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261 5 Avenue · Brooklyn · BBL 3009650009 · 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 11215, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% 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 violations2 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2003-07-09.

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

3 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (2) · Noise (1).

Filed construction activity

$49,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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 (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$3,500,000 $210,000
2026$3,019,000 $181,140
2027$3,302,000 $198,120

The city's market estimate has fallen 6% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
La VillaItalianAMice 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.

8 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2010 (0 in the last three years).

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

SubwayUnion St — R · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
4 Av-9 St — F G R · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 12-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 5 Av / Garfield Pl — B63 · 100 ft
Citi BikeCarroll St & 5 Ave · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 321 William Penn. 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

261 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

3 311 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: $1,279,861 on 2015-10-19 (lender: Country Bank), covering 2 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2015-10-19AL&R $1,279,891 — from ISF PROPERTIES CORP to COUNTRY BANK $1,279,891
2015-10-19Mortgage $1,279,861 — from ISF PROPERTIES CORP to COUNTRY BANK $1,279,861
2008-09-11Mortgage $681,349 — from ISF PROPERTIES CORP. to COUNTRY BANK $681,349
2008-09-11AL&R $1,720,000 — from ISF PROPERTIES CORP. to COUNTRY BANK $1,720,000
2008-09-11Mortgage $1,720,000 — from ISF PROPERTIES CORP. to COUNTRY BANK $1,720,000
2004-01-22Mortgage $1,461,000 — from ISF PROPERTIES CORP to COMMERCE BANK, N.A., $1,461,000
2004-01-22Deed $2,150,000 — from 261 FIFTH AVE REALTY, LLC to ISF PROPERTIES CORP $2,150,000
2000-11-03Mortgage $573,750 — from 261 FIFTH AVENUE REALTY LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATI $573,750
1986-10-24Mortgage $400,000 — from MITTAL, BRIJ; MITTAL, AMITA to PARKSLO BLDG CORP $400,000
1986-01-10Mortgage $130,000 — from PARKSLO BUILDING CORP to NATIONAL WESTMINSTERBK $130,000

Ten-year activity

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2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201740217
2018103711
201920103
202010607
202120507
202200505
202311406
202400235
202530126
202600011
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The last 12 months — 4 records

DateRecord
2026-08-13Restaurant inspection: LA VILLA
2025-11-14Permit Sidewalk Shed — Permit Issued
2025-11-14Permit Supported Scaffold — Permit Issued
2025-11-13Job filed: INSTALLATION OF 300PSF SIDEWALK SHED AND PIPE SCAFFOLDING AS PER PLANS. ALL EQUIPMENT SHALL COMPLY WITH CHAPTER #33 OF THE 2022 NYC BUILDING CODE. NO

The full timeline

2026
2026-08-13Restaurant inspection: LA VILLA
2025
2025-11-14Permit Sidewalk Shed — Permit Issued
2025-11-14Permit Supported Scaffold — Permit Issued
2025-11-13Job filed: INSTALLATION OF 300PSF SIDEWALK SHED AND PIPE SCAFFOLDING AS PER PLANS. ALL EQUIPMENT SHALL COMPLY WITH CHAPTER #33 OF THE 2022 NYC BUILDING CODE. NO $15,000
2025-09-02311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2025-06-14Restaurant inspection: LA VILLA
2025-03-26Restaurant inspection: LA VILLA — grade A
2024
2024-08-22Restaurant inspection: LA VILLA — grade A
2024-06-28Air permit (REGISTRATION), fuel: ?
2024-06-26Restaurant inspection: LA VILLA · mice evidence
2024-06-19311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Crosswalk
2024-04-14311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Crosswalk
2023
2023-10-06311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2023-09-02311: General Construction/Plumbing — Vent/Exhaust - Illegal/Improper
2023-09-02311: Noise — Noise: air condition/ventilation equipment (NV1)
2023-09-02DOB complaint, category ?
2023-06-25311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2023-02-22Permit PL — ISSUED
2022
2022-10-25311: Food Establishment — Pet/Animal
2022-10-25311: Food Establishment — Pet/Animal
2022-09-17311: Illegal Dumping — Removal Request
2022-08-19311: Noise - Commercial — Banging/Pounding
2022-06-27311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2021
2021-12-13311: Vaccine Mandate Non-Compliance — Customer Proof of Vaccination Not Checked
2021-11-14311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2021-10-17311: Vaccine Mandate Non-Compliance — Customer Proof of Vaccination Not Checked
2021-10-06311: Food Poisoning — 3 or More
2021-10-01Permit PL — ISSUED
2021-08-22311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2021-03-19Permit PL — ISSUED
2020
2020-12-06311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Business not in compliance
2020-11-05311: Outdoor Dining — Sidewalk Zone Blocked
2020-08-06311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2020-07-10311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Business not in compliance
2020-07-06311: Outdoor Dining — Street Zone Blocked
2020-07-02311: Food Establishment — No Permit or License
2020-02-26Permit PL — ISSUED
2019
2019-10-26311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-05-30Permit EW — ISSUED
2019-01-25Permit PL — ISSUED
2018
2018-12-27Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2018-12-14Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2018-12-07Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2018-11-30Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2018-11-22Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2018-11-12311: Damaged Tree — Tree Leaning/Uprooted
2018-11-09Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2018-10-31Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-10-19311: Rodent — Signs of Rodents
2018-03-08Permit EW — ISSUED
2018-01-22311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2017
2017-12-26Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-10-19311: Water System — Dirty Water (WE)
2017-08-18Permit EW — ISSUED
2017-08-18Permit PL — ISSUED
2017-08-02Job filed: MECHANICAL AND PLUMBING WORK TO INCLUDE THE REPLACEMENT OF ROOF TOP UNITS AS PER PLANS FILED HEREWITH. NO CHANGE TO USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$17,000
2017-08-02Job filed: MECHANICAL AND PLUMBING WORK TO INCLUDE THE REPLACEMENT OF ROOF TOP UNITS AS PER PLANS FILED HEREWITH. NO CHANGE TO USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$17,000
2017-04-20311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2016
2016-11-21311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2015
2015-10-19AL&R $1,279,891 — from ISF PROPERTIES CORP to COUNTRY BANK$1,279,891
2015-10-19TL&R — from COUNTRY BANK to ISF PROPERTIES CORP
2015-10-19Mortgage $1,279,861 — from ISF PROPERTIES CORP to COUNTRY BANK$1,279,861
2015-09-30Job filed: PA
2015-09-30Job filed: PA
2015-08-16311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2015-07-23311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2015-03-27311: Street Condition — Pothole
2015-03-03DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2013 INSPECTION REPORT
2014
2014-07-02311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2014-07-01311: Taxi Complaint — Driver Complaint
2014-03-07311: Street Condition — Pothole
2013
2013-04-29311: Street Condition — Pothole
2013-03-01DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2011 INSPECTION REPORT
2012
2012-08-15311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2012-05-13311: Street Condition — Pothole
2011
2011-12-27311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2011-12-13DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2010 INSPECTION REPORT
2011-08-25311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2010
2010-10-27311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2010-10-14311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2010-01-13311: Noise — Noise: Alarms (NR3)
2008
2008-09-11Mortgage $681,349 — from ISF PROPERTIES CORP. to COUNTRY BANK$681,349
2008-09-11AL&R $1,720,000 — from ISF PROPERTIES CORP. to COUNTRY BANK$1,720,000
2008-09-11TL&R — from ISF PROPERTIES CORP. to TD BANK, N.A. (FKA COMMERCE BANK, NA)
2008-09-11Mortgage assigned — from TD BANK, N.A. to COUNTRY BANK
2008-09-11Mortgage $1,720,000 — from ISF PROPERTIES CORP. to COUNTRY BANK$1,720,000
2005
2005-07-28Permit EW — ISSUED
2005-07-25Job filed: APPLICATION FILED TO OBTAIN EQUIPMENT USE PERMITS ONLY. ALL WORK PERFORMED UNDER JOB #301340323. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$1,000
2005-04-15Mortgage satisfied — from 261 FIFTH AVENUE REALTY LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA
2004
2004-09-13Permit PL — ISSUED
2004-03-03ECB Non-Hazardous violation: OPERATION OF AP LACE OF ASSEMBLY CONTRARY TO THE C OF O WHEN CURRENT COF O DOES NOT ALLOW THE OPERATION P.H T REMEDY:DISCONTINUE I$350
2004-03-03ECB Non-Hazardous violation: ALTERED BUILDING OCCUPIED WITHOUT A MAILED CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY JOB#301340323.REMEDY:OBTAIN A VALID C OF I
2004-03-01TL&R — from 261 FIFTH AVE REALTY LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSCO.
2004-01-29Permit EW — ISSUED
2004-01-29Permit EW — ISSUED
2004-01-26Job filed: Install fire suppression system, as shown on plan. No change in use, occupancy, oe egress.$5,000
2004-01-22Mortgage $1,461,000 — from ISF PROPERTIES CORP to COMMERCE BANK, N.A.,$1,461,000
2004-01-22AL&R — from ISF PROPERTIES CORP to COMMERCE BANK, N.A.,
2004-01-22Deed $2,150,000 — from 261 FIFTH AVE REALTY, LLC to ISF PROPERTIES CORP$2,150,000
2003
2003-11-20HPD class C: SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE - GASS SUPPLY GAS RANGE OVEN, 1ST STORY APT. 1.
2003-07-09HPD class C: SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR CEILING WEST ROOM AND FOYER 2ND ST
2003-01-16Permit PL — ISSUED
2002
2002-11-13Permit EW — ISSUED
2002-10-07DOB complaint, category ?
2002-09-09Permit PL — ISSUED
2002-05-24Permit AL — ISSUED
2002-05-22Permit EQ — ISSUED
2002-05-21Job filed: This application is being filed to erect a fence as indicated on the plan submitted herewith. No change in use, egress and occupancy.
2002-05-21Job filed: PA
2002-04-23Job filed: This application is being filed in conjunction with an ALT-1 application for the installation of sprinkler in the entire building as indicated on the$30,000
2002-04-23Job filed: This application is being filed in conjunction with an ALT-1 application for the installation of sprinkler in the entire building as indicated on the$30,000
2002-04-23Job filed: This application is being filed to establish the number of occupants in the first floor restaurant, enlargement of the cellar and to obtain a new amen$450,000
2002-04-03ECB Hazardous violation: WORK WITHOUT PERMITS. WORK NOTED: AT FRONT STRUCTURE MAJOR CONSTRUCTION WORK(DEMOLITION) IN PROGRESS WITH THE STOR FRONT REMAVED A$500
2002-04-03DOB complaint, category ?
2001
2001-11-20DECL — from 261 FIFTH AVENUE REALTY LLC
2001-08-22DOB violation C:
2001-08-22ECB Non-Hazardous violation: WORK DOES CONFORM TO APPROVED PLANS. NOTE : AT REAR NEW KITCHEN EAST ON APPLICATION # 301092412 WINDOW ARE NOT ON PLAN IN BUILDING$250
2001-08-21DOB violation C: W/O A PERMIT NOTE:AT BOTH BLDG COMPLETE ELECTICAL WORK BEING DONE,SUCH AS RELOCATE PANNEL BOX OUTLETS AND NEW WIRING TWO DROP CEILI
2001-08-21ECB Non-Hazardous violation: WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT NOTE AT BOTH BUILDINGS COMPLETE ELECTRICAL WORK BEING DONE SUCH AS RELOCATE PANNEL BOX OUTLETS AND NEW WIRIN$500
2001-07-26DOB complaint, category ?
2001-03-19Mortgage satisfied — from MITTAL, BRIJ; MITTAL, AMITA to PARKSLO BUILDING CORP
2001-02-09Permit PL — ISSUED
2001-01-30Permit AL — ISSUED
2000
2000-11-03Mortgage satisfied — from X to X
2000-11-03Mortgage $573,750 — from 261 FIFTH AVENUE REALTY LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATI$573,750
2000-11-03Deed — from MITTAL, BRIJ; MITTAL, AMITA to 261 FIFTH AVENUE REALTY LLC
2000-11-03Mortgage assigned — from 261 FIFTH AVENUE REALTY LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA
2000-10-26Job filed: OBTAIN CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY AS A STO RE & TWO FAMILY RESIDENCE.$2,000
2000-10-26Job filed: OBTAIN CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY AS A STO RE & TWO FAMILY RESIDENCE.$2,000
2000-10-26Job filed: OBTAIN CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY AS A STO RE & TWO FAMILY RESIDENCE.$2,000
2000-02-07DOB violation LL6291:
1999
1999-03-16DOB violation LL6291:
1998
1998-05-04DOB violation LL6291:
1997
1997-09-16DOB violation LL6291:
1997-02-10DOB violation LL6291:
1995
1995-08-29DOB violation LL6291:
1994
1994-06-01DOB violation LL6291:
1993
1993-08-16DOB violation LL6291:
1993-06-01DOB violation LL6291:
1986
1986-10-24Mortgage satisfied — from PARKSLO BUILDING CORP to NATIONAL WESTMINSTERBK
1986-10-24Mortgage $400,000 — from MITTAL, BRIJ; MITTAL, AMITA to PARKSLO BLDG CORP$400,000
1986-10-09Deed — from PARKSLO BUILDING CORP to MITTAL, BRIJ; MITTAL, AMITA
1986-01-10Mortgage satisfied — from PARKSLO BLDG CORP to GLIWA, ADAM J; GLIWA, ANNE
1986-01-10PAT — from GLIWA, ANNE to GLIWA, ANNE; GLIWA, PAUL J
1986-01-10PAT — from GLIWA, ADAM J to GLIWA, PAUL J; GLIWA, ANNE
1986-01-10Mortgage $130,000 — from PARKSLO BUILDING CORP to NATIONAL WESTMINSTERBK$130,000
1981
1981-03-06Mortgage — from PARKSLO BUILDING CORP to GLIWA ANNE; GLIWA ADAM J
1981-03-06Deed — from GLIWA ADAM J; GLIWA ANNE to PARKSLO BUILDING CORP
1973
1973-10-05Mortgage — from GLIWA ADAM J; GLIWA ANNE to DENNETT YETTA
1973-10-05Deed — from DENNETT YETTA to GLIWA ADAM J; GLIWA ANNE
1966
1966-04-11Mortgage — from DENNETT YETTA to HAMILTON FEDERAL SAVS AND LOAN ASSN
1966-04-11Deed — from 261 FIFTH AVENUE BROOKLYN CORP to DENNETT YETTA

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