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5721 New Utrecht Avenue · Brooklyn · BBL 3056980040 · 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, AEP3.8
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
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 12.7. In ZIP 11219, 66% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% 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

Open HPD violations15 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 13 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2005-02-07.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

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

6 service requests in the last three years. Most common: SAFETY (2) · Abandoned Vehicle (2) · Lead (1) · Derelict Vehicles (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 (1930)
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).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)EE GESTETNER FAMILY IRV TRUST
Head officerJoel Gestetner
Managing agentEJS Equities LLC
Last registered2025-10-03

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,435,000 $86,100
2026$1,621,000 $97,260
2027$1,752,000 $105,120

The city's market estimate has risen 22% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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

Subway55 St — D · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
62 St — D N · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 56 St / New Utrecht Av — B16 · 450 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

5721 New Utrecht Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

6 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by EJS EQUITIES LLC — 36 buildings, 237 units. Grades across the portfolio: A6 · B7 · C10 · D7 · F6. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
21-21 Linden Street QN20 C
309 West 43 Street MN20 B
426 West 45 Street MN20 A
424 East 138 Street BX18 C
331 West 38 Street MN16 A
34 Carlton Avenue BK16 A
463 DeKalb Avenue BK10 B
128 Montague Street BK9 D
145 Ludlow Street MN8 A
95 Kingston Avenue BK8 C
244 New York Avenue BK8 D
255 Malcolm X Boulevard BK8 C
1719 Cornelia Street QN6 D
1919 Bay Ridge Parkway BK6 A
257 West 139 Street MN5 C
222 Manhattan Avenue BK5 D
344 West 145 Street MN4 F
382 Rockaway Parkway BK4 D
1506 Pacific Street BK3 F
500 East 95 Street BK3 D
164 West 130 Street MN3 C
631 East 93 Street BK3 F
825 Madison Street BK3 F
352 West 39 Street MN3 D
133 Hemlock Street BK3 B
1523 St Marks Avenue BK3 C
28 2 Place BK3 B
438 East 141 Street BX3 C
375 Saratoga Avenue BK3 A
172-20 107 Avenue QN2 C
5721 New Utrecht Avenue BK2 B
4713 Avenue D BK2 B
85 South 4 Street BK2 C
476 Sutter Avenue BK2 B
1734 Nostrand Avenue BK2 F
3419 14 Avenue BK1 F

Ten-year activity

1050
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
9
2024
2025
2026
Housing & tenantsOwnership & money
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YearHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyTotal
2017404
2018000
2019000
2020000
2021134
2022303
2023000
2024909
2025000
2026000
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The last 12 months — 0 records

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

The full timeline

2024
2024-09-29311: Derelict Vehicles — Derelict Vehicles
2024-09-10311: Abandoned Vehicle — With License Plate
2024-09-10311: Abandoned Vehicle — With License Plate
2024-04-23311: Lead — Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)
2024-04-10HPD class B: § 27-2046.1 HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). MISSING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT APT2, 2nd STORY,
2024-03-19311: SAFETY — CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTOR
2024-03-19311: SAFETY — SMOKE DETECTOR
2024-03-19Tenant complaint: SAFETY — SMOKE DETECTOR
2024-03-19Tenant complaint: SAFETY — CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTOR
2022
2022-11-17HPD 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
2022-04-06311: Derelict Vehicles — Derelict Vehicles
2022-01-20311: Derelict Vehicles — Derelict Vehicles
2021
2021-09-16DEED, LE — from GESTETNER, ERICA; GESTETNER, ENDRE to JOEL GESTETNER, AS TRUSTEE; EE GESTETNER FAMILY IRREVOCABLE TRUST
2021-07-19Deed — from KOHN, ARON to GESTETNER, ENDRE; GESTETNER, ERICA
2021-05-31Deed transfer (nominal price)
2021-04-21HPD 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
2017
2017-06-29311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2017-03-01HPD litigation: Heat and Hot Water
2017-02-21311: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2017-02-21Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2016
2016-12-24HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR WALLS AND CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATE
2016-12-22311: ELECTRIC — POWER OUTAGE
2016-12-22311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2016-12-22Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2016-12-22Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — POWER OUTAGE
2016-12-21City emergency repair (OMO): at apt# 2apt: heat related work tenant responsible for gas acct. make all necessary repairs to the boiler and the gas su
2016-12-21311: ELECTRIC — OUTLET/SWITCH
2016-12-21Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — OUTLET/SWITCH
2016-12-13HPD 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
2016-12-11HPD class C: § 27-2028, 2032 ADMIN.CODE: PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HEAT FROM AN APPROVED CENTRAL HEATING SYSTEM OR AN APPROVED SYSTEM OF GAS OR ELECT
2016-12-11HPD class C: § 27-2005 HMC:TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF MOLD ... AT WALLS AND CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT
2016-12-11HPD class B: § 27-2046.1, 2046.2 HMC: PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW A
2016-12-11HPD class B: § 27-2073 ADM CODE - PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF GAS TO THE FIXTURES RANGE IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 2APT, 2nd STORY
2016-12-09311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2016-12-09Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2016-12-02311: Plumbing — Gas Utility Referral
2016-12-02DOB complaint, category ?
2015
2015-12-24311: Street Light Condition — Street Light Out
2013
2013-12-29311: Street Sign - Damaged — Street Cleaning - ASP
2011
2011-06-12311: Illegal Parking — Commercial Overnight Parking
2005
2005-02-07HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING BELL -BUZZER STREET TO 2ND STY. APT.
2005-02-07HPD class B: § 27-2018 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF VERMIN 2 STY.
2005-02-07HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY SECURE THE LOOSE CEILING LIGHT FIXTURE PRIVATE HALL
2005-02-07HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE REFRIGERATOR DOOR KITCHEN 2 STY.. APT.
2005-02-07HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE ENTRANCE LOCKING DEVICE TO 2ND. STY. APT.
2005-02-07HPD class B: § 27-2026 ADMIN. CODE: REMOVE ALL OBSTRUCTIONS AND REPAIR ALL DEFECTS IN KITCHEN SINK 2 STY.APT.
2005-02-07HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WINDOW SASH KITCHEN 2 STY. A PT.
2005-02-07HPD class A: § 27-2013 ADMIN. CODE: PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT WALL AND CEILINGS THROUGHOUT 2 STY.APT.
2005-02-07HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE ELECTRIC WALL OUTLET KITCHEN & CENTER ROOM 2 STY.APT.
2005-02-07HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING WINDOW SASH GLASS FRONT ROOM 2 STY. A PT.
2004
2004-03-02Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2004-03-02Tenant complaint: GENERAL — FLOOR
2004-03-02Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT-PLANT
2004-03-02Tenant complaint: NONCONST — ILLEGAL
2004-03-02Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — LIGHTING
2004-03-02Tenant complaint: GENERAL — WINDOWS
1998
1998-02-10EASE — from KONE, ANDRWE to NEW YORK TELEPHONE COMPANY
1992
1992-07-20Deed — from GESTETNER, ERICA; GESTETNER, ANDRE to KOHN, ARON
1978
1978-07-24Deed — from SMITH MARGARET L to GESTERNER ANDRE; GESTERNER ERICA

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