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5510 13 Avenue

6,986Records
18City systems
144Open violations
994.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11219 · Neighborhood: Borough Park
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6,986 recorded events, 1975–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 2,684 HPD complaints, 2,187 311 service requests, 1,822 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11219
Built1923
Floors4
Res. units38
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)5510 13TH REALTY LLC
BBL3056830040
BIN3327727, 3327728

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GRADE F

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 994.3. In ZIP 11219, 66% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations144 total — 67 class C (immediately hazardous), 63 class B, 14 class A. Oldest open since 2008-03-25.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

474 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 150 · winter 2024–25: 104 · winter 2025–26: 217 · winter 2026–27: 3). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

150
’23–24
104
’24–25
217
’25–26
3
’26–27

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

$6,249 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

862 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (231) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (230) · PLUMBING (89) · GENERAL (79) · FLOORING/STAIRS (45) · APPLIANCE (45).

Filed construction activity

$56,000 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 (1923)
YesSix or more residential units (38)
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)5510 13TH REALTY LLC
Head officerYAAKOV GERMAN
Managing agent5510 13TH REALTY LLC
Last registered2025-08-29

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,854,000 $834,300
2026$1,925,000 $866,250
2027$1,996,000 $898,200

The city's market estimate has risen 8% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 12/100, posted at the entrance by law (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.

2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2011 (1 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

Subway55 St — D · 150 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
62 St — D N · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 56 St / 13 Av — B16 · 200 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: The SEEALL Academy
Middle: J.H.S. 223 The Montauk. 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

5510 13 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

862 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 231 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $478,631 on 2002-12-09 (lender: Dime Savings Bank Ofwilliamsburg). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-08-27EASE $347,119 — from 5510 13TH REALTY LLC to WIRELESS PROPCO, LLC $347,119
2013-03-28Mortgage $1,790,954 — from 5510 13TH REALTY LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $1,790,954
2013-03-28Agreement $2,500,000 — from 5510 13TH REALTY LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $2,500,000
2013-03-28AL&R $2,500,000 — from 5510 13TH REALTY LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $2,500,000
2002-12-09Mortgage $478,631 — from 5510 13TH REALTY LLC to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFWILLIAMSBURG $478,631
1999-05-24Mortgage $515,943 — from 5510 13TH REALTY ASSOCIATES to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFWILLIAMSBURGH $515,943
1995-02-06Mortgage $75,000 — from 5510 13TH REALTY ASSOCIATES to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFWILLIAMSBURGH $75,000
1994-03-28Mortgage $500,000 — from 5510 13TH REALTY ASSOCIATES to JACOBY, CHARLOTTE; JACOBY, NATHANIEL $500,000
1994-03-28Mortgage $250,000 — from 5510 13TH REALTY ASSOCIATES to RUBIN, ELLIOT M $250,000
1985-09-05Mortgage $266,074 — from 13TH AVE RLTY ASSOCIATES to FIRST NATIONWIDE SAVS $266,074
1985-09-05Mortgage $321,880 — from 13TH AVE REALTY ASSOC to ESSEX REALTY CO $321,880

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20171457807590
20181040923415
20190121002213
20200011600116
20210132102324
20222144501449
20230363501639
202401087902891
20250566422673
20260763024643
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The full timeline

Construction 36Enforcement 58Housing & tenants 6,794Ownership & money 63Health & systems 35

Every one of the 6,986 recorded events, 1975–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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