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5508 18 Avenue · Brooklyn · BBL 3054900039 · 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 11204, 76% 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 (1) · Sewer (1).

Filed construction activity

$352,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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 (1)
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).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)18 AVE BUILDING LLC
Head officerAARON HOFFMAN
Managing agentAARON HOFFMAN
Last registered2025-08-23

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,710,000 $102,600
2026$1,836,000 $110,160
2027$2,150,000 $129,000

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

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
SprinklesFrozen DessertsA—

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).

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2025 (1 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

Subway18 Av — N · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Avenue I — F · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 12-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 18 Av / 55 St — B8 · 50 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: The SEEALL Academy
Middle: J.H.S. 227 Edward B. Shallow. 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

5508 18 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

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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2023-07-03Deed $1,400,000 — from 5508 18TH AVENUE LLC to 18 AVE BUILDING LLC $1,400,000
2023-06-15Sold for $1,400,000 $1,400,000 $1,400,000

Ten-year activity

1050
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
8
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017000000
2018002013
2019000415
2020004015
2021000011
2022000011
2023014218
2024400026
2025002024
2026000000
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The last 12 months — 0 records

No city records in the last 12 months — quiet is good.

The full timeline

2025
2025-09-11311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2025-09-10Boiler inspection
2025-05-18311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2025-05-12Restaurant inspection: SPRINKLES — grade A
2024
2024-10-23Boiler inspection
2024-06-04Job filed: Facade and Interior Renovation in conjunction with GC filing B01049479-I1$50,000
2024-05-29Job filed: Installation of 8' Construction fence$2,500
2024-05-27Job filed: ON SECOND FLOOR, REMOVE EXISTING KITCHEN &BATHROOM PLUMBING FIXTURES AND PROPOSE NEW PLUMBING FIXTURES TO BE FILED IN CONJUNCTION WITH B01049479-I1$50,000
2024-05-14Job filed: REPLACEMENT OF FACADE & INTERIOR RENOVATION$250,000
2024-01-08Restaurant inspection: SPRINKLES — grade A
2023
2023-07-03Deed $1,400,000 — from 5508 18TH AVENUE LLC to 18 AVE BUILDING LLC$1,400,000
2023-06-27HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2023-06-26HPD class C: § 27-2031 ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2F, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM
2023-06-25Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2023-06-25311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2023-06-15Sold for $1,400,000$1,400,000
2023-05-25Boiler inspection
2023-04-25DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2022 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2022
2022-10-26Restaurant inspection: SPRINKLES — grade A
2021
2021-01-06Boiler inspection
2020
2020-12-24311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Business not in compliance
2020-08-04311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Business not in compliance
2020-06-09311: Non-Emergency Police Matter — Social Distancing
2020-06-09311: Non-Emergency Police Matter — Face Covering Violation
2020-02-28Boiler inspection
2019
2019-11-25Deed — from LABARBERA, JASPER to 5508 18TH AVENUE LLC
2019-10-23Deed transfer (nominal price)
2019-10-11Deed — from TROTTER, ANNE to LABARBERA, JASPER
2019-10-04Deed transfer (nominal price)
2019-04-08Boiler inspection
2018
2018-08-31311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2018-08-10Boiler inspection
2018-05-07311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2013
2013-10-12311: Food Establishment — Letter Grading
2013-09-24311: Dirty Conditions — E3 Dirty Sidewalk
2013-01-24311: Food Establishment — Letter Grading
2012
2012-12-22311: Food Establishment — Letter Grading
2006
2006-10-12Deed — from LABARBERA, VINCENT to TROTTER, ANNE
2005
2005-02-25DOB complaint, category ?
2004
2004-01-02Deed — from LABARBERA, VINCENT; TROTTER, ANNE to LABARBERA, JASPER
2004-01-02Deed — from LABARBERA, JASPER to LABARBERA, VINCENT
1993
1993-08-16Deed — from LA BARBERA, MICHAELJ; LA BARBERA, VINCENT; TROTTER, ANNE to LA BARBERA, VINCENT; TROTTER, ANNE
1986
1986-04-04Deed — from LA BARBERA, JASPER to TROTTER, ANNE; LA BARBERA, MICHAELJ; LA BARBERA, VINCENT
1975
1975-10-02Deed — from THORAKOS KATHERINE to LABARBERA ANNE; LABARBERA JASPER
1972
1972-07-13Mortgage — from THORAKOS KATHERINE to BKLYN FEDL SAVS & LOAN ASSN

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