2025 (1 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.

Getting around

Subway18 Av — N · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Avenue I — F · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 12-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 18 Av / 55 St — B8 · 50 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: The SEEALL Academy
Middle: J.H.S. 227 Edward B. Shallow. 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

5508 18 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

2 311 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

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2023-07-03Deed $1,400,000 — from 5508 18TH AVENUE LLC to 18 AVE BUILDING LLC $1,400,000
2023-06-15Sold for $1,400,000 $1,400,000 $1,400,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
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2018002013
2019000415
2020004015
2021000011
2022000011
2023014218
2024400026
2025002024
2026000000
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The full timeline

Construction 4Enforcement 2Housing & tenants 16Ownership & money 13Health & systems 10

Every one of the 45 recorded events, 1972–2025, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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