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
Open HPD violations
3 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2019-11-20.
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
3 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Commercial Disposal Complaint (1) · Graffiti (1) · Illegal Parking (1).
Filed construction activity
$48,763 in permitted construction work filed since
2016 (6 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 (2)
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)
5520 5TH AVENUE REALTY LLC
Head officer
ILAN ABRAHAM
Managing agent
STACY SOOKNANAN
Last registered
2025-07-14
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
$1,945,000
$116,700
2026
$2,157,000
$129,420
2027
$2,284,000
$137,040
The city's market estimate has risen
17% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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
Subway
53 St — R · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 59 St — N R · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: 5 Av / 56 St — B63 · 200 ft
Citi Bike
55 St & 5 Ave · 200 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.
3 311 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: $307,975 on
2017-10-31 (lender: Teachers Federal Credit Union). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid
down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded
document.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
2017-11-01
Agreement $650,000 — from 5520 5TH AVENUE REALTY LLC to TEACHERS FEDERAL CREDIT UNION
$650,000
2017-11-01
AL&R $650,000 — from 5520 5TH AVENUE REALTY LLC to TEACHERS FEDERAL CREDIT UNION
$650,000
2017-10-31
Mortgage $307,975 — from 5520 5TH AVENUE REALTY LLC to TEACHERS FEDERAL CREDIT UNION
$307,975
2013-10-17
Mortgage $160,205 — from 5520 5TH AVENUE REALTY LLC to CROSS RIVER BANK ISAOA
$160,205
2013-10-17
M&CON $550,000 — from 5520 5TH AVENUE REALTY LLC to CROSS RIVER BANK ISAOA
$550,000
2005-09-23
Agreement $650,000 — from 5520 5TH AVENUE REALTY LLC to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORTATION
$650,000
2005-09-23
Mortgage $344,398 — from 5520 5TH AVENUE REALTY LLC to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORTATION
$344,398
2003-03-24
DEEDO $730,000 — from KOVACK, DAVID; GELB, FLORENCE to 5520 5TH AVENUE REALTY LLC
$730,000
2003-03-24
Mortgage $325,000 — from 5520 5TH AVENUE REALTY LLC to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION
$325,000
Ten-year activity
20100
2017
2018
15
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Construction
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
2
2
4
5
0
13
2018
3
7
3
0
0
13
2019
0
4
11
0
0
15
2020
7
0
5
0
0
12
2021
0
0
3
0
1
4
2022
0
0
5
0
0
5
2023
0
1
2
0
0
3
2024
0
0
3
0
2
5
2025
0
1
2
0
0
3
2026
0
0
0
0
3
3
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2020-04-23311: Damaged Tree — Branch or Limb Has Fallen Down
2020-04-23311: Damaged Tree — Entire Tree Has Fallen Down
2020-03-04311: Food Establishment — Food Spoiled
2020-03-03Permit Mechanical Systems — Signed-off
2020-02-26Permit EW — ISSUED
2020-02-14Permit Plumbing — Signed-off
2020-02-13Job filed: FILING FOR INSTILLATION OF 2 NEW GAS HVAC SYSTEMS FOR HEAT ON THE 2ND & 3RD FLOORS. NO CHANGE IN EGRESS, USE OR OCCUPANCY.$12,000
2020-02-13Job filed: FILING FOR INSTILLATION OF 2 NEW ELECTRIC HOT WATER HEATERS & 2 NEW GAS HVAC SYSTEMS FOR HEAT ON THE 2ND & 3RD FLOORS. NO CHANGE IN EGRESS, USE OR OCC$16,000
2020-01-27Job filed: FILING FOR INSTILLATION OF 2 NEW ELECTRIC HOT WATER HEATERS & 2 NEW GAS HVAC SYSTEMS FOR HEAT ON THE 2ND & 3RD FLOORS. FILING INCLUDES MODIFIC$5,935
2020-01-27Job filed: FILING FOR INSTILLATION OF 2 NEW ELECTRIC HOT WATER HEATERS & 2 NEW GAS HVAC SYSTEMS FOR HEAT ON THE 2ND & 3RD FLOORS. FILING INCLUDES MODIFIC$5,935
2020-01-06HPD litigation: Heat and Hot Water
2019
2019-12-12311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2019-11-21HPD 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
2019-11-20HPD class C: § 27-2028, 2032 ADMIN.CODE: PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HEAT FROM AN APPROVED CENTRAL HEATING SYSTEM OR AN APPROVED SYSTEM OF GAS OR ELECT
2019-11-20HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING DOUBLE CYLINDER KEY OPERATED LOCK INSTALLED AT BUILDING ENTRANCE DOOR
2019-11-20HPD class B: § 27-2073 ADM CODE - PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF GAS TO THE FIXTURES RANGE IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 3FL, 3rd STORY
2019-11-20HPD class C: § 27-2031 ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3FL, 3rd STORY
2019-11-19311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2019-11-19Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2019-11-09311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2019-11-09Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2019-10-29DOB complaint, category ?
2019-09-24DOB violation C:
2019-09-24ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUIDLING IN CODE COMPLIANT MANNER PREMISES UNDER ALT 2 JOB #301864230 LOC FOLDER AT TIME OF INSPECTION FOUND:($312
2018-11-28Job filed: ERECT NEW AWNING WITH COPY, NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS, AND OCCUPANCY.$4,893
2018-07-19ECB CLASS - 3 violation: WORK W/OUT PERMIT. NOTED: STORE AWNING MEASURING 20X4X4 READING "AUTHENTIC MEXICAN CUISINE" INSTALLED W/OUT A PERMIT. AWNING CONST$250
2018-04-23ECB CLASS - 2 violation: UNAPPROVED, UNSAFE, UNSUITABLE ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT APPARATUS, MATERIALS, DEVICES, APPLIANCES OR WIRING IN USE. UNAPPROVED FIXTURE$400
2018-04-23ECB CLASS - 2 violation: ELECTRICAL WORK WITHOUT PERMIT. ILLUMINATED ELECTRIC SIGN HAS BEEN INSTALLED PRIOR TO OBTAINING PERMIT AND INSPECTION AND TAGGING $800
2018-02-28311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Sign/Awning/Marquee - Illegal/No Permit
2018-02-28311: Plumbing — Plumbing Work - Illegal/No Permit/Standpipe/Sprinkler
2018-02-28DOB complaint, category ?
2018-02-28DOB complaint, category ?
2018-02-28DOB complaint, category ?
2018-02-14ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH COMMISSIONERS ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS/VIOLA TION #35312945J ISSUED ON 4/23/18 AND TO FILE A CERTIFICATE $625
2017
2017-12-21DOB violation C:
2017-12-20DOB complaint, category ?
2017-11-01TL&R — from CROSS RIVER BANK to 5520 5TH AVENUE REALTY LLC
2017-11-01Agreement $650,000 — from 5520 5TH AVENUE REALTY LLC to TEACHERS FEDERAL CREDIT UNION$650,000
2017-11-01AL&R $650,000 — from 5520 5TH AVENUE REALTY LLC to TEACHERS FEDERAL CREDIT UNION$650,000
2017-10-31Mortgage $307,975 — from 5520 5TH AVENUE REALTY LLC to TEACHERS FEDERAL CREDIT UNION$307,975
2017-10-31Mortgage assigned — from CROSS RIVER BANK to TEACHERS FEDERAL CREDIT UNION
2010-05-17311: Broken Parking Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2005
2005-09-23AL&R — from EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORTATION to 5520 5TH AVENUE REALTY LLC
2005-09-23Agreement $650,000 — from 5520 5TH AVENUE REALTY LLC to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORTATION$650,000
2005-09-23Mortgage $344,398 — from 5520 5TH AVENUE REALTY LLC to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORTATION$344,398
2005-05-23Permit PL — ISSUED
2005-04-28DOB complaint, category ?
2005-03-09Permit PL — ISSUED
2005-02-24Permit EW — ISSUED
2005-02-11Job filed: INSTALLATION OF FIRE SUPRESSION SYSTEM FIRE DEPT APPROVAL # 75-05.NO CHANGE IN USE, MEAN OF EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY UNDER THIS APPLICATION.$1,500
2005-02-08Permit EW — ISSUED
2005-01-20Permit EW — ISSUED
2005-01-20Permit EW — ISSUED
2005-01-06Job filed: INSTALLATION OF COMMERCIAL KITCHEN AND BATHROOMS TO CONVERT EXISTING STORE INTO A RESTAURANT USE GROUP 6C. NO CHANGE IN USE, MEANS OF EGRESS OR OCCUPA$39,000
2004
2004-11-15Job filed: A2$70,000
2003
2003-03-24DEEDO $730,000 — from KOVACK, DAVID; GELB, FLORENCE to 5520 5TH AVENUE REALTY LLC$730,000
2003-03-24PAT — from KOVACK, DAVID to AARON, MERIK R
2003-03-24AL&R — from EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION to 5520 5TH AVENUE REALTY LLC
2003-03-24Mortgage $325,000 — from 5520 5TH AVENUE REALTY LLC to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION$325,000
2003-03-07RTXL — from GELB, LUDWIG
1997
1997-07-25Deed — from GELB, FLORENCE/EXEC; GELB, LUDWIG/LWT to GELB, FLORENCE
1996
1996-01-16DOB complaint, category ?
1991
1991-07-19DOB violation C:
1991-07-19ECB Non-Hazardous violation: WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT. WORK NOTED. 8 FLOOR JOISTS ORIGINALLY CUT IN CELLAR WHERE REPAIRED & BERRING WALL REMOVED IN CELLAR PREVIOU
1991-07-19DOB violation C:
1991-02-28Permit AL — ISSUED
1990
1990-12-04DOB complaint, category ?
1990-11-16ECB Non-Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DEFECT IS FIRE STOPPING THROUGHOUT ENTIRE CELLAR MISSING AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS REAR FIRE ESCAPE IS DETERIORATED$230
1990-11-16ECB Non-Hazardous violation: FAILURE OT MAINTAIN DEGES IS EIGHT FLOOR JOISTS CUT IN CELLAR AT WITH FRONT SECTION OF PREMISES BEARING WALL REMOVED AT FRONT OF P$230
1990-11-16ECB Hazardous violation: REAR EXIT FIRST FLOOR REAR EXIT TOTALLY OBSTRUCTED STEEL GRATED INSTALLED OVER HOOK LADDER TO ROOF EXTENTION REMEDY REMOVE OBSTRUC$115
1990-11-16DOB violation C:
1990-11-16DOB complaint, category ?
1984
1984-10-16Mortgage satisfied — from GELB, LUDWIG; KOVACK, DAVID to GUERRIN, EDNA; LEE, EDNA J
1969
1969-08-07Mortgage — from GELB LUDWIG; KOVACK DAVID to GUERRIN EDNA; LEE EDNA J
1969-08-07Deed — from LEE EDNA J; GUERRIN EDNA to KOVACK DAVID; GELB LUDWIG