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489 5 Avenue · Brooklyn · BBL 3010230004 · generated 2026-10-20 · FREE

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This building is not graded (non-residential or no residential units on record) — the report below covers its full public record.

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

9 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (6) · Noise (2) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (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.

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$605,000 $272,250
2026$609,000 $274,050
2027$665,000 $299,250

The city's market estimate has risen 10% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Nuevo MexicoMexicanAMice 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 · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 5 Av / 12 St — B63 · 250 ft
Citi Bike10 St & 5 Ave · 450 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

489 5 Avenue

Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

9 311 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: $150,000 on 1999-12-02 (lender: Glasgow, Thomas R). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1999-12-02Mortgage $150,000 — from ORDUNA, BONFILIO; VELASQUEZ, YOLANDA to GLASGOW, THOMAS R $150,000

Ten-year activity

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2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170000
20180000
20191304
20200606
20210101
20220000
20230202
20240516
20250303
20260011
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The last 12 months — 2 records

DateRecord
2026-07-01Restaurant inspection: NUEVO MEXICO · mice evidence
2025-11-20311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane

The full timeline

2026
2026-07-01Restaurant inspection: NUEVO MEXICO · mice evidence
2025
2025-11-20311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2025-02-28311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint - Non Passenger
2025-02-28311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2024
2024-11-14Restaurant inspection: NUEVO MEXICO — grade A
2024-05-11311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2024-04-24311: Noise - Commercial — Banging/Pounding
2024-02-16311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2024-02-16311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2024-01-12311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2023
2023-12-29311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2023-03-24311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2021
2021-04-17311: Other Enforcement — E6 Commercial Waste Disposal
2020
2020-08-15311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Business not in compliance
2020-08-04311: Noise - Commercial — Banging/Pounding
2020-08-04311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Business not in compliance
2020-07-23311: Outdoor Dining — Barrier Condition
2020-02-16311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint - Non Passenger
2020-02-16311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2019
2019-12-20311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint - Non Passenger
2019-12-20311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2019-09-19FDNY inspection (RISK)
2019-05-17311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2016
2016-05-02311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2013
2013-06-24311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2012
2012-09-17311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2012-07-10311: Dirty Conditions — E3 Dirty Sidewalk
2012-06-21311: Derelict Vehicle — With License Plate
2011
2011-03-17Permit PL — ISSUED
2011-03-17Permit PL — ISSUED
2010
2010-06-08Permit EW — ISSUED
2010-06-08Permit EW — ISSUED
2010-06-01Permit EW — ISSUED
2010-04-23Job filed: INSTALLATION OF FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM ONLY. NO CHANGE IN USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$3,000
2009
2009-12-07Job filed: TO NFILE FOR ROOFTOP HVAC UNIT NO CHANGES$23,000
2009-12-07Job filed: TO NFILE FOR ROOFTOP HVAC UNIT NO CHANGES$23,000
2009-10-06Mortgage satisfied — from VELAZQUEZ, YOLANDA to GLASGOW, THOMAS R
2008
2008-04-02Job filed: RENOVATE EXISTING STORE. RELOCATE BAR SINK. INSTALL 2 PIECE BATH. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$15,000
2008-01-02Job filed: Propose to change the use of the second floor to an Eating & Drinking Establishment (U.G.6) and minor partition changes as per attached plans and $10,000
2007
2007-12-03ECB Non-Hazardous violation: EXIT SIGN DEFECTIVE/FAILURE TO COMPLY W/BLDG CODE STANDARD-DEFECT NOTED AT FRONT & REAR 1FL EXIT ILLUMINATED SIGNS & ARE MISSING.R$130
2007-12-02DOB complaint, category ?
2007-12-02DOB complaint, category ?
2007-12-02DOB complaint, category ?
2007-12-02DOB complaint, category ?
2007-09-29DOB complaint, category ?
2005
2005-09-14DOB complaint, category ?
2001
2001-04-06Permit EW — ISSUED
2000
2000-10-31Mortgage satisfied — from LOR SAV PROPERTIES CORP to PLEASANT HOLDING CORP
2000-01-19Permit EW — ISSUED
1999
1999-12-10Permit PL — ISSUED
1999-12-02Mortgage $150,000 — from ORDUNA, BONFILIO; VELASQUEZ, YOLANDA to GLASGOW, THOMAS R$150,000
1999-12-02Mortgage satisfied — from GLASGOW, THOMAS to GLASGOW, BARBARA
1999-12-02Deed — from GLASGOW, THOMAS to ORDUNA, BONFILIO; VELASQUEZ, YOLANDA
1999-12-01Permit EW — ISSUED
1980
1980-06-17Mortgage — from GLASGOW THOMAS to GLASGOW BARBARA
1980-06-17Deed — from LOR SAV PROPERTIES CORP to GLASGOW THOMAS
1980-04-01Deed — from PLEASANT HOLDING CORP to LOR SAV PROPERTIES CORP
1980-04-01Mortgage — from LOR SAV PROPERTIES CORP to PLEASANT HOLDING CORP

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