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5 Brighton 8 Court

328Records
11City systems
93Open violations
1242.7Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11235 · Neighborhood: Brighton Beach
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328 recorded events, 1978–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 111 HPD housing violations, 99 311 service requests, 76 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11235
Built1920
Floors2
Res. units3
ClassC0
Owner (PLUTO)QURESHI, ASIF
BBL3072640036
BIN3196529

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GRADE F

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 1242.7. In ZIP 11235, 80% 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 violations93 total — 23 class C (immediately hazardous), 52 class B, 18 class A. Oldest open since 2021-04-07.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

16 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2024–25: 5 · winter 2025–26: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
5
’24–25
4
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

65 service requests in the last three years. Most common: PLUMBING (18) · DOOR/WINDOW (11) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (9) · HEAT/HOT WATER (7) · WATER LEAK (4) · FLOORING/STAIRS (4).

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 (1920)
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).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)ASIF QURESHI
Managing agentASIF QURESHI
Last registered2024-11-18

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$944,000 $56,640
2026$961,000 $57,660
2027$1,097,000 $65,820

The city's market estimate has risen 16% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Flood exposure

In the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary flood maps) — lenders typically require flood insurance here.

Hurricane evacuation zone 1 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

In the city's stormwater flood map only under the extreme-storm scenario (3.66 in/hr cloudburst with 2080 sea levels) — an Ida-scale event.

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

SubwayBrighton Beach — B Q · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Coney Island Av / Neptune Av — B68 · 300 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. K225 - The Eileen E. Zaglin
Middle: P.S. K225 - The Eileen E. Zaglin. 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

5 Brighton 8 Court

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

65 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 7 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: $765,000 on 2020-11-27 (lender: The Federal Savings Bank) (recorded via MERS). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2020-11-27Mortgage $765,000 — from QURESHI, ASIF; ASIF, ALEENA to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS; THE FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $765,000
2014-05-22M&CON $16,040 — from ASIF, ABDUL; ASIF, ALEENA to WELLS FARGO BANK NA $16,040
2011-03-03Mortgage $588,830 — from ASIF, GEETU; ASIF, ABDUL to MERS $588,830
2011-03-03Deed $615,000 — from AHMED, SAIF; AHMED, SOHAIL REZA; AHMED, ARSHE to ASIF, GEETU; ASIF, ABDUL $615,000
1986-11-12Mortgage $36,700 — from AHMED, SHAMS REZA to HOME SAVS BANK $36,700

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & money
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyTotal
20170202
20180303
20190101
20200246
20210606
2022231033
2023042042
2024186087
202501010101
2026016319
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The full timeline

Enforcement 6Housing & tenants 299Ownership & money 21Health & systems 2

Every one of the 328 recorded events, 1978–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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