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5613 4 Avenue · Brooklyn · BBL 3008390005 · 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

Open HPD violations1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2003-07-08.

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

4 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Food Poisoning (2) · Dead Animal (1) · Panhandling (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$1,234,000 $74,040
2026$1,273,000 $76,380
2027$1,175,000 $70,500

The city's market estimate has fallen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Breeze CafeFrozen DessertsA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

2 food-poisoning reports 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

Subway59 St — N R · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 55 St / 4 Av — B11 · 500 ft
Citi Bike57 St & 4 Ave · 200 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

5613 4 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

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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $21,500 on 1983-12-21 (lender: Lettieri, Ralph). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1983-12-21Mortgage $21,500 — from ABREU. MARIA; ABREU, CAMILO to LETTIERI, RALPH $21,500

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170011
20180011
20190011
20200213
20210101
20220022
20231012
20240022
20250325
20260101
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The last 12 months — 2 records

DateRecord
2026-02-16311: Panhandling — N/A
2025-11-12Boiler inspection

The full timeline

2026
2026-02-16311: Panhandling — N/A
2025
2025-11-12Boiler inspection
2025-10-06Restaurant inspection: BREEZE CAFE — grade A
2025-05-12311: Dead Animal — Rat or Mouse
2025-02-04311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2025-01-31311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2024
2024-08-29Boiler inspection
2024-05-23Restaurant inspection: BREEZE CAFE — grade A
2023
2023-09-06Boiler inspection
2023-06-30DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2021 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2022
2022-12-23Boiler inspection
2022-11-02Restaurant inspection: BREEZE CAFE — grade A
2021
2021-08-22311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2020
2020-12-28Boiler inspection
2020-02-07311: Water System — Dirty Water (WE)
2020-02-07311: Water System — No Water (WNW)
2019
2019-11-01Boiler inspection
2018
2018-09-25Boiler inspection
2017
2017-12-18Boiler inspection
2015
2015-10-01DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2014 INSPECTION REPORT
2011
2011-12-13DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2010 INSPECTION REPORT
2009
2009-12-31DOB violation LBLVIO:
2009-01-01DOB violation LL6291:
2008
2008-01-03DOB violation LL6291:
2007
2007-01-19DOB violation LL6291:
2006
2006-01-06DOB violation LL6291:
2005
2005-01-31DOB violation LL6291:
2004
2004-11-19ECB Non-Hazardous violation: 36/50A/50B/50C 50A)SEAL FLUE PIPE TO CHIMNEY 50B)COVER THE WOOD IN THECEILING ABOVE THE BOILER 50C)PIPE DOWN THW SAFETY VALVE TO A$180
2003
2003-07-08HPD class B: SECTION 27-2018 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF VERMIN ROACHES AND MICE 3 STORY APT
2002
2002-03-26DOB violation LL6291:
1997
1997-01-13DOB complaint, category ?
1991
1991-10-08Mortgage satisfied — from ABREU, CAMILO; ABREU, MARIA to LETTIERI, RALPH
1984
1984-07-13Mortgage satisfied — from LETTIERI, RALPH to COUVERTIER, EDUARDO
1983
1983-12-21Mortgage $21,500 — from ABREU. MARIA; ABREU, CAMILO to LETTIERI, RALPH$21,500
1983-12-21Deed — from LETTIERI, RALPH to ABREU, MARIA; ABREU, CAMILO
1980
1980-04-03Mortgage assigned — from COUVERTIER EDUARDO to COUVERTIER GEORGINA; COUVERTIER EDUARDO
1975
1975-03-05Mortgage — from LETTIERI RALPH to COUVERTIER EDUARDO
1975-03-05Deed — from COUVERTIER EDUARDO to LETTIERI RALPH
1967
1967-12-11Mortgage — from COUVERTIER EDUARDO to BAY RIDGE SAVINGS BANK
1967-12-11Deed — from MORABITO ANGELINA to COUVERTIER EDUARDO

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