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432 5 Avenue · Brooklyn · BBL 3010040041 · 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 class4
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 85% 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 13.3. 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.

What 311 hears from this address

1 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Vendor Enforcement (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 (1925)
NoSix or more residential units (1)
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$2,743,000 $164,580
2026$2,433,000 $145,980
2027$2,206,000 $132,360

The city's market estimate has fallen 20% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Fifth Ave DinerAmericanAMice 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.

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 · 700 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 5 Av / 9 St — B63 · 100 ft
Citi Bike7 St & 5 Ave · 350 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. 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

432 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

1 311 service request 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: $300,000 on 2006-04-03 (lender: Paxos, Louis and Paxos, Panagiota). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2006-04-03Deed $300,000 — from PAXOS, PANAGIOTA; PAXOS, LOUIS to SGOUROS, CHRIS $300,000
2006-04-03Mortgage $300,000 — from SGOUROS, CHRIS to PAXOS, LOUIS; PAXOS, PANAGIOTA $300,000

Ten-year activity

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2018
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2021
2022
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2023
2024
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201701001
201811013
201911013
202000000
202103003
202202002
202352018
202411035
202510001
202600123
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The last 12 months — 4 records

DateRecord
2026-04-23Restaurant inspection: FIFTH AVE DINER — grade A
2026-03-09Restaurant inspection: FIFTH AVE DINER
2026-02-18Mortgage satisfied — from SGOUROS, CHRIS to PAXOS, PANAGIOTA; PAXOS, LOUIS
2025-11-14DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2024 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

The full timeline

2026
2026-04-23Restaurant inspection: FIFTH AVE DINER — grade A
2026-03-09Restaurant inspection: FIFTH AVE DINER
2026-02-18Mortgage satisfied — from SGOUROS, CHRIS to PAXOS, PANAGIOTA; PAXOS, LOUIS
2025
2025-11-14DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2024 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2024
2024-12-07Restaurant inspection: FIFTH AVE DINER — grade A
2024-09-23DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2023 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2024-07-28311: Vendor Enforcement — Food Vendor
2024-05-20Restaurant inspection: FIFTH AVE DINER — grade A
2024-03-19Restaurant inspection: FIFTH AVE DINER · mice evidence
2023
2023-10-05311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2023-09-01311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2023-06-30DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2020 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-06-30DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2021 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-06-20DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2019 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-06-20DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2018 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-06-05Restaurant inspection: FIFTH AVE DINER — grade A
2023-04-25DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2022 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2022
2022-11-10311: Homeless Person Assistance
2022-02-04311: Vaccine Mandate Non-Compliance — Customer Proof of Vaccination Not Checked
2021
2021-10-24311: Vaccine Mandate Non-Compliance — Customer Proof of Vaccination Not Checked
2021-10-04311: Homeless Person Assistance
2021-05-31311: Food Establishment — Food Worker Hygiene
2019
2019-11-08DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2017 INSPECTION REPORT
2019-11-01Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-02-07311: Broken Parking Meter — No Receipt
2018
2018-08-06311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2018-04-23Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-04-06DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2016 INSPECTION REPORT
2017
2017-06-13311: Food Establishment — Food Contaminated
2016
2016-05-07311: Broken Muni Meter — Out of Order
2016-03-11Deed — from SGOUROS, DESPINA to SGOUROS, TRUSTEE, GEORGE; SGOUROS, TRUSTEE, CHRIS; SGOUROS FAMILY TRUST
2016-02-23311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Talking
2016-02-23311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Talking
2016-02-12311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Talking
2015
2015-12-28311: Broken Muni Meter — No Receipt
2014
2014-07-23311: Vending — In Prohibited Area
2011
2011-12-13DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2010 INSPECTION REPORT
2009
2009-12-31DOB violation LBLVIO:
2009-01-01DOB violation LL6291:
2008
2008-05-16Permit PL — ISSUED
2006
2006-10-18DOB complaint, category ?
2006-10-03Permit EW — ISSUED
2006-09-27DOB complaint, category ?
2006-08-10Permit PL — ISSUED
2006-06-15Permit EQ — ISSUED
2006-06-15Permit EW — ISSUED
2006-06-15Permit EW — ISSUED
2006-06-08Job filed: INSTALL FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM IN EXISTING KITCHEN ON 1ST FLOOR. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY. FIRE SUPP. SHUT OFF VALVE FILED UNDER #302145$5,000
2006-06-08Job filed: INSTALL FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM IN EXISTING KITCHEN ON 1ST FLOOR. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY. FIRE SUPP. SHUT OFF VALVE FILED UNDER #302145$5,000
2006-04-07Job filed: RENOVATE EXISTING EATING & DRINKING ESTABLISHEMENT (USE GROUP #6) IN EXISTING COMMERCIAL SPACE ON 1st FLOOR. MINOR PARTITION & PLUMBING WORK. $55,000
2006-04-07Job filed: RENOVATE EXISTING EATING & DRINKING ESTABLISHEMENT (USE GROUP #6) IN EXISTING COMMERCIAL SPACE ON 1st FLOOR. MINOR PARTITION & PLUMBING WORK. $55,000
2006-04-03Deed $300,000 — from PAXOS, PANAGIOTA; PAXOS, LOUIS to SGOUROS, CHRIS$300,000
2006-04-03Mortgage $300,000 — from SGOUROS, CHRIS to PAXOS, LOUIS; PAXOS, PANAGIOTA$300,000
1997
1997-02-10DOB violation LL6291:
1995
1995-08-29DOB violation LL6291:
1995-02-07Permit PL — ISSUED
1994
1994-12-30Permit EW — ISSUED
1994-06-01DOB violation LL6291:
1993
1993-08-16DOB violation LL6291:
1993-06-01DOB violation LL6291:
1992
1992-02-04Permit EW — ISSUED
1984
1984-06-19Mortgage satisfied — from SGOUROS, NIKOLAOS; PAXOS, LOUIS; PAXOS, PANAGIOTA; SGOUROS, DESPINA to SUGARMAN, TILLIE; SUGARMAN, HENRY
1984-01-24Deed — from SGOUROS, NIKOLAOS; SGOUROS, DESPINA to SGOUROS, DESPINA
1983
1983-04-12Mortgage satisfied — from SGOUROS, NIKALAOS to ANDREADIS, GEORGE
1981
1981-12-28Mortgage — from SGOUROS NIKOLAS to ANDREADIS GEORGE
1974
1974-05-22Mortgage — from SGOUROS NIKOIAOS; SGOUROS DESPINA; PAYOS LOUIS; PAYOS PANAGIOTA to SUGARMAN TILLIE; SUGARMAN HENRY
1974-05-22Deed — from SUGARMAN HENRY; SUGARMAN TILLIE to SGOUROS DESPINA; PAYOS PANAGIOTA; SGOUROS NIKOIAOS; PAYOS LOUIS
1970
1970-04-20Deed — from SUGARMAN HENRY to SUGARMAN HENRY; SUGARMAN TILLIE

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