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9409 5 Avenue

111Records
13City systems
17Open violations
98Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11209 · Neighborhood: Bay Ridge
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111 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 28 311 service requests, 26 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 26 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11209
Built1927
Floors3
Res. units5
ClassS5
Owner (PLUTO)LEA9409, LLC
BBL3061180009
BIN3155642

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 98% 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 98. 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 violations17 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 12 class A. Oldest open since 2021-04-05.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4).

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

$3,125 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

9 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · Food Poisoning (2) · Animal (1) · General Construction/Plumbing (1) · Building/Use (1) · Illegal Parking (1).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. 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 (1927)
NoSix or more residential units (5)
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)LEA9409,LLC
Head officerSOFIA KOURTESSIS
Managing agentSOFIA KOURTESSIS
Last registered2024-02-23

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$952,000 $428,400
2026$1,062,000 $477,900
2027$1,243,000 $559,350

The city's market estimate has risen 31% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Mid ChinaChineseA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

2 food-poisoning reports to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick) · 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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2013 (0 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

SubwayBay Ridge-95 St — R · 100 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 5 Av / 95 St — B63 · 150 ft
Citi Bike4 Ave & 94 St · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S./I.S. 104 The Fort Hamilton School
Middle: P.S./I.S. 104 The Fort Hamilton 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

9409 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

9 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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: $210,775 on 2017-07-24 (lender: Empire State Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2017-07-24AL&R $650,000 — from LEA9409, LLC to EMPIRE STATE BANK $650,000
2017-07-24Agreement $480,000 — from KOURTESSIS, SOFIA to NORTHFIELD BANK $480,000
2017-07-24Mortgage $210,776 — from LEA9409, LLC to EMPIRE STATE BANK $210,776
2017-07-24Agreement $650,000 — from LEA9409, LLC to EMPIRE STATE BANK $650,000
2012-03-05AL&R $480,000 — from KOURTESSIS, SOFIA to NORTHFIELD BANK $480,000
2012-03-05Mortgage $98,064 — from KOURTESSIS, SOFIA to NORTHFIELD BANK $98,064
2012-03-05Agreement $480,000 — from KOURTESSIS, SOFIA to NORTHFIELD BANK $480,000
2005-12-16Agreement $420,000 — from WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK to KOURTESSIS, LEONIDAS $420,000
2005-12-16Mortgage $420,000 — from KOURTESSIS, LEONIDAS to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK $420,000
2005-12-16Mortgage $297,762 — from KOURTESSIS, LEONIDAS to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK $297,762
2001-09-19Mortgage $150,000 — from KOURTESSIS, LEONIDAS to MARATHON NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK $150,000
1986-01-23Mortgage $125,000 — from KOURTESSIS, LEONIDAS to BAY RIDGE FED S&L ASSN $125,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201700808
201814016
201903003
202003003
202105005
202203014
2023560112
20242180121
202503036
202626008
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The full timeline

Construction 4Enforcement 15Housing & tenants 58Ownership & money 27Health & systems 7

Every one of the 111 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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