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97 5 Avenue · Brooklyn · BBL 3009380001 · 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 11217, 60% 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: Litter Basket Request (1) · Noise (1) · Food Establishment (1) · Damaged Tree (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 (1921)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
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$2,239,000 $1,007,550
2026$2,687,000 $1,209,150
2027$3,224,000 $1,450,800

The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Clever BlendCoffee/TeaA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Pet/Animal) · 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

SubwayBergen St — 2 3 · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr — 2 3 4 5 B D N Q R · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 5 Av / Warren St — B63 · 100 ft
Citi BikeSterling Pl & 5 Ave · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityShared bike route mapped within 75 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 282 Park Slope. 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

97 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

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: $438,100 on 2007-02-20 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2007-02-20Mortgage $438,100 — from JENKINS, SHERRY LESLIE to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK $438,100
1991-12-12Mortgage $50,000 — from CRANDALL, MICHAEL; JENKINS, SHERRY LESLIE to WEINSTEIN, HENRY $50,000
1990-04-05Mortgage $215,000 — from JENKINS, LESLIE/AKA; JENKINS, SHERRY LESLIE to LONG ISLAND SAVINGSBANK $215,000
1988-06-20Mortgage $100,000 — from JENKINS,SHERRY LESLIE/AK; JENKINS, S LESLIE to SHAAR, FELIX $100,000
1987-12-30Mortgage $60,000 — from JENKINS, S LESLIE; JENKINS,SHERRY LESLIE/AK to MARAL FUNDING CORP $60,000

Ten-year activity

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2022
2023
2024
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2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017390012
201813026
201916018
202004015
202103115
202205016
202312014
202400022
202502035
202602024
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The last 12 months — 4 records

DateRecord
2026-07-03311: Damaged Tree — Branch or Limb Has Fallen Down
2026-04-30Boiler inspection
2026-04-14311: Food Establishment — Pet/Animal
2026-04-09Restaurant inspection: CLEVER BLEND — grade A

The full timeline

2026
2026-07-03311: Damaged Tree — Branch or Limb Has Fallen Down
2026-04-30Boiler inspection
2026-04-14311: Food Establishment — Pet/Animal
2026-04-09Restaurant inspection: CLEVER BLEND — grade A
2025
2025-10-10Boiler inspection
2025-09-27311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2025-09-12Boiler inspection — defects found
2025-07-02311: Litter Basket Request — Replacement Basket
2025-03-31Restaurant inspection: CLEVER BLEND — grade A
2024
2024-06-24Boiler inspection
2024-02-20Restaurant inspection: CLEVER BLEND — grade A
2023
2023-09-20Boiler inspection
2023-06-20DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2018 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-03-28311: Root/Sewer/Sidewalk Condition — Trees and Sidewalks Program
2023-01-18311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2022
2022-09-16311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2022-08-02311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2022-06-04311: Street Condition — Rough, Pitted or Cracked Roads
2022-03-17Boiler inspection
2022-03-14311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Music
2022-03-14311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Music
2021
2021-09-19311: Street Condition — Pothole
2021-05-22311: Water System — Hydrant Running (WC3)
2021-04-17311: Noise - Vehicle — Engine Idling
2021-04-16Mortgage assigned — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to U.S. BANK N.A., AS TRUSTEE, ON BEHALF OF
2021-03-03Boiler inspection
2020
2020-12-12311: Street Condition — Failed Street Repair
2020-11-06311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Business not in compliance
2020-08-28Boiler inspection
2020-04-14311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2020-02-06311: Street Condition — Pothole
2019
2019-11-08DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2017 INSPECTION REPORT
2019-09-19Boiler inspection
2019-08-24311: Damaged Tree — Branch or Limb Has Fallen Down
2019-08-17311: Consumer Complaint — Retail Store
2019-08-11311: Damaged Tree — Branch or Limb Has Fallen Down
2019-08-11311: Damaged Tree — Branch or Limb Has Fallen Down
2019-06-04311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2019-03-15311: Street Condition — Defective Hardware
2018
2018-11-01311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Advertising Sign/Billboard/Posters/Flexible Fabric - Illegal
2018-08-28Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-08-02Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2018-05-03311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2018-04-06DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2016 INSPECTION REPORT
2018-02-05311: Sidewalk Condition — Broken Sidewalk
2017
2017-11-14311: Sewer — Manhole Cover Broken/Making Noise (SB)
2017-11-03311: Street Condition — Defective Hardware
2017-10-10311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2017-09-30311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 1RO Missed Recycling Organics
2017-09-04311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Music
2017-09-04311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2017-06-25311: Consumer Complaint — Door Open with Air Conditioning On
2017-06-11311: Noise - Commercial — Banging/Pounding
2017-03-04DOB violation C:
2017-03-03311: Miscellaneous Categories — Inspection Work Order (DOB)
2017-03-03DOB complaint, category ?
2017-01-05DOB complaint, category ?
2016
2016-09-05311: Sanitation Condition — 12 Dead Animals
2016-08-04FDNY inspection (RISK)
2016-08-04311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Music
2016-07-16311: Illegal Parking — Commercial Overnight Parking
2016-01-16311: Sewer — Manhole Cover Broken/Making Noise (SB)
2016-01-08311: Street Condition — Defective Hardware
2015
2015-12-14311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2015-09-26311: Sewer — Manhole Cover Broken/Making Noise (SB)
2015-09-18311: Street Condition — Defective Hardware
2015-08-27FDNY inspection (OTHER)
2013
2013-12-16311: HEATING — HEAT
2013-12-16Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2012
2012-09-01DOB complaint, category ?
2012-08-28311: Root/Sewer/Sidewalk Condition — Trees and Sidewalks Program
2012-07-22311: Sidewalk Condition — Broken Sidewalk
2012-03-21311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2012-03-15311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2011
2011-12-21311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2011-12-15311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2011-12-15311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2011-05-17Rodent inspection: Passed
2011-04-21Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity and Other Reason
2010
2010-06-08311: Damaged Tree — Branch or Limb Has Fallen Down
2009
2009-01-01DOB violation LL6291:
2008
2008-05-05Permit EQ — ISSUED
2008-04-25Job filed: INSTALLATION OF 18 LINEAR FEET OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED FOR BLDG ALTERATION. SIDEWALK SHED SHALL COMPLY WITH LL33/91 AND TPPN 9/1999. NO CHANGE IN
2008-03-26Permit EQ — ISSUED
2008-03-25Job filed: INSTALLATION OF 23 LINEAR FEET OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED FOR REMEDIAL REPAIRS. SIDEWALK SHED SHALL COMPLY WITH LL33/91 AND TPPN 9/1999. NO CHANGE IN
2007
2007-02-20Mortgage $438,100 — from JENKINS, SHERRY LESLIE to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK$438,100
2005
2005-12-09Mortgage satisfied — from JENKINS, SHERRY L to THE LONG ISLAND SAVINGS BANK, FSB
2004
2004-11-30ECB Non-Hazardous violation: WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT WORK NOTED INSTALLED METAL VENT APPROX 20'DIAMETER X 40'LONG AT THE SOUTH SIDE OF BUIDLING VENT CONNECTED TH$250
2004-01-06DOB complaint, category ?
2003
2003-06-05Permit PL — ISSUED
2003-06-02Permit EW — RE-ISSUED
2003-03-27Job filed: A2$15,000
2003-03-27Job filed: A2$15,000
1991
1991-12-12Mortgage $50,000 — from CRANDALL, MICHAEL; JENKINS, SHERRY LESLIE to WEINSTEIN, HENRY$50,000
1990
1990-04-05Mortgage $215,000 — from JENKINS, LESLIE/AKA; JENKINS, SHERRY LESLIE to LONG ISLAND SAVINGSBANK$215,000
1990-04-05Mortgage satisfied — from JENKINS,SHERRY LESLIE/AK; JENKINS, S LESLIE to SHAAR, FELIX
1990-01-26REL — from MARAL FUNDING CORP to JENKINS, S LESLIE; JENKINS,SHERRY LESLIE/AK
1988
1988-06-20Mortgage satisfied — from JENKINS, SHERRY LESLIE to HYFIN CREDIT UNION
1988-06-20Mortgage satisfied — from JENKINS,SHERRY LESLIE/AK; JENKINS, S LESLIE to MARAL FUNDING CORP
1988-06-20Mortgage satisfied — from JENKINS, SHERRY LESLIE to RIVIECCIO, MARIE
1988-06-20Mortgage $100,000 — from JENKINS,SHERRY LESLIE/AK; JENKINS, S LESLIE to SHAAR, FELIX$100,000
1987
1987-12-30Mortgage $60,000 — from JENKINS, S LESLIE; JENKINS,SHERRY LESLIE/AK to MARAL FUNDING CORP$60,000
1987-12-30Mortgage assigned — from JENKINS, S LESLIE; JENKINS, SHERRY LESLIE to MARAL FUNDING CORP
1981
1981-06-29Mortgage — from JENKINS SHERRY LESLIE to HYFIN CREDIT UNION
1980
1980-04-29Mortgage — from JENKINS SHERRY L to RIVIECCIO MARIE
1980-04-29Deed — from RIVIECCIO MARIE to JENKINS SHERRY LESLIE
1979
1979-03-02Deed — from FOREM HYMAN; LULKIN HAROLD A to RIVIECCIO MARIE
1979-03-02Mortgage — from RIVIECCIO MARIE to LULKIN HAROLD A; FOREM HYMAN

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