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5408 8 Avenue · Brooklyn · BBL 3008260041 · 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

8 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Vendor Enforcement (2) · Noise (2) · Obstruction (1) · Water System (1) · Dirty Condition (1) · Building/Use (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 (1920)
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$1,916,000 $114,960
2026$1,820,000 $109,200
2027$1,954,000 $117,240

The city's market estimate has risen 2% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Best Bakery 828Bakery Products/DessertsA—

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.

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 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 8 Av / 55 St — B70 · 100 ft
Citi Bike55 St & 7 Ave · 750 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

5408 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

8 311 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: $499,000 on 2003-09-09 (lender: Abacus Federal Savings Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2004-08-18Deed $154,424 — from TSE, PETER; NG, CINDY; TSE, NANCY to TSE, NANCY; TSE, PETER $154,424
2003-09-09DEEDO $650,000 — from LEUNG, IRENE; NG, JOS to TSE, NANCY; TSE, PETER; NG, CINDY $650,000
2003-09-09Mortgage $499,000 — from TSE, PETER; TSE, NANCY; NG, CINDY to ABACUS FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $499,000
1989-06-20Mortgage $300,000 — from PUN, MEI LIN; TSE, NANCY; NG, IRENE; NG, YIM LIN; TSE, PETER to ANDREASSEN, MARGIT $300,000

Ten-year activity

1050
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
7
2024
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20171102
20180101
20190000
20200000
20210000
20220011
20234116
20240527
20250022
20261315
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The last 12 months — 6 records

DateRecord
2026-08-17311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2026-05-06Boiler inspection
2026-04-11311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2026-03-23311: Building/Use — No Certificate Of Occupancy/Illegal/Contrary To CO
2026-03-23DOB complaint, category ?
2025-10-31Restaurant inspection: BEST BAKERY 828 — grade A

The full timeline

2026
2026-08-17311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2026-05-06Boiler inspection
2026-04-11311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2026-03-23311: Building/Use — No Certificate Of Occupancy/Illegal/Contrary To CO
2026-03-23DOB complaint, category ?
2025
2025-10-31Restaurant inspection: BEST BAKERY 828 — grade A
2025-06-19Boiler inspection
2024
2024-08-20Boiler inspection
2024-07-15311: Vendor Enforcement — Food Vendor
2024-07-08Restaurant inspection: BEST BAKERY 828 — grade A
2024-06-04311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2024-06-04311: Water System — Possible Water Main Break (Use Comments) (WA1)
2024-04-13311: Vendor Enforcement — Food Vendor
2024-04-13311: Obstruction — Merchandise
2023
2023-07-22311: Illegal Parking — Unauthorized Bus Layover
2023-07-14Boiler inspection
2023-06-30DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2020 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-06-30DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2021 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-06-20DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2019 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-06-20DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2018 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2022
2022-12-31Boiler inspection — defects found
2018
2018-07-05311: Food Establishment — Pesticide
2017
2017-12-06311: Noise — Noise: air condition/ventilation equipment (NV1)
2017-02-24DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2015 INSPECTION REPORT
2016
2016-12-07311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2016-10-01311: Broken Muni Meter — Out of Order
2015
2015-12-31311: Street Condition — Pothole
2015-11-12311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2015-10-01DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2014 INSPECTION REPORT
2015-03-03DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2013 INSPECTION REPORT
2014
2014-05-15DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2012 INSPECTION REPORT
2014-01-22311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2012
2012-12-21311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2012-12-18Deed — from TSE, PETER; TSE, NANCY to EZ168 LLC
2012-11-30311: Broken Muni Meter — No Receipt
2012-11-20311: Food Establishment — Food Spoiled
2012-08-29311: Broken Muni Meter — No Receipt
2012-07-14311: Street Condition — Pothole
2012-04-27311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2011
2011-05-18311: Food Establishment — Food Contains Foreign Object
2009
2009-12-31DOB violation LBLVIO:
2004
2004-08-18Deed $154,424 — from TSE, PETER; NG, CINDY; TSE, NANCY to TSE, NANCY; TSE, PETER$154,424
2004-03-24Permit SG — ISSUED
2004-03-02Permit EW — ISSUED
2004-02-26Job filed: REPLACE AUTOMATIC FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM IN EXISTING KITCHEN RANGEHOOD. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS AND OCCUPANCY. GAS SHUT-OFF VALVE AND COOKING EQUIPM$2,000
2004-02-26Job filed: REPLACE AUTOMATIC FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM IN EXISTING KITCHEN RANGEHOOD. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS AND OCCUPANCY. GAS SHUT-OFF VALVE AND COOKING EQUIPM$2,000
2004-01-20Permit PL — ISSUED
2003
2003-12-30Permit EW — ISSUED
2003-12-16Permit EW — ISSUED
2003-11-28Job filed: PROPOSED REAR EXTENSION AS PER PLAN. PARTITION, PLUMBING & A/C WORK. INSTALL KITCHEN EQUIPMENT & EXHAUST. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUP$45,000
2003-11-28Job filed: PROPOSED REAR EXTENSION AS PER PLAN. PARTITION, PLUMBING & A/C WORK. INSTALL KITCHEN EQUIPMENT & EXHAUST. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUP$45,000
2003-09-09DEEDO $650,000 — from LEUNG, IRENE; NG, JOS to TSE, NANCY; TSE, PETER; NG, CINDY$650,000
2003-09-09Mortgage $499,000 — from TSE, PETER; TSE, NANCY; NG, CINDY to ABACUS FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK$499,000
2003-09-09Mortgage satisfied — from TSE, PETER; PUN, MEI LIN; NG, YIM LIN; NG, IRENE; TSE, NANCY to ANDREASSEN, MARGIT
2002
2002-09-13Deed — from NG, YIN PING LEUNG; NG, KAN YUEN to NG, JOS; LEUNG, IRENE
2000
2000-09-07Deed — from TSE, NANCY; PUN, MEI LIN; TSE, PETER; NG, IRENE; NG, YIM LIN to TSE, PETER; TSE, NANCY; NG, KAN YUEN; NG, YIN PING LEUNG
1989
1989-06-20Mortgage $300,000 — from PUN, MEI LIN; TSE, NANCY; NG, IRENE; NG, YIM LIN; TSE, PETER to ANDREASSEN, MARGIT$300,000
1989-06-20Deed — from ANDREASSEN, MARGIT to TSE, PETER; NG, IRENE; NG, YIM LIN; PUN, MEI LIN; TSE, NANCY

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