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5405 8 Avenue · Brooklyn · BBL 3056720008 · 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 class4
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 85% 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 13.3. In ZIP 11220, 69% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% 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.

$1,750 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

19 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Vendor Enforcement (6) · Building/Use (5) · Mobile Food Vendor (4) · Obstruction (2) · Illegal Tree Damage (1) · Dead/Dying Tree (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$2,241,000 $134,460
2026$2,412,000 $144,720
2027$2,373,000 $142,380

The city's market estimate has risen 6% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
BaoziChineseAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 1 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.

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

Subway8 Av — N · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 8 Av / 55 St — B70 · 100 ft
Citi Bike55 St & 7 Ave · 900 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 105 The Blythebourne
Middle: J.H.S. 220 John J. Pershing. 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

5405 8 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

19 311 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: $325,000 on 1990-05-11 (lender: Leanza, Joseph and Leanza, Marie). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1990-05-11Mortgage $325,000 — from SAILO INCORPORATED to LEANZA, JOSEPH; LEANZA, MARIE $325,000

Ten-year activity

50250
2017
2018
2019
32
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20171203
20180505
20190404
20201517032
20211001
20220101
20230112
20240000
2025215320
20264408
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The last 12 months — 9 records

DateRecord
2026-08-17311: Dead/Dying Tree — Planted More Than 2 Years Ago
2026-08-12ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO FILE A CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION. NOTED: SUMMONS#39187051X ISSUED ON 5/4/2026 HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED., FILE A CERTIFICA
2026-07-17311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2026-07-17DOB complaint, category ?
2026-05-16311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2026-05-16DOB complaint, category ?
2026-04-29ECB CLASS - 3 violation: OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO C OF O OR BUILDINGS DEPARTMENT RECORDS: AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION, OBSERVED AT COMMERCIAL AREA OF PROPERTY,
2026-01-05311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2025-12-19Restaurant inspection: BAOZI — grade A

The full timeline

2026
2026-08-17311: Dead/Dying Tree — Planted More Than 2 Years Ago
2026-08-12ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO FILE A CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION. NOTED: SUMMONS#39187051X ISSUED ON 5/4/2026 HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED., FILE A CERTIFICA$1,250
2026-07-17311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2026-07-17DOB complaint, category ?
2026-05-16311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2026-05-16DOB complaint, category ?
2026-04-29ECB CLASS - 3 violation: OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO C OF O OR BUILDINGS DEPARTMENT RECORDS: AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION, OBSERVED AT COMMERCIAL AREA OF PROPERTY, $500
2026-01-05311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2025
2025-12-19Restaurant inspection: BAOZI — grade A
2025-10-19311: Mobile Food Vendor — Permit/License/Certificate
2025-10-19311: Vendor Enforcement — Food Vendor
2025-10-18311: Mobile Food Vendor — Permit/License/Certificate
2025-10-18311: Vendor Enforcement — Food Vendor
2025-10-18311: Vendor Enforcement — Food Vendor
2025-10-15311: Building/Use — No Certificate Of Occupancy/Illegal/Contrary To CO
2025-10-15DOB complaint, category ?
2025-10-14311: Building/Use — No Certificate Of Occupancy/Illegal/Contrary To CO
2025-10-14311: Vendor Enforcement — Non-Food Vendor
2025-10-14DOB complaint, category ?
2025-10-13311: Mobile Food Vendor — Insects / Pests
2025-10-12311: Mobile Food Vendor — Equipment
2025-10-04311: Obstruction — Merchandise
2025-10-04311: Vendor Enforcement — Non-Food Vendor
2025-10-01311: Obstruction — Merchandise
2025-09-25311: Vendor Enforcement — Non-Food Vendor
2025-09-03Restaurant inspection: BAOZI — grade C · mice evidence
2025-08-24311: Illegal Tree Damage — Roots Damaged
2025-07-21Restaurant inspection: BAOZI · mice evidence
2023
2023-11-16Restaurant inspection: BAOZI — grade A
2023-05-30311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2022
2022-04-28311: Water System — Leak (Use Comments) (WA2)
2021
2021-07-07DOB violation AEUHAZ1: FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION
2020
2020-11-12311: Building/Use — No Certificate Of Occupancy/Illegal/Contrary To CO
2020-11-12DOB complaint, category ?
2020-10-16311: Building/Use — No Certificate Of Occupancy/Illegal/Contrary To CO
2020-10-16DOB complaint, category ?
2020-10-14311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2020-10-13311: Food Establishment — Food Worker Illness
2020-09-17311: Building/Use — No Certificate Of Occupancy/Illegal/Contrary To CO
2020-09-17DOB complaint, category ?
2020-09-14ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO PROVIDE UNOBSTRUCTED EXIT PASSAGEWAY NOTED:@2FL HALLWAY STORING BEDFRAME&DOOR(WOODEN) PARTIALLY OBSTRUCTED EXIT PASSAGE$1,280
2020-09-14ECB CLASS - 2 violation: OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY C/O45113.ILLEGAL OCCUPANCY NOTED:2FL OCCUPIED AS SOC CLUB W/GAMBLING TABLES W/APPROX5PPLE GA$1,280
2020-09-14DOB complaint, category ?
2020-09-07311: Emergency Response Team (ERT) — After Hours Work - Illegal
2020-09-07DOB complaint, category ?
2020-08-27311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Illegal Hotel Rooms In Residential Building
2020-08-27DOB complaint, category ?
2020-08-26311: Building/Use — No Certificate Of Occupancy/Illegal/Contrary To CO
2020-08-26DOB complaint, category ?
2020-08-25311: General Construction/Plumbing — Cons - Contrary/Beyond Approved Plans/Permits
2020-08-25311: Food Establishment — Food Worker Hygiene
2020-08-25311: COVID-19 Non-essential Construction — Construction
2020-08-25DOB complaint, category ?
2020-08-25DOB complaint, category ?
2020-08-24311: Noise - Residential — Banging/Pounding
2020-08-24311: Emergency Response Team (ERT) — After Hours Work - Illegal
2020-08-24311: Indoor Air Quality — Chemical Vapors/Gases/Odors
2020-08-24311: General Construction/Plumbing — Illegal Conversion Of Commercial Bldg/Space To Other Uses
2020-08-24DOB complaint, category ?
2020-08-24DOB complaint, category ?
2020-08-06311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Permit - None
2020-08-06DOB complaint, category ?
2020-07-31311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2020-07-31DOB complaint, category ?
2019
2019-12-24311: Sidewalk Condition — Sidewalk Violation
2019-07-09311: Curb Condition — Broken Curb
2019-04-16311: Curb Condition — Broken Curb
2019-01-27311: Consumer Complaint — Overcharge
2018
2018-12-23311: Curb Condition — Broken Curb
2018-11-18311: Smoking — Smoking Violation
2018-11-08311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2018-02-16311: Curb Condition — Broken Curb
2018-01-17311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2017
2017-06-02311: Smoking — Smoking Violation
2017-02-06311: Building/Use — Illegal. Commercial Use In Resident Zone
2017-02-06DOB complaint, category ?
2016
2016-12-06311: Smoking — Smoking Violation
2016-11-30311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2016-06-06311: Food Establishment — Food Spoiled
2015
2015-08-07311: Curb Condition — Broken Curb
2012
2012-10-02311: Dirty Conditions — E3 Dirty Sidewalk
2012-09-07311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2012-07-30DOB complaint, category ?
2011
2011-12-21Permit PL — ISSUED
2011-07-24311: Dirty Conditions — E1 Improper Disposal
2011-03-29DOB complaint, category ?
2010
2010-12-15Permit EW — ISSUED
2010-12-02Job filed: INSTALL AUTOMATIC FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM IN CONJUNCTION WITH JOB#320236605. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$3,000
2010-12-02Job filed: INSTALL AUTOMATIC FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM IN CONJUNCTION WITH JOB#320236605. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$3,000
2010-11-23Permit PL — ISSUED
2010-10-29Job filed: LEGALIZE 2ND TOILET ROOM @ 1ST FLOOR , OBTAIN EQUIPMENT USE PERMIT FOR EXISTING A/C UNIT AT ROOF WORK DONE ON DOB#300787058 AND FEE PAID ON #30229179$30,000
2010-10-29Permit EW — ISSUED
2010-10-29Permit EW — ISSUED
2010-09-08ECB CLASS - 2 violation: WORK W/O PERMIT.NOTED:@ REAR OF PREMISES INSTALLED 2ND BATHROOM W/ FULL PLUMBING CONNECTIONS,HOT & COLD WATER CONNECTIONS & SANITA$800
2010-09-08ECB CLASS - 2 violation: WORK DOES NOT CONFORM TO APPROVED CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS &/OR APPROVED AMENDMENTS FOR ALT II APPLICATION 31018003Z OF WHICH APPLIC$500
2010-09-03DOB complaint, category ?
2010-07-26311: Industrial Waste — Grease In Sewer/Catch Basin (IDG)
2010-07-26311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2010-01-09311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2008
2008-09-02Permit EW — ISSUED
2008-08-27Job filed: UPGRADE EXISTING KITCHEN FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM, AS SHOWN ON PLAN. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY, OR EGRESS.$3,000
2008-08-01Permit EW — ISSUED
2008-08-01Permit EQ — ISSUED
2008-07-31Job filed: NEW STORE FRONT & CARPENTRY WORK AT AN EXISTING RESTAURANT ON FIRST FLOOR. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$12,000
2008-07-31Job filed: NEW STORE FRONT & CARPENTRY WORK AT AN EXISTING RESTAURANT ON FIRST FLOOR. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$12,000
2008-07-31Job filed: NEW STORE FRONT & CARPENTRY WORK AT AN EXISTING RESTAURANT ON FIRST FLOOR. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$12,000
2007
2007-02-14Job filed: LEGALIZE A AIR CONDITION UNIT AT ROOF AND OBTAIN EQUIPMENT USE PERMIT. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$30,000
2005
2005-10-19City emergency repair (HWO): apartment#3f: install window guard at bedroom, bathroom, livingroom, kitchen.
2000
2000-10-17Mortgage satisfied — from INCORPORATED, SAILO to LEANZA, MARIE; LEANZA, JOSEPH
2000-05-22Permit EW — ISSUED
2000-03-15Job filed: REPAIR ANSUL SYSTEM IN KITCHEN RANGEHOOD. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS AND OCCUPANCY.$1,000
2000-03-15Job filed: REPAIR ANSUL SYSTEM IN KITCHEN RANGEHOOD. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS AND OCCUPANCY.$1,000
1999
1999-01-06ECB Non-Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO PROIVDE EQUIPMENT USE PERMIT FOR AIR CONDITION UNIT AT ROOF AREA REMEDY PROVIDE EQUIPMENT ISE PERMIT WORK WITHOUT A PER
1998
1998-09-21Permit EW — ISSUED
1998-08-25DOB complaint, category ?
1996
1996-04-09PAT — from TAN, NU FEN to ZHANG, NIU SHAN
1996-04-09Deed — from ZHANG, NIU SHAN; TAN, NU FEN to 5405 8TH AVE CORP
1993
1993-04-26Deed — from SAILO INCORPORATED to ZHANG, NIU SHAN; TAN, NU FEN
1991
1991-12-06Permit EW — ISSUED
1991-10-03Permit PL — ISSUED
1991-10-03Permit PL — ISSUED
1991-08-14Permit EW — ISSUED
1991-08-14Permit EW — ISSUED
1991-02-04Permit EW — ISSUED
1991-02-04Permit EQ — RE-ISSUED
1991-02-04Permit EW — ISSUED
1990
1990-05-11Mortgage $325,000 — from SAILO INCORPORATED to LEANZA, JOSEPH; LEANZA, MARIE$325,000
1990-05-11Deed — from LEANZA, MARIE; LEANZA, JOSEPH to SAILO INCORPORATED
1990-05-11PAT — from TSE, RAYMOND DAVID to SUNG, APRIL C
1988
1988-08-12Mortgage satisfied — from LEANZA, MARIE; LEANZA, JOSEPH LEANZA to ANCHOR SAVS BANK
1978
1978-09-19Deed — from MASSA RALPH; MASSA JOHANNA to MASSA JOHANNA
1978-09-19Deed — from MASSA JOHANNA to LEANZA MARIE; LEANZA JOSEPH
1978-09-19Mortgage — from LEANZA JOSEPH; LEANZA MARIA to ANCHOR SAVINGS BANK
1975
1975-08-15Deed — from MASSA JOHANNA to MASSA RALPH; MASSA JOHANNA
1968
1968-02-09Deed — from MASSA RAFFALE to MASSA JOHANNA

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