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5909 8 Avenue

132Records
10City systems
0Open violations
0Penalty rate

132 recorded events, 1980–2026, from 10 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 75 311 service requests, 13 DOB job filings, 12 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11220
Built1931
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassS2
Owner (PLUTO)MONICA W INC
BBL3057070007
BIN3140842

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 100% 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 0. 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

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

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

46 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (18) · Vendor Enforcement (9) · Illegal Parking (6) · Non (4) · General Construction/Plumbing (3) · Building/Use (2).

Filed construction activity

$438,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (11 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)
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).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,647,000 $98,820
2026$1,769,000 $106,140
2027$2,208,000 $132,480

The city's market estimate has risen 34% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Molly TeaCoffee/TeaA—

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)
1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Protection) · 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.

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

Subway8 Av — N · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 8 Av / 60 St — B70 · 100 ft
Citi Bike57 St & 7 Ave · 0.2 mi · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 105 The Blythebourne
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

5909 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

46 311 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: $300,000 on 2002-01-14 (lender: First American International Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2002-01-14Mortgage $300,000 — from MONICA W INC to FIRST AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL BANK $300,000
1994-07-14Mortgage $125,000 — from RUDJORD, ALF; RUDJORD, NORRIS to GREEN POINT SAVINGSBANK $125,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017002002
2018314019
2019001012
2020005016
2021004116
2022003014
2023000022
202412460123
202521150220
202601250127
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The full timeline

Construction 22Enforcement 11Housing & tenants 76Ownership & money 12Health & systems 11

Every one of the 132 recorded events, 1980–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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