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5605 5 Avenue · Brooklyn · BBL 3008400008 · 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 violations9 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 9 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2006-03-24.

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

1 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (1).

Filed construction activity

$102,750 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 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 (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$1,324,000 $79,440
2026$1,422,000 $85,320
2027$1,429,000 $85,740

The city's market estimate has risen 8% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Tortilleria Guadalupe & TaqueriaMexicanAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 1 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

Subway59 St — N R · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 5 Av / 57 St — B63 · 100 ft
Citi Bike55 St & 5 Ave · 400 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

5605 5 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

1 311 service request 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: $26,989 on 2025-06-13 (lender: Cathay Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-06-13Mortgage $26,990 — from JUAN W REALTY INC to CATHAY BANK $26,990
2025-06-13Agreement $695,000 — from JUAN W REALTY INC to CATHAY BANK $695,000
2025-06-13AL&R $695,000 — from JUAN W REALTY INC to CATHAY BANK $695,000
2015-05-21Mortgage $781,219 — from JUAN W REALTY INC to INVESTORS BANK $781,219
2015-05-21Agreement $930,000 — from JUAN W REALTY INC to INVESTORS BANK $930,000
2015-05-21AL&R $930,000 — from JUAN W REALTY INC to INVESTORS BANK $930,000
2004-07-19DEEDO $720,000 — from Q & N REALTY, INC. to JUAN W REALTY INC. $720,000
2004-07-19Mortgage $375,000 — from JUAN W REALTY INC. to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION $375,000
2003-04-21DEEDO $630,000 — from SPARANO, JAMES to Q&N REALTY, INC. $630,000
2003-04-21Mortgage $400,000 — from Q & N REALTY, INC. to CHINATOWN FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $400,000
1987-02-04Mortgage $150,000 — from SPARANO, JAMES to COLLINS, MICHAEL $150,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017001001
2018221005
2019002002
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2022001001
2023611008
2024101002
20250005510
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The last 12 months — 2 records

DateRecord
2026-06-24Restaurant inspection: TORTILLERIA GUADALUPE & TAQUERIA — grade A
2026-05-13Restaurant inspection: TORTILLERIA GUADALUPE & TAQUERIA

The full timeline

2026
2026-06-24Restaurant inspection: TORTILLERIA GUADALUPE & TAQUERIA — grade A
2026-05-13Restaurant inspection: TORTILLERIA GUADALUPE & TAQUERIA
2025
2025-09-26Restaurant inspection: TORTILLERIA GUADALUPE & TAQUERIA — grade A
2025-08-12Restaurant inspection: TORTILLERIA GUADALUPE & TAQUERIA · mice evidence
2025-06-13Mortgage assigned — from INVESTORS BANK; CITIZENS BANK, N.A. to CATHAY BANK
2025-06-13Mortgage $26,990 — from JUAN W REALTY INC to CATHAY BANK$26,990
2025-06-13Agreement $695,000 — from JUAN W REALTY INC to CATHAY BANK$695,000
2025-06-13AL&R $695,000 — from JUAN W REALTY INC to CATHAY BANK$695,000
2025-06-13TL&R — from INVESTORS BANK; CITIZENS BANK, N.A. to JUAN W REALTY INC.
2025-03-25Restaurant inspection: TORTILLERIA GUADALUPE & TAQUERIA — grade C
2025-03-17Restaurant inspection: TORTILLERIA GUADALUPE & TAQUERIA · mice evidence
2025-02-24Restaurant inspection: TORTILLERIA GUADALUPE & TAQUERIA · mice evidence
2024
2024-03-24311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2024-02-14Job filed: INSTALLATION OF COOKING EQUIPMENT, SANITARY FIXTURES WITH ASSOCIATED PIPING AND GAS PIPING ON THE FIRST FLOOR AND IN THE CELLAR.$19,200
2023
2023-12-11Permit Plumbing — Signed-off
2023-08-14Permit Mechanical Systems — Signed-off
2023-07-29Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2023-07-25Job filed: INSTALLATION OF A NEW TYPE I COMMERCIAL KITCHEN EXHAUST HOOD, STANDARD EXHAUST HOOD, AND A MINI-SPLIT DUCTLESS HVAC UNIT ON THE FIRST FLOOR.$32,000
2023-07-24Job filed: INSTALLATION OF COOKING EQUIPMENT, SANITARY FIXTURES WITH ASSOCIATED PIPING AND GAS PIPING ON THE FIRST FLOOR AND IN THE CELLAR.$19,200
2023-07-24Job filed: INTERIOR ALT TO EXIST SPACE TO CONVERT TO AN EATING & DRINKING USE WITH NEW NON-BEARING PARTITION WALLS TO CREATE A KITCHEN AREA & SERVING AREA. A PLU$30,750
2023-06-26311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Permit - None
2023-06-26DOB complaint, category ?
2022
2022-12-29311: Abandoned Bike — Chained to Public Property
2019
2019-12-01311: Urinating in Public — N/A
2019-03-05311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2018
2018-12-17Permit AL — ISSUED
2018-12-10Job filed: INSTALL STOREFRONT AWNING WITH NON-ILLUMINATED COPY READING "5TH AVENUE LIQUORS - 5605". COPY TO BE 12 SQ. FT. OR LESS. NO CHANGE TO USE, EGRESS OR OC$1,600
2018-07-18ECB CLASS - 1 violation: WORK W/O PERMIT. NOTED: AT 1ST FL STORE EXP#1 ERECTED/INSTALL ILLUMINATED BUSINESS SIGN/LETTERING W/ELECTRICAL WORK PERFORMED FOR $625
2018-04-26311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Sign/Awning/Marquee - Illegal/No Permit
2018-04-26DOB complaint, category ?
2017
2017-06-29311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2015
2015-07-23311: Consumer Complaint — Credit Card Limitations Not Posted
2015-05-21TL&R — from EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION
2015-05-21Mortgage assigned — from EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION to INVESTORS BANK
2015-05-21Mortgage $781,219 — from JUAN W REALTY INC to INVESTORS BANK$781,219
2015-05-21Agreement $930,000 — from JUAN W REALTY INC to INVESTORS BANK$930,000
2015-05-21AL&R $930,000 — from JUAN W REALTY INC to INVESTORS BANK$930,000
2015-05-20FDNY inspection (SPECIAL-OTH)
2015-04-22FDNY inspection (SPECIAL-OTH)
2015-04-06HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT
2015-04-06HPD class B: SECTION 27-2018 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2FL, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM
2015-04-06HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE COUNTERBALANCE TOP WINDOW SASH IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT AP
2015-04-06HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE BROKEN OUTER GLASS, BOTTOM SASH IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT
2015-04-06HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE THERMOSTAT ON WEST WALL IN THE PRIVATE HALLWAY LOCATED AT APT 2FL, 2nd STOR
2015-04-06HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS AT THE BUILDING ENTRANCE , 1st STORY
2015-04-06HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR LOWER SOUTH WALL IN THE KITCHEN LO
2015-03-27311: DOOR/WINDOW — WINDOW FRAME
2015-03-27311: DOOR/WINDOW — DOOR
2015-03-27311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2015-03-27311: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2015-03-27311: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2015-03-27311: DOOR/WINDOW — DOOR
2015-03-27311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2015-03-27311: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2015-03-27311: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2015-03-27Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2015-03-27Tenant complaint: DOOR/WINDOW — DOOR
2015-03-27Tenant complaint: DOOR/WINDOW — WINDOW FRAME
2015-03-27Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2015-03-27Tenant complaint: DOOR/WINDOW — DOOR
2015-03-27Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2015-03-27Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2015-03-27Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2015-03-27Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2013
2013-10-25311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2013-10-25311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2012
2012-04-10Rodent inspection: Passed
2012-03-30Job filed: RENOVATION OF AN EXISTING STORE ON 1ST FLOOR.NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY UNDER THIS APPLICATION$45,000
2012-03-21Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2011
2011-10-01311: Other Enforcement — E10 Obstruction (Street/Sidewalk)
2011-09-10311: Food Establishment — Odor
2011-06-23Permit PL — ISSUED
2011-06-22Permit EQ — ISSUED
2011-06-22Permit EW — ISSUED
2011-06-22Permit EW — ISSUED
2011-06-22Job filed: RENOVATION OF EXISTING STORE TO FOOD MARKET. MINOR PARTITIONS, COUNTER, WALL , FLOOR FINISHES AND NEW STORE FRONT. PLUMBING FIXTURES AND GAS UNIT HEAT$85,790
2011-06-22Job filed: RENOVATION OF EXISTING STORE TO FOOD MARKET. MINOR PARTITIONS, COUNTER, WALL , FLOOR FINISHES AND NEW STORE FRONT. PLUMBING FIXTURES AND GAS UNIT HEAT$85,790
2011-03-21DOB complaint, category ?
2009
2009-11-27Permit PL — ISSUED
2009-10-06DOB complaint, category ?
2009-01-17Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2008
2008-05-07Permit EW — ISSUED
2008-03-27Job filed: HORIZONTAL EXTENSION AT FIRST FLOOR. NO CHANGE IN EGRESS AND OCCUPANCY USE.$20,000
2008-03-27Job filed: HORIZONTAL EXTENSION AT FIRST FLOOR. NO CHANGE IN EGRESS AND OCCUPANCY USE.$20,000
2008-02-25HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1, 2nd STORY
2008-02-19Tenant complaint: NONCONST — RUBBISH
2008-02-19Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2008-02-19Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2008-02-19Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2008-02-19Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2008-02-11Tenant complaint: GENERAL — WINDOWS
2008-02-11Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2008-02-08Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2007
2007-12-16Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2006
2006-08-05Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2006-08-05Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2006-08-05Tenant complaint: GENERAL — WINDOWS
2006-08-05Tenant complaint: GENERAL — CERAMIC-TILE
2006-03-24HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR EAST WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAS
2006-03-19Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2006-03-19Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2006-03-19Tenant complaint: GENERAL — CERAMIC-TILE
2005
2005-11-20Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2005-02-04Permit EW — ISSUED
2005-02-01Job filed: Install kitchen fire suppression system, as shown on plan. No change in use, occupancy, or egress.$3,000
2004
2004-12-20Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2004-12-09Permit PL — ISSUED
2004-11-15Job filed: Propose install new boilers and hot water heaters as per plan. No change in use, egress, and occupancy.$6,000
2004-09-13Mortgage satisfied — from Q & N REALTY, INC. to CHINATOWN FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK
2004-07-19DEEDO $720,000 — from Q & N REALTY, INC. to JUAN W REALTY INC.$720,000
2004-07-19AL&R — from EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION to JUAN W REALTY INC.
2004-07-19Mortgage $375,000 — from JUAN W REALTY INC. to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION$375,000
2003
2003-04-21DEEDO $630,000 — from SPARANO, JAMES to Q&N REALTY, INC.$630,000
2003-04-21Mortgage satisfied — from COLLINS, MICHAEL to SPARANO, JAMES
2003-04-21Mortgage $400,000 — from Q & N REALTY, INC. to CHINATOWN FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK$400,000
2002
2002-06-18Permit EW — ISSUED
2002-04-30Job filed: Application filed to indicate the proposed construction of boiler room enclosure at cellar floor of existing three(3)story commercial building. No cha$3,000
1987
1987-02-04Mortgage $150,000 — from SPARANO, JAMES to COLLINS, MICHAEL$150,000
1987-02-04Deed — from COLLINS, MICHAEL to SPARANO, JAMES
1986
1986-06-13Mortgage satisfied — from CARRESE, GLORIA; CARRESE, JOHN A to BROOKLYN FEDL S&L ASSN
1984
1984-03-08Deed — from COLLINS, MARY to COLLINS, MICHAEL
1970
1970-07-17Deed — from CARRESE JOHN A to COLLINS MARY
1970-07-17Mortgage — from COLLINS MARY to BONGIORNO ADOLPH A; CARRESE JOHN A
1966
1966-04-13Deed — from CHANDROS BETTY to CARRESE JOHN A
1966-04-13Mortgage — from CARRESE JOHN A; CARRESE GLORIA to BROOKLYN FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSN

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