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5407 Kings Highway

10,062Records
18City systems
72Open violations
94.4Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11203 · Neighborhood: Flatlands
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10,062 recorded events, 1983–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 3,914 HPD complaints, 3,388 311 service requests, 2,021 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11203
Built1952
Floors3
Res. units225
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)CLARENDON GARDENS LLC
BBL3079300001
BIN3321115, 3321116, 3321117, 3321118, 3321119, 3321120, 3321121, 3413584, 3413585

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 94% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 94.4. In ZIP 11203, 76% of residential buildings hold an A and 7% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations72 total — 23 class C (immediately hazardous), 36 class B, 13 class A. Oldest open since 2022-06-08.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

300 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 130 · winter 2024–25: 122 · winter 2025–26: 42). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

130
’23–24
122
’24–25
42
’25–26

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

$2,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

575 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (127) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (81) · Noise (74) · PLUMBING (43) · PAINT/PLASTER (28) · DOOR/WINDOW (28).

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 (1952)
YesSix or more residential units (225)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. 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)CLARENDON GARDENS LLC
Head officerLAV BAUTA
Managing agentZION MGMT
Last registered2025-07-17

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$19,045,000 $8,570,250
2026$19,454,000 $8,754,300
2027$16,304,000 $7,336,800

The city's market estimate has fallen 14% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 50/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 4 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

6 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2010 (2 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

BusNearest boarding stop: Kings Hwy / Avenue D — B7 · 250 ft
Citi BikeBeverley Rd & E 49 St · 0.4 mi · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 208 Elsa Ebeling
Middle: I.S. 285 Meyer Levin. 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

5407 Kings Highway

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

575 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 127 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by ZION MGMT — 14 buildings, 948 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B3 · C6 · D3 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
5407 Kings Highway BK225 C
2501 Tratman Avenue BX213 F
78-34 164 Street QN119 C
180 East 17 Street BK90 B
541 West 49 Street MN66 C
42-42 Ithaca Street QN54 C
428 East 46 Street BK50 C
202 East 91 Street BK39 D
266 East 21 Street BK24 C
211-01 Hillside Avenue QN21 B
209-03 Hillside Avenue QN19 A
550 West 183 Street MN14 D
2750 Kingsbridge Terrace BX10 D
254 6 Avenue BK4 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $7,242,467 on 2019-03-20 (lender: New York Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2019-03-20AL&R $32,000,000 — from CLARENDON GARDENS LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $32,000,000
2019-03-20Agreement $32,000,000 — from CLARENDON GARDENS LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $32,000,000
2019-03-20Mortgage $7,242,467 — from CLARENDON GARDENS LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $7,242,467
2017-07-14Mortgage $2,000,000 — from CLARENDON GARDENS LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $2,000,000
2017-07-14AL&R $2,000,000 — from CLARENDON GARDENS LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $2,000,000
2015-02-27Mortgage $4,375,000 — from CLARENDON GARDENS LLC to CAPITAL ONE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $4,375,000
2015-02-27Agreement $24,375,000 — from CLARENDON GARDENS LLC to CAPITAL ONE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $24,375,000
2015-02-27AL&R $24,375,000 — from CLARENDON GARDENS LLC to CAPITAL ONE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $24,375,000
2015-02-27Deed $32,515,000 — from KMGH CLARENDON LLC to CLARENDON GARDENS LLC $32,515,000
2013-09-04Agreement $20,000,000 — from KMGH CLARENDON LLC to PEMBROOK CLARENDON CAPITAL LLC $20,000,000
2013-09-04Mortgage $4,395,578 — from KMGH CLARENDON LLC to PEMBROOK CLARENDON CAPITAL LLC $4,395,578
2013-09-04AL&R $20,000,000 — from KMGH CLARENDON LLC to PEMBROOK CLARENDON CAPITAL LLC $20,000,000
2009-07-09AL&R $16,000,000 — from KMGH CLARENDON LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $16,000,000
2009-07-09Agreement $16,000,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to KMGH CLARENDON LLC $16,000,000
2007-09-07Deed $19,500,000 — from FAME ASSOCIATES; KENINGSBERG, SOL; KINGS CLARENDON ASSOCIATES, L.P.; NEISS, CHARLES; KRONM to NYC PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOPMENT $19,500,000

Ten-year activity

1,0005000
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
680
2024
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20171223122247
2018617506187
2019431875334
2020921606231
2021825506269
20221139806415
20231947406499
202419650011680
2025940806423
2026326905277
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The full timeline

Construction 68Enforcement 269Housing & tenants 9,539Ownership & money 75Health & systems 111

Every one of the 10,062 recorded events, 1983–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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