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5601 7 Avenue · Brooklyn · BBL 3008420010 · 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, AEP9
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class12
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 96% 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 52.5. 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.

$2,050 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

6 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Food Establishment (2) · Missed Collection (1) · Sidewalk Condition (1) · General Construction/Plumbing (1) · Building/Use (1).

Filed construction activity

$5,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (4)
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)5601 LLC
Head officerSINGMAN SIU
Managing agentMeijuan Jiang
Last registered2025-12-23

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,684,800 $758,160
2026$1,418,000 $638,100
2027$1,645,000 $740,250

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

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
He XinChineseAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Spoiled, No Permit or License) · 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

Subway8 Av — N · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
59 St — N R · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 12-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 8 Av / 55 St — B70 · 700 ft
Citi Bike57 St & 7 Ave · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 105 The Blythebourne
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

5601 7 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

6 311 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: $2,242,500 on 2021-01-22 (lender: First Republic Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-01-22Mortgage $2,242,500 — from 5601 LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK $2,242,500
2021-01-22AL&R $2,242,500 — from 5601 LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK $2,242,500
2021-01-22Deed $3,450,000 — from COTTCO LLC to 5601 LLC $3,450,000
2021-01-12Sold for $3,450,000 $3,450,000 $862,500
2014-09-22AL&R $3,300,000 — from COTTCO LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $3,300,000
2014-09-22Agreement $3,300,000 — from COTTCO LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $3,300,000
2014-09-22Mortgage $480,224 — from COTTCO LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $480,224
2013-07-19Mortgage $150,000 — from COTTCO LLC. to PARK, KYU J; PARK, CHUNG S $150,000
2012-01-11Mortgage $250,000 — from COTTCO LLC to PARK, KYU J; PARK, CHUNG S $250,000
2009-07-24Agreement $640,000 — from COTTCO LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $640,000
2009-07-23Mortgage $483,081 — from COTTCO LLC to NEW YORK COMMMUNITY BANK $483,081
2009-07-23Agreement $1,400,000 — from COTTCO LLC to NEW YORK COMMMUNITY BANK $1,400,000
2009-07-23AL&R $560,000 — from COTTCO LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $560,000
2009-07-23Agreement $560,000 — from COTTCO LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $560,000
2009-07-23Mortgage $210,000 — from COTTCO LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $210,000

Ten-year activity

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2020
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2023
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2025
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2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017000000
2018011002
2019002002
2020002204
2021001607
2022004004
2023001012
2024001225
2025005005
20262430211
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The last 12 months — 13 records

DateRecord
2026-04-01Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2026-03-21Restaurant inspection: HE XIN — grade A
2026-03-13311: Building/Use — No Certificate Of Occupancy/Illegal/Contrary To CO
2026-03-13DOB complaint, category ?
2026-03-05Job filed: RESOLVE ECB VIOLATIONS: 39179019X AND 39179020N; REMOVE ILLEGAL ENCLOSED ATTACHED WOOD FRAME STRUCTURE AS PER PLAN; NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPA
2026-03-03ECB CLASS - 1 violation: ATOI, OBSERVED AT A 1-STORY BUILDING, AN ENCLOSED ATTACHED WOOD-FRAME STRUCTURE EXPOSURE 1 WITH ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS INCLUDING
2026-03-03ECB CLASS - 1 violation: ATOI, OBSERVED AT A 1-STORY BUILDING, AN ENCLOSED ATTACHED HORIZONTAL WOOD-FRAME EXTENSION APPROXIMATELY 6 FEET WIDE BY 10 FEET LO
2026-01-20Restaurant inspection: HE XIN
2026-01-10311: Food Establishment — No Permit or License
2026-01-10311: General Construction/Plumbing — Cons - Contrary/Beyond Approved Plans/Permits
2026-01-10DOB complaint, category ?
2025-12-31Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-11-24HPD 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

The full timeline

2026
2026-04-01Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2026-03-21Restaurant inspection: HE XIN — grade A
2026-03-13311: Building/Use — No Certificate Of Occupancy/Illegal/Contrary To CO
2026-03-13DOB complaint, category ?
2026-03-05Job filed: RESOLVE ECB VIOLATIONS: 39179019X AND 39179020N; REMOVE ILLEGAL ENCLOSED ATTACHED WOOD FRAME STRUCTURE AS PER PLAN; NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPA$5,000
2026-03-03ECB CLASS - 1 violation: ATOI, OBSERVED AT A 1-STORY BUILDING, AN ENCLOSED ATTACHED WOOD-FRAME STRUCTURE EXPOSURE 1 WITH ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS INCLUDING$800
2026-03-03ECB CLASS - 1 violation: ATOI, OBSERVED AT A 1-STORY BUILDING, AN ENCLOSED ATTACHED HORIZONTAL WOOD-FRAME EXTENSION APPROXIMATELY 6 FEET WIDE BY 10 FEET LO$1,250
2026-01-20Restaurant inspection: HE XIN
2026-01-10311: Food Establishment — No Permit or License
2026-01-10311: General Construction/Plumbing — Cons - Contrary/Beyond Approved Plans/Permits
2026-01-10DOB complaint, category ?
2025
2025-12-31Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-11-24HPD 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
2025-09-28311: Sidewalk Condition — Blocked - Construction
2025-07-18311: Food Establishment — Food Spoiled
2025-05-04311: Missed Collection — Bulky Recycling
2024
2024-12-16Restaurant inspection: HE XIN — grade A
2024-12-04HPD 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
2024-07-15Restaurant inspection: HE XIN · mice evidence
2024-05-07Mortgage assigned — from FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION; JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA; FIRST REPUBLIC BANK, SAN FR to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
2024-05-07Mortgage assigned — from FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION; JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA; FIRST REPUBLIC BANK, SAN FR to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
2023
2023-11-28HPD 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
2023-04-03Restaurant inspection: HE XIN — grade A
2022
2022-12-29Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-03-16HPD 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
2022-02-25311: Consumer Complaint — Stoop Line
2022-02-25311: Consumer Complaint — Stoop Line
2021
2021-04-21HPD 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
2021-01-22Mortgage $2,242,500 — from 5601 LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK$2,242,500
2021-01-22AL&R $2,242,500 — from 5601 LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK$2,242,500
2021-01-22Mortgage satisfied — from COTTCO LLC to FRONTLINE FUNDING LLC
2021-01-22TL&R — from FRONTLINE FUNDING LLC to COTTCO LLC
2021-01-22Deed $3,450,000 — from COTTCO LLC to 5601 LLC$3,450,000
2021-01-12Sold for $3,450,000$3,450,000
2020
2020-11-16Mortgage assigned — from DIME COMMUNITY BANK to FRONTLINE FUNDING LLC
2020-10-16AALR — from DIME COMMUNITY BANK to FRONTLINE FUNDING LLC
2020-09-29311: Bike/Roller/Skate Chronic — N/A
2020-03-12311: Consumer Complaint — Retail Store
2019
2019-12-31311: Broken Parking Meter — No Receipt
2019-05-08311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Music
2018
2018-11-23311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Sign/Awning/Marquee - Illegal/No Permit
2018-11-23DOB complaint, category ?
2016
2016-08-09311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2016-08-09311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2016-04-01311: General Construction/Plumbing — Vent/Exhaust - Illegal/Improper
2016-04-01DOB complaint, category ?
2016-02-10311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2016-01-04311: ELECTRIC — NO LIGHTING
2016-01-04311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2016-01-04Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — NO LIGHTING
2016-01-04Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2015
2015-12-14311: General Construction/Plumbing — Vent/Exhaust - Illegal/Improper
2015-05-13DOB complaint, category ?
2015-02-27311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2015-02-27Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2014
2014-10-08Permit EW — ISSUED
2014-09-25Job filed: INSTALL NEW FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEMS @ 1ST FLOOR IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE APPLICATION #320947311. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY UNDER THIS APP$3,500
2014-09-22TL&R — from COTTCO LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK
2014-09-22AL&R $3,300,000 — from COTTCO LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH$3,300,000
2014-09-22Agreement $3,300,000 — from COTTCO LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH$3,300,000
2014-09-22Mortgage $480,224 — from COTTCO LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH$480,224
2014-09-22Mortgage assigned — from PARK, CHUNG S; PARK, KYU J to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH
2014-09-22Mortgage assigned — from PARK, KYU J; PARK, CHUNG S to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH
2014-09-22Mortgage assigned — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH
2014-09-22TL&R — from COTTCO LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK
2014-09-22Mortgage assigned — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH
2014-08-22Permit PL — ISSUED
2014-08-18Permit EQ — ISSUED
2014-08-18Permit EW — ISSUED
2014-08-18Permit EW — ISSUED
2014-08-18Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION ON EXISTING STORE @ FIRST FLOOR PARTIAL SPACE . REPLACE STORE FRONT . NO CHANGE IN USE, MEANS OF EGRESS , OR OCCUPANCY USE IN THIS$70,500
2013
2013-12-04311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2013-09-12311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Vehicle
2013-08-30FDNY inspection (SPECIAL-OTH)
2013-07-29Permit EQ — ISSUED
2013-07-29Permit EW — ISSUED
2013-07-29Permit EW — ISSUED
2013-07-29Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION OF AN EXISTING STORE ON FIRST FLOOR, REPAIRING PARTITIONS, FLOOR, CEILING, TILING AND PAINTING WORK. ALSO MODIFICATION TO THE STOR$68,000
2013-07-19Mortgage $150,000 — from COTTCO LLC. to PARK, KYU J; PARK, CHUNG S$150,000
2013-06-06311: Consumer Complaint — Installation/Work Quality
2013-04-26311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2012
2012-11-21311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2012-08-02311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2012-01-18311: Street Condition — Pothole
2012-01-11Mortgage $250,000 — from COTTCO LLC to PARK, KYU J; PARK, CHUNG S$250,000
2011
2011-09-23311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2011-04-12311: Derelict Vehicle — With License Plate
2011-03-30311: Water System — Dirty Water (WE)
2011-03-22311: Investigations and Discipline (IAD) — Electrical - Unlicensed/Illegal/Improper Work In Progress
2011-03-22DOB complaint, category ?
2011-02-22311: HEATING — HEAT
2011-02-22Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2010
2010-03-11311: Street Condition — Pothole
2010-02-02311: Consumer Complaint — Exchange/Refund/Return
2009
2009-07-24Agreement $640,000 — from COTTCO LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK$640,000
2009-07-23Mortgage $483,081 — from COTTCO LLC to NEW YORK COMMMUNITY BANK$483,081
2009-07-23Agreement $1,400,000 — from COTTCO LLC to NEW YORK COMMMUNITY BANK$1,400,000
2009-07-23PREL — from TUFARO & ASSOCIATES to COTTONE, GIOVANNA
2009-07-23AL&R $560,000 — from COTTCO LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK$560,000
2009-07-23Agreement $560,000 — from COTTCO LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK$560,000
2009-07-23Mortgage $210,000 — from COTTCO LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK$210,000
2009-07-23Mortgage assigned — from TUFARO & ASSOCIATES to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK
2009-07-23Deed — from COTTONE , GIOVANNA to COTTCO LLC
2009-07-23Mortgage satisfied — from COTTONE, STEVE; COTTONE, ANTHONY; COTTONE, GIOVANNA to INDEPENDENCE SAVINGS BANK
2008
2008-05-15Agreement $350,000 — from COTTONE, GIOVANNA to TUFARO & ASSOCIATES$350,000
2008-05-15Mortgage $300,000 — from COTTONE, GIOVANNA to TUFARO & ASSOCIATES$300,000
2007
2007-01-17PAT — from COTTONE, GIOVANNA to COTTONE, STEVEN
2007-01-17Agreement $350,000 — from TUFARO & ASSOCIATES to COTTONE, GIOVANNA$350,000
2007-01-17PREL — from TUFARO & ASSOCIATES to COTTONE, GIOVANNA
2002
2002-06-20Mortgage satisfied — from COTTONE, GIOVANNA to PILATO, GERALD; PILATO, LINDA
2002-06-20Agreement — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY REALTY CORP to COTTONE, GIOVANNA; COTTONE, STEVE
2002-06-20Mortgage assigned — from INDEPENDENCE SAVINGSBANK to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY REALTY CORP
1998
1998-12-09Mortgage $26,000 — from COTTONE, GIOVANNA to PILATO, LINDA; PILATO, GERALD$26,000
1994
1994-11-25SMIS — from COTTONE, GIOVANNA; COTTONE, ANTHONY DECD; COTTONE, STEVE to COTTONE, GIOVANNA
1993
1993-10-19Deed — from COTTONE, GIOVANNA; COTTONE, STEVE to COTTONE, GIOVANNA
1990
1990-02-22Mortgage satisfied — from DEBENEDETTI, OSVALDOA to BROOKLYN FED S&L ASSN
1990-02-08Mortgage $110,000 — from COTTONE, ANTHONY; COTTONE, GIOVANNA; COTTONE, STEVE to INDEPENDENCE SAVS BANK$110,000
1988
1988-05-17Mortgage satisfied — from COTTONE, GIOVANNA; COTTONE, STEVE to CONTEMPORARY FUND/GROUP
1988-03-29Agreement — from CONTEMPORARY FUND/GROUP to COTTONE, STEVEN
1986
1986-11-18Mortgage $100,000 — from COTTONE, ANTHONY; COTTONE, STEVE; COTTONE, GIOVANNA to CONTEMPORARY FUND/GROUP$100,000
1986-11-18PAT — from COTTONE, GIOVANNA to COTTONE, STEVEN
1983
1983-05-02Mortgage satisfied — from DEBENEDETTI, OSVALDOA to AHERN, JOSEPH; SMITH, FERGUS THOMAS
1982
1982-12-17Deed — from DE BENEDETTI, OSVALDO A to COTTONE, ANTHONY; COTTONE, STEVE; COTTONE, GIOVANNA
1972
1972-11-06Mortgage — from DEBENEDETTI OSVALDO A to SMITH FERGUS T; AHERN JOSEPH
1972-10-24Mortgage — from DEBENEDETTI OSVALDO A to BKLYN FEDL SAVS & LOAN ASSOC
1972-10-24Deed — from AHERN JOSEPH; SMITH FERGUS T to DEBENEDETTI OSVALDO A
1970
1970-12-14Mortgage — from AHERN JOSEPH; THOMAS FERGUS to FITZSIMMONS THOMAS F; FITZSIMMONS ELSA
1970-12-14Deed — from FITZSIMMONS THOMAS F; FITZSIMMONS ELSA to SMITH FERGUS T; AHERN JOSEPH
1966
1966-05-26Deed — from FITZSIMMONS THOMAS F; FITZSIMMONS EKA to FITZSIMMONS THOMAS F

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