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6739 5 Avenue

157Records
12City systems
1Open violations
8Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11220 · Neighborhood: Bay Ridge
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157 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 71 311 service requests, 23 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 23 DOB permits.

BoroughBrooklyn 11220
Built1931
Floors3
Res. units3
ClassS3
Owner (PLUTO)CHOI & CHOI LLC
BBL3058560008
BIN3144757

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 82% 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 8. 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 violations1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2026-04-30.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 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.

What 311 hears from this address

25 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (12) · Damaged Tree (4) · Homeless Person Assistance (2) · Overgrown Tree/Branches (2) · Street Condition (1) · Blocked Driveway (1).

Filed construction activity

$375,891 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1931)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
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$945,000 $425,250
2026$1,053,000 $473,850
2027$1,233,000 $554,850

The city's market estimate has risen 30% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Paradise Sweets and BakeryMiddle EasternA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 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

SubwayBay Ridge Av — R · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
8 Av — N · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 5 Av / Senator St — B63 · 100 ft
Citi Bike68 St & 5 Ave · 150 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S./I.S. 30 Mary White Ovington
Middle: P.S./I.S. 30 Mary White Ovington. 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

6739 5 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

25 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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: $870,606 on 2018-04-12 (lender: Ridgewood Savings Bank), covering 2 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2018-04-12Mortgage $870,606 — from CHOI & CHOI LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $870,606
2018-04-12Agreement $2,000,000 — from CHOI & CHOI LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $2,000,000
2018-04-12AL&R $2,000,000 — from CHOI & CHOI LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $2,000,000
2015-04-01AL&R $1,500,000 — from CHOI & CHOI LLC to QUONTIC BANK $1,500,000
2015-04-01Mortgage $1,500,000 — from CHOI & CHOI LLC to QUONTIC BANK $1,500,000
2015-04-01Deed $2,700,000 — from VMT REALTY LLC to CHOI & CHOI LLC $2,700,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20175051011
20188115015
20194380015
202000100010
2021005005
2022008019
2023005106
2024007018
20250090110
202600120012
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The full timeline

Construction 41Enforcement 16Housing & tenants 74Ownership & money 23Health & systems 3

Every one of the 157 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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