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5324 8 Avenue · Brooklyn · BBL 3008180049 · 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, AEP6
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
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 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 violations15 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 11 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 1988-05-26.

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

21 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Vendor Enforcement (7) · Building/Use (4) · Illegal Parking (3) · Noise (3) · Mobile Food Vendor (2) · Dirty Condition (1).

Filed construction activity

$6,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (1931)
NoSix or more residential units (4)
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).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)SNW 8TH AVENUE LLC
Head officerHON LEUNG
Managing agentHON CEUNG
Last registered2025-08-26

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,013,000 $455,850
2026$1,216,000 $547,200
2027$1,365,000 $614,250

The city's market estimate has risen 35% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Lai Lai GourmetChineseA—

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.

4 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2011 (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 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 8 Av / 55 St — B70 · 200 ft
Citi Bike55 St & 7 Ave · 800 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

5324 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

21 311 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: $675,000 on 2001-03-20 (lender: Pakruda, Michael J). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2005-04-05Deed $1,236,000 — from UE REALTY LLC to SNW 8TH AVE LLC $1,236,000
2001-03-20Mortgage $675,000 — from UE REALTY LLC to PAKRUDA, MICHAEL J $675,000

Ten-year activity

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2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
15
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201701304
2018209011
201902204
202000101
202100505
202200303
20230212115
202400505
20250112114
2026029011
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The last 12 months — 12 records

DateRecord
2026-06-01Bedbug 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
2026-04-17311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2026-04-09311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2026-03-20311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2026-03-20311: Building/Use — No Certificate Of Occupancy/Illegal/Contrary To CO
2026-03-20DOB complaint, category ?
2026-03-20DOB complaint, category ?
2026-02-17311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2026-01-03311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2026-01-02311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2025-10-28311: Vendor Enforcement — Food Vendor

The full timeline

2026
2026-06-01Bedbug 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
2026-04-17311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2026-04-09311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2026-03-20311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2026-03-20311: Building/Use — No Certificate Of Occupancy/Illegal/Contrary To CO
2026-03-20DOB complaint, category ?
2026-03-20DOB complaint, category ?
2026-02-17311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2026-01-03311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2026-01-02311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2025
2025-10-28311: Vendor Enforcement — Food Vendor
2025-10-09311: Vendor Enforcement — Food Vendor
2025-09-12311: Street Light Condition — Lamppost Wire Exposed
2025-09-04311: Vendor Enforcement — Food Vendor
2025-08-26Restaurant inspection: LAI LAI GOURMET — grade A
2025-08-01311: Mobile Food Vendor — Permit/License/Certificate
2025-08-01311: Vendor Enforcement — Food Vendor
2025-07-24Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-07-24311: Mobile Food Vendor — Permit/License/Certificate
2025-07-24311: Vendor Enforcement — Food Vendor
2025-07-17311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2025-07-17DOB complaint, category ?
2025-06-10311: Vendor Enforcement — Non-Food Vendor
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
2024-12-18311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2024-12-18311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2024-08-20311: Dirty Condition — Trash
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
2024-03-21311: Vendor Enforcement — Food Vendor
2023
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
2023-10-25Restaurant inspection: LAI LAI GOURMET — grade A
2023-07-20ECB CLASS - 2 violation: WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT: LEGALIZED AWNING IN 2019 (4)NEW BUSINESS ACCESSORY SIGNS INSTALLED OVER THE ORIGINALS SIGNS READ GREAT FAVO
2023-07-14311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2023-07-14311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Sign/Awning/Marquee - Illegal/No Permit
2023-07-14DOB complaint, category ?
2023-06-29311: Non-Emergency Police Matter — Other (complaint details)
2023-05-29311: Residential Disposal Complaint — Trash or Recycling Not Secure
2023-05-26311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2023-05-24311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2023-05-21311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2023-04-11311: Obstruction — Merchandise
2023-03-21311: Consumer Complaint — Stoop Line
2023-03-20HPD 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
2023-02-23311: Street Condition — Pothole
2022
2022-07-25311: Residential Disposal Complaint — Waste Left in Front of Other Residence
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
2022-02-11311: Street Sign - Dangling — Street Cleaning - ASP
2021
2021-11-17Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-06-22311: Non-Emergency Police Matter — Other (complaint details)
2021-05-30311: Sewer — Catch Basin Clogged/Flooding (Use Comments) (SC)
2021-05-29311: Water System — Other Water Problem (Use Comments) (WZZ)
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
2020
2020-11-11311: Broken Parking Meter — No Receipt
2019
2019-09-13311: Blocked Driveway — Partial Access
2019-03-19ECB CLASS - 2 violation: WORK DOES NOT CONFORM TO APPORVED CONSTRUCTION DOCUMNETS AND/OR APPROVED AMENDMENTS FOR JOB #322025161.NOTED:(1)COPE SIZE NOT AS P
2019-03-13DOB complaint, category ?
2019-01-24311: Sewer — Catch Basin Clogged/Flooding (Use Comments) (SC)
2018
2018-12-04Permit AL — ISSUED
2018-12-04Job filed: INSTALL NEW AWNING AS PER PLAN. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS.$6,000
2018-11-16311: Sewer — Catch Basin Clogged/Flooding (Use Comments) (SC)
2018-10-29311: Food Establishment — Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food
2018-09-17311: Street Condition — Pothole
2018-09-04311: Street Condition — Pothole
2018-08-10311: Street Condition — Failed Street Repair
2018-08-03311: Other Enforcement — E3B Sidewalk Obstruction
2018-06-06311: Vending — In Prohibited Area
2018-05-24311: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2018-05-24Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2017
2017-08-21311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2017-06-14311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2017-02-06311: Building/Use — Illegal. Commercial Use In Resident Zone
2017-02-06DOB complaint, category ?
2016
2016-08-22311: Food Establishment — Kitchen/Food Prep Area
2016-02-09311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2015
2015-07-23311: Broken Muni Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2015-04-03311: Food Poisoning — 3 or More
2015-04-02311: Consumer Complaint — Exchange/Refund/Return
2015-04-02311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2015-04-02311: Other Enforcement — E10 Obstruction (Street/Sidewalk)
2014
2014-07-30311: Consumer Complaint — Non-Delivery Goods/Services
2014-03-24ECB CLASS - 2 violation: 5A,15,32A,34B,38,50,50A:(50)FLUE PIPE SUPPORTS DEFECTIVE(50A)STORAGE AND DEBRIS IN BOILER ROOM$500
2014-03-15311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2012
2012-06-19311: Consumer Complaint — Cigarette Sale to Minor
2012-06-19311: Consumer Complaint — Exchange/Refund/Return
2012-06-19311: Consumer Complaint — Price Not Posted
2011
2011-10-18Permit EW — ISSUED
2011-10-18Permit EQ — ISSUED
2011-09-27311: Street Condition — Cave-in
2011-09-19Job filed: FILE ARCHITECTURAL LAYOUT TO INSTALL A NEW STORE FRONT OF EXISTING STORE AS PER PLAN.NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY UNDER THIS APPLICATION.$34,655
2011-09-19Job filed: FILE ARCHITECTURAL LAYOUT TO INSTALL A NEW STORE FRONT OF EXISTING STORE AS PER PLAN.NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY UNDER THIS APPLICATION.$34,655
2011-02-18311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2011-01-18311: Sewer — Street Flooding (SJ)
2010
2010-10-19311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2010-10-15311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2010-10-08311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2010-03-11311: Dirty Conditions — E15 Illegal Postering
2010-03-02311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2010-02-13311: Dirty Conditions — E12 Illegal Dumping Surveillance
2010-02-13311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2010-02-02311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2010-01-03311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2008
2008-05-29Permit EW — ISSUED
2006
2006-12-13Permit EW — ISSUED
2006-10-04Job filed: INSTALLATING A FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM.THERE WILL BE NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY UNDER THISAPPLICATION.$3,000
2006-10-04Job filed: INSTALLATING A FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM.THERE WILL BE NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY UNDER THISAPPLICATION.$3,000
2006-09-13Permit PL — ISSUED
2006-07-28Permit EW — ISSUED
2006-07-24Job filed: GENERAL CONST. WORK, INCLUDING THEINSTALLATION OF FLOOR, CEILING, LAMINATE WALL, PLUMBING, MECHANICAL ANDHOOKUP COOKING EQUIPMENTS AS PER PLAN HEREWIT$23,000
2006-01-06DOB violation LL6291:
2005
2005-04-05Deed $1,236,000 — from UE REALTY LLC to SNW 8TH AVE LLC$1,236,000
2005-04-05Mortgage satisfied — from UE REALTY LLC to PAKRUDA, MICHAEL J
2005-01-31DOB violation LL6291:
2004
2004-02-13DOB violation LL6291:
2003
2003-03-19DOB violation LL6291:
2002
2002-03-26DOB violation LL6291:
2001
2001-05-24Permit PL — ISSUED
2001-04-26Permit EW — ISSUED
2001-04-25Job filed: Interior renovation as per plan. Proposed boilers and hot water heaters with ne. w chimney. Repair existing storefront and new awning.$25,000
2001-04-25Job filed: Interior renovation as per plan. Proposed boilers and hot water heaters with ne. w chimney. Repair existing storefront and new awning.$25,000
2001-03-20Mortgage $675,000 — from UE REALTY LLC to PAKRUDA, MICHAEL J$675,000
2001-03-20Deed — from PAKRUDA, MICHAEL to UE REALTY LLC
2000
2000-02-07DOB violation LL6291:
1998
1998-05-04DOB violation LL6291:
1995
1995-08-29DOB violation LL6291:
1991
1991-07-01DOB violation B:
1990
1990-12-11HPD class B: SECTION 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR DEFECTIVE 3 STY FRONT APT 3F HARRICHARAN. , SECTION '' ''
1990-07-16Mortgage satisfied — from KELLY, WILLIAM; PAKRUDA, MICHAEL to BAY RIDGE SAVINGS BANK
1989
1989-09-15HPD class A: SECTION 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT CEILINGS & WALLS THRU OUT 3 STY APT 3 REAR. ,
1989-09-15HPD class A: SECTION 300 M/D LAW FILE PLANS AND APPLICATION AND LEGALIZE THE FOLLOWING ALTERATION OR RESTORE TO THE LEGAL CONDITION EXISTING PRIOR TO THE
1989-09-15HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF EXPOSED ELECTRIC WIRES CEILING 3 STY APT 3 REAR KITCHEN. , SECTION '
1989-09-15HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS ENTRANCE 3 STY APT 3 REAR. , SECTION '' ''
1989-09-15HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING LIGHT FIXTURE CEILING 3 STY APT 3 REAR KITCHEN. , SECTION '' ''
1988
1988-11-07Mortgage satisfied — from PAKRUDA, MICHAEL; KELLY, WILLIAM to CICCOTTO, JOSEPHINE
1988-06-02HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE ALL ENCUMBRANCES CONSISTING OF SHOPPING CART BULKHEAD ROOF.
1988-06-02HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY SECURE THE LOOSE WOOD TREAD 3RD UP BULKHEAD ROOF.
1988-06-02HPD class A: SECTION 62 M/D LAW REARRANGE TELEVISION AND/OR RADIO ANTENNA TO BE AT LEAST 10 FEET ABOVE ROOF AND NOT ATTACHED TO ANY FIRE ESCAPE OR SOIL O
1988-05-26HPD class B: D26-10.01 ADM CODE PROPERLY SECURE THE LOOSE HANDRAILS LEFT & RIGHT SIDE 1 STY PUBLIC HALL.
1988-05-26HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF NO BELLS ENTRANCE BLDG PREVENTING ACCESS TO TENANTS.
1988-05-26HPD class A: D26-10.01 ADM CODE REFIT DOOR FRONT ENTRANCE TO 1 STY PUBLIC HALL.
1988-05-26HPD class B: D26-10.01, 10.05 ADM CODE ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS FRONT ENTRANCE TO VESTIBULE 1 STY PUBLIC HALL.
1988-05-26HPD class B: D26-19.05 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHT OF NOT LESS THAN 60 WATTS INCANDESCENT OR EQUIVALENT ILLUMINATION VESTIBULE 1 STY PUBLIC HALL.
1988-05-26HPD class B: D26-19.07 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT OR NEAR THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT ENTRANCEWAY OF THE BUILDING AND KEEP SAME BURNING FROM SUNS
1981
1981-03-16Deed — from KELLY WILLIAM; PAKRUDA MICHAEL to PAKRUDA MICHAEL
1977
1977-08-03Mortgage assigned — from CICCOTTO JOSEPHINE to CICCOTTO ANTHONY
1977-03-07Deed — from CICCOTTO JOSEPHINE to KELLY WILLIAM; PAKRUDA MICHAEL
1977-03-07Mortgage — from PAKRUDA MICHAEL; KELLY WILLIAM to CICCOTTO JOSEPHINE
1968
1968-09-19Mortgage — from CICCOTTO JOSEPHINE to BAY RIDGE SAVINGS BANK

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