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491 5 Avenue · Brooklyn · BBL 3010230003 · 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 (2).

Filed construction activity

$44,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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

NoBuilt before 1974 (2012)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

0 of 3 signals present. None of the common signals are present — stabilization is unlikely (though never impossible). The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)JNH INVESTORS LLC
Head officerJAMES HATGIPETROS
Managing agentPETROS REALTY SERVICES
Last registered2025-10-03

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$4,130,000 $247,800
2026$4,923,000 $295,380
2027$4,677,000 $280,620

The city's market estimate has risen 13% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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 · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 5 Av / 12 St — B63 · 200 ft
Citi Bike10 St & 5 Ave · 450 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

491 5 Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by PETROS REALTY SERVICES — 15 buildings, 237 units. Grades across the portfolio: A11 · B3 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
2746 East 19 Street BK48 A
325 Marine Avenue BK48 A
54 Bay 29 Street BK32 A
462 76 Street BK24 A
8722 Bay Parkway BK24 B
184 Prospect Park West BK17 A
1472 Bay Ridge Avenue BK16 A
1102 East 31 Street BK12 A
528 5 Avenue BK4 D
491 5 Avenue BK2 A
518 5 Avenue BK2 B
5410 5 Avenue BK2 A
5411 5 Avenue BK2 B
7406 5 Avenue BK2 A
8634 18 Avenue BK2 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $800,000 on 2019-01-23 (lender: Dime Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2019-01-23Mortgage $800,000 — from JNH INVESTORS LLC to DIME COMMUNITY BANK $800,000
2019-01-23AL&R $800,000 — from JNH INVESTORS LLC to DIME COMMUNITY BANK $800,000
2014-07-18Deed $2,950,000 — from CSM REALTY SERVICES, LLC to JNH INVESTMENT CO $2,950,000
2010-01-14Deed $200,000 — from HATGIPETROS, JAMES; HATGIPETROS, NICHOLAS to CSM REALTY SERVICES, LLC $200,000
1987-03-25Mortgage $165,000 — from HATGIPETROS, NICHOLAS; HATGIPETROS, JAMES; VOURLIDES, MARK to CROSSLAND SAVS FSB $165,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & money
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyTotal
2017272011
2018618116
201902136
202000202
202100303
202200303
202300101
202400101
202500202
202600101
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The last 12 months — 3 records

DateRecord
2026-08-27311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2025-12-16Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-11-18311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane

The full timeline

2026
2026-08-27311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2025
2025-12-16Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-11-18311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2024
2024-12-05Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023
2023-12-21Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022
2022-12-28Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-08-22311: Abandoned Vehicle — With License Plate
2022-02-17Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021
2021-05-25311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-04-14Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-03-17311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Business not in compliance
2020
2020-07-14311: Noise - Helicopter — News Gathering
2020-07-14311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2019
2019-09-17FDNY inspection (RISK)
2019-03-08FDNY inspection (STRUC_INT_3)
2019-01-23Mortgage $800,000 — from JNH INVESTORS LLC to DIME COMMUNITY BANK$800,000
2019-01-23AL&R $800,000 — from JNH INVESTORS LLC to DIME COMMUNITY BANK$800,000
2019-01-23Deed — from HATGIPETROS, JAMES; JNH INVESTMENT CO; ESTATE OF NICHOLAS HATGIPETROS to JNH INVESTORS LLC
2019-01-16311: Street Sign - Damaged — No Parking, Standing, Stopping
2018
2018-11-23311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-11-14Deed transfer (nominal price)
2018-11-03311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2018-10-28311: Noise - Commercial — Banging/Pounding
2018-10-28311: Noise - Commercial — Banging/Pounding
2018-10-16Permit PL — ISSUED
2018-10-12Permit EW — ISSUED
2018-10-12Permit EW — ISSUED
2018-10-03311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-10-03Job filed: APPLICATION FILED TO PROPOSE THE INSTALLATION OF THE NEW HVAC SPLIT SYSTEM AIR HANDLER (FURNACE UNIT), CONDENSING UNIT AND DUCT WORK)FOR THE FIRST FL$22,000
2018-10-03Job filed: APPLICATION FILED TO PROPOSE THE INSTALLATION OF THE NEW HVAC SPLIT SYSTEM AIR HANDLER (FURNACE UNIT), CONDENSING UNIT AND DUCT WORK)FOR THE FIRST FL$22,000
2018-09-20311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2018-09-20311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint
2018-08-13Certificate of occupancy Final
2018-03-31311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint
2018-01-30FDNY inspection (CONSTR)
2017
2017-12-01FDNY inspection (CONSTR)
2017-09-26FDNY inspection (CONSTR)
2017-09-26311: Sustainability Enforcement — Sustainability Enforcement Work Order
2017-09-26DOB complaint, category ?
2017-07-18FDNY inspection (CONSTR)
2017-07-04311: Taxi Complaint — Driver Complaint
2017-05-19FDNY inspection (CONSTR)
2017-03-16FDNY inspection (CONSTR)
2017-03-03Permit NB — ISSUED
2017-02-27Permit PL — ISSUED
2017-01-10FDNY inspection (CONSTR)
2016
2016-11-10FDNY inspection (CONSTR)
2016-09-08FDNY inspection (CONSTR)
2016-07-01FDNY inspection (CONSTR)
2016-04-19FDNY inspection (CONSTR)
2016-02-24Permit EW — ISSUED
2016-02-23Permit EQ — ISSUED
2016-02-23Permit NB — ISSUED
2016-02-18FDNY inspection (CONSTR)
2016-02-10Permit PL — ISSUED
2015
2015-12-10FDNY inspection (CONSTR)
2015-11-10FDNY inspection (STRUC_INT)
2015-11-04Permit NB — ISSUED
2015-10-23Permit EQ — ISSUED
2015-10-21311: Miscellaneous Categories — Inspection Work Order (DOB)
2015-10-21DOB complaint, category ?
2015-09-24FDNY inspection (CONSTR)
2015-09-10Permit NB — ISSUED
2015-07-23FDNY inspection (CONSTR)
2015-06-25Permit EQ — ISSUED
2015-06-25Permit NB — ISSUED
2015-05-22FDNY inspection (CONSTR)
2015-03-19FDNY inspection (CONSTR)
2015-03-12Permit NB — ISSUED
2015-01-16FDNY inspection (CONSTR)
2014
2014-10-28FDNY inspection (CONSTR)
2014-09-12311: Sidewalk Condition — Broken Sidewalk
2014-08-28FDNY inspection (CONSTR)
2014-08-27ECB CLASS - 2 violation: COLOR OF FENCE. NOTE: AT TIME OF MY INSPECTION, I OBSERVED THAT CONSTRUCTION FENCE ERECTED AT EXPOSURE ONE AND PARTIAL OF 2 AND 4.
2014-08-27ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FENCE PROJECT INFORMATION PANEL.NOTE:AT TIME OF MY INSPECTION,SITE CLOSED I OBSERVED A CONSTRUCTION FENCE ERECTED AT EXPOSURE ONE
2014-08-27ECB CLASS - 2 violation: VIEWING PANELS. NOTE: AT TIME OF MY INSPECTION I OBSERVED THAT CONSTRUCTION FENCE AT EXPOSURE ONE AND PARTIAL OF TWO AND FOUR, WIT
2014-07-18Deed $2,950,000 — from CSM REALTY SERVICES, LLC to JNH INVESTMENT CO$2,950,000
2014-07-14Permit EW — ISSUED
2014-06-27FDNY inspection (CONSTR)
2014-06-13Job filed: FILING SPRINKLER SYSTEM IN CONJUNCTION WITH NEW BUILDING APPLICATION NUMBER 320063079 FOR RECORD PURPOSES ONLY (SPRINKLERS WERE FILED UNDER THE NB APP$1,000
2014-06-13Job filed: FILING SPRINKLER SYSTEM IN CONJUNCTION WITH NEW BUILDING APPLICATION NUMBER 320063079 FOR RECORD PURPOSES ONLY (SPRINKLERS WERE FILED UNDER THE NB APP$1,000
2014-05-29FDNY inspection (CONSTR)
2014-05-08Permit NB — ISSUED
2014-05-08Permit EQ — ISSUED
2014-04-29FDNY inspection (CONSTR)
2014-04-10ECB CLASS - 2 violation: TEMPORARY CONST EQUIPMENT ON SITE-/EXPIRED PERMIT.4 STORY NEW BLDG UNDER CONST HAS 8FT HIGH WOOD CONST FENCE ERECTED UNDER #320063$400
2014-04-04FDNY inspection (CONSTR)
2014-01-17FDNY inspection (CONSTR)
2013
2013-12-13FDNY inspection (CONSTR)
2013-12-09311: Sidewalk Condition — Broken Sidewalk
2013-11-08FDNY inspection (CONSTR)
2013-11-06ECB CLASS - 2 violation: SEC. BC 3303.3. OBSTRUCTION OF SIDEWALK AND STREET W/O DOT PERMIT. NOTED: AT TIME OF INSPECTION OBSERVED DOT PERMIT ON JOB SITE FE$800
2013-10-01FDNY inspection (CONSTR)
2013-09-03FDNY inspection (CONSTR)
2013-08-06FDNY inspection (CONSTR)
2013-07-16Permit PL — ISSUED
2013-07-11FDNY inspection (CONSTR)
2013-06-04FDNY inspection (CONSTR)
2013-04-16FDNY inspection (CONSTR)
2013-03-26Permit EQ — ISSUED
2013-02-22Permit NB — ISSUED
2013-02-22Permit EQ — ISSUED
2013-01-17Permit EQ — ISSUED
2013-01-15Job filed: INSTALLATION OF TEMPORARY PIPE SCAFFOLD 37'HIGH ORIGINATING OFF SHED FOR CONSTRUCTION OF NEW BUILDING AS PER PLANS . NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUP
2013-01-15Job filed: INSTALLATION OF TEMPORARY PIPE SCAFFOLD 37'HIGH ORIGINATING OFF SHED FOR CONSTRUCTION OF NEW BUILDING AS PER PLANS . NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUP
2013-01-15Job filed: INSTALLATION OF TEMPORARY PIPE SCAFFOLD 37'HIGH ORIGINATING OFF SHED FOR CONSTRUCTION OF NEW BUILDING AS PER PLANS . NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUP
2012
2012-10-12311: General Construction/Plumbing — Adjacent Buildings Not Protected
2012-10-12DOB complaint, category ?
2012-06-14Permit EQ — ISSUED
2012-05-25Permit NB — ISSUED
2012-04-02Permit EQ — ISSUED
2012-04-02Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF SIDEWALK SHED AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.
2011
2011-07-19311: Construction Safety Enforcement — Excavation Tracking Complaint
2011-07-19DOB complaint, category ?
2011-07-15311: Construction Safety Enforcement — Excavation Tracking Complaint
2011-07-15DOB complaint, category ?
2011-07-14ECB CLASS - 2 violation: PARTIAL STOP WORK ORDER(UNDERPINNING)ISSUED PURSUANT TO 28-207.2 & POSTED @ PREMISES.WORK DOES NOT CONFORM TO APPROVED CONSTRUCTIO$500
2011-07-14ECB CLASS - 3 violation: SEC. 1704.1.1. FAILURE TO FILE A SPECIAL INSPECTION STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY PRIOR TO PERMIT ISSUANCE AND PRIOR TO START WORK U$150
2011-06-03Permit EQ — ISSUED
2011-06-03Permit NB — ISSUED
2011-03-03311: Sidewalk Condition — Blocked - Construction
2011-02-28311: BEST/Site Safety — Demolition Notification Received
2011-02-28DOB complaint, category ?
2011-02-24Permit DM — ISSUED
2011-02-24Permit DM — ISSUED
2011-02-22Permit EQ — ISSUED
2010
2010-12-06Job filed: APPLICATION FILED TO INDICATE FULL DEMOLITION OF EXISTING ONE-STORY BUILDING WITH CELLAR
2010-12-06Job filed: APPLICATION FILED TO INDICATE FULL DEMOLITION OF EXISTING ONE-STORY BUILDING WITH CELLAR
2010-11-29311: Broken Parking Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2010-10-29311: Broken Parking Meter — Timer Defect - Fast/Fail
2010-01-14Deed $200,000 — from HATGIPETROS, JAMES; HATGIPETROS, NICHOLAS to CSM REALTY SERVICES, LLC$200,000
2009
2009-10-09CERT — from KENSINGTON VANGUARD NATIONAL LAND SERVIC
2009-10-09ZONE — from HATGIPETROS, JAMES; HATGIPETROS, NICHOLAS
2009-09-02Job filed: SUBSEQUENT FILING FOR STRUCTURAL AND FOUNDATION AND UNDERPINNING.
2009-09-02Job filed: SUBSEQUENT FILING FOR STRUCTURAL AND FOUNDATION AND UNDERPINNING.
2009-09-02Job filed: SUBSEQUENT FILING FOR PLUMBING, BOILER AND MECHANICAL WORK.
2009-08-20Job filed: BNP 09-262, 20' FRONTAGE, NB# 320063079
2009-08-20Job filed: BNP 09-262, 20' FRONTAGE, NB# 320063079
2009-08-11Job filed: NB
2009-08-11Job filed: NB
2007
2007-07-26Permit EW — ISSUED
2007-07-10Job filed: INSTALL RANGEHOOD FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM AS SHOWN ON PLAN NO CHANGE IN USE OCUPANCY OR EGRESS$3,000
1999
1999-12-01Permit EW — ISSUED
1997
1997-11-19Mortgage satisfied — from VOURLIDES, MARK; HATGIPETROS, NICHOLAS; HATGIPETROS, JAMES to CROSSLAND SAVINGS BANK
1997-11-19SAGE — from STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY/TR
1996
1996-08-29Mortgage assigned — from CROSSLAND FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK to STATE STREET BANK &TRUST COMPANY/TRUSTEE
1996-08-29Mortgage assigned — from CROSSLAND FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK to STATE STREET BANK &TRUST COMPANY/TRUSTEE
1995
1995-11-20Deed — from VOURLIDES, MARK to HATGIPETROS, NICHOLAS; HATGIPETROS, JAMES
1995-02-23Permit EW — ISSUED
1994
1994-02-15Mortgage assigned — from HATGIPETROS, NICHOLAS; VOURLIDES, MARK; HATGIPETROS, JAMES to CROSSLAND FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK
1987
1987-06-24Deed — from VOURLIDES, MARK; HATGIPETROS, NICHOLAS; HATGIPETROS, JAMES to HATGIPETROS, JAMES; HATGIPETROS, NICHOLAS; VOURLIDES, MARK
1987-03-25Mortgage $165,000 — from HATGIPETROS, NICHOLAS; HATGIPETROS, JAMES; VOURLIDES, MARK to CROSSLAND SAVS FSB$165,000
1987-03-25Deed — from LEVY, WILLIAM to VOURLIDES, MARK; HATGIPETROS, JAMES; HATGIPETROS, NICHOLAS
1987-03-25Mortgage satisfied — from 491 5TH AV STATIONERY CP to GREATER NEW YORK SAVS BK
1986
1986-08-12Deed — from SAVARESE, LORRAINE to LEVY, WILLIAM F
1979
1979-01-25Deed — from LORSAU PROPERTIES CORP to SAVARESE LORRAINE
1976
1976-03-17Deed — from SAVARESE LORRAINE to LORSAN PROPERTIES CORP
1973
1973-08-24Deed — from CANARICK SHIRLEY to SAVARESE LORRAINE
1973-08-24Mortgage — from SAVARESE LORRAINE to CANARICK SHIRLEY
1971
1971-08-04Deed — from ABRAM RUTH to CANARICK SHIRLEY

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