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5502 18 Avenue

151Records
11City systems
0Open violations
26.7Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11204 · Neighborhood: Borough Park
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151 recorded events, 1990–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 57 DOB violations, 37 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 20 311 service requests.

BoroughBrooklyn 11204
Built1931
Floors2
Res. units1
ClassRM
Owner (PLUTO)THE 5502 18TH AVENUE CONDOMINIUM
BBL3054907501
BIN3130737

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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 26.7. 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

3 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Derelict Vehicles (2) · Blocked Driveway (1).

Filed construction activity

$5,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$866,000 $51,960
2026$1,027,256 $61,635
2027$1,351,256 $81,075

The city's market estimate has risen 56% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
J 2 Pizza CafeOtherNot yet graded—

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.

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

Subway18 Av — N · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Avenue I — F · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 12-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 18 Av / 55 St — B8 · 100 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

5502 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

3 311 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
2026-01-26Agreement $963,750 — from FISHER, RIVKA; FISHER, MENDY to MERS $963,750
2026-01-08Mortgage $96,648 — from FISHER, MENDY; FISHER, RIVKA to MERS $96,648
2024-03-15Deed $1,100,000 — from 5502 18 AVE LLC to FISHER, RIVKA; FISHER, MENDY $1,100,000
2024-03-15Mortgage $880,000 — from FISHER, MENDY; FISHER, RIVKA to MERS $880,000
2024-03-01Sold for $1,100,000 $1,100,000 $1,100,000
2023-01-10Deed $760,000 — from KORN, PESSY to 5502 18 AVE LLC $760,000
2023-01-10Mortgage $590,000 — from 5502 18 AVE LLC to MERS AS NOMINEE FOR LOAN FUNDER LLC, SER $590,000
2022-11-30Sold for $760,000 $760,000 $760,000
2006-10-20Mortgage $350,000 — from KORN, PESSY to NATIONAL CITY BANK $350,000
2006-08-15Mortgage $160,000 — from KORN, PESSY to MERS, INC. $160,000
1998-04-16Mortgage $97,000 — from GOLDBERG, HERSH; GOLDBERG, DAVID to SCHARF, SARAH; SCHARF, ABRAHAM $97,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017021003
2018021104
20192423011
2020005106
2021002305
2022000202
202301024016
2024022509
2025020013
2026001304
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The full timeline

Construction 5Enforcement 82Housing & tenants 20Ownership & money 40Health & systems 4

Every one of the 151 recorded events, 1990–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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