A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 86% 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 15. 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
Open HPD violations
1 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2000-02-03.
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
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
12 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (5) · Street Condition (3) · Graffiti (2) · Food Poisoning (1) · Air Quality (1).
Filed construction activity
$9,000 in permitted construction work filed since
2016 (2 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
Yes
Built before 1974 (1931)
No
Six or more residential units (4)
No
421-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)
52 & 4th LLC
Head officer
ABRAHAM PODOLSKY
Managing agent
ABRAHAM PODOLSKY
Last registered
2025-08-20
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
What the city thinks it's worth
Tax year
City market value
Assessed value
2025
$729,000
$328,050
2026
$811,000
$364,950
2027
$971,000
$436,950
The city's market estimate has risen
33% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 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
2021 (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
Subway
53 St — R · 200 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 59 St — N R · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: 52 St / 4 Av — B11 · 200 ft
Citi Bike
53 St & 4 Ave · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
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.
12 311 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: $1,000,000 on
2014-10-07 (lender: New York Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid
down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded
document.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
2021-05-21
Agreement $879,687 — from 52 & 4TH LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK
$879,687
2014-10-07
Mortgage $1,000,000 — from 52 & 4TH LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK
$1,000,000
2014-10-07
AL&R $1,000,000 — from 52 & 4TH LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK
$1,000,000
2002-04-29
Mortgage $52,118 — from 52 & 4TH LLC to GREENPOINT MORTGAGEFUNDING INC
$52,118
1997-06-24
Mortgage $131,250 — from 52 & 4TH LLC to GREENPOINT BANK
$131,250
1990-05-03
Mortgage $37,500 — from 5201 4TH AVE BKLYN CORP to HECHEVARRIA, ROBERTO
$37,500
1990-05-03
Mortgage $29,500 — from 5201 4TH AVE BKLYN CORP to HECHEVARRIA, ROBERTO
$29,500
1990-01-03
Mortgage $200,000 — from 5201 4TH AVE BKLYN CORP to GREEN POINT SAVS BANK
$200,000
1984-08-31
Mortgage $14,000 — from SANTOS, DANIEL to PEREZ, ARNOLD; PEREZ, ELSIE
$14,000
1983-04-08
Mortgage $6,500 — from PEREZ, ARNOLD to SOTO, GERMANA
$6,500
Ten-year activity
20100
2017
2018
2019
2020
20
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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Year
Construction
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
0
16
0
1
17
2018
4
2
9
0
1
16
2019
0
6
4
0
2
12
2020
0
0
0
0
1
1
2021
0
2
16
1
1
20
2022
0
0
7
0
1
8
2023
0
1
3
0
2
6
2024
0
0
7
0
1
8
2025
0
0
7
0
3
10
2026
0
0
2
0
2
4
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HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
The full timeline
2026
2026-08-11Boiler inspection
2026-08-05Boiler inspection — defects found
2026-05-18Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2026-04-30HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2025
2025-08-18311: Air Quality — Air: Odor/Fumes, Restaurant (AD2)
2025-08-14Restaurant inspection: EL BUEN GUSTO — grade A
2025-07-28311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2025-07-24311: Street Condition — Cave-in
2025-07-14311: Street Condition — Cave-in
2025-07-13311: Street Condition — Cave-in
2025-06-17Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-06-05HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2024-04-03HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2023-11-21HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2023-05-02Restaurant inspection: EL BUEN GUSTO — grade A
2023-03-17HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2022
2022-10-26311: Water System — Hydrant Running Full (WA4)
2022-08-27311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2022-07-22311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2022-03-03Boiler inspection
2022-03-02Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-03-02Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-02-18HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2022-02-01311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2021
2021-11-22311: Sewer — Street Flooding (SJ)
2021-11-22311: Graffiti — Police Report Not Requested
2021-11-03311: Street Light Condition — Street Light Out
2021-04-27311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-04-24311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-04-05HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2021-03-09Boiler inspection
2020
2020-02-20Boiler inspection
2019
2019-10-07FDNY inspection (RISK)
2019-10-07FDNY inspection (SPECIAL-OTH)
2019-10-07FDNY inspection (SPECIAL-OTH)
2019-10-07FDNY inspection (SPECIAL-OTH)
2019-08-27311: Mobile Food Vendor — Smoke/Odor
2019-08-08HPD class B: § 27-2040 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT OR NEAR THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT ENTRANCEWAY OF THE BUILDING AND KEEP SAME BURNING FROM SUNS
2018-09-21311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2018-08-20Permit Sidewalk Shed — Permit Issued
2018-08-17Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED FOR REMEDIAL REPAIRS AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS UNDER THIS APPLICATION. LIVE$4,000
2017-11-15HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2017-02-12HPD class C: § 27-2043.1 HMC INSTALL THE MISSING OR REPAIR/REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE WINDOW GUARD(S) IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPECIFICATIONS OF THE NEW YORK CI
2017-02-02HPD class A: § 26-1103 ADMIN. CODE: POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER NOTICE ON WALL OF THE ENTRANCE STORY IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH ON THE AVAILABILITY OF THE AGE
2010-05-19Job filed: INSTALLATION OF 90 LINEAR FEET OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED FOR BUILDING ALTERATION, FILED SEPARATELY. LIVE LOAD 300 PSF. SIDEWALK SHED SHALL COMPLY WI
2010-05-19Job filed: INSTALLATION OF 90 LINEAR FEET OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED FOR BUILDING ALTERATION, FILED SEPARATELY. LIVE LOAD 300 PSF. SIDEWALK SHED SHALL COMPLY WI
2008
2008-01-03DOB violation LL6291:
2007
2007-04-18Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2005
2005-01-17Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2002
2002-04-29Mortgage assigned — from 52 & 4TH LLC to GREENPOINT MORTGAGEFUNDING INC
2002-04-29Agreement — from 52 & 4TH LLC to GREENPOINT MORTGAGEFUNDING INC
2002-04-29Mortgage $52,118 — from 52 & 4TH LLC to GREENPOINT MORTGAGEFUNDING INC$52,118
2002-04-29Mortgage assigned — from GREENPOINT BANK to GREENPOINT MORTGAGEFUNDING INC
2002-03-26DOB violation LL6291:
2002-02-06HPD class A: SECTION 27-2011 ADM CODE CLEANSE TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT THE STAIRS AND FLOORS AT ALL STORIES AT PUBLIC HALL
2001
2001-07-16DOB complaint, category ?
2001-02-27DOB violation LL6291:
2000
2000-10-23Permit EW — ISSUED
2000-09-29Job filed: INSTALL FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM NO CHANG E IN USE,EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$2,000
2000-09-29Job filed: INSTALL FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM NO CHANG E IN USE,EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$2,000
2000-02-07DOB violation LL6291:
2000-02-03HPD class B: SECTION 27-2045, 2046 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL SMOKE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH DEPARTMENT OF BUILDI
2000-02-03HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CONTROL VALVE RADIATOR IN THE 1st BEDROOM , 3rd STORY, AT SOUTH
2000-02-03HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE AND OR MAKE OPERABLE UPPER AND LOWER SOUTHEAST WINDOW SASH IN THE 1st BEDRO
2000-02-03HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE ROOF SO THAT IT WILL NOT LEAK CEILING @ SOUTHWEST IN THE BEDROOM 2 LOCATED AT APT 3R, 3rd STORY, APARTME
2000-02-03HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE ROOF SO THAT IT WILL NOT LEAK CEILING @ SOUTHEAST IN THE 1st BEDROOM LOCATED AT APT 3R, 3rd STORY, APART
2000-02-03HPD class C: SECTION 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING DOUBLE CYLINDER KEY LOCK INSTALLED ENTRANCE DOOR IN THE 1st PRIVATE HALLWAY FROM
1999
1999-03-16DOB violation LL6291:
1998
1998-05-04DOB violation LL6291:
1997
1997-09-16DOB violation LL6291:
1997-06-24Mortgage assigned — from 52 &4TH LLC to GREENPOINT BANK
1997-06-24Mortgage $131,250 — from 52 & 4TH LLC to GREENPOINT BANK$131,250
1997-06-24Deed — from NEERG CORP to 52 & 4TH LLC
1997-06-24Deed — from 5201 4TH AVENUE BROOKLYN CORP/DEF; NYC ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL BOARD/DEF; PEOPLE OF THE STAT to NEERG CORP
1997-02-10DOB violation LL6291:
1995
1995-08-29DOB violation LL6291:
1994
1994-06-01DOB violation LL6291:
1993
1993-08-16DOB violation LL6291:
1993-06-01DOB violation LL6291:
1991
1991-05-30Mortgage satisfied — from 5201 4TH AVE BROOKLYN CP to HECHAVARRIA, ROBERTO
1990
1990-05-03Mortgage $37,500 — from 5201 4TH AVE BKLYN CORP to HECHEVARRIA, ROBERTO$37,500
1990-05-03Mortgage $29,500 — from 5201 4TH AVE BKLYN CORP to HECHEVARRIA, ROBERTO$29,500
1990-05-03Mortgage assigned — from HECHAVARRIA, ROBERTO to MEDINA, MIRIAM
1990-01-03Mortgage satisfied — from PEREZ, ELSIE; PEREZ, ARNOLD to FATA, FRANK
1990-01-03Mortgage satisfied — from SANTOS, DANIEL to PEREZ, ELSIE; PEREZ, ARNOLD
1990-01-03Mortgage $200,000 — from 5201 4TH AVE BKLYN CORP to GREEN POINT SAVS BANK$200,000
1989
1989-08-28ECB Non-Hazardous violation: WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT. REMEDY: OBTAIN A PERMIT.$250
1989-08-22DOB complaint, category ?
1986
1986-10-09HPD class A: D26-20.01 ADM CODE PROVIDE A PEEP HOLE IN ENTRANCE DOOR OF THE DWELLING UNIT SO LOCATED SO AS TO PERMIT A PERSON INSIDE THE DWELLING TO VIEW
1986-10-09HPD class A: D26-20.01 ADM CODE PROVIDE A PEEP HOLE IN ENTRANCE DOOR OF THE DWELLING UNIT SO LOCATED SO AS TO PERMIT A PERSON INSIDE THE DWELLING TO VIEW
1986-10-09HPD class A: D26-20.01 ADM CODE PROVIDE A PEEP HOLE IN ENTRANCE DOOR OF THE DWELLING UNIT SO LOCATED SO AS TO PERMIT A PERSON INSIDE THE DWELLING TO VIEW
1985
1985-02-20Mortgage satisfied — from KOHLI, SCOTT; KOHLI, MARGARET; KOHLI, ELMER to LIBERTY S&L ASSN
1985-02-20CERT — from 5201 4TH AVE BKLYN CORP
1985-02-20CERT — from SANTOS, DANIEL
1985-02-20Mortgage assigned — from PEREZ, ARNOLD; PEREZ, ELSIE to PAPADIMITRIOU, JAMES
1984
1984-08-31Deed — from PEREZ, ELSIE; PEREZ, ARNOLD to SANTOS, DANIEL
1984-08-31Mortgage $14,000 — from SANTOS, DANIEL to PEREZ, ARNOLD; PEREZ, ELSIE$14,000
1984-08-31Deed — from SANTOS, DANIEL to 5201 4TH AVE BROOKLYN CP
1984-08-31Mortgage satisfied — from PEREZ, ARNOLD; PEREZ, ELSIE to SHUBIN, ELEANOR
1984-08-31Mortgage satisfied — from FATA, FRANK to KOHLI, MARGARET; KOHLI, ELMER
1984-08-31CERT — from PEREZ, ELSIE; PEREZ, ARNOLD
1984-08-31Mortgage satisfied — from PEREZ, ARNOLD to SOTO, GERMANA
1983
1983-07-18HPD class A: D26-10.01 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE MAILBOX FOR 3 STY REAR APT.
1983-04-08Mortgage $6,500 — from PEREZ, ARNOLD to SOTO, GERMANA$6,500
1982
1982-01-20HPD class A: D26-20.08,20.09 ADM CODE FILE CERTIFICATION OF SATISFACTORY INSTALLATION OF SMOKE DETECTING DEVICE IN ACCORDANCE WITH H.P.D. RULES AND REGUL
1978
1978-09-07HPD class A: SECTION 329, M/D LAW AND DEPT. RULES AND REGS. PROVIDE A COMPLETED CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION VISITS IN A PROPER FRAME AT OR NEAR MAILBOXES,
1978-09-07HPD class A: D26-21.03 ADM CODE PAINT OR POST A SIGN INDICATING FLOORS ON WALLS AT OR NEAR STAIRS ALL STYS PUB HALL.
1977
1977-09-12SAGE — from PEREZ ELSIE; ATLANTIC LIBERTY SAVS & LOAN ASSN; PEREZ ARNOLD
1977-07-12Mortgage — from PEREZ ARNOLD; PEREZ ELSIE to SHUBIN ELEANOR
1977-06-16Deed — from FATA FRANK to PEREZ ELSIE; PEREZ ARNOLD
1977-06-16Mortgage — from PEREZ ELSIE; PEREZ ARNOLD to FATA FRANK
1972
1972-05-08Mortgage — from FATA FRANK to KOHLI MARGARET; KOHLI ELMER
1972-05-08Deed — from KOHLI ELMER; KOHLI MARGARET to FATA FRANK
1971
1971-09-20Mortgage — from KOHLI WARREN S; KOHLI ELMER; KOHLI MARGARET to LIBERTY SAVS & LOAN ASSN