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5124 8 Avenue · Brooklyn · BBL 3008020048 · 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 class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s3
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 82% 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 10. 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

6 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Consumer Complaint (3) · Graffiti (2) · Building/Use (1).

Filed construction activity

$112,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1927)
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$1,663,000 $99,780
2026$1,850,000 $111,000
2027$1,837,000 $110,220

The city's market estimate has risen 10% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Roast 28ChineseA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

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.

5 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2015 (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

Subway8 Av — N · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 13-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Fort Hamilton Pkwy — D · 0.6 mi straight-line (about a 14-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 8 Av / 52 St — B70 · 100 ft
Citi Bike50 St & 7 Ave · 900 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 094 The Henry Longfellow
Middle: J.H.S. 220 John J. Pershing. 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

5124 8 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

6 311 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: $79,000 on 1986-05-05 (lender: Pippo, Antonia and Pippo, Teodoro), covering 2 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1986-05-05Mortgage $79,000 — from PASCOCELLO, BARBARA; FICHERA, PAUL; SCIBETTI, ROBERT to PIPPO, ANTONIA; PIPPO, TEODORO $79,000

Ten-year activity

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2019
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2020
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2023
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2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017204006
2018025007
2019001203
202000100212
20212090011
2022001001
2023004004
2024001023
2025003014
2026012003
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The last 12 months — 4 records

DateRecord
2026-05-30311: Consumer Complaint — Restaurant
2026-03-19311: Building/Use — No Certificate Of Occupancy/Illegal/Contrary To CO
2026-03-19DOB complaint, category ?
2025-12-13Restaurant inspection: ROAST 28 — grade A

The full timeline

2026
2026-05-30311: Consumer Complaint — Restaurant
2026-03-19311: Building/Use — No Certificate Of Occupancy/Illegal/Contrary To CO
2026-03-19DOB complaint, category ?
2025
2025-12-13Restaurant inspection: ROAST 28 — grade A
2025-08-20311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2025-05-22311: Consumer Complaint — Restaurant
2025-04-26311: Consumer Complaint — Restaurant
2024
2024-12-01311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2024-09-30Restaurant inspection: ROAST 28 — grade A
2024-04-22Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity and Other Reason
2023
2023-08-11311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2023-07-31311: Food Establishment — Food Protection
2023-07-29311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2023-07-26311: Food Establishment — Food Worker Hygiene
2022
2022-02-19311: Food Establishment — Food Contains Foreign Object
2021
2021-12-08311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2021-08-01311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2021-07-10311: Sewer — Catch Basin Clogged/Flooding (Use Comments) (SC)
2021-06-01Permit Sidewalk Shed — Signed-off
2021-05-25Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED AS PER PLANS. LIVE LOAD 300 PER SQUARE FEET. SIDEWALK SHED SHALL COMPLY WITH CHAPTER # 33 OF THE 20$9,000
2021-05-09311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2021-04-12311: Sewer — Catch Basin Clogged/Flooding (Use Comments) (SC)
2021-03-10311: Water System — Hydrant Leaking (WC1)
2021-03-05311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2021-02-16311: Water System — Hydrant Leaking (WC1)
2021-01-20311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2020
2020-11-23311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2020-07-02311: Food Establishment — Food Worker Hygiene
2020-07-02311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2020-06-23311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2020-06-15311: Food Establishment — Facility Construction
2020-06-03311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2020-04-09311: Non-Emergency Police Matter — Social Distancing
2020-04-09311: Consumer Complaint — Restaurant
2020-03-10Rodent inspection: Passed
2020-02-11Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity and Other Reason
2020-01-24311: Rodent — Mouse Sighting
2020-01-24311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2019
2019-12-31Deed — from PIPPO, ANTONIA; PIPPO, TEODORO to 5124 8TH AVENUE, LLC
2019-12-16Deed transfer (nominal price)
2019-12-15311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2018
2018-11-23311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2018-11-20ECB CLASS - 2 violation: WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT.NOTED: INSTALLED AN AWNING WITH ILLUMINATED SIGN.THE AWNING IS APPROXIMATELY 60 FEET IN LENGTH,6 FEET IN$1,250
2018-11-19311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2018-07-29311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Sign/Awning/Marquee - Illegal/No Permit
2018-07-29DOB complaint, category ?
2018-05-23311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2018-01-26311: Water System — Hydrant Running Full (WA4)
2017
2017-10-24311: Food Establishment — Food Contaminated
2017-10-02Permit EW — ISSUED
2017-09-30Job filed: INSTALL NEW TWO A/C UNIT ON ROOFTOP FOR 1ST FLOOR STORE CONJUNCTION #JOB340426505 NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS, AND OCCUPANCY.$10,000
2017-09-01311: Sewer — Catch Basin Clogged/Flooding (Use Comments) (SC)
2017-08-14311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2017-02-26311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2016
2016-10-27Permit PL — ISSUED
2016-10-20Permit EW — ISSUED
2016-10-06Permit EW — ISSUED
2016-10-06Permit EW — ISSUED
2016-10-06Permit EQ — ISSUED
2016-10-03Job filed: INSTALLATION OF AUTOMATIC FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM IN CONJUNCTION WITH APPLICATION #340426505. NO CHANGE IN USE,EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$4,000
2016-09-23Job filed: INSTALL COOKING EQUIPMENTS FOR EXISTING RETAIL ESTABLISHMENT ON CELLAR AND 1ST FLOOR, REPLACE STOREFRONT WINDOW & DOOR AND TWO 5.0 TON A/C COMPRES$44,500
2016-09-23Job filed: INSTALL COOKING EQUIPMENTS FOR EXISTING RETAIL ESTABLISHMENT ON CELLAR AND 1ST FLOOR, REPLACE STOREFRONT WINDOW & DOOR AND TWO 5.0 TON A/C COMPRES$44,500
2015
2015-08-26FDNY inspection (OTHER)
2015-03-04311: Sewer — Catch Basin Clogged/Flooding (Use Comments) (SC)
2012
2012-06-15311: Street Condition — Pothole
2012-01-05311: Broken Muni Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2011
2011-04-21311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2011-03-25311: Street Condition — Failed Street Repair
2010
2010-11-12311: Sewer — Catch Basin Sunken/Damaged/Raised (SC1)
2010-03-04311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2000
2000-02-07DOB violation LL6291:
2000-02-07DOB violation LL6291:
1999
1999-09-02Permit EW — ISSUED
1999-09-01Permit PL — ISSUED
1999-09-01Permit EQ — ISSUED
1999-09-01Permit EW — ISSUED
1999-09-01Permit EW — ISSUED
1995
1995-08-29DOB violation LL6291:
1995-08-29DOB violation LL6291:
1994
1994-06-01DOB violation LL6291:
1994-06-01DOB violation LL6291:
1993
1993-08-16DOB violation LL6291:
1993-08-16DOB violation LL6291:
1993-06-01DOB violation LL6291:
1993-06-01DOB violation LL6291:
1991
1991-07-27ECB Hazardous violation: 4A,18B,36$345
1987
1987-12-03SAGE — from PIPPO, ANTONIA; PIPPO, TEODORO
1987-12-03SAGE — from PIPPO, TEODORO; PIPPO, ANTONIA
1986
1986-05-05Deed — from PIPPO, ANTONIA; PIPPO, TEODORO to PASCOCELLO, BARBARA; FICHERA, PAUL; SCIBETTI, ROBERT
1986-05-05Mortgage $79,000 — from PASCOCELLO, BARBARA; FICHERA, PAUL; SCIBETTI, ROBERT to PIPPO, ANTONIA; PIPPO, TEODORO$79,000
1984
1984-03-28Mortgage satisfied — from FRANTZMAN, LEON; ANDERSON, SALLY; NEW YORK BOYS/D/B/A to ROSS, SUCHOFF&TAROFF, PC
1984-03-28Deed — from FRANTZMAN, LEON; NEW YORK BOYS D/B/A; ANDERSON, SALLY to PIPPO, TEODORO; PIPPO, ANTONIA
1984-03-27Mortgage satisfied — from FRANTZMAN, LEON; ANDERSON, SALLY; NEW YORK BOYS D/B/A to ROSS, SUCHOFF&TAROFF,PC
1981
1981-01-22Mortgage — from ANDERSON SALLY; FRANTZMAN LEON to ROSS SUCHOFF; TAROFF PC
1981-01-22Deed — from ABEND GERSON G; ABEND RUTH to FRANTZMAN LEON; ANDERSON SALLY
1981-01-22Deed — from SUKOFF RANDY; HOMESTEAD FUNDING ASSOCIATES; ROSS HELEN; EMPL PENSION TRUST; SEGAL SUSAN; M to FRANTZMAN LEON; ANDERSON SALLY
1981-01-22Deed — from DAVIDOFF THOMAS R to ANDERSON SALLY; NEW YORK BOYS; FRANTZMAN LEON
1981-01-22Deed — from RAKITIN GERALD; ROSS HELEN; FOGEL BEATRICE; ROSS WILLIAM H; SEGAL SUSAN; BEEKOWITZ MILLER to ANDERSON SALLY; FRANTZMAN LEON
1981-01-22Deed — from HOMESTEAD FUNDING ASSOCIATES to ANDERSON SALLY; FRANTZMAN LEON
1980
1980-11-13Deed — from LEGUM HOWARD (REF); CUSUMANO DOMINIC (DEF); MATRASCICA FILIPPO; CUSUMANO DOMINIC DEF; CUSU to HOMESTEAD FUNDING ASSOC; ABEND RUTH; ABEND GERSON; MEADOWS MURRAY; HOMESTEAD FUNDING ASST;
1980-06-16Deed — from DAVIDOFF EARLE to DAVIDOFF THOMAS
1979
1979-11-14Deed — from FISHER DAVINA to HOMESTEAD FUNDING ASSOCIATES
1979-10-26Deed — from LEGUM HOWARD REFEREE; CUSUMANO DOMINIC DEFT ET AL; CUSUMANO DOMINIC DEFT ETAL to FRANTZMAN PERRY; DAVIDOFF EARLE; MILLER & BERKOWITZ LTD; WERBEL MORTON; MEADOWS MURRAY; AB
1978
1978-09-12Mortgage assigned — from DITKOWICK MELVIN; FISHER DAVINA; DAVIDOFF EARLE; WERBEL HARRIET; DAVIDOFF THOMAS; ABEND RU to HOMESTEAD FUNDING ASSTS
1978-09-07Mortgage — from MATRASICA ROSA; CUSUMANO DOMENICO; CUSUMANO GIOVANNI; CUSUMANO LUISA; MATRASICA FILIPPO to ABEND RUTH; EMPLOYEES PENSION TRUST; FISHER DAVINA; DITKOWICH MELVIN; ROSS WILLIAM H; SUKO
1978-08-22Mortgage assigned — from ROSS HELEN; ROSS WILLIAM H to DAVIDOFF THOMAS; DAVIDOFF EARLE
1978-02-21Mortgage — from MATRASCIA FILIPPO; CUSUMANO LUISA; MATRASCIA ROSA; CUSUMANO DOMENICO; CUSUMANO GIOVANNI to DITKOWICH MELVIN; ABEND GERSON; WERBEL MORTON; MILLER & BERKOWITZ LTD EMPLOYEES PENSION; R
1978-02-21PAT — from CUSUMANO LUISA; CUSUMANO GIOVANNI to CUSUMANO ANGELO; GUSUMANO ANGELO
1971
1971-05-20Deed — from HEIS HARRY to CUSUMANO GIOVANNI; CUSUMANO LUISA

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