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5401 8 Avenue

247Records
14City systems
6Open violations
48.5Penalty rate

247 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 116 311 service requests, 29 ECB/OATH violations, 23 DOB violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11220
Built1930
Floors3
Res. units4
ClassS4
Owner (PLUTO)RED ONE REALTY CORP.
BBL3056720010
BIN3139118

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 96% 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 48.5. 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), 0 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 1987-08-12.

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.

$6,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

28 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Obstruction (5) · Vendor Enforcement (3) · Street Sign (3) · Sidewalk Condition (3) · Food Establishment (2) · Mobile Food Vendor (1).

Filed construction activity

$179,400 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (6 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 (1930)
NoSix or more residential units (4)
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)RED ONE REALTY CORP
Head officerJOHN AU
Managing agentRED ONE REALTY CORP
Last registered2025-08-25

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,024,000 $460,800
2026$1,229,000 $553,050
2027$1,378,000 $620,100

The city's market estimate has risen 35% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
19.EI / MD Fried Chicken / Cotti Coffee ExpressAsian/Asian FusionA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick)
2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Protection, Food Worker Hygiene) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

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 2018 (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.

Getting around

Subway8 Av — N · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 8 Av / 55 St — B70 · 100 ft
Citi Bike55 St & 7 Ave · 900 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 105 The Blythebourne
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

5401 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

28 311 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: $2,550,000 on 2015-06-05 (lender: Bcb Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2015-06-05AL&R $2,550,000 — from RED ONE REALTY CORP. to BCB COMMUNITY BANK $2,550,000
2015-06-05Mortgage $2,550,000 — from RED ONE REALTY CORP .; RED ONE REALTY CORP . to BCB COMMUNITY BANK; BCB COMMUNITY BANK $2,550,000
2015-06-05Mortgage $2,550,000 — from RED ONE REALTY CORP .; RED ONE REALTY CORP . to BCB COMMUNITY BANK; BCB COMMUNITY BANK $2,550,000
2015-06-05Deed $4,850,000 — from BRUCCOLERI, JOHN; PANETTA, CAROL; BRUCCOLERI, GAIL to RED ONE REALTY CORP. $4,850,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170116017
20182137022
201962914150
202002305
202100303
20220017017
20230517224
20240212014
2025048113
20260111012
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The full timeline

Construction 27Enforcement 70Housing & tenants 136Ownership & money 8Health & systems 6

Every one of the 247 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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