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5508 7 Avenue · Brooklyn · BBL 3008330042 · 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 C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 87% 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 20. 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

4 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Water System (2) · Residential Disposal Complaint (1) · Building/Use (1).

Filed construction activity

$44,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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 (1945)
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).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)AMY LAI; PETER LAI
Managing agentN/A
Last registered2025-10-28

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,674,000 $100,440
2026$1,674,000 $100,440
2027$1,952,000 $117,120

The city's market estimate has risen 17% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
53 St — R · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 8 Av / 55 St — B70 · 850 ft
Citi Bike55 St & 7 Ave · 100 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 503: The School of Discovery
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

5508 7 Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

4 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by N/A — 414 buildings, 1,724 units. Grades across the portfolio: A126 · B87 · C146 · D40 · F10. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
299 Adelphi Street BK72 A
100 Adelphi Street BK48 A
33-15 84 Street QN40 B
1600 3 Avenue MN34 B
88 Adelphi Street BK25 A
41-11 28 Avenue QN23 A
515 West 175 Street MN20 B
163 Lefferts Place BK16 B
21-45 23 Street QN16 C
162 Adelphi Street BK16 B
43-23 41 Street QN16 A
135 West 89 Street MN15 A
1575 3 Avenue MN14 A
1698 2 Avenue MN12 A
3501 14 Avenue BK11 C
1125 Teller Avenue BX11 B
493 Clinton Avenue BK11 B
794 Classon Avenue BK10 A
106 Suffolk Street MN10 A
296 West 4 Street MN10 A
22 Mt Hope Place BX8 A
62-15 Fresh Pond Road QN8 A
501 6 Avenue BK8 A
117 South Elliott Place BK8 A
31 Pierrepont Street BK8 A
288 5 Avenue BK8 A
1078 Manhattan Avenue BK8 C
89 Verona Street BK8 A
126 Irving Avenue BK8 A
115 South Elliott Place BK8 B
553 49 Street BK8 A
767 Park Place BK8 B
596 Union Avenue BK8 A
53 West 74 Street MN7 A
108-50 Roosevelt Avenue QN7 B
568 President Street BK7 A
89-17 170 Street QN7 C
776 60 Street BK6 A
501 St Johns Place BK6 A
687 Lincoln Place BK6 A
99-17 43 Avenue QN6 C
173 North 8 Street BK6 B
530 Graham Avenue BK6 A
1166 Glenmore Avenue BK6 B
31-31 47 Street QN6 A
615 Bay Ridge Avenue BK6 A
151 East 37 Street MN6 A
137 Montrose Avenue BK6 A
44-13 28 Avenue QN6 A
3027 West 24 Street BK6 A
2514 East 14 Street BK6 A
499 St Johns Place BK6 B
30-34 49 Street QN6 A
182 Irving Avenue BK6 D
154 East 61 Street MN6 B
43-70 Robinson Street QN6 A
1646 DeKalb Avenue BK6 A
4721 13 Avenue BK5 D
2017 70 Street BK5 A
106 Willow Street BK5 B

showing 60 of 414 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $182,000 on 1988-06-21 (lender: Bay Ridge Fed S&l Assn). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1988-06-21Mortgage $182,000 — from SCHILLE, MAGNE; SCHILLE, INGEBJORG to BAY RIDGE FED S&L ASSN $182,000

Ten-year activity

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2020
2021
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2023
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2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & money
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyTotal
201700022
201800000
201900000
202050005
202120204
202200303
202300303
202400303
202500404
202601304
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The last 12 months — 4 records

DateRecord
2026-07-13Bedbug 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
2026-03-21311: Building/Use — No Certificate Of Occupancy/Illegal/Contrary To CO
2026-03-21DOB complaint, category ?

The full timeline

2026
2026-07-13Bedbug 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
2026-03-21311: Building/Use — No Certificate Of Occupancy/Illegal/Contrary To CO
2026-03-21DOB complaint, category ?
2025
2025-08-02311: Residential Disposal Complaint — Trash or Recycling Not Secure
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
2025-05-01311: Water System — No Water (WNW)
2025-02-10311: Water System — LOW WATER PRESSURE - WLWP
2024
2024-11-27HPD 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
2024-06-09Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
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
2023-10-13311: Consumer Complaint — Barber Shop, Beauty Salon, or Nail Salon
2023-04-27311: Graffiti — Graffiti
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
2022
2022-08-20311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2022-06-11311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Traffic
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
2021
2021-04-18Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
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
2021-01-25Permit Sign — Signed-off
2021-01-06Job filed: INSTALLATION OF COATED SIGN READING, ILLUMINATED. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$3,000
2020
2020-11-05Permit Plumbing — Signed-off
2020-11-04Permit EW — ISSUED
2020-10-29Job filed: HERE TO FILE PLUMBING WORK IN CONJUNCTION WITH CONSTRUCTION WORK IN BIS SYSTEM AS PER PLAN. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$1,000
2020-10-29Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION OF EXIST. STORE AT 1ST FLOOR WITH REMOVING PARTITION, NEW PARTITIONS AND DOOR. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$20,000
2020-10-29Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION OF EXIST. STORE AT 1ST FLOOR WITH REMOVING PARTITION, NEW PARTITIONS AND DOOR. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$20,000
2017
2017-09-14Deed — from LAI, PETER; LAI, AMY to AMY LAI AS TRUSTEE; AMY LAI LIVING TRUST; PETER LAI AS TRUSTEE; PETER LAI LIVING TRUST
2017-08-17Deed transfer (nominal price)
2014
2014-09-16311: Street Condition — Pothole
2013
2013-05-17311: Damaged Tree — Branch or Limb Has Fallen Down
2011
2011-02-18311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2008
2008-05-29Permit PL — ISSUED
2008-05-23Permit EW — ISSUED
2008-05-23Permit EW — ISSUED
2008-05-23Job filed: INSTALL PLUMBING FIXTURES,MINOR PARTITION FOR AN EXISTING STORE ON 1ST FLOOR AND CELLAR. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY UNDER THIS APPLICATION.$30,000
2008-05-23Job filed: INSTALL PLUMBING FIXTURES,MINOR PARTITION FOR AN EXISTING STORE ON 1ST FLOOR AND CELLAR. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY UNDER THIS APPLICATION.$30,000
2008-05-23Job filed: INSTALL PLUMBING FIXTURES,MINOR PARTITION FOR AN EXISTING STORE ON 1ST FLOOR AND CELLAR. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY UNDER THIS APPLICATION.$30,000
2008-05-23DOB complaint, category ?
2006
2006-08-16Permit EQ — ISSUED
2006-08-14Permit EW — ISSUED
2006-08-03Permit EW — ISSUED
2006-08-03Permit EQ — ISSUED
2006-07-27Job filed: Interior renovation of existing store on 1st floor. including new vinyl floor, interior paint and new store front. No change in use and occupancy.$10,000
1989
1989-10-11DOB complaint, category ?
1989-10-05Deed — from SCHILLE, INGEBJORG; SCHILLE, MAGNE to LAI, AMY; LAI, PETER
1989-10-04DOB complaint, category ?
1988
1988-08-18Mortgage satisfied — from SCHILLE, MAGNE; SCHILLE, INGEBJORG to ANCHOR SAVS BANK
1988-06-21Mortgage $182,000 — from SCHILLE, MAGNE; SCHILLE, INGEBJORG to BAY RIDGE FED S&L ASSN$182,000
1979
1979-02-26Mortgage — from SCHILLE INGEBJORG; SCHILLE MAGNE to ANCHOR SAVINGS BANK
1979-02-26Deed — from HANSEN ,LARS to SCHILLE ,MAGNE; SCHILLE, INGEBJORG
1966
1966-08-10Mortgage — from HANSEN LARS to BERNTSTEIN MADELINE
1966-08-10Mortgage — from HANSEN LARS to BAY RIDGE SAVS BANK
1966-08-10Deed — from BERNTSEN MADELINE to HANSEN LARS

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