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5214 8 Avenue · Brooklyn · BBL 3008100045 · 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 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 100% 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 0. 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

5 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Building/Use (2) · Noise (2) · Food Poisoning (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 (1915)
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$1,886,000 $113,160
2026$1,712,000 $102,720
2027$1,702,000 $102,120

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

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Baker WahBakery 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 (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.

No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.

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 12-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 8 Av / 52 St — B70 · 50 ft
Citi Bike55 St & 7 Ave · 1,000 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

5214 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

5 311 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: $1,230,000 on 2024-03-05 (lender: 8th Avenue Realty LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2024-03-05Deed $2,070,000 — from 8TH AVENUE REALTY LLC to FORTUNE 138 REALTY LLC $2,070,000
2024-03-05Mortgage $1,230,000 — from FORTUNE 138 REALTY LLC to 8TH AVENUE REALTY LLC $1,230,000
2024-02-20Sold for $2,070,000 $2,070,000 $1,035,000
2004-02-26Mortgage $300,000 — from 8TH AVENUE REALTY LLC to GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC $300,000
2004-02-26AL&R $300,000 — from GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC to 8TH AVENUE REALTY LLC $300,000
1996-01-23Mortgage $200,000 — from CHEUNG, SANG; CHAN, MANG KWAN to CHINATOWN FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $200,000

Ten-year activity

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2025
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2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201714005
201802204
201902002
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202201001
202302002
202400415
202501001
202624017
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The last 12 months — 7 records

DateRecord
2026-10-13311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2026-09-11Restaurant inspection: BAKER WAH · mice evidence
2026-09-11311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2026-09-11DOB complaint, category ?
2026-04-22311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2026-03-19311: Building/Use — No Certificate Of Occupancy/Illegal/Contrary To CO
2026-03-19DOB complaint, category ?

The full timeline

2026
2026-10-13311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2026-09-11Restaurant inspection: BAKER WAH · mice evidence
2026-09-11311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2026-09-11DOB complaint, category ?
2026-04-22311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2026-03-19311: Building/Use — No Certificate Of Occupancy/Illegal/Contrary To CO
2026-03-19DOB complaint, category ?
2025
2025-07-10311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2024
2024-12-26Mortgage assigned — from 8TH AVENUE REALTY LLC to CHAN, MANG KWAN
2024-10-11Restaurant inspection: BAKER WAH — grade A
2024-03-05Deed $2,070,000 — from 8TH AVENUE REALTY LLC to FORTUNE 138 REALTY LLC$2,070,000
2024-03-05Mortgage $1,230,000 — from FORTUNE 138 REALTY LLC to 8TH AVENUE REALTY LLC$1,230,000
2024-02-20Sold for $2,070,000$2,070,000
2023
2023-08-28311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2023-08-16311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2022
2022-04-17311: Illegal Parking — Parking Permit Improper Use
2019
2019-04-12Eviction executed (3/FL)
2019-04-12Eviction executed (3/FL)
2018
2018-08-14311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2018-04-26TL&R — from 8TH AVE REALTY LLC to GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC.
2018-04-26Mortgage satisfied — from 8TH AVENUE REALTY LLC to GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC.
2018-02-16311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2017
2017-07-22311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2017-07-22DOB complaint, category ?
2017-06-15311: Food Establishment — Food Spoiled
2017-05-24311: Noise - Residential — Loud Talking
2017-02-08311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2016
2016-09-14311: Street Condition — Pothole
2016-09-06311: Street Condition — Pothole
2016-06-16311: Overgrown Tree/Branches — Hitting Building
2015
2015-09-12311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2015-03-11311: Street Condition — Failed Street Repair
2012
2012-12-24DOB violation E:
2012-08-02Permit EW — ISSUED
2012-07-27Job filed: MINER MODIFICATION FOR THE EXIST. BAKERY, INSTALL ONE ELECTRIC STEAM TABLE AND RELOCATE EXIST. KITCHEN DOOR.$4,000
2010
2010-12-02311: Broken Parking Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2010-11-04DOB violation E:
2010-09-22311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2009
2009-02-27DOB violation LL1081:
2009-02-19DOB violation E:
2004
2004-05-28Permit PL — ISSUED
2004-05-19Job filed: INTALLATION OF TWO GAS-FIRED WATER BOILERS FOR 2 FAM. DWELLINGS IN EXIST'G BOILER ROOM AT CELLAR. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY AND EGRESS IS INVOLVED U$3,120
2004-05-04Permit AL — ISSUED
2004-04-22Permit EW — ISSUED
2004-04-22Permit EW — ISSUED
2004-04-22Job filed: NON ILLUMINATED NON ADVERTISING SIGN READING-LUCKY DRAGON BAKERY INC 5214 8 AVE (CHINESE LETTERS) NO CHANGE OF USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY$2,000
2004-04-03DOB complaint, category ?
2004-03-30Permit PL — ISSUED
2004-03-26Permit EQ — ISSUED
2004-03-26Permit EW — ISSUED
2004-03-10Job filed: RENOVATION OF BAKERY STORE AT EXIST'G COMMERCIAL SPACE. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY UNDER THIS APPLICATION.$50,000
2004-03-10Job filed: RENOVATION OF BAKERY STORE AT EXIST'G COMMERCIAL SPACE. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY UNDER THIS APPLICATION.$50,000
2004-03-10Job filed: RENOVATION OF BAKERY STORE AT EXIST'G COMMERCIAL SPACE. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY UNDER THIS APPLICATION.$50,000
2004-02-26Mortgage $300,000 — from 8TH AVENUE REALTY LLC to GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC$300,000
2004-02-26DEEDO — from CHEUNG, SANG; KWAN CHAN, MANG to 8TH AVENUE REALTY LLC
2004-02-26AL&R $300,000 — from GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC to 8TH AVENUE REALTY LLC$300,000
2003
2003-10-15DOB complaint, category ?
2003-02-24Deed — from CHEUNG, SANG; CHAN, MANG KWAN to 8TH AVENUE REALTY LLC
2002
2002-08-22Mortgage satisfied — from CHEUNG, SANG; CHAN, MANG KWAN to CHINATOWN FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK
2002-07-10Permit PL — ISSUED
2002-07-10Permit EW — ISSUED
2002-07-08Job filed: At cellar legalize exsisting as-buit condition:toilet and hand-sink No change in use,egress or occupany under this application.$3,500
2002-07-08Job filed: At cellar legalize exsisting as-buit condition:toilet and hand-sink No change in use,egress or occupany under this application.$3,500
2002-07-08Job filed: At cellar legalize exsisting as-buit condition:toilet and hand-sink No change in use,egress or occupany under this application.$3,500
2002-05-24DOB complaint, category ?
1999
1999-03-16DOB violation LL6291:
1996
1996-01-23Deed — from ZAYAS, IRIS; SILVA, IRIS; ZAYAS, PETER to CHAN, MANG KWAN; CHEUNG, SANG
1996-01-23Mortgage $200,000 — from CHEUNG, SANG; CHAN, MANG KWAN to CHINATOWN FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK$200,000
1994
1994-06-01DOB violation LL6291:
1993
1993-08-16DOB violation LL6291:
1993-06-01DOB violation LL6291:
1988
1988-11-22ECB Hazardous violation: $150
1977
1977-06-14Deed — from CARRION JUANA; CARRION THOMAS to ZAYAS IRIS; ZAYAS PETER
1977-06-14Mortgage — from ZAYAS PETER; ZAYAS IRIS to CARRION THOMAS; CARRION JUANA
1966
1966-03-21Deed — from PETERSEN HERMAN to CARRION THOMAS; CARRION JUANA
1966-03-21Mortgage — from CARRION THOMAS; CARRION JUANA to BAY RIDGE SAVS BANK

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