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5619 15 Avenue

470Records
17City systems
23Open violations
29.2Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11219 · Neighborhood: Borough Park
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470 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 143 311 service requests, 128 HPD complaints, 70 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11219
Built1931
Floors6
Res. units72
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)5609 REALTY CORP
BBL3054910001
BIN3130764

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 54% 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 29.2. In ZIP 11219, 66% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

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B
C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations23 total — 13 class C (immediately hazardous), 8 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2021-07-16.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

6 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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1 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

$312 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

24 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (6) · HEAT/HOT WATER (3) · Noise (3) · APPLIANCE (3) · Water System (2) · GENERAL (2).

Filed construction activity

$63,500 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)
YesSix or more residential units (72)
No421-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 with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)5609 REALTY CORP
Head officerNAFTALI HAGER
Managing agentHAGER MANAGEMENT INC
Last registered2025-08-26

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,382,000 $1,521,900
2026$4,291,000 $1,930,950
2027$4,397,000 $1,978,650

The city's market estimate has risen 30% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)B — ENERGY STAR score 83/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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

Subway62 St — D N · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 14 Av / 56 St — B16 · 900 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

5619 15 Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

24 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by HAGER MANAGEMENT INC — 44 buildings, 1,571 units. Grades across the portfolio: A25 · B15 · C4. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
740 Empire Boulevard BK96 B
91-32 195 Street QN96 A
947 Montgomery Street BK94 A
5619 15 Avenue BK72 A
300 Linden Boulevard BK72 B
272 Crown Street BK70 A
89-04 148 Street QN66 A
740 Clarkson Avenue BK57 A
2620 Glenwood Road BK54 A
1497 Carroll Street BK53 B
616 East 21 Street BK53 A
100 Broadway BK47 A
49 Clarkson Avenue BK47 A
1720 Nostrand Avenue BK45 A
68 St Pauls Place BK42 B
322 Rodney Street BK42 A
642 Crown Street BK40 A
170 New York Avenue BK36 A
77 Division Avenue BK35 A
213 Union Avenue BK34 A
81 Crooke Avenue BK32 A
281 Crown Street BK31 B
291 Crown Street BK30 A
228 South 3 Street BK30 A
126 Graham Avenue BK27 A
180 Erasmus Street BK27 B
1255 Park Place BK24 A
596 Bushwick Avenue BK21 B
1129 43 Street BK20 B
206 South 3 Street BK20 B
1135 43 Street BK20 B
1495 Nostrand Avenue BK18 B
448 East 22 Street BK13 A
451 East 22 Street BK13 C
440 East 22 Street BK13 B
459 East 22 Street BK13 C
434 East 22 Street BK13 B
454 East 22 Street BK13 B
95 Seigel Street BK10 A
437 East 22 Street BK9 C
429 16 Street BK8 B
420 Bleecker Street BK6 C
1720 Palmetto Street QN6 A
1415 53 Street BK3 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $4,233,130 on 2021-02-19 (lender: Greystone Servicing Company LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-02-19Mortgage $4,233,131 — from 5609 REALTY CORP. to GREYSTONE SERVICING COMPANY LLC $4,233,131
2021-02-19Agreement $7,535,000 — from 5609 REALTY CORP. to GREYSTONE SERVICING COMPANY LLC $7,535,000
2012-10-19Agreement $3,655,343 — from 5609 REALTY CORP. to GREYSTONE SERVICING CORPORATION $3,655,343
2012-10-19Mortgage $3,655,343 — from 5609 REALTY CORP. to GREYSTONE SERVICING CORPORATION $3,655,343
1998-06-16Mortgage $143,456 — from 5609 REALTY CORP to INDEPENDENCE SAVINGSBANK $143,456
1995-02-01Mortgage $59,652 — from 5609 REALTY CORP to INDEPENDENCE SAVINGSBANK $59,652
1988-06-13Mortgage $573,193 — from 5609 REALTY CORP to BANKERS FEDERAL SAVS $573,193

Ten-year activity

100500
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
59
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017004015
20180380314
2019204028
20200650112
202114134123
202201170018
202324400147
202401561159
202501180221
2026003014
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The full timeline

Construction 17Enforcement 50Housing & tenants 356Ownership & money 33Health & systems 14

Every one of the 470 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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