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4516 5 Avenue · Brooklyn · BBL 3007470043 · generated 2026-10-20 · FREE

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Where the penalty points come from

ComponentWhat it coversPoints
Housing codeHPD violations by class, complaints, emergency repairs, litigation, vacate orders, AEP0
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class2
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 81% 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 6.7. In ZIP 11220, 69% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% 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

4 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Dirty Condition (1) · Graffiti (1) · Food Poisoning (1) · Noise (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 (1913)
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$1,166,000 $69,960
2026$1,175,000 $70,500
2027$1,113,000 $66,780

The city's market estimate has fallen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
La Gran Via BakeryBakery Products/DessertsAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (1 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 2012 (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

Subway45 St — R · 700 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 5 Av / 45 St — B63 · 100 ft
Citi Bike5 Ave & 44 St · 550 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: Sunset Park Avenues Elementary 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

4516 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

4 311 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: $35,000 on 1982-06-29 (lender: Frias, Jose). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1982-06-29Mortgage $35,000 — from LEIVA, ARMANDO; LEIVA, ARMANDO C to FRIAS, JOSE $35,000

Ten-year activity

1050
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
6
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170011
20180112
20191102
20201214
20210112
20220112
20231214
20241225
20253126
20260134
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The last 12 months — 8 records

DateRecord
2026-06-09Boiler inspection
2026-06-04Restaurant inspection: LA GRAN VIA BAKERY — grade A
2026-05-16311: Noise - Commercial — Banging/Pounding
2026-02-17Boiler inspection
2025-11-05FDNY inspection (RISK)
2025-11-05FDNY inspection (COM_OCPCY)
2025-11-05FDNY inspection (RISK)
2025-10-30Boiler inspection — defects found

The full timeline

2026
2026-06-09Boiler inspection
2026-06-04Restaurant inspection: LA GRAN VIA BAKERY — grade A
2026-05-16311: Noise - Commercial — Banging/Pounding
2026-02-17Boiler inspection
2025
2025-11-05FDNY inspection (RISK)
2025-11-05FDNY inspection (COM_OCPCY)
2025-11-05FDNY inspection (RISK)
2025-10-30Boiler inspection — defects found
2025-10-12311: Food Poisoning — 3 or More
2025-01-22Restaurant inspection: LA GRAN VIA BAKERY — grade A
2024
2024-11-01Boiler inspection
2024-10-17Restaurant inspection: LA GRAN VIA BAKERY · mice evidence
2024-09-23DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2023 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2024-06-12311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2024-05-14311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2023
2023-10-11Restaurant inspection: LA GRAN VIA BAKERY — grade A
2023-08-20311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2023-06-20DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2019 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-04-22311: Consumer Complaint — Retail Store
2022
2022-08-13Boiler inspection
2022-03-03311: Broken Parking Meter — No Receipt
2021
2021-12-27311: Face Covering Violation — Mandate Not Enforced
2021-08-06Boiler inspection
2020
2020-09-09Boiler inspection
2020-04-22311: Non-Emergency Police Matter — Social Distancing
2020-04-22311: Non-Emergency Police Matter — Social Distancing
2020-01-27ECB CLASS - 2 violation: WORK W/OUT A PERMIT:NOTE OBSERVED DURING INSPECTION AN EXTENSION IN THE REAR YARD & ATTACHED TO THE ORIGINAL STRUCTURE.EXTENSION A
2019
2019-12-10311: Building/Use — No Certificate Of Occupancy/Illegal/Contrary To CO
2019-12-10DOB complaint, category ?
2018
2018-11-01311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2018-09-07Boiler inspection
2017
2017-04-19Rodent inspection: Passed
2016
2016-12-13311: Curb Condition — Curb Defect-Metal Protruding
2016-08-17FDNY inspection (RISK)
2015
2015-08-26FDNY inspection (OTHER)
2014
2014-08-13311: Water System — Excessive Water In Basement (WEFB)
2014-07-27311: Consumer Complaint — Exchange/Refund/Return
2013
2013-07-16311: Consumer Complaint — False Advertising
2012
2012-05-24311: Sewer — Catch Basin Clogged/Flooding (Use Comments) (SC)
2012-05-24311: Sewer — Manhole Overflow (Use Comments) (SA1)
2012-04-12311: Vending — In Prohibited Area
2012-03-12311: Dirty Conditions — E15 Illegal Postering
2008
2008-09-12ECB CLASS - 3 violation: 16,32A,34B,44C,48B,15,25A,34A,39,48A,50A,50B,50C,50D,50E,50F,50G,50H,50I. 50A) BACKFLOW NOT PIPED DOWN 50B) NO CHECK VALVE 50C) SP$200
2003
2003-04-17Permit EW — ISSUED
2003-04-09Job filed: INSTALL FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM ONLY. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUP NCY.$2,000
1999
1999-12-02PAT — from LEYVA, ARMANDO to LEYVA, ADDY E
1999-12-02PAT — from LEYVA, ADDY E to LEYVA, ARMANDO
1999-10-07Deed — from LEYVA, ARMANDO C to LEYVA, ARMANDO C/TR; LORELY LEYVA REVOCABLE LIVING TRUST; LEYVA, LORELY/TR; ARMANDO C LEYV
1999-10-06Deed — from LEYVA, ARMANDO to LEYVA, ARMANDO/TR; LEYVA, ADDY E/TR; ADDY E LEYVA REVOCABLE LIVING TRUST; ARMANDO LEYVA RE
1999-10-06PAT — from LEYVA, LORELY to LEYVA, ARMANDO C
1999-10-06PAT — from LEYVA, ARMANDO C to LEYVA, LORELY
1994
1994-06-01DOB violation LL6291:
1993
1993-08-16DOB violation LL6291:
1993-06-01DOB violation LL6291:
1985
1985-07-08Mortgage satisfied — from LEIVA, ARMANDO; LEIVA, ARMANDO C to FRIAS, JOSE
1982
1982-06-29Mortgage satisfied — from FRIAS, JOSE to RODRIGUEZ, RAFAEL; RODRIGUEZ, CRUZ
1982-06-29Deed — from FRIAS, JOSE to LEYVA, ARMANDO; LEYVA, ARMANDO C
1982-06-29Mortgage $35,000 — from LEIVA, ARMANDO; LEIVA, ARMANDO C to FRIAS, JOSE$35,000
1972
1972-06-30Deed — from RODRIGUEZ RAFAEL; RODRIGUEZ CRUZ to FRIAS JOSE
1972-06-30Mortgage — from FRIAS JOSE to RODRIGUEZ CRUZ; RODRIGUEZ RAFAEL
1967
1967-10-23Mortgage assigned — from ARCE LUIS F to ROMAN VIRGINIA
1967-03-20Mortgage — from RODRIGUEZ CRUZ; RODRIGUEZ RAFAEL to ARCE LUIS F
1967-03-20Deed — from ARCE LUIS F to RODRIGUEZ CRUZ; RODRIGUEZ RAFAEL

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