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5721 18 Avenue · Brooklyn · BBL 3054940002 · 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 class16
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 93% 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 40. 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

4 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Food Establishment (2) · Dead Animal (1) · Building/Use (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 (1931)
NoSix or more residential units (4)
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$702,000 $315,900
2026$722,000 $324,900
2027$774,000 $348,300

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

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Yossis BakeryJewish/KosherNot yet gradedMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food) · 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

Subway18 Av — N · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 18 Av / 57 St — B8 · 350 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 048 Mapleton
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

5721 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

4 311 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: $62,000 on 1982-11-18 (lender: Selby Realty Corp). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1982-11-18Mortgage $62,000 — from BERKOVITS, JOSEPH; BERKOVITS, BARBARA to SELBY REALTY CORP $62,000

Ten-year activity

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2018
2019
2020
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2022
2023
2024
6
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201700011
201811024
201900022
202000022
202102024
202201023
202300213
202411013
202522026
202621014
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The last 12 months — 9 records

DateRecord
2026-08-26Restaurant inspection: YOSSIS BAKERY — grade N · mice evidence
2026-08-09311: Food Establishment — Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food
2026-01-09ECB CLASS - 1 violation: W.W.P. AT TIME OF INSPECTION OBSERVED EXPOSED ELECTRICAL WIRING AND IMPROPER FIELD SPLICES INSTALLED ALONG THE UNDERSIDE OF THE RO
2026-01-09ECB CLASS - 1 violation: AT TIME OF INSPECTION OBSERVED AN ENCLOSED WOODSHED APPROX. 19'W X 10' D X 10'H, AND AN ATTACHED OPEN WOOD DECK EXTENDING AND SEVE
2025-11-18Restaurant inspection: YOSSIS BAKERY
2025-11-14DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2024 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2025-11-13311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2025-11-13DOB complaint, category ?
2025-11-10Restaurant inspection: YOSSIS BAKERY

The full timeline

2026
2026-08-26Restaurant inspection: YOSSIS BAKERY — grade N · mice evidence
2026-08-09311: Food Establishment — Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food
2026-01-09ECB CLASS - 1 violation: W.W.P. AT TIME OF INSPECTION OBSERVED EXPOSED ELECTRICAL WIRING AND IMPROPER FIELD SPLICES INSTALLED ALONG THE UNDERSIDE OF THE RO
2026-01-09ECB CLASS - 1 violation: AT TIME OF INSPECTION OBSERVED AN ENCLOSED WOODSHED APPROX. 19'W X 10' D X 10'H, AND AN ATTACHED OPEN WOOD DECK EXTENDING AND SEVE
2025
2025-11-18Restaurant inspection: YOSSIS BAKERY
2025-11-14DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2024 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2025-11-13311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2025-11-13DOB complaint, category ?
2025-11-10Restaurant inspection: YOSSIS BAKERY
2025-02-03311: Dead Animal — Bird
2024
2024-09-23DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2023 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2024-08-01Boiler inspection
2024-06-02311: Food Establishment — Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food
2023
2023-12-21Deed — from BERKOVITS, JOSEPH; BERKOVITS, BARBARA to BERKOVITS PROPERTIES IRREVOCABLE TRUST I; ESTHER PERLMUTTER AS TRUSTEE
2023-11-27Deed transfer (nominal price)
2023-08-14Boiler inspection
2022
2022-12-30Boiler inspection
2022-08-23311: Missed Collection — Trash
2022-06-21Boiler inspection
2021
2021-12-22311: Derelict Vehicles — Derelict Vehicles
2021-12-22311: Abandoned Vehicle — With License Plate
2021-09-27Boiler inspection
2021-08-05Boiler inspection
2020
2020-12-28Boiler inspection
2020-06-05Boiler inspection
2019
2019-11-21Boiler inspection
2019-06-11Boiler inspection
2018
2018-09-20Boiler inspection
2018-08-30Boiler inspection
2018-06-14311: Broken Parking Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2018-04-06DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2016 INSPECTION REPORT
2017
2017-12-28Boiler inspection
2016
2016-03-24311: Broken Muni Meter — Out of Order
2015
2015-08-05311: Street Condition — Pothole
2015-03-03311: Street Condition — Pothole
2015-03-03DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2013 INSPECTION REPORT
2014
2014-05-15DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2012 INSPECTION REPORT
2013
2013-06-21311: Recycling Enforcement — ER6 Comm. Recyc. (Comm. Tenant)
2013-04-25311: Broken Muni Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2013-03-29311: Broken Muni Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2013-03-13311: Broken Muni Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2013-03-08311: Broken Muni Meter — Out of Order
2013-03-01DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2011 INSPECTION REPORT
2011
2011-12-13DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2010 INSPECTION REPORT
2011-04-28311: Hazardous Materials — Oil Spill On Street, Large (HQL)
2009
2009-12-31DOB violation LBLVIO:
2009-08-25TLS — from CITY OF NEW YORK to BANK OF NEW YORK
2008
2008-07-15ECB CLASS - 3 violation: 16 24B 32A 38 50 50ABCD, 50 MISSING CHECK VALVE AFTER BACKFLOW 50A WATER FEED GOING DIRECTY INTO BOILER N/G 50B FLUE PIPE NOT SUPP$200
2005
2005-01-31DOB violation LL6291:
2003
2003-03-19DOB violation LL6291:
2002
2002-11-27Permit EW — ISSUED
2002-11-27Permit EW — ISSUED
2002-10-03Job filed: INSTALL FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM ONLY. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS, OR OCCUPANCY.$2,000
2002-10-03Job filed: INSTALL FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM ONLY. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS, OR OCCUPANCY.$2,000
2002-03-26DOB violation LL6291:
2001
2001-02-27DOB violation LL6291:
2001-02-27DOB violation LL6291:
1998
1998-05-04DOB violation LL6291:
1997
1997-09-16DOB violation LL6291:
1997-07-21DOB complaint, category ?
1997-04-04DOB complaint, category ?
1997-02-10DOB violation LL6291:
1994
1994-06-01DOB violation LL6291:
1994-06-01DOB violation LL6291:
1993
1993-08-16DOB violation LL6291:
1993-08-16DOB violation LL6291:
1993-06-01DOB violation LL6291:
1993-06-01DOB violation LL6291:
1989
1989-11-13ECB Non-Hazardous violation: WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT. REMEDY: OBTAIN A PERMIT.
1988
1988-01-21DOB violation P:
1983
1983-05-23Mortgage assigned — from SELBY RLTY CORP to ISAACS, MAX; ISAACS, DORIS
1982
1982-11-18Mortgage $62,000 — from BERKOVITS, JOSEPH; BERKOVITS, BARBARA to SELBY REALTY CORP$62,000
1982-11-18Deed — from SELBY REALTY CORP to BERKOVITS, BARBARA; BERKOVITS, JOSEPH

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