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5120 Avenue U

4,578Records
19City systems
0Open violations
—Penalty rate

4,578 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,573 DOB permits, 943 DOB job filings, 828 311 service requests.

BoroughBrooklyn 11234
Built1970
Floors2
Res. units0
ClassK6
Owner (PLUTO)MACY'S MALL REAL ESTATE, LLC
BBL3084700055
BIN3326830, 3398059, 3421282, 3421283, 3421284, 3429521

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Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2).

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

$1,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

188 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (60) · Consumer Complaint (47) · Food Establishment (24) · Vendor Enforcement (5) · General Construction/Plumbing (5) · Panhandling (4).

Filed construction activity

$196,737,031 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (479 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.

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$321,750,000 $144,787,500
2026$325,083,000 $146,287,350
2027$327,008,000 $147,153,600

The city's market estimate has risen 2% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Applebee'sNot yet graded—
Auntie Anne's PretzelsBagels/PretzelsAMice evidence
Charley's Philly SteaksSandwichesAMice evidence
CinnabonBakery Products/DessertsAMice evidence
Dunkin'DonutsA—
Haagen DazsFrozen DessertsA—
Just Chick'nChickenCMice evidence
Kung Fu TeaCoffee/TeaCMice evidence
L'ArgentinoFrozen DessertsNot yet gradedClosed by DOHMH on 2026-05-30
PopeyesChickenB—
Real Fruit Bubble TeaNot yet graded—
SbarroPizzaAMice evidence
Shake Shack New YorkAmericanA—
Smoothie BarJuice, Smoothies, Fruit SaladsAMice evidence
StarbucksCoffee/TeaAMice evidence
SubwaySandwichesBMice evidence
The Cookie HouseBagels/PretzelsGrade PendingMice evidence
Wetzels PretzelsHotdogs/PretzelsNot yet gradedClosed by DOHMH on 2025-12-16
Wetzels PretzelsHotdogs/PretzelsNot yet gradedClosed by DOHMH on 2026-03-05
Yong Kang StreetChineseBMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

20 restaurants · 11 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

2 food-poisoning reports to 311 at this address in the last three years (1 with three or more people sick), shared by 20 restaurants
24 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food, Food Contains Foreign Object, Food Protection), shared by 20 restaurants · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

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.

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

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2026 (1 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: Avenue U / E 54 St — B3 B47 · 550 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 207 Elizabeth G. Leary
Middle: J.H.S. 078 Roy H. Mann. 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

5120 Avenue U

Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

188 311 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: $7,476,706 on 2021-01-14 (lender: U.S. Bank, National Association). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-01-16RPTT $3,675,648 — from SPARC GROUP HOLDINGS II LLC to COPPER RETAIL JV LLC $3,675,648
2021-01-14Mortgage $7,476,706 — from MACY'S MALL REAL ESTATE, LLC to U.S. BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $7,476,706
2020-07-30Mortgage $26,967,306 — from MACY'S MALL REAL ESTATE, LLC to U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $26,967,306
2019-12-11Agreement $487,000,000 — from BROOKLYN KINGS PLAZA LLC; KINGS PLAZA ENERGY LLC; KINGS PLAZA GROUND LEASE LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATIO; SOCIETE GENERALE FINANCIAL CORPORATION; WELLS $487,000,000
2019-12-11Mortgage $59,576,904 — from KINGS PLAZA GROUND LEASE LLC; KINGS PLAZA ENERGY LLC; BROOKLYN KINGS PLAZA LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATIO; SOCIETE GENERALE FINANCIAL CORPORATION; WELLS FA $59,576,904
2013-07-09RPTT $1,810,281 — from METROPCS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.; METROPCS COMMUNICATIONS, INC to T-MOBILE HOLDING GMBH; T-MOBILE HOLDING GMBH $1,810,281
2013-07-09RPTT $1,810,281 — from METROPCS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.; METROPCS COMMUNICATIONS, INC to T-MOBILE HOLDING GMBH; T-MOBILE HOLDING GMBH $1,810,281
2012-12-14RPTT&RET $15,338,087 — from DG KINGS PLAZA II, LLC to KINGS PLAZA TEP, LLC $15,338,087
2012-12-07M&CON $500,000,000 — from KINGS PLAZA GROUND LEASE LLC; BROOKLYN KINGS PLAZA LLC; KINGS PLAZA ENERGY LLC to GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA $500,000,000
2012-12-07Deed $276,947,000 — from ALEXANDER'S KINGS PLAZA LLC; KINGS PARKING LLC to BROOKLYN KINGS PLAZA LLC $276,947,000
2011-06-20AL&R $250,000,000 — from KINGS PARKING, LLC; ALEXANDER'S OF KINGS, LLC; ALEXANDER'S KINGS PLAZA, LLC to WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $250,000,000
2011-06-20Agreement $250,000,000 — from ALEXANDER'S OF KINGS, LLC; ALEXANDER'S KINGS PLAZA, LLC; KINGS PARKING, LLC to WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $250,000,000
2011-06-20Mortgage $61,402,986 — from ALEXANDER'S KINGS PLAZA, LLC; KINGS PARKING, LLC; ALEXANDER'S OF KINGS, LLC to WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $61,402,986
2008-03-05RPTT $58,017,676 — from SHAREHOLDERS OF SEARS, ROEBUCK & CO. to SEARS HOLDINGS CORPORATION, ATTN: STEVE $58,017,676
2002-07-09Mortgage $2,999,999 — from RKO CENTURY WARNER THEATRES INC to BANKERS TRUST COMPANY $2,999,999

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20172209352516386
2018147863538279
201987554366197
202023369688171
202131973420137
20221603247220261
2023602058322163
2024361270027145
2025861663232199
20261281049028215
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The full timeline

Construction 2,533Enforcement 825Housing & tenants 835Ownership & money 191Health & systems 194

Every one of the 4,578 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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