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8121 5 Avenue

82Records
11City systems
0Open violations
28Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11209 · Neighborhood: Bay Ridge
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82 recorded events, 1989–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 32 311 service requests, 10 boiler inspections, 8 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11209
Built1931
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassS2
Owner (PLUTO)8121 FIFTH AVE CORP
BBL3059990003
BIN3151755

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 90% 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 28. 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

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

7 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Graffiti (3) · General Construction/Plumbing (1) · Illegal Dumping (1) · Homeless Person Assistance (1) · Food Establishment (1).

Filed construction activity

$107,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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$1,712,000 $102,720
2026$1,636,000 $98,160
2027$1,709,000 $102,540

The city's market estimate has risen 0% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Hola La PhoSoutheast AsianAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food) · 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

Subway86 St — R · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 5 Av / 81 St — B63 · 150 ft
Citi Bike79 St & 5 Ave · 800 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 127 McKinley Park
Middle: The Madeleine Brennan School. 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

8121 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

7 311 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: $155,665 on 2002-12-03 (lender: Flushing Savings Bank FSB). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2008-10-01AL&R $550,000 — from 8121 FIFTH AVENUE CORP. to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $550,000
2008-10-01M&CON $550,000 — from 8121 FIFTH AVENUE CORP. to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $550,000
2002-12-03Mortgage $155,665 — from 8121 5TH AVE CORP to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK FSB $155,665
2000-07-25Mortgage $255,000 — from 8121 FIFTH AVE CORP to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK FSB $255,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201722318
201800112
201900213
202000112
202100415
202200718
202300213
20240210113
202501214
202600235
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The full timeline

Construction 11Enforcement 12Housing & tenants 39Ownership & money 8Health & systems 12

Every one of the 82 recorded events, 1989–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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