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7902 5 Avenue

196Records
13City systems
6Open violations
15Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11209 · Neighborhood: Bay Ridge
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196 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 105 311 service requests, 18 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 11 ECB/OATH violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11209
Built1931
Floors3
Res. units4
ClassS4
Owner (PLUTO)BELL, GERARD
BBL3059800042
BIN3150909

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 86% 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 15. In ZIP 11209, 84% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% 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 — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 2021-04-05.

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.

What 311 hears from this address

16 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (4) · Illegal Parking (3) · Street Condition (3) · Outdoor Dining (2) · Food Establishment (2) · Illegal Fireworks (1).

Filed construction activity

$12,000 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 (1931)
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)482 79TH STREET BKLYN CORP.
Head officerWILLIAM GARDELLA
Managing agent482 79 ST. BKLYN N.Y.
Last registered2025-09-08

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$652,000 $293,400
2026$782,000 $351,900
2027$932,000 $419,400

The city's market estimate has risen 43% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Skinflints RestaurantAmericanA—

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: Rodents/Insects/Garbage, Toilet Facility) · 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

Subway77 St — R · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 5 Av / 80 St — B63 · 200 ft
Citi Bike79 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

7902 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

16 311 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

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2006-11-24AL&R $895,000 — from 482 79TH ST. BROOKLYN CORP. to SCICCHITANO, ANTHONY; GARDELLA, WILLIAM; BELL, GERARD $895,000
2006-11-21RPTT&RET $1,100,000 — from SCICCHITANO, ANTHONY to BELL, GERARD; GARDELLA, WILLIAM $1,100,000
2005-10-24RPTT&RET $249,400 — from SALZARULO, CARLO to SCICCHITANO, ANTHONY $249,400

Ten-year activity

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2019
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2022
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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201700213
201800213
201900516
20200027128
202100819
20220118120
20230014216
202400729
2025008210
202640329
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The full timeline

Construction 20Enforcement 28Housing & tenants 116Ownership & money 18Health & systems 14

Every one of the 196 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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