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397 5 Avenue · Brooklyn · BBL 3009940003 · 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

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

2 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (1) · Snow or Ice (1).

Filed construction activity

$521,732 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (13 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 (1899)
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).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$813,600 $366,120
2026$867,000 $390,150
2027$1,040,000 $468,000

The city's market estimate has risen 28% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Flatiron SteakhouseSteakhouseA—
Kome NoriJapaneseA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 0 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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2023 (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

Subway4 Av-9 St — F G R · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 5 Av / 7 St — B63 · 50 ft
Citi Bike7 St & 5 Ave · 150 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted bike lane mapped within 75 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 039 Henry Bristow. 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

397 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

2 311 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: $1,900,000 on 2026-01-15 (lender: 397 Fifth Ave Funding LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-01-15Mortgage $1,900,000 — from MIRAMAR 397 LLC to 397 FIFTH AVE FUNDING LLC $1,900,000
2024-12-24Mortgage $350,000 — from MIRAMAR 397 LLC to COLUMBIA CAPITAL II INC. $350,000
2020-12-03Mortgage $350,000 — from MIRAMAR 397 LLC to COLUMBIA CAPITAL II INC $350,000
2020-04-14Mortgage $900,000 — from MIRAMAR 397 LLC to FLUSHING BANK $900,000
2020-04-14AL&R $900,000 — from MIRAMAR 397 LLC to FLUSHING BANK $900,000
2018-10-12Mortgage $200,000 — from MIRAMAR 397 LLC to COLUMBIA CAPITAL CO. $200,000
2016-07-05Mortgage $800,000 — from MIRAMAR 397 LLC to COLUMBIA CAPITAL CO., $800,000
2016-04-05DEEDO $2,550,000 — from JOHN S. PEREIRA, AS CHAPTER 7 TRUSTEE to MIRAMAR 397 LLC $2,550,000
2002-02-06Mortgage $300,000 — from HEAVEY, THOMAS; WEBER, STACY to BONANNO REALTY LLC $300,000
1988-02-17Mortgage $168,750 — from HEAVEY, THOMAS; WEBER, STACI to INDEPENDENCE SAVS BANK $168,750
1988-02-16Mortgage $30,000 — from WEBER, STACI; HEAVEY, THOMAS to ORLANDO, CAROLINE $30,000
1984-08-20Mortgage $35,000 — from ORLANDO, CAROLINE to INDEPENDENCE SAVS BANK $35,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201731030016
20183531012
2019210014
20204025011
2021303006
2022000011
2023001113
2024000213
2025001001
20264016112
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The last 12 months — 12 records

DateRecord
2026-09-16Restaurant inspection: KOME NORI — grade A
2026-03-27Permit Plumbing — Permit Issued
2026-03-21Job filed: Replacement of kitchen equipments and plumbing fixtures as per plan. No change to use, egress or occupancy.
2026-02-13TL&R — from FLUSHING BANK to MIRAMAR 397 LLC
2026-02-13Mortgage satisfied — from MIRAMAR 397 LLC to FLUSHING BANK
2026-02-10Permit General Construction — Permit Issued
2026-02-03Job filed: Interior fitout of tenant store space on the first floor as per CO 321319550. Installation of new non-bearing wall. No change to use, egress or occupa
2026-01-27Mortgage satisfied — from MIRAMAR 397 LLC to COLUMBIA CAPITAL II INC
2026-01-27Mortgage satisfied — from MIRAMAR 397 LLC to COLUMBIA CAPITAL II INC
2026-01-26311: Snow or Ice — Sidewalk
2026-01-16AL&R — from MIRAMAR 397 LLC to 397 FIFITH AVENUE FUNDING LLC
2026-01-15Mortgage $1,900,000 — from MIRAMAR 397 LLC to 397 FIFTH AVE FUNDING LLC

The full timeline

2026
2026-09-16Restaurant inspection: KOME NORI — grade A
2026-03-27Permit Plumbing — Permit Issued
2026-03-21Job filed: Replacement of kitchen equipments and plumbing fixtures as per plan. No change to use, egress or occupancy.$49,000
2026-02-13TL&R — from FLUSHING BANK to MIRAMAR 397 LLC
2026-02-13Mortgage satisfied — from MIRAMAR 397 LLC to FLUSHING BANK
2026-02-10Permit General Construction — Permit Issued
2026-02-03Job filed: Interior fitout of tenant store space on the first floor as per CO 321319550. Installation of new non-bearing wall. No change to use, egress or occupa$15,000
2026-01-27Mortgage satisfied — from MIRAMAR 397 LLC to COLUMBIA CAPITAL II INC
2026-01-27Mortgage satisfied — from MIRAMAR 397 LLC to COLUMBIA CAPITAL II INC
2026-01-26311: Snow or Ice — Sidewalk
2026-01-16AL&R — from MIRAMAR 397 LLC to 397 FIFITH AVENUE FUNDING LLC
2026-01-15Mortgage $1,900,000 — from MIRAMAR 397 LLC to 397 FIFTH AVE FUNDING LLC$1,900,000
2025
2025-05-19311: Illegal Parking — Unauthorized Bus Layover
2024
2024-12-24Mortgage assigned — from KONNER TEITELBAUM & GALLAGHER PS PLAN F/ to COLUMBIA CAPITAL II INC.
2024-12-24Mortgage $350,000 — from MIRAMAR 397 LLC to COLUMBIA CAPITAL II INC.$350,000
2024-10-20Restaurant inspection: FLATIRON STEAKHOUSE — grade A
2023
2023-04-25Restaurant inspection: FLATIRON STEAKHOUSE — grade A
2023-04-05Mortgage assigned — from COLUMBIA CAPITAL II INC. to KONNER TEITELBAUM & GALLAGHER PS PLAN
2023-01-04311: Sewer — Catch Basin Clogged/Flooding (Use Comments) (SC)
2022
2022-02-22Restaurant inspection: FLATIRON STEAKHOUSE — grade A
2021
2021-07-10311: Sidewalk Condition — Sidewalk Collapsed
2021-07-10311: Sidewalk Condition — Broken Sidewalk
2021-02-09Permit EW — ISSUED
2021-02-08311: Noise — Noise: air condition/ventilation equipment (NV1)
2021-01-19Permit Plumbing — Signed-off
2021-01-15Job filed: INSTALLATION OF NEW MECHANICAL HOOD AND DUCT FOR COMMERCIAL KITCHEN. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS, OR OCCUPANCY.$14,000
2020
2020-12-17Job filed: TO FILE "PL" WORK TYPE ONLY IN CONJUNCTION WITH ALT-2 APPLICATION JOB #322086979. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS, AND OCCUPANCY UNDER THIS APPLICATION.$19,000
2020-12-03Mortgage $350,000 — from MIRAMAR 397 LLC to COLUMBIA CAPITAL II INC$350,000
2020-08-21Permit Mechanical Systems — Signed-off
2020-08-07Job filed: INSTALLATION OF NEW MECHANICAL HOOD AND DUCT FOR COMMERCIAL KITCHEN. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS, OR OCCUPANCY.$14,000
2020-07-01311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-06-08Mortgage satisfied — from MIRAMAR 397 LLC to COLUMBIA CAPITAL CO.
2020-06-02Job filed: RENOVATION OF AN EXISTING BUILDING AT CELLAR, 1ST FLOOR. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY UNDER THIS APPLICATION.$110,732
2020-04-14Mortgage $900,000 — from MIRAMAR 397 LLC to FLUSHING BANK$900,000
2020-04-14Mortgage satisfied — from MIRAMAR 397 LLC to COLUMBIA CAPITAL CO.
2020-04-14AL&R $900,000 — from MIRAMAR 397 LLC to FLUSHING BANK$900,000
2020-03-25311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019
2019-11-22Certificate of occupancy Final
2019-11-06Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-11-01FDNY inspection (RISK)
2019-01-03Permit PL — ISSUED
2018
2018-10-12Mortgage $200,000 — from MIRAMAR 397 LLC to COLUMBIA CAPITAL CO.$200,000
2018-08-06Permit EW — ISSUED
2018-04-06DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2016 INSPECTION REPORT
2018-04-03Permit AL — ISSUED
2018-03-20Permit AL — ISSUED
2018-02-09DOB violation C: BOROUGH COMMISSIONER HAS ORDERED ALL WORK STOPPED UNDER PERMIT#3213195 50 ON 2/06/18 BECAUSE CONTRACTOR WITHDRAW FROM PROJECT STOP
2018-02-07311: Borough Office — Construction Enforcement Work Order (DOB)
2018-02-07DOB complaint, category ?
2018-02-06311: Borough Office — Construction Enforcement Work Order (DOB)
2018-01-19311: Emergency Response Team (ERT) — After Hours Work - Illegal
2018-01-19DOB complaint, category ?
2018-01-19DOB complaint, category ?
2017
2017-12-20ECB CLASS - 2 violation: AS PER CLASS 2 (B265) 28-303.7. FAILURE TO FILE A INITIAL REPORT AS PER DOB RECORDS. SUBMIT A CURRENT INITIAL INSP REPORT.$500
2017-11-28ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION. THE RESPONDENT FAILED TO COMPLY WITH AN ORDER OF THE COMMISSIONER ISSUED PURSUANT TO SECTION AC 28-$2,400
2017-11-08Permit AL — ISSUED
2017-11-02311: General Construction/Plumbing — Cons - Contrary/Beyond Approved Plans/Permits
2017-11-02311: General Construction/Plumbing — Cons - Contrary/Beyond Approved Plans/Permits
2017-11-02DOB complaint, category ?
2017-11-02DOB complaint, category ?
2017-10-31ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION.THE RESPONDENT FAILED TO COMPLY W/AN ORDER OF COMM ISSUED PURSUANT TO SECT AC 28-02.1.OATH SUMM #352
2017-10-18Permit PL — ISSUED
2017-10-04ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION-THE RESPONDENT FAILED TO COMPLY WITH AN ORDER OF THE COMMISSIONER ISSUED PURSUANT TO SECTION AC28-20$2,400
2017-09-06DOB violation AEUHAZ1: FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION
2017-09-06DOB violation AEUHAZ1: FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION
2017-08-25Permit AL — ISSUED
2017-02-24DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2015 INSPECTION REPORT
2017-02-10311: Snow — E9 Snow / Icy Sidewalk
2017-01-25DOB violation AEUHAZ1: FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION
2016
2016-10-27Job filed: SUBMIT SOE WORK IN CONJUNCTION WITH D.O.B. ALTERATION TYPE 1 #321319550. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$57,000
2016-10-27Job filed: SUBMIT SOE WORK IN CONJUNCTION WITH D.O.B. ALTERATION TYPE 1 #321319550. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$57,000
2016-10-25DOB violation C:
2016-10-24ECB CLASS - 1 violation: BC107.7,AC28-104.7.1 THE RESPONDENT FAILED TO MEET THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS (AC28-102.2)SET FORTH IN BC104.7.1 WHICH MANDATE THAT $1,600
2016-10-24ECB CLASS - 1 violation: BC1704.1.2 THE RESPONDENT FAILED TO PERFORM THEIR DUTIES FOR JOB#321319550 AND REVIEW THE CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS FOR SUFFICENT CLA$1,600
2016-10-24ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO SAFEGUARD ALL PERSONS & PROPERTY AFFECTED BY CONSTRUCTION OPERATIONS. AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION EXCAVATION WORK UNDERMI$10,000
2016-10-24ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO PROVIDE APPROVED ACCEPTED PLANS AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION. AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION 8' UNDERPINNING WORK OBSERVED IN T
2016-10-18DOB complaint, category ?
2016-09-19DTL — from MIRAMAR 397 LLC
2016-09-19DTL — from MIRAMAR 397 LLC
2016-07-27Permit PL — ISSUED
2016-07-26Permit AL — ISSUED
2016-07-26Permit EQ — ISSUED
2016-07-05DTL — from MIRAMAR 397 LLC
2016-07-05Mortgage $800,000 — from MIRAMAR 397 LLC to COLUMBIA CAPITAL CO.,$800,000
2016-06-15Job filed: FILE SPRINKLER WORK CONJUNCTION WITH ALT-1 JOB#321319550$20,000
2016-06-15Job filed: FILE SPRINKLER WORK CONJUNCTION WITH ALT-1 JOB#321319550$20,000
2016-04-05DEEDO $2,550,000 — from JOHN S. PEREIRA, AS CHAPTER 7 TRUSTEE to MIRAMAR 397 LLC$2,550,000
2016-03-30Job filed: RENOVATION AT EXISTING 3 STORY BUILDING AT CELLAR, 1ST,2ND, AND 3RD FLOOR. HORIZONTAL EXTENSION AT 1ST FLOOR. NEW PLUMBING FIXTURES. OBTAIN NEW C OF O$80,000
2016-03-09Permit PL — ISSUED
2016-03-03Permit EW — ISSUED
2016-03-03Permit EW — ISSUED
2016-02-24Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION AT CELLAR, 1ST,2ND AND 3RD FLOOR. NEW PLUMBING FIXTURES.NO CHANGE OCCUPANCY, USE AND EGRESS.$33,000
2016-02-24Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION AT CELLAR, 1ST,2ND AND 3RD FLOOR. NEW PLUMBING FIXTURES.NO CHANGE OCCUPANCY, USE AND EGRESS.$33,000
2016-02-18311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2016-02-10311: Emergency Response Team (ERT) — After Hours Work - Illegal
2016-02-10DOB complaint, category ?
2016-01-21ECB CLASS - 1 violation: WORK W/O A PERMIT. AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION FULL GUT RENOVATION OPERATIONS WAS ON GOING IS THE 3 STY BLDG & THERE WAS NO PERMIT O$800
2016-01-20311: Emergency Response Team (ERT) — After Hours Work - Illegal
2016-01-20ECB CLASS - 1 violation: WORK W/O PERMIT, TIME OF INSPECTION 1:10PM. AT TIME OF INSPECTION I OBSERVED DISCONNECTED 4"WASTE LINE FOR WHOLE BLDG FROM CELLAR
2016-01-20DOB complaint, category ?
2016-01-19DOB complaint, category ?
2016-01-18311: Investigations and Discipline (IAD) — Plumbing Work - Unlicensed/Illegal/Improper Work In Progress
2016-01-18DOB complaint, category ?
2015
2015-08-25TLS — from CITY OF NEW YORK to BANK OF NEW YORK
2015-06-17ATL — from THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON to THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON
2015-05-09311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2013
2013-09-12TLS — from CITY OF NEW YORK to BANK OF NEW YORK
2013-03-01DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2011 INSPECTION REPORT
2013-02-18311: Food Establishment — Food Contaminated
2012
2012-06-22DOB complaint, category ?
2011
2011-12-13DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2010 INSPECTION REPORT
2011-11-30ATL — from THE BANK OF NEW YORK to THE BANK OF NEW YORK
2011-06-06DOB complaint, category ?
2011-05-26311: General Construction/Plumbing — Excavation Undermining Adjacent Building
2011-05-26DOB complaint, category ?
2009
2009-12-31DOB violation LBLVIO:
2009-08-25TLS — from CITY OF NEW YORK to BANK OF NEW YORK
2009-01-01DOB violation LL6291:
2008
2008-05-09Mortgage assigned — from CITYWIDE CAPITAL LLC to PROMPT MORTGAGE PROVIDERS OF NORTH AMERI
2008-01-03DOB violation LL6291:
2007
2007-01-19DOB violation LL6291:
2006
2006-01-06DOB violation LL6291:
2004
2004-07-05Mortgage assigned — from BONANNO REALTY, LLC to CITYWIDE CAPITAL LLC
2004-02-10Mortgage assigned — from BONANNO REALTY LLC to CITYWIDE CAPITAL LLC
2002
2002-02-06Mortgage assigned — from HEAVEY, THOMAS; WEBER, STACY to BONANNO REALTY LLC
2002-02-06Mortgage $300,000 — from HEAVEY, THOMAS; WEBER, STACY to BONANNO REALTY LLC$300,000
1997
1997-02-10DOB violation LL6291:
1992
1992-04-15Mortgage satisfied — from HEAVY, THOMAS; WEBER, STACI to ORLANDO, CAROLINE
1988
1988-02-17Deed — from ORLANDO, CAROLINE to WEBER, STACI; HEAVEY, THOMAS
1988-02-17Mortgage $168,750 — from HEAVEY, THOMAS; WEBER, STACI to INDEPENDENCE SAVS BANK$168,750
1988-02-16Mortgage $30,000 — from WEBER, STACI; HEAVEY, THOMAS to ORLANDO, CAROLINE$30,000
1984
1984-08-20Mortgage $35,000 — from ORLANDO, CAROLINE to INDEPENDENCE SAVS BANK$35,000
1969
1969-06-26Mortgage — from ORLANDO COSIMO; ORLANDO CAROLINE to ABROSE PROPERTIES INC
1969-06-26Mortgage assigned — from ABROSE PROPERTIES INC to STEIGMAN ABRAHAM; STEIGMAN ROSE
1969-06-26Deed — from ABROSE PROPERTIES INC to ORLANDO COSIMO; ORLANDO CAROLINE

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