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440 5 Avenue · Brooklyn · BBL 3010040044 · 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

8 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (2) · Homeless Person Assistance (2) · Curb Condition (2) · Illegal Parking (1) · Panhandling (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 (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$4,316,000 $258,960
2026$3,753,000 $225,180
2027$3,474,000 $208,440

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

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Smith's TavernIrishAMice 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: 9 St / 5 Av — B61 · 100 ft
Citi Bike10 St & 5 Ave · 400 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

440 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

8 311 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: $250,000 on 1993-09-27 (lender: Gateway State Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1993-09-27Mortgage $250,000 — from 440 MICHAEL E CORP; BRADY, MICHAEL E to GATEWAY STATE BANK $250,000

Ten-year activity

1050
2017
2018
7
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170000
20180022
20190617
20200213
20210011
20220415
20231012
20240437
20250314
20260134
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The last 12 months — 4 records

DateRecord
2026-05-05Restaurant inspection: SMITH'S TAVERN — grade A · mice evidence
2026-04-03Boiler inspection
2026-03-24Restaurant inspection: SMITH'S TAVERN
2026-02-04311: Curb Condition — Broken Curb

The full timeline

2026
2026-05-05Restaurant inspection: SMITH'S TAVERN — grade A · mice evidence
2026-04-03Boiler inspection
2026-03-24Restaurant inspection: SMITH'S TAVERN
2026-02-04311: Curb Condition — Broken Curb
2025
2025-10-03311: Curb Condition — Curb Defect-Metal Protruding
2025-05-07311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2025-03-09311: Panhandling — N/A
2025-02-17Boiler inspection
2024
2024-10-14311: Homeless Person Assistance
2024-08-02Restaurant inspection: SMITH'S TAVERN — grade A
2024-07-22311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Traffic
2024-07-03Restaurant inspection: SMITH'S TAVERN
2024-05-31311: Homeless Person Assistance
2024-03-17311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2024-02-23Boiler inspection
2023
2023-06-20DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2019 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-04-17Boiler inspection
2022
2022-12-18311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2022-12-18311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2022-12-18311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2022-09-24311: Noise - Residential — Loud Talking
2022-07-15Boiler inspection
2021
2021-05-26Boiler inspection
2020
2020-08-23311: Homeless Person Assistance — N/A
2020-07-24311: Broken Parking Meter — No Receipt
2020-06-25Boiler inspection
2019
2019-12-07311: Drinking — After Hours - Licensed Est
2019-11-02311: Drinking — After Hours - Licensed Est
2019-11-01Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-10-31311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-10-23311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2019-10-13311: Drinking — After Hours - Licensed Est
2019-05-05311: Drinking — Underage - Licensed Est
2018
2018-04-23Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-02-06Boiler inspection
2016
2016-11-01311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2016-03-02311: Broken Muni Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2016-02-07311: Homeless Person Assistance — No Status Call
2016-01-14311: Broken Muni Meter — Out of Order
2015
2015-12-03FDNY inspection (RISK)
2015-11-11311: Broken Muni Meter — Out of Order
2015-07-23311: Homeless Person Assistance — No Status Call
2015-07-21311: Homeless Person Assistance — No Status Call
2015-06-20311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 1 Missed Collection
2015-06-03311: Broken Muni Meter — Out of Order
2015-05-19311: Street Condition — Pothole
2015-05-01311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 1 Missed Collection
2015-02-12311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2014
2014-09-09311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2014-07-16311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 1RO Missed Recycling Organics
2014-04-30311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2014-03-12311: Broken Muni Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2012
2012-10-01311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2012-10-01DOB complaint, category ?
2012-09-20Permit EW — ISSUED
2012-09-14Job filed: FILING TO CURE VIOLATION #34951702J ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING DEFECT AT CELLAR LEVEL AND INSTALL STRUCTURAL COLUMNS AS REQUIRED. NO CHAN$13,500
2012-08-29DOB violation EGNCY:
2012-08-28311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Shaking/Vibrating/Structural Stability
2012-08-28ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING INTERIOR IN A CODE COMPLIANT MANNER: DEFECT NOTED: AT CELLAR LEVEL,TEMPORARY SHORING IMPROPERLY INSTA$1,000
2012-08-28DOB complaint, category ?
2011
2011-12-14311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 1RG Missed Recycling Paper
2011-09-16311: Drinking — Underage - Licensed Est
1999
1999-03-16DOB violation LL6291:
1998
1998-06-18Permit EQ — ISSUED
1998-06-18Permit EW — ISSUED
1998-06-18Permit EW — ISSUED
1998-04-02ECB Non-Hazardous violation: WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT. WORK NOTED: HAVIANG CONSTRUCTED & NEW WOOD STORE FRONT AT FIRST STORY OF BUILDING APPROX, 25' FEET LONG X 1$500
1998-04-02DOB violation C: WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT. WORK NOTED: HAVING CONSTRUCTED A NEW WOOD STORE FRONT AT FIRST STORY OF BUILDING APPROX. 25 FEET LONG.X 10 F
1998-04-02DOB complaint, category ?
1997
1997-11-07Mortgage satisfied — from BRADY, MICHAEL E; 440 MICHAEL E CORP to GATEWAY STATE BANK
1997-11-06Mortgage satisfied — from BRADY, MICHAEL E; 440 MICHAEL E CORP to GATEWAY STATE BANK
1993
1993-09-27Mortgage $250,000 — from 440 MICHAEL E CORP; BRADY, MICHAEL E to GATEWAY STATE BANK$250,000
1993-09-21Mortgage satisfied — from 440 MICHAEL E CORP to 440 FIFTH AVE CORP
1977
1977-02-28Mortgage assigned — from 440 FIFTH AVE CORP to DONOVAN KATHERINE; BOOLBOLD ELIZABETH; SMITH FRANCIS; TILYOW ANN; SMITH MICHAEL
1976
1976-09-17Mortgage — from 440 MICHAEL E CORP to 440 FIFTH AVE CORP
1976-09-17Deed — from 440 FIFTH AVE CORP to 440 MICHAEL E CORP

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