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525 5 Avenue · Brooklyn · BBL 3010350005 · 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

9 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (6) · Food Establishment (1) · Food Poisoning (1) · Water System (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 (1920)
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$2,702,000 $162,120
2026$2,947,000 $176,820
2027$3,233,000 $193,980

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

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
SubwaySandwichesAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (1 with three or more people sick)
1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Protection) · 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

SubwayProspect Av — R · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
4 Av-9 St — F G R · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 5 Av / 14 St — B63 · 50 ft
Citi Bike14 St & 5 Ave · 150 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 124 Silas B. Dutcher. 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

525 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

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: $450,000 on 2017-07-19 (lender: Capital One,national Association). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2017-07-19Mortgage $450,000 — from 525 5TH AVENUE LLC to CAPITAL ONE,NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $450,000
1987-01-07Mortgage $160,000 — from MESSINA, SALVATORE; MESSINA, JOAN to COYNE, SELMA CLAIRE; COYNE, HAROLD $160,000

Ten-year activity

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Housing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20173104
20183003
20192002
20201001
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20224004
20233003
20243014
20254015
20261012
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The last 12 months — 3 records

DateRecord
2026-04-09Restaurant inspection: SUBWAY — grade A · mice evidence
2026-04-01311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2025-11-24311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane

The full timeline

2026
2026-04-09Restaurant inspection: SUBWAY — grade A · mice evidence
2026-04-01311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2025
2025-11-24311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2025-10-14311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2025-09-25311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2025-06-18311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2025-05-12Restaurant inspection: SUBWAY — grade A
2024
2024-10-20311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2024-10-09311: Water System — Hydrant Leaking (WC1)
2024-03-27Restaurant inspection: SUBWAY — grade A
2024-03-15311: Food Poisoning — 3 or More
2023
2023-12-20311: Food Establishment — Food Protection
2023-09-13311: Illegal Dumping — Removal Request
2023-07-01311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2022
2022-12-04311: Illegal Dumping — Removal Request
2022-12-04311: Illegal Dumping — Removal Request
2022-12-03311: Illegal Dumping — Removal Request
2022-09-27311: Illegal Dumping — Removal Request
2021
2021-07-14311: Water System — Hydrant Running Full (WA4)
2020
2020-05-26311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2019
2019-07-16311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint - Non Passenger
2019-07-16311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2018
2018-12-27311: Panhandling — N/A
2018-09-12311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2018-02-25311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2017
2017-10-16311: Sidewalk Condition — Broken Sidewalk
2017-09-22311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2017-07-19Mortgage $450,000 — from 525 5TH AVENUE LLC to CAPITAL ONE,NATIONAL ASSOCIATION$450,000
2017-03-02311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2016
2016-01-29ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN FACADE AND APPURTENANCES.NOTED: AT THE TIME OF MY INSPECTION I OBSERVED 2 CRACKED BRICKS AS WELL AS LOOSE MORT
2016-01-28311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Shaking/Vibrating/Structural Stability
2016-01-28DOB complaint, category ?
2015
2015-12-04311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint
2015-01-02311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2014
2014-04-28MLEA — from 525 5TH AVENUE LLC to SUBWAY REAL ESTATE LLC
2012
2012-09-11DOB complaint, category ?
2012-08-01Permit AL — ISSUED
2012-08-01Job filed: INSTALLATION OF A BUSINESS AWNING WORDING "SUBWAY". NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$4,872
2012-07-31Permit PL — ISSUED
2012-07-23Permit EW — ISSUED
2012-07-23Permit EW — ISSUED
2012-07-23Permit EQ — ISSUED
2012-06-11311: Dead Tree — Dead/Dying Tree
2012-06-07Job filed: STORE RENOVATION INCLUDING REPLACEMENT OF STORE FRONT, INSTALLATION OF PARTITIONS WITH DOOR,PLUMBING FIXTURES AND MECHANICAL WORK. NO CHANGE IN USE, E$52,000
2011
2011-10-18311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2011-05-27311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 1R Missed Recycling-All Materials
2006
2006-09-16DOB complaint, category ?
2006-07-20Permit EQ — ISSUED
2006-07-10Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF 17 LINEAR FEET OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED FOR REMEDIAL REPAIR, SIDEWALK SHED SHALL COMPLY WITH LL 33/91. NO CHANGE IN USE, O
2006-07-10Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF 17 LINEAR FEET OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED FOR REMEDIAL REPAIR, SIDEWALK SHED SHALL COMPLY WITH LL 33/91. NO CHANGE IN USE, O
2006-07-10Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF 17 LINEAR FEET OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED FOR REMEDIAL REPAIR, SIDEWALK SHED SHALL COMPLY WITH LL 33/91. NO CHANGE IN USE, O
2003
2003-07-28Deed — from MESSINA, JOAN; MESSINA, SALVATORE to 525 FIFTH AVENUE LLC
2001
2001-05-31DOB complaint, category ?
1997
1997-03-11Mortgage satisfied — from MESSINA, SALVATORE; MESSINA, JOAN to COYNE, HAROLD; COYNE, SELMA CLAIRE
1987
1987-01-07Mortgage $160,000 — from MESSINA, SALVATORE; MESSINA, JOAN to COYNE, SELMA CLAIRE; COYNE, HAROLD$160,000
1987-01-07Deed — from COYNE, HAROLD to MESSINA, SALVATORE; MESSINA, JOAN
1968
1968-11-19Mortgage — from COYNE HAROLD to COYNE BERNARD D

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