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5202 Church Avenue · Brooklyn · BBL 3047000001 · 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

5 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Dumping (1) · Cannabis Retailer (1) · Consumer Complaint (1) · Non (1) · Noise (1).

Filed construction activity

$645,980 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (8 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 (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$1,009,000 $454,050
2026$1,208,000 $543,600
2027$1,276,000 $574,200

The city's market estimate has risen 26% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Island Roots Juice Bar & CafeJuice, Smoothies, Fruit SaladsA—

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.

2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2022 (0 in the last three years).

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

SubwaySutter Av-Rutland Rd — 3 · 0.9 mi straight-line (about a 24-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Church Av / E 52 St — B35 · 100 ft
Citi BikeE 51 St & Linden Blvd · 850 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

5202 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

5 311 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: $700,000 on 2021-09-28 (lender: Montego Bay Realty Corp). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2024-10-07Agreement $700,000 — from 5202 CHURCH AVE LLC to MONTEGO BAY REALTY CORP. $700,000
2021-09-28Deed $1,500,000 — from MONTEGO BAY REALTY CORP. to 5202 CHURCH AVE LLC $1,500,000
2021-09-28Mortgage $700,000 — from 5202 CHURCH AVE LLC to MONTEGO BAY REALTY CORP $700,000
2021-09-28AL&R $700,000 — from 5202 CHURCH AVE LLC to MONTEGO BAY REALTY CORP $700,000
2021-09-22Sold for $1,500,000 $1,500,000 $750,000
2004-11-23Deed $425,000 — from FEDER (DECEASED), BELA; SEPLOWTIZ (EXECUTRIX), TERRY to MONTEGO BAY REALTY CORP. $425,000
1982-12-29Mortgage $4,200,000 — from WINSTON NETWORK INC; WINSTON NETWORK INC to METROMEDIA INC; METROMEDIA INC $4,200,000
1982-12-29Mortgage $4,200,000 — from WINSTON NETWORK INC; WINSTON NETWORK INC to METROMEDIA INC; METROMEDIA INC $4,200,000
1982-12-29Mortgage $4,200,000 — from WINSTON NETWORK INC to METROMEDIA INC $4,200,000

Ten-year activity

50250
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2018
2019
2020
2021
34
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017005005
2018011110022
2019005005
2020060006
2021202408
2022111490034
2023301015
2024100102
2025101013
2026004004
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The last 12 months — 4 records

DateRecord
2026-09-25311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Talking
2026-07-25311: Non-Emergency Police Matter — Other (complaint details)
2026-07-25311: Consumer Complaint — Barber Shop, Beauty Salon, or Nail Salon
2026-07-17311: Cannabis Retailer — Unlicensed

The full timeline

2026
2026-09-25311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Talking
2026-07-25311: Non-Emergency Police Matter — Other (complaint details)
2026-07-25311: Consumer Complaint — Barber Shop, Beauty Salon, or Nail Salon
2026-07-17311: Cannabis Retailer — Unlicensed
2025
2025-06-25311: Illegal Dumping — Removal Request
2025-06-12Restaurant inspection: ISLAND ROOTS JUICE BAR & CAFE — grade A
2025-03-13Certificate of occupancy Renewal Without Change
2024
2024-12-04Certificate of occupancy Renewal Without Change
2024-10-07Agreement $700,000 — from 5202 CHURCH AVE LLC to MONTEGO BAY REALTY CORP.$700,000
2023
2023-11-13Certificate of occupancy Renewal Without Change
2023-11-09Restaurant inspection: ISLAND ROOTS JUICE BAR & CAFE — grade A
2023-06-05Certificate of occupancy Initial
2023-05-24311: Noise — Noise: Construction Equipment (NC1)
2023-03-17Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION OF EXISTING ONE STORY COMMERCIAL BUILDING AND INCLUDING CONVERSION OF ACCESSORY GARAGE TO STORES, PROPOSED EXTENSION @ FIRST FLOOR$240,160
2022
2022-12-01Job filed: Mechanical application filed in conjunction ALT CO application as per plans$57,000
2022-11-20311: Sewer — Catch Basin Clogged/Flooding (Use Comments) (SC)
2022-11-14311: Sewer — Catch Basin Clogged/Flooding (Use Comments) (SC)
2022-10-13Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2022-10-11Job filed: EXTERIOR RENOVATION OF EXIST. COMMERCIAL BUILDING WITH INSTALLING AWNING AS PER PLAN. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$3,000
2022-09-09Job filed: FILING A BPP APPLICATION (VOLUNTARILY AND NOT IN CONJUNCTION WITH OTHER JOBS).
2022-09-02DOB violation C: SPECIAL INSPECTOR, ALBERTO ROMAN, PE#95364 SURRENDERED ALL FILING PRIVILEGES, THEREFORE PURSUANT TO AC-28-105.10.2 BOROUGH COM
2022-09-02DOB violation C: SPECIAL INSPECTOR, ALBERTO ROMAN, PE#95364 SURRENDERED ALL FILING PRIVILEGES, THEREFORE PURSUANT TO AC-28-105.10.2 BOROUGH COM
2022-08-27DOB complaint, category ?
2022-06-27Permit Mechanical Systems — Signed-off
2022-05-16311: Street Condition — Blocked - Construction
2022-05-12311: Noise — Noise: Construction Equipment (NC1)
2022-05-12311: Emergency Response Team (ERT) — After Hours Work - Illegal
2022-05-12311: Noise — Noise: Construction Equipment (NC1)
2022-05-12DOB complaint, category ?
2022-05-11311: Street Condition — Pothole
2022-05-08311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2022-04-20ECB CLASS - 1 violation: BC 3307.2.1 FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH DOT REQULATIONS.AT TIME OF INSPECTION ON AN ACTIVE 1 STORY ALT JOBSITE I OBSERVED WORKERS OCCUP$2,500
2022-04-20ECB CLASS - 1 violation: G.C. FAILED TO ENSURE EACH WORKER ONSITE HAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE REQUIRED TRAINING.AT TIME OF INSPECTION ON AN ACTIVE 1 STO
2022-04-20ECB CLASS - 1 violation: BC 3303.4.2 CONTAINERS-CONTAINERS HOLDING DEBRIS OR WASTE SHALL BE COVERED AT ANYTIME WHEN FULL TO NEAR THE RIM.AT TIME OF INSPECT$2,500
2022-04-20ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN/DISPLAY ONSITE DOCUMENTS REQUIRED BY BC CHAPTER 33AT TIME OF INSPECTION ON AN ACTIVE 1 STORY ALT JOBSITE I OBS$2,500
2022-04-20DOB complaint, category ?
2022-04-20ECB CLASS - 1 violation: OWNER FAILED TO ENSURE GC HAS WORKERS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE REQUIRED TRAINING.AT TIME OF INSPECTION ON AN ACTIVE 1 STORY ALT $5,000
2022-04-20ECB CLASS - 2 violation: BC 3301.1 FIRE CODE-FIRE EXTINGUISHERS(FDNY FC 906)AT TIME OF INSPECTION ON AN ACTIVE 1 STORY ALT JOB SITE I OBSERVED NO FIRE EXTI
2022-04-20ECB CLASS - 1 violation: CONSTRUCTION SUPERINTENDENT FAILED TO PERFORM DUTIES.AT TIME OF INSPECTION ON AN ACTIVE 1 STORY ALT JOBSITE I OBSERVED APPROX.10 W$10,000
2022-04-20DOB complaint, category ?
2022-04-19311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Permit - None
2022-04-19Permit General Construction — Permit Issued
2022-04-19DOB complaint, category ?
2022-04-09Permit Plumbing — Signed-off
2022-02-28Permit Construction Fence — Signed-off
2022-02-18Job filed: Mechanical application filed in conjunction ALT CO application as per plans$57,000
2022-02-18Job filed: Plumbing application filed in conjunction wIth Alt CO application as per plans.$40,000
2022-02-17Job filed: FILE FOR TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION FENCE. THERE IS NO CHANGE IN OCCUPANCY, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY GROUP UNDER THIS APPLICATION$2,500
2021
2021-11-01Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION OF EXISTING ONE STORY COMMERCIAL BUILDING AND INCLUDING CONVERSION OF ACCESSORY GARAGE TO STORES, PROPOSED EXTENSION @ FIRST FLOOR$240,160
2021-09-28Deed $1,500,000 — from MONTEGO BAY REALTY CORP. to 5202 CHURCH AVE LLC$1,500,000
2021-09-28Mortgage $700,000 — from 5202 CHURCH AVE LLC to MONTEGO BAY REALTY CORP$700,000
2021-09-28AL&R $700,000 — from 5202 CHURCH AVE LLC to MONTEGO BAY REALTY CORP$700,000
2021-09-22Sold for $1,500,000$1,500,000
2021-09-03Job filed: FILE FOR TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION FENCE$6,160
2021-07-14311: Non-Emergency Police Matter — Other (complaint details)
2021-01-13311: Street Condition — Pothole
2020
2020-12-15ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY W/THE COMM'S ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS/VIO#35451861M ISSUED ON 01/22/20 & TO FILE A CERT OF CORRECTION PURSUANT
2020-09-02ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO OBEY VACATE ORDER FROM THE COMMISSIONER. FAILURE TO COMPLY W/THE COMM'S ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS/VIO#35451861M ISSUED
2020-09-02DOB violation AEUHAZ1: FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION
2020-01-22DOB complaint, category ?
2020-01-22ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO OBEY A VACATE ORDER FROM THE COMMISSIONER PER 28-207.4. OBSERVED IN CELLAR LEVEL 7 EMPTY ROOMS,KITCHEN,2 TOILETS & 1 RO
2020-01-21FDNY inspection (RISK)
2019
2019-12-19Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — POWER OUTAGE
2019-12-19Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2019-12-19311: ELECTRIC — POWER OUTAGE
2019-12-19311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2019-03-08311: Street Condition — Pothole
2018
2018-08-02311: Borough Office — Construction Enforcement Work Order (DOB)
2018-08-02DOB complaint, category ?
2018-07-24311: Electrical — Electrical Wiring Defective/Exposed
2018-07-24ECB CLASS - 2 violation: ELECTRICAL WORK W/O A PERMIT. NA TO BOILER ROOM OBSERVED AT 2PM 6/3 FEEDER INSTALLED IN BASEMENT PANEL. NO APPLICATION ON FILE FOR$800
2018-07-24ECB CLASS - 2 violation: WORK W/O PERMIT; NOTED: AT CELLAR LEVEL ERECTED FULL HEIGHT PARTITION WALLS WITH DOOR CREATING A BEDROOM FOR SLEEPING. *NO FILING
2018-07-24ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BLDG IN CODE COMPLIANT MANNER: NOTED AT CELLAR LEVEL IN BOILER ROOM IS USED AS STORAGE FOR OLD LIGHT FIXTUR$625
2018-07-24ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO PROVIDE MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT ACCESS WORK SPACE ABOUT ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT. INSUFFICIENT WORK SPACE IN FRONT OF PANELS IN$500
2018-07-24ECB CLASS - 2 violation: UNAPPROVED UNSAFE UNSUITABLE ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT DEVICES APPARATUS APPLIANCES MATERIALS OR WIRING IN USE. DOUBLE LUGGING IN BASEM$800
2018-07-24DOB complaint, category ?
2018-07-24ECB CLASS - 2 violation: OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY THE CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY OR BUILDING DEPT RECORDS. COFO #B102328 INDICATES CELLAR AS (OR$1,250
2018-07-24ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO PROVIDE COVER FACE PLATE LAMP HOLDER LUMINAIRE CANOPY FOR ELECTRICAL OUTLET. PANEL COVERS MISSING IN BASEMENT. REMEDY: $500
2018-07-19311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2018-06-21311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2018-06-15311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2018-06-15311: Electrical — Electrical Wiring Defective/Exposed
2018-06-15311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2018-06-15DOB complaint, category ?
2018-06-15DOB complaint, category ?
2018-05-14311: Derelict Vehicles — Derelict Vehicles
2018-04-25311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2018-04-19Eviction executed
2018-03-15311: Derelict Vehicles — Derelict Vehicles
2017
2017-12-08311: Non-Residential Heat — Inadequate or No Heat
2017-11-17311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2017-03-31311: Non-Residential Heat — Inadequate or No Heat
2017-03-13311: Consumer Complaint — False Advertising
2017-03-13311: Consumer Complaint — False Advertising
2016
2016-06-03Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — GARBAGE/RECYCLING STORAGE
2016-06-03Tenant complaint: SAFETY — FIRE ESCAPE
2016-06-03311: SAFETY — FIRE ESCAPE
2016-06-03311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — GARBAGE/RECYCLING STORAGE
2013
2013-10-18311: Street Sign - Damaged — Street Cleaning - ASP
2005
2005-12-19Permit AL — ISSUED
2005-11-16Job filed: CHANGING USE FROM STORE TO CHURCH ADDING BATHROOMS,NEW PARTITIONS & HVAC . NEW C.OF O. REQUIRED.$80,000
2005-06-22Permit EQ — ISSUED
2005-06-22Permit EW — ISSUED
2005-06-22Permit EW — ISSUED
2005-06-03Job filed: RENOVATE FIRE DAMAGED EXISTING STORES, REPLACE WOOD JOISTS, SHEETROCK AND REPLACE GLASS IN EXISTING STOREFRONT. ALSO FILE FOR PL & MH WORK TYPE A$27,500
2004
2004-11-23Deed $425,000 — from FEDER (DECEASED), BELA; SEPLOWTIZ (EXECUTRIX), TERRY to MONTEGO BAY REALTY CORP.$425,000
1993
1993-07-12Deed — from FEDER, HENRY MICHAEL to FEDER, BELA
1986
1986-05-06Mortgage satisfied — from WINSTON NETWORK INC to METROMEDIA INC
1982
1982-12-29Mortgage assigned — from METROMEDIA INC to WINSTON NETWORK INC
1982-12-29Mortgage $4,200,000 — from WINSTON NETWORK INC; WINSTON NETWORK INC to METROMEDIA INC; METROMEDIA INC$4,200,000
1982-12-29Mortgage $4,200,000 — from WINSTON NETWORK INC; WINSTON NETWORK INC to METROMEDIA INC; METROMEDIA INC$4,200,000
1982-12-29Mortgage $4,200,000 — from WINSTON NETWORK INC to METROMEDIA INC$4,200,000
1968
1968-03-14Deed — from POLAK NATAN to FEDER BELA; FEDER HENRY M
1968-03-14Mortgage — from FEDER HENRY M; FEDER BELA to GREEN POINT SAVINGS BANK

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