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408 5 Avenue · Brooklyn · BBL 3009980038 · 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 class10
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 93% 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 33.3. 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.

$6,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

10 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (3) · Food Establishment (2) · Obstruction (1) · Noise (1) · Food Poisoning (1) · Dirty Condition (1).

Filed construction activity

$29,000 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 (1925)
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$3,728,000 $223,680
2026$4,004,000 $240,240
2027$3,487,000 $209,220

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

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
ChelaMexicanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick)
2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage, Toilet Facility) · 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

Subway4 Av-9 St — F G R · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 5 Av / 7 St — B63 · 50 ft
Citi Bike7 St & 5 Ave · 100 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
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

408 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

10 311 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: $605,184 on 2017-06-09 (lender: Emigrant Funding Corporation). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2017-06-09AL&R $1,200,000 — from PROVENCIO 50 LLC to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION $1,200,000
2017-06-09Agreement $1,200,000 — from PROVENCIO 50 LLC to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION $1,200,000
2017-06-09Mortgage $605,184 — from PROVENCIO 50 LLC to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION $605,184
2012-10-24Mortgage $129,182 — from PROVENCIO 50 LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $129,182
2012-10-24Agreement $650,000 — from PROVENCIO 50 LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $650,000
2012-10-24AL&R $650,000 — from PROVENCIO 50 LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $650,000
2004-04-06DEEDO $1,100,000 — from BEVONA, RENEE to MEDINA, RACHEL; MEDINA, MARTIN; MEDINA, TONY F. $1,100,000
2004-04-06Mortgage $600,000 — from MEDINA, MARTIN; MEDINA, RACHEL; MEDINA, TONY F to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $600,000

Ten-year activity

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2017
2018
2019
13
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017101507
2018002013
2019002013
202000130013
2021003003
2022008008
2023002002
2024331018
2025113016
2026025018
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The last 12 months — 9 records

DateRecord
2026-10-08DOB complaint, category ?
2026-10-05DOB violation C: FTM BLDG IN A CODE COMPLIANT MANNER-OBSVD AT EXP4 A VERT STUCCO MASONRY CRACK THAT EXTENDS DOWN NEAR ADJ PROPERTY NEAR PARAP
2026-09-01311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2026-07-22Restaurant inspection: CHELA — grade A
2026-07-19311: Consumer Complaint — Restaurant
2026-06-17311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2026-06-09311: Food Establishment — Toilet Facility
2026-05-03311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2025-10-21DOB complaint, category ?

The full timeline

2026
2026-10-08DOB complaint, category ?
2026-10-05DOB violation C: FTM BLDG IN A CODE COMPLIANT MANNER-OBSVD AT EXP4 A VERT STUCCO MASONRY CRACK THAT EXTENDS DOWN NEAR ADJ PROPERTY NEAR PARAP
2026-09-01311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2026-07-22Restaurant inspection: CHELA — grade A
2026-07-19311: Consumer Complaint — Restaurant
2026-06-17311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2026-06-09311: Food Establishment — Toilet Facility
2026-05-03311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2025
2025-10-21DOB complaint, category ?
2025-10-01Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2025-06-24311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2025-02-20311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2025-02-13Restaurant inspection: CHELA — grade A
2025-01-18311: Illegal Parking — Unauthorized Bus Layover
2024
2024-12-13Restaurant inspection: CHELA
2024-11-12Job filed: Repairs to existing wood cornice on building.$20,000
2024-08-22Permit Sidewalk Shed — Signed-off
2024-07-18Job filed: INSTALLATION OF TEMPORARY HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY. SIDEWALK SHED SHALL COMPLY WITH CHAPTER #33 OF$1,000
2024-07-10DOB violation IMEGNCY: INSTALL APPROXIMATELY 25 LINEAR FEET OF SIDEWALK SHED AT EXPOSURE 1 TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC
2024-07-09ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING WALLS & APPURTENANCES. AT TIME OF INSPECTION OBSERVED EXISTING WOOD CORNICE HAS SEVERE DETERIORATION $6,250
2024-07-08DOB complaint, category ?
2024-06-05311: Noise — Noise: air condition/ventilation equipment (NV1)
2023
2023-12-20311: Obstruction — Trash or Recycling
2023-01-08311: Noise — Noise: air condition/ventilation equipment (NV1)
2022
2022-09-22311: Water System — Leak (Use Comments) (WA2)
2022-07-27311: Food Establishment — Food Contaminated
2022-05-10311: Outdoor Dining — Sidewalk Zone Blocked
2022-05-09311: Food Poisoning — 3 or More
2022-03-21311: Obstruction — Trash or Recycling
2022-02-11311: Water System — Excessive Water In Basement (WEFB)
2022-02-11311: Water System — Possible Water Main Break (Use Comments) (WA1)
2022-02-10311: Water System — Leak (Use Comments) (WA2)
2021
2021-11-19311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-09-23311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-09-18311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020
2020-12-19311: Outdoor Dining — Sidewalk Zone Blocked
2020-12-15311: Outdoor Dining — Sidewalk Zone Blocked
2020-12-11311: Food Establishment — No Permit or License
2020-10-25311: Outdoor Dining — Sidewalk Zone Blocked
2020-10-05311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2020-09-27311: Outdoor Dining — Sidewalk Zone Blocked
2020-09-26311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2020-09-17311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Business not in compliance
2020-07-17311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2020-06-13311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Business not in compliance
2020-06-12311: Non-Emergency Police Matter — Social Distancing
2020-06-10311: Non-Emergency Police Matter — Social Distancing
2020-06-09311: Non-Emergency Police Matter — Social Distancing
2019
2019-11-27Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-07-30311: Drinking — Underage - Licensed Est
2019-03-31311: Food Establishment — Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food
2018
2018-07-24311: Illegal Tree Damage — Trunk Damaged
2018-06-17311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2018-04-20Rodent inspection: Passed
2017
2017-06-09Mortgage assigned — from DIME COMMUNITY BANK; DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURG to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION
2017-06-09AL&R $1,200,000 — from PROVENCIO 50 LLC to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION$1,200,000
2017-06-09Agreement $1,200,000 — from PROVENCIO 50 LLC to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION$1,200,000
2017-06-09Mortgage $605,184 — from PROVENCIO 50 LLC to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION$605,184
2017-06-09TL&R — from DIME COMMUNITY BANK; DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH to PROVENCIO 50 LLC
2017-05-07311: Noise — Noise: air condition/ventilation equipment (NV1)
2017-02-16Job filed: REMOVE STRUCTURE FROM REAR OF 1 FLOOR. NO CHANGE TO USE,EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$8,000
2016
2016-09-17311: Homeless Person Assistance — N/A
2015
2015-07-18311: Food Establishment — Dishwashing/Utensils
2014
2014-09-08311: Food Establishment — Food Temperature
2014-07-08311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2013
2013-01-18311: Food Poisoning — 3 or More
2013-01-05311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2013-01-05311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2012
2012-10-24Mortgage $129,182 — from PROVENCIO 50 LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH$129,182
2012-10-24Agreement $650,000 — from PROVENCIO 50 LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH$650,000
2012-10-24AL&R $650,000 — from PROVENCIO 50 LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH$650,000
2012-10-24TL&R — from PROVENCIO 50 LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH
2012-09-19311: Food Establishment — Food Contains Foreign Object
2011
2011-06-03311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2011-04-29311: Street Sign - Dangling — School Crossing
2010
2010-11-17Permit EW — ISSUED
2010-10-07Deed — from MEDINA, RACHEL P; MEDINA, MARTIN P; MEDINA, TONY F to PROVENCIO 50 LLC
2010-09-16Job filed: A2$30,000
2010-02-25ECB CLASS - 2 violation: WORK W/O PERMIT. WORK NOTED: 1 STOREY EXTENSION 25'LONG X 20'WIDE X 12'HIGH CONSTRUCTED OF METAL TRUSTS (AT ROOF) & FABRIC W/METAL$800
2010-02-18311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Permit - None
2010-02-18DOB complaint, category ?
2007
2007-12-21Permit EW — ISSUED
2007-12-18Job filed: Upgrade existing kitchen fire suppression system, as shown on plan. No change in use, occupancy, or egress.$3,000
2007-12-18Job filed: Upgrade existing kitchen fire suppression system, as shown on plan. No change in use, occupancy, or egress.$3,000
2005
2005-07-22Permit EW — ISSUED
2005-07-14Job filed: INSTALL AUTOMATIC FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM IN CONJOIN TO JOB 301908746. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS AND OCCUPANCY.$2,800
2005-07-14Job filed: INSTALL AUTOMATIC FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM IN CONJOIN TO JOB 301908746. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS AND OCCUPANCY.$2,800
2005-07-12Permit EQ — ISSUED
2005-07-12Permit EW — ISSUED
2005-04-05Permit PL — ISSUED
2005-04-04Permit EQ — ISSUED
2005-04-04Permit EW — ISSUED
2005-03-07Job filed: RENOVATE STORE AT 1 FLOOR FOR EATING & DRINKING PLACE UG6 NO CHANGE TO EGRESS OCCUPANCY$48,000
2004
2004-04-06DEEDO $1,100,000 — from BEVONA, RENEE to MEDINA, RACHEL; MEDINA, MARTIN; MEDINA, TONY F.$1,100,000
2004-04-06Mortgage $600,000 — from MEDINA, MARTIN; MEDINA, RACHEL; MEDINA, TONY F to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH$600,000
2004-04-06PAT — from MEDINA, RACHEL to MEDINA, MARTIN
2004-04-06AL&R — from THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH to MEDINA, TONY F; MEDINA, MARTIN; MEDINA, RACHEL
2004-04-06PAT — from MEDINA, TONY F to MEDINA, MARTIN
1999
1999-06-16Deed — from BEVONA, JOHN; PETROPOULOS, JOHN P; BEVONA, RENEE to BEVONA, RENEE; PETROPOULOS, JOHN P
1996
1996-10-28Permit PL — ISSUED
1996-10-28Permit PL — ISSUED
1995
1995-10-26Permit EW — ISSUED
1995-09-01ECB Non-Hazardous violation: WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT:WORK NOTED:REMOVAL OF BATHROOM WALLS FIRE RETARDANT PLASTER FROM WALL AND CEILING AT FIRST STORY.REMEDY:STOP
1993
1993-12-07RTXL — from PETROPOULOS, IDA/ESTOF
1993-06-17Deed — from BEVONA, RENEE; PETROPOULOS, JOHN P to BEVONA, JOHN; PETROPOULOS, JOHN P; BEVONA, RENEE
1981
1981-12-23Deed — from PETROPOULOS JOHN P; PETROPOULOS IDA to BEVONA RENEE; PETROPOULAS JOHN P; PETROPOULAS IDA
1967
1967-12-14Mortgage — from PICCIANI HUGO; PICCIANI JOAN to MORELLO ANNA
1967-12-14Deed — from MORELLO ANNA to PICCIANI JOAN; PICCIANI HUGO

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