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5609 8 Avenue · Brooklyn · BBL 3056860007 · 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 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.

What 311 hears from this address

39 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (31) · Vendor Enforcement (4) · Food Establishment (2) · Obstruction (1) · Smoking or Vaping (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$1,684,000 $101,040
2026$1,685,000 $101,100
2027$2,121,000 $127,260

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

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Wang Village Seafood RestaurantChineseAMice 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: Food Spoiled, Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · 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

Subway8 Av — N · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 8 Av / 57 St — B70 · 50 ft
Citi Bike57 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. 223 The Montauk. 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

5609 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

39 311 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: $230,000 on 1990-08-29 (lender: Abacus Fed Savs Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1990-08-29Mortgage $230,000 — from MONICA & KEVIN CORP to ABACUS FED SAVS BANK $230,000

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20172507
201892112
201980210
20201517
20210011
20220516
202309110
2024026228
2025010212
20260022
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The last 12 months — 3 records

DateRecord
2026-08-27Boiler inspection
2026-08-26Restaurant inspection: WANG VILLAGE SEAFOOD RESTAURANT — grade A · mice evidence
2025-12-13Restaurant inspection: WANG VILLAGE SEAFOOD RESTAURANT

The full timeline

2026
2026-08-27Boiler inspection
2026-08-26Restaurant inspection: WANG VILLAGE SEAFOOD RESTAURANT — grade A · mice evidence
2025
2025-12-13Restaurant inspection: WANG VILLAGE SEAFOOD RESTAURANT
2025-08-25Boiler inspection
2025-07-27311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2025-07-27311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2025-06-01311: Smoking or Vaping — Allowed in Smoke Free Area
2025-06-01311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2025-06-01311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2025-05-24311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2025-05-22311: Food Establishment — Food Spoiled
2025-01-23311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2025-01-11311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2025-01-02311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2024
2024-12-05311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2024-12-05311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2024-12-05311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2024-12-05311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2024-11-10311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2024-11-10311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2024-11-06311: Vendor Enforcement — Food Vendor
2024-06-12311: Vendor Enforcement — Food Vendor
2024-05-05311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2024-05-05311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2024-05-05311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2024-05-05311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2024-05-03Boiler inspection
2024-05-01311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2024-05-01311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2024-04-18Restaurant inspection: WANG VILLAGE SEAFOOD RESTAURANT — grade A
2024-03-27311: Obstruction — Merchandise
2024-03-27311: Vendor Enforcement — Food Vendor
2024-03-24311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2024-03-24311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2024-03-22311: Vendor Enforcement — Food Vendor
2024-03-10311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2024-03-10311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2024-02-18311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2024-02-01311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2024-02-01311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2024-01-27311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2024-01-27311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2023
2023-12-24311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2023-12-08311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2023-12-07311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2023-10-07311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2023-07-25311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2023-07-02311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2023-06-10311: Food Establishment — Odor
2023-05-24311: Vendor Enforcement — Food Vendor
2023-05-11Boiler inspection
2023-05-07311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2022
2022-10-25311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Traffic
2022-07-22311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2022-07-22311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2022-06-07Boiler inspection
2022-03-05311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2022-02-20311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2021
2021-04-29Boiler inspection
2020
2020-10-09311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Restaurant/Bar Not in Compliance
2020-07-31311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Permit - None
2020-07-31DOB complaint, category ?
2020-07-16Boiler inspection
2020-02-20311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2020-02-20311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2020-02-20311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2019
2019-10-08ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE COMMISSIONER'S ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS/VIOLATION#35353061R ISSUED ON 08/25/18 AND TO FILE A CERTIFIC$625
2019-10-02Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-08-16ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY W/THE COMM'S ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS/VIO#35353061R ISSUED ON 08/25/18 & TO FILE A C OF C PURSUANT TO 28-201.1$625
2019-07-01Boiler inspection
2019-06-08ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY W/THE COMM'S ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS/VIO#35353061R ISSUED ON 08/25/18 & TO FILE A C OF C PURSUANT TO 28-201.1$3,125
2019-04-11ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY W/ THE COMMISSIONER'S ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS/VIOLATION#35333061R ISSUED ON 8/25/18 AND TO FILE A CERTIFICATE$1,250
2019-04-05DOB violation EVCAT1: VIOLATION ISSUED TO ELEVATOR - FAILURE TO FILE CATEGORY 1 2017 INSPECTION/TEST
2019-02-07ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY W/THE COMM'S ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS/VIO#35333061R ISSUED ON 08/25/18 & TO FILE A C OF C PURSUANT TO 28-201.1$2,500
2019-02-07ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY W/THE COMM'S ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS/VIO#35379909Z ISSUED ON 12-27-18 & TO FILE A C OF C PURSUANT TO 28-201.1$625
2019-02-06DOB violation AEUHAZ1: FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION
2018
2018-12-27ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE COMMISSIONER'S ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS/VIOLATION# 35333061R ISSUED ON 08/25/18 AND TO FILE A CERTIFI$2,500
2018-12-27ECB CLASS - 1 violation: OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY THE CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY OR BUILDING DEPARTMENT RECORDS. NOTED: SECOND FLOOR OCCUPIED$2,500
2018-11-26311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Sign/Awning/Marquee - Illegal/No Permit
2018-11-26DOB complaint, category ?
2018-11-15ECB CLASS - 1 violation: OCCUPAJNCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY CERT OF OCCUPANCY OR BLDG DEPT RECORDS. NOTED: AT 2ND FL OCCUPIED AS OFFICE CONTRARY TO C O
2018-11-14DOB violation AEUHAZ1: FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION
2018-11-14DOB violation AEUHAZ1: FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION
2018-09-29ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY W/THE COMM'S ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS/VIO#35333062Z ISSUED ON 08-25-18 & TO FILE A C OF C PURSUANT TO 28-201.1
2018-08-25ECB CLASS - 1 violation: WORK W/O A PERMIT. AT THE TIME OF MY INSPECTION, I OBSERVED THE 2ND FLAPT WAS SUBDIVIDE TO CREATE AN OFFICE SPACE, ERECTING WALLS $1,250
2018-08-25ECB CLASS - 1 violation: OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY THE C OF O#239705 OR BUILDING DEPT RECORDS. AT THE TIME OF MY INSPECTION, I OBSERVED ON THE $1,250
2018-07-17311: Smoking — Smoking Violation
2018-06-12Boiler inspection
2017
2017-12-10311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2017-09-15DOB violation EVCAT1: VIOLATION ISSUED TO ELEVATOR-FAILURE TO FILE CATEGORY 1 2016 INSPECTION/TEST
2017-06-30311: Smoking — Smoking Violation
2017-05-27311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2017-02-14311: Street Condition — Blocked - Construction
2017-02-07311: Building/Use — Illegal. Commercial Use In Resident Zone
2017-02-07DOB complaint, category ?
2016
2016-12-01DOB violation EVCAT1: VIOLATION ISSUED TO ELEVATOR-FAILURE TO FILE CATEGORY 1 2015 INSPECTION/TEST
2016-08-14311: Vending — Unlicensed
2016-02-11311: Consumer Complaint — Sidewalk Blocked
2015
2015-10-10DOB violation E:
2015-06-10DOB violation EVCAT1: VIOLATION ISSUED TO ELEVATOR-FAILURE TO FILE CATEGORY 1 2014 INSPECTION/TEST
2014
2014-10-31DOB violation EVCAT1: VIOLATION ISSUED TO ELEVATOR-FAILURE TO FILE CATEGORY 1 2013 INSPECTION/TEST
2014-03-31DOB violation EVCAT1: VIOLATION ISSUED TO ELEVATOR-FAILURE TO FILE CATEGORY 1 2012 INSPECTION/TEST
2014-03-20311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2013
2013-08-30DOB violation E:
2012
2012-12-06311: Food Establishment — Pet/Animal
2011
2011-12-19DOB violation E:
2011-04-25311: Consumer Complaint — Non-Delivery Goods/Services
2010
2010-12-10311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2010-10-08DOB violation VCAT1:
2010-07-05311: Consumer Complaint — False Advertising
2010-06-16DOB violation E:
2006
2006-01-26Mortgage satisfied — from MONICA & KEVIN CORP to ABACUS FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK
2004
2004-06-30Permit EW — ISSUED
2004-06-04Job filed: INSTALL FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM ONLY. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$3,000
2001
2001-01-11DOB complaint, category ?
1997
1997-09-16DOB violation LL6291:
1994
1994-06-01DOB violation LL6291:
1993
1993-08-16DOB violation LL6291:
1993-06-01DOB violation LL6291:
1992
1992-05-27DOB complaint, category ?
1992-04-16ECB Non-Hazardous violation: ALTERED BUILDING OCCUPIED WITHOUT A VALID CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY.ALT300050101.REMEDY:OBTAIN C OF O.$285
1992-03-20Permit SG — ISSUED
1992-01-21ECB Non-Hazardous violation: OPERATION OF PA WITHOUT A CURRENT PERMIT. 10 TABLES X 8 = 80 PERSONS. 2 X 4 = 8 PERSONS TOTAL OR 88 PERSONS.$55
1991
1991-12-26Permit PL — ISSUED
1991-12-10Permit EW — ISSUED
1991-10-07Permit EW — ISSUED
1991-10-04Permit EW — ISSUED
1991-10-04Permit EQ — ISSUED
1991-10-04Permit EW — ISSUED
1991-05-21Permit AL — ISSUED
1990
1990-08-29Deed — from JOHNSEN, CARL/LWT; JOHNSEN, INGERBORG to MONICA & KEVIN CORP
1990-08-29Mortgage $230,000 — from MONICA & KEVIN CORP to ABACUS FED SAVS BANK$230,000

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