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5103 8 Avenue

139Records
15City systems
6Open violations
446.7Penalty rate

139 recorded events, 1981–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 26 HPD housing violations, 24 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 23 DOB violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11220
Built1920
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassS2
Owner (PLUTO)STAR ASSET HOLDING LLC
BBL3056510009
BIN3138135

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GRADE F

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 446.7. In ZIP 11220, 69% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% 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

Open HPD violations6 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 2025-11-26.

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.

What 311 hears from this address

2 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Building/Use (1) · Dirty Condition (1).

Filed construction activity

$308,800 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (10 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 (1920)
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).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)Star Asset Holdings LLC
Head officerChao S Chen
Managing agentDan D Chen
Last registered2026-01-13

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,048,000 $122,880
2026$2,162,000 $129,720
2027$2,401,000 $144,060

The city's market estimate has risen 17% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Bao HouseChineseBMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 1 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

SubwayFort Hamilton Pkwy — D · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 13-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
8 Av — N · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 14-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 8 Av / 52 St — B70 · 100 ft
Citi Bike50 St & 7 Ave · 950 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 160 William T. Sampson
Middle: J.H.S. 220 John J. Pershing. 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

5103 8 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

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $700,000 on 2017-07-13 (lender: East West Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2017-07-13AL&R $700,000 — from STAR ASSET HOLDING LLC to EAST WEST BANK $700,000
2017-07-13Mortgage $700,000 — from STAR ASSET HOLDING LLC to EAST WEST BANK $700,000
2017-07-13Deed $1,880,000 — from NEW 5103 REALTY MANAGEMENT LLC to STAR ASSET HOLDING LLC $1,880,000
2017-06-26Sold for $1,880,000 $1,880,000 $940,000
2011-02-10RPTT&RET $466,667 — from YU, SHIN KAM; CHAN, TAK SANG to HUI, YING CHA $466,667
1996-06-05Mortgage $90,000 — from 5103 8TH AVENUE CORP to HUEY, SUEY KEE; HUEY, POY KAM $90,000
1992-01-15Mortgage $100,000 — from HUEY, KAREN C; HUEY, CHI WAI; HUEY, SUEY KEE to OVERSEA-CHINESE BANKNG $100,000
1990-01-05Mortgage $300,000 — from HUEY, SUEY KEE to OVERSEA-CHINESE BKGCP $300,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20179055019
2018225009
2019001001
2020020002
2021014005
2022203207
202301020012
2024022026
202501130115
20264170214
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The full timeline

Construction 28Enforcement 38Housing & tenants 43Ownership & money 25Health & systems 5

Every one of the 139 recorded events, 1981–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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