A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 68% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty
points per 10 units; this building carries 39. In ZIP 11217, 60% of residential buildings hold an A and
6% grade D or F.
How grades work
this building
A
B
C
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
Open with the city right now
Open HPD violations
5 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2018-02-01.
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
12 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (5) · Vendor Enforcement (2) · Lead (1) · Illegal Parking (1) · Residential Disposal Complaint (1) · WATER LEAK (1).
Filed construction activity
$506,920 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
Yes
Built before 1974 (1920)
Yes
Six or more residential units (6)
No
421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll
2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. 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)
51 5th Owner LLC
Head officer
Alex Kaskel
Managing agent
Apex Management Group
Last registered
2025-09-11
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
$2,813,600
$1,266,120
2026
$3,376,000
$1,519,200
2027
$4,051,000
$1,822,950
The city's market estimate has risen
44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Building systems
Heating fuel
NATURALGAS
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
Subway
Bergen St — 2 3 · 400 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr — 2 3 4 5 B D N Q R · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Bergen St / 5 Av — B65 · 100 ft
Citi Bike
Bergen St & Flatbush Ave · 350 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.
12 311 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $971,250 on
2024-04-24 (lender: Popular Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid
down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded
document.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
2025-07-03
M&CON $3,325,000 — from 51 5TH OWNER LLC to PROVIDENT BANK
$3,325,000
2025-07-03
AL&R $3,325,000 — from 51 5TH OWNER LLC to PROVIDENT BANK
$3,325,000
2024-04-24
Mortgage $971,250 — from 51 5TH OWNER LLC to POPULAR BANK
$971,250
2024-04-24
Mortgage $2,118,750 — from 51 5TH OWNER LLC to POPULAR BANK
$2,118,750
2024-04-24
Deed $4,275,000 — from GARRASTEGUI, WILFREDO; GARRASTEGUI, GLADYS to 51 5TH OWNER LLC
$4,275,000
2024-04-24
AL&R $3,090,000 — from 51 5TH OWNER LLC to POPULAR BANK
$3,090,000
2024-04-22
Sold for $4,275,000
$4,275,000
$712,500
Ten-year activity
50250
32
2017
2018
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
0
0
32
0
0
32
2018
0
0
26
0
4
30
2019
0
0
5
0
1
6
2020
0
0
11
0
1
12
2021
0
0
31
0
1
32
2022
0
0
7
0
1
8
2023
0
2
4
0
2
8
2024
7
0
8
5
0
20
2025
0
2
9
5
0
16
2026
0
0
1
0
0
1
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2025-04-05311: Residential Disposal Complaint — Trash or Recycling Not Secure
2024
2024-12-04Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-11-15311: Vendor Enforcement — Food Vendor
2024-10-19311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Music
2024-07-29Permit Mechanical Systems — Signed-off
2024-07-25Permit Plumbing — Signed-off
2024-06-24Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2024-06-06Job filed: MECHANICAL WORK FOR RESIDENTIAL UNITS #2R, 2L, 3R, 4R, 4L & ROOF. NO CHANGE TO USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$62,500
2024-06-06Job filed: PLUMBING WORK FOR RESIDENTIAL UNITS #2R, 2L, 3R, 4R, 4L & CELLAR. NO CHANGE TO USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$185,700
2024-05-24Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2024-05-10HPD class C: § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING LOCKABLE EYE AND HASP AT SCUTTLE LADDER OPENING COVER AT EXIT TO ROOF.
2024-05-08Job filed: RENOVATE RESIDENTIAL UNITS #2R, 2L, 3R, 4R, 4L & COMMON AREA/HALLWAY FROM CELLAR TO ROOF, INCLUDING REMOVING AND INSTALLING NEW INTERIOR NON-LOAD BEAR$223,720
2024-04-24Mortgage $971,250 — from 51 5TH OWNER LLC to POPULAR BANK$971,250
2024-04-24Mortgage $2,118,750 — from 51 5TH OWNER LLC to POPULAR BANK$2,118,750
2024-04-24Deed $4,275,000 — from GARRASTEGUI, WILFREDO; GARRASTEGUI, GLADYS to 51 5TH OWNER LLC$4,275,000
2024-04-24AL&R $3,090,000 — from 51 5TH OWNER LLC to POPULAR BANK$3,090,000
2024-02-26HPD class C: § 27-2056.7 ADM CODE: CORRECT FAILURE TO PROVIDE TO THE DEPARTMENT WITHIN 45 DAYS OF DEMAND ALL RECORDS REQUIRED TO BE MAINTAINED BY OWNER P
2024-02-26HPD class C: § 27-2056.4 ADM CODE- CORRECT FAILURE TO NOTIFY OCCUPANTS AND/OR TO INVESTIGATE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARDS.
2024-02-23311: Lead — Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)
2023
2023-12-11Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-10-19Boiler inspection
2023-09-19ECB CLASS - 2 violation: WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT. NOTED: OBSERVED AT EXPOSURE1 ABOVE THE FIRST FLOOR, AN ILLUMINATING CANVAS SIGN WAS ERECTED, WITH WORDINGS $620
2023-09-11311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Sign/Awning/Marquee - Illegal/No Permit
2023-09-11DOB complaint, category ?
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
2018-02-20311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-02-16Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-02-07311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-02-03311: Broken Parking Meter — No Receipt
2018-02-01HPD class A: § 300 M/D LAW FILE PLANS AND APPLICATION AND LEGALIZE THE FOLLOWING ALTERATION OR RESTORE TO THE LEGAL CONDITION EXISTING PRIOR TO THE MAKIN
2018-02-01HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE ROTTED OUTER WOOD SILL IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT
2018-02-01HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF WINDOWS SEALED WITH PLYWOOD OBSTRUCTING LIGHT AND VENTILATION IN THE 4th R
2018-02-01HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE BALANCE AT LOWER SASH WINDOW IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 3L, 6th STORY, 1st APA
2018-02-01HPD class C: § 27-2056.6 ADM CODE - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIO
2018-02-01HPD class A: § 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT THE WEST WALL, SOUTH WALL IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM EAST
2018-02-01HPD class C: § 27-2056.6 ADM CODE - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIO
2018-01-30311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-01-10Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — DAMP SPOT
2018-01-10Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — DAMP SPOT
2017
2017-10-21HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF SEALED WINDOW OPENING, USED FOR LIGHT AND VENTILATION, AT WEST WALL, IN TH
2017-10-21HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF SEALED WINDOW OPENING, USED FOR LIGHT AND VENTILATION, AT EAST WALL, IN TH
2017-10-21HPD class C: § 27-2043.1 HMC INSTALL THE MISSING OR REPAIR/REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE WINDOW GUARD(S) IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPECIFICATIONS OF THE NEW YORK CI
2017-10-21HPD class B: § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS ... IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 3L, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH
2017-10-21HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE MARBLE SADDLE IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 3L, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM N
2017-10-21HPD class A: § 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT THE, 1st DOOR FRAME FROM SOUTH AT WEST WALL IN THE
2017-10-21HPD class B: § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE ALL ENCUMBRANCES CONSISTING OF THE STORAGE OF GARBAGE CONTAINERS AND SECTION OF 1'-6''X 1'-6''GLASS PANES AT
2017-10-21HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY SECURE THE LOOSE WOOD CAP AT STAIR HANDRAIL, BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD STORY, AT PUBLIC HALL STAIRS
2017-10-21HPD class C: § 27-2056.6 ADM CODE - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIO
2017-10-21HPD class C: § 27-2056.6 ADM CODE - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIO
2017-10-21HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE ELECTRICAL CEILING LIGHT FIXTURE IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 3L, 3rd STORY, 1s
2017-10-21HPD class B: § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING KEY OPERATED LOCK INSTALLED AT, DOOR LEADING TO PRIMARY MEANS OF EGRESS, WEST WALL, IN
2017-10-21HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE ELECTRICAL OUTLET ,AT WEST WALL , IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 3L, 3r
2017-10-21HPD class C: § 27-2056.6 ADM CODE - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIO
2017-10-21HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE BELL BUZZER FROM ENTRANCE DOOR 1ST STORY TO EAST WALL IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT A
2017-10-16311: Indoor Air Quality — Chemical Vapors/Gases/Odors
2016-10-24311: Broken Muni Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2016-10-24Permit PL — ISSUED
2016-10-05DOB violation AEUHAZ1: FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION
2016-10-04ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY W/THE COMM'S ORDER CONTAINED IN NOV #35201065J ISSUED ON 08/10/16 & TO FILE A C OF C PURSUANT TO 28-201.1;28-204$400
2016-09-28311: Broken Muni Meter — No Receipt
2016-09-24311: Broken Muni Meter — Out of Order
2016-09-01Permit EW — ISSUED
2016-08-19Job filed: REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE TO EXIST'G APARTMENT 4R. MINOR NEW PARTITIONING AND FLOORING. NEW PLUMBING FIXTURES ON EXISTING PLUMBING ROUGHING. NO CHANGE IN$35,000
2016-08-10ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO PROVIDE UNOBSTRUCTED EXIT PASSAGEWAY.@TIME OF INSPECTION,UNABLE TO OPEN HATCH TO EXIT TO ROOF.SEVERAL ATTEMPTS MADE TO $1,000
2016-07-29311: Broken Muni Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2016-07-04ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO PROVIDE UNOBSTRUCTED EXIT PASSAGEWAY. DEFECT NOTED: AT TIME OF INSPECTION A WOOD HOIST CONSTRUCTED OF 2X4'S OBSTRUCTING$1,230
2016-07-03HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE AND DEPT. RULES AND REGULATIONS. REMOVE THE ENCUMBRANCE OBSTRUCTING EGRESS FROM FIRE ESCAPES CONSISTING OF A
2016-07-03HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE FIRE ESCAPE DEFECTIVE. PROPERLY SECURE DROP LADDER TO GRAVITY HOOK AT FIRE ESCAPE
2016-07-02311: General Construction/Plumbing — Egress - Doors Locked/Blocked/Improper/No Secondary Means
2016-07-02311: SAFETY — FIRE ESCAPE
2016-07-02Tenant complaint: SAFETY — FIRE ESCAPE
2016-07-02DOB complaint, category ?
2016-05-12311: Broken Muni Meter — Timer Defect - Fast/Fail
2015
2015-12-31Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2015-11-06311: Broken Muni Meter — Out of Order
2015-02-07311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2015-02-07Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2015-01-31311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2015-01-31311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2015-01-31Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2015-01-17311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2015-01-17Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2015-01-11311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2015-01-11Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2015-01-08311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2015-01-08Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2015-01-07311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2015-01-07311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2015-01-07Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2015-01-07Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2014
2014-12-31311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2014-11-10311: Broken Muni Meter — Timer Defect - Fast/Fail
2014-07-22Permit EW — ISSUED
2014-05-15Job filed: RENOVATE APARTMENT 2R. NO CHANGE TO USE EGRESS,OR OCCUPANCY.$25,000
2014-05-15Job filed: RENOVATE APARTMENT 2R. NO CHANGE TO USE EGRESS,OR OCCUPANCY.$25,000
2014-03-25311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2014-03-25Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2014-03-24311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2014-03-24Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2014-02-21Permit EQ — ISSUED
2014-02-21Permit EW — ISSUED
2014-02-18HPD litigation: Heat and Hot Water
2014-02-18311: HEATING — HEAT
2014-02-18311: HEATING — HEAT
2014-02-18311: HEATING — HEAT
2014-02-18Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2014-02-18Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2014-02-18Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2014-02-03Permit EW — ISSUED
2014-01-31HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE FIRE EGRESS DEFECTIVE. REMOVE OBSTRUCTING BARS OR UNLAWFUL GATES FROM WINDOW TO FIRE ESCAPE OR PROVIDE APPROV
2014-01-30311: HEATING — HEAT
2014-01-30Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2014-01-18311: Broken Muni Meter — No Receipt
2014-01-03HPD class B: SECTION 27-2046.1, 2046.2 HMC: PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE
2014-01-03HPD class C: SECTION 27-2033 ADM CODE PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM : DOOR TO BOILER ROOM LOCKED AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY
2014-01-03HPD class C: SECTION 27-2029 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HEAT FOR THE APARTMENT IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2L, 2nd STORY, APARTMEN
2014-01-03HPD class C: SECTION 27-2033 ADM CODE POST NOTICE, IN FORM APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, STATING THE NAME AND LOCATION OF THE PERSON DESIGNATED BY THE OWNE
2014-01-01311: HEATING — HEAT
2014-01-01Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2013
2013-12-27Permit PL — ISSUED
2013-12-16311: Air Quality — Air: Dust, Construction/Demolition (AE4)
2013-12-13311: HEATING — HEAT
2013-12-13Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2013-12-09311: HEATING — HEAT
2013-12-09Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2013-12-05Permit EQ — ISSUED
2013-12-05Permit EW — ISSUED
2013-12-05Job filed: RENOVATION OF EXISTING STORE TO BE USED AS AN EATING & DRINKING ESTABLISHMENT. NO CHANGE IN USE GROUP, OCCUPANCY OR MEANS OF EGRESS.$127,000
2013-12-03HPD class C: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF FREE STANDING RADIATOR AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY
2013-11-30311: HEATING — HEAT
2013-11-30Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2013-11-19311: HEATING — HEAT
2013-11-19Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2012
2012-11-08311: Rodent — Signs of Rodents
2012-06-27311: Broken Muni Meter — Timer Defect - Fast/Fail
2012-06-10311: Vending — Unlicensed
2011
2011-10-31311: GENERAL CONSTRUCTION — FLOOR
2011-10-31311: PAINT - PLASTER — WALLS
2011-10-31Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2011-10-31Tenant complaint: GENERAL — FLOOR
2011-07-14311: Broken Parking Meter — Out of Order
2011-07-13311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2010
2010-07-26CTOR — from CITY OF NEW YORK to CITY OF NEW YORK
2001
2001-07-02Deed — from GARRASTEGUI, WILFREDO; GARRASTEGUI, GLADYS to GARRASTEGUI, WILFREDO; GARRASTEGUI, GLADYS
1993
1993-04-02MAPS — from NYC DEPT ENVIRON/PROTECT
1993-02-19MAPS — from NYC DEPT ENVIRON PROTECT
1992
1992-01-21Deed — from GARRASTEGUI, ELISA; GARRASTEGUI, MANUEL to GARRASTEGUI, GLADYS; GARRASTEGUI, WILFRED
1988
1988-09-29Mortgage satisfied — from GARRASTEGUI, MANUEL; GARRASTEGUI, ELISA to SWIR, ALBERT
1979
1979-11-27Deed — from SWIR ALBERT to GARRASTEGUI MANUEL; GARRASTEGUI ELISA
1979-11-27Mortgage — from GARRASTEGUI ELISA; GARRASTEGUI MANUEL to SWIR ALBERT