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5403 Church Avenue · Brooklyn · BBL 3046800051 · 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 11203, 76% of residential buildings hold an A and 7% 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: Water Conservation (1).

Filed construction activity

$21,000 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

YesBuilt before 1974 (1931)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
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$393,000 $176,850
2026$427,000 $192,150
2027$444,000 $199,800

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

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Tropical TasteCaribbeanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 6 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

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

SubwaySaratoga Av — 3 · 0.8 mi straight-line (about a 22-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Church Av / E 55 St — B35 · 250 ft
Citi BikeE 54 St & Linden Blvd · 550 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 244 Richard R. Green
Middle: The Middle School of Media, Law and Fine Arts. 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

5403 Church 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: $371,250 on 2005-06-24 (lender: Wachovia Bank, National Association). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2013-02-04M&CON $371,250 — from CREM BERNARD LLC to WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $371,250
2005-06-24Deed $495,000 — from NATERPAUL, DHANRAJ; NATERPAUL, CARMEN to CREM BERNARD LLC $495,000
2005-06-24Mortgage $371,250 — from CREM BERNARD, LLC. to WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $371,250

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170180110
2018015017
2019501017
2020000011
2021003014
2022002013
2023001034
2024000022
2025001146
2026000022
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The last 12 months — 2 records

DateRecord
2026-09-30Boiler inspection
2026-07-13Restaurant inspection: TROPICAL TASTE — grade A

The full timeline

2026
2026-09-30Boiler inspection
2026-07-13Restaurant inspection: TROPICAL TASTE — grade A
2025
2025-10-09Boiler inspection
2025-10-03Boiler inspection — defects found
2025-06-10Mortgage satisfied — from CREM BERNARD LLC to WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
2025-04-14Restaurant inspection: TROPICAL TASTE — grade A
2025-02-07311: Water Conservation — Water Meter Stolen/Missing - Private Residence (CLR)
2025-01-10Restaurant inspection: TROPICAL TASTE
2024
2024-11-01Boiler inspection
2024-02-01Restaurant inspection: TROPICAL TASTE — grade C
2023
2023-12-19Restaurant inspection: TROPICAL TASTE
2023-11-22Boiler inspection
2023-10-27Boiler inspection — defects found
2023-06-11311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2022
2022-12-01Boiler inspection
2022-03-31311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Car Service Company Complaint
2022-03-31311: For Hire Vehicle Report — Car Service Company Report
2021
2021-12-17Boiler inspection
2021-12-04311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2021-12-03311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2021-10-05311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2020
2020-11-03Boiler inspection
2019
2019-12-19311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2019-11-26Boiler inspection
2019-11-18Permit EW — ISSUED
2019-07-31Permit PL — ISSUED
2019-07-30Permit EW — ISSUED
2019-06-10Job filed: INSTALL KITCHEN COOKING EQUIPMENTS, GAS VALVE AND HOOD EXHAUST IN COMMERCIAL SPACE. WORK INCLUDES PLUMBING AND GENERAL CONSTRUCTION NO CHANGE IN USE E$18,000
2019-03-14Job filed: REFILE KITCHEN FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$3,000
2018
2018-11-29Boiler inspection
2018-10-20311: Air Quality — Air: Odor/Fumes, Restaurant (AD2)
2018-10-20311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2018-09-03311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2018-07-04311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2018-04-21311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2018-04-06DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2016 INSPECTION REPORT
2017
2017-12-08311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2017-11-21Boiler inspection
2017-11-03311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2017-10-27311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2017-10-21311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2017-10-13311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2017-09-02311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2017-07-22311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2017-07-15311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2017-02-24DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2015 INSPECTION REPORT
2016
2016-08-26311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2016-07-28311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2016-04-29311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2015
2015-11-25311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2015-10-01DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2014 INSPECTION REPORT
2015-07-11311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2015-06-12311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2015-06-08FDNY inspection (RISK)
2014
2014-11-23311: Food Establishment — Toilet Facility
2014-11-20311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2014-09-19311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2014-09-18311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2014-09-12311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2014-09-06311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2014-09-05311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2014-09-01311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2014-08-31311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2014-08-30311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2014-01-13311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2013
2013-02-04M&CON $371,250 — from CREM BERNARD LLC to WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION$371,250
2012
2012-01-23311: Air Quality — Air: Odor/Fumes, Restaurant (AD2)
2011
2011-12-30311: Air Quality — Air: Odor/Fumes, Restaurant (AD2)
2011-03-15Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2011-03-15311: HEATING — HEAT
2010
2010-09-28Mortgage satisfied — from CREM BERNARD, LLC to WACHOVIA BANK, NA
2006
2006-11-23Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2006-06-13Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2006-06-13Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2006-03-28Permit EW — ISSUED
2006-03-22Job filed: Upgrade existing kitchen fire suppression system, as shown on plan. No change in use, occupancy, or egress.$3,000
2006-02-23Permit PL — ISSUED
2006-02-16Permit EW — ISSUED
2006-02-06Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION OF EXISTING RESTAURANT ON FIRST FLOOR & INSTALLATION OF ONE NEW GAS METER AT CELLAR AS PER PLAN. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR O$8,000
2006-02-06Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION OF EXISTING RESTAURANT ON FIRST FLOOR & INSTALLATION OF ONE NEW GAS METER AT CELLAR AS PER PLAN. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR O$8,000
2006-01-06DOB violation LL6291:
2005
2005-06-24Deed $495,000 — from NATERPAUL, DHANRAJ; NATERPAUL, CARMEN to CREM BERNARD LLC$495,000
2005-06-24Mortgage $371,250 — from CREM BERNARD, LLC. to WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION$371,250
2005-01-31DOB violation LL6291:
2004
2004-09-06Tenant complaint: NONCONST — SMOKE DETECTOR
2004-09-06Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
1999
1999-03-16DOB violation LL6291:
1995
1995-09-26Mortgage satisfied — from NATERPAUL, CARMEN; NATERPAUL, DHANRAJ to LINCOLN SAVINGS BANK
1993
1993-08-16DOB violation LL6291:
1993-01-19Permit EW — ISSUED
1993-01-19Permit EW — ISSUED
1975
1975-05-07Deed — from ROSEN FRIEDA to NATERPAUL CARMEN; NATERPAUL DHANRAJ
1975-05-07Mortgage — from NATERPAUL DHANRAJ; NATERPAUL CARMEN to ROSEN FRIEDA
1975-05-07Mortgage — from NATERPAUL CARMEN; NATERPAUL DHANRAJ to LINCOLN SAVS BK

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