242 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 102 311 service requests, 31 DOB permits, 28 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.
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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 28. In ZIP 11220, 69% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 2 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 1994-01-04. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
8 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
32 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Food Establishment (8) · Noise (6) · HEAT/HOT WATER (4) · Food Poisoning (3) · Missed Collection (3) · PLUMBING (2).
$64,450 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (9 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1931) |
| No | Six or more residential units (4) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | 5223 REALTY, LLC |
| Head officer | APOSTOLOS LEONARDOS |
| Managing agent | PAUL LEONARDOS |
| Last registered | 2025-07-01 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $817,000 | $367,650 |
| 2026 | $910,000 | $409,500 |
| 2027 | $1,092,000 | $491,400 |
The city's market estimate has risen 34% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kings Kitchen | Chinese | A | — |
| Toyama Cuisine | Chinese/Japanese | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
2 restaurants · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
3 food-poisoning reports to 311 at this address in the last three years (1 with three or more people sick), shared by 2 restaurants
8 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Spoiled, Food Contains Foreign Object, Food Contaminated), shared by 2 restaurants · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
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 2010 (0 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.
| Subway | 8 Av — N · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 12-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 8 Av / 52 St — B70 · 150 ft |
| Citi Bike | 55 St & 7 Ave · 0.2 mi · 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.
5223 8 Avenue
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
32 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 4 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,300,000 on 2014-06-18 (lender: Maspeth Federal Savings And Loan Association). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-06-18 | Mortgage $1,300,000 — from 5223 REALTY, LLC to MASPETH FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA | $1,300,000 | |
| 2014-06-18 | AL&R $1,300,000 — from 5223 REALTY, LLC to MASPETH FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA | $1,300,000 | |
| 2002-05-28 | Mortgage $239,854 — from LEONARDOS, APOSTOLOS; LEONARDOS, PAUL; LEONARDOS, NICK; LEONARDOS, MARIA; LEONARDOS, MIKE; to SI BANK AND TRUST | $239,854 | |
| 1994-08-15 | Mortgage $80,000 — from LEONARDOS, NICK; LEONARDOS, NIKOLAOSAKA; LEONARDOS, MARIA; LEONARDOS, MIKE; LEONARDOS, PAU to STATEN ISLAND SAVINGS BANK | $80,000 | |
| 1989-05-09 | Mortgage $200,000 — from LEONARDOS, PAUL; LEONARDOS, MIKE; LEONARDOS, NICK; LEONARDOS, MARIA to SOUMAKIS, STEVEN | $200,000 | |
| 1985-12-26 | Mortgage $125,000 — from 111-113 FOURTH AVE RLTY to COTTONE, CARMELLA; COTTONE, ANGELO | $125,000 | |
| 1983-08-16 | Mortgage $50,000 — from COTTONE, STEVEN; COTTONE,ANGELO; COTTONE,CARMELLA to MOLINARI, ROBERT | $50,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 13 |
| 2019 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 10 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 14 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 11 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 18 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 18 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 19 |
Every one of the 242 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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