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6739 5 Avenue · Brooklyn · BBL 3058560008 · 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, AEP2.4
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 82% 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 8. 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

Open HPD violations1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2026-04-30.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2).

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

25 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (12) · Damaged Tree (4) · Homeless Person Assistance (2) · Overgrown Tree/Branches (2) · Street Condition (1) · Blocked Driveway (1).

Filed construction activity

$375,891 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (9 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 (3)
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$945,000 $425,250
2026$1,053,000 $473,850
2027$1,233,000 $554,850

The city's market estimate has risen 30% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Paradise Sweets and BakeryMiddle EasternA—

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.

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

SubwayBay Ridge Av — R · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
8 Av — N · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 5 Av / Senator St — B63 · 100 ft
Citi Bike68 St & 5 Ave · 150 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S./I.S. 30 Mary White Ovington
Middle: P.S./I.S. 30 Mary White Ovington. 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

6739 5 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

25 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 of them about heat or hot water.

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: $870,606 on 2018-04-12 (lender: Ridgewood Savings Bank), covering 2 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2018-04-12Mortgage $870,606 — from CHOI & CHOI LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $870,606
2018-04-12Agreement $2,000,000 — from CHOI & CHOI LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $2,000,000
2018-04-12AL&R $2,000,000 — from CHOI & CHOI LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $2,000,000
2015-04-01AL&R $1,500,000 — from CHOI & CHOI LLC to QUONTIC BANK $1,500,000
2015-04-01Mortgage $1,500,000 — from CHOI & CHOI LLC to QUONTIC BANK $1,500,000
2015-04-01Deed $2,700,000 — from VMT REALTY LLC to CHOI & CHOI LLC $2,700,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20175051011
20188115015
20194380015
202000100010
2021005005
2022008019
2023005106
2024007018
20250090110
202600120012
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The last 12 months — 13 records

DateRecord
2026-08-15311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2026-06-12311: Damaged Tree — Branch or Limb Has Fallen Down
2026-05-09311: Overgrown Tree/Branches — Hitting Building
2026-04-30311: Damaged Tree — Branch or Limb Has Fallen Down
2026-04-30HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2026-04-13311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2026-02-17311: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2026-02-17311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2026-02-17Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2026-02-17Tenant complaint: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2026-02-04311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2026-01-26311: Snow or Ice — Sidewalk
2025-10-22311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk

The full timeline

2026
2026-08-15311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2026-06-12311: Damaged Tree — Branch or Limb Has Fallen Down
2026-05-09311: Overgrown Tree/Branches — Hitting Building
2026-04-30311: Damaged Tree — Branch or Limb Has Fallen Down
2026-04-30HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2026-04-13311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2026-02-17311: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2026-02-17311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2026-02-17Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2026-02-17Tenant complaint: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2026-02-04311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2026-01-26311: Snow or Ice — Sidewalk
2025
2025-10-22311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2025-08-18Restaurant inspection: PARADISE SWEETS AND BAKERY — grade A
2025-06-12311: Overgrown Tree/Branches — Blocking Street
2025-05-24311: Damaged Tree — Branch Cracked and Will Fall
2025-05-23311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2025-05-20311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2025-05-15311: Damaged Tree — Branch or Limb Has Fallen Down
2025-04-12311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2025-03-27311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2025-02-24311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2024
2024-12-19311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2024-10-28311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2024-10-22311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Crosswalk
2024-05-31311: Homeless Person Assistance
2024-05-23311: Homeless Person Assistance
2024-05-18311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2024-02-01Restaurant inspection: PARADISE SWEETS AND BAKERY — grade A
2024-01-04311: Street Condition — Failed Street Repair
2023
2023-09-27311: Homeless Person Assistance
2023-09-12311: Homeless Person Assistance
2023-08-14Mortgage satisfied — from CHOI & CHOI LLC to QUONTIC BANK; RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK
2023-08-03311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2023-03-15311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2023-01-02311: Water System — Dirty Water (WE)
2022
2022-12-15311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2022-11-21311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2022-10-26Restaurant inspection: PARADISE SWEETS AND BAKERY — grade B
2022-10-22311: Food Establishment — Kitchen/Food Prep Area
2022-10-18311: Food Establishment — Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food
2022-09-27311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2022-03-01311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2022-02-01311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2022-01-01311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2021
2021-07-12311: Dirty Conditions — E3 Dirty Sidewalk
2021-07-01311: Noise - Vehicle — Engine Idling
2021-05-15311: Noise - Vehicle — Engine Idling
2021-04-15311: Noise - Vehicle — Engine Idling
2021-03-28311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020
2020-10-25311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2020-10-25311: Homeless Person Assistance — N/A
2020-09-16311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Business not in compliance
2020-07-27311: Abandoned Vehicle — With License Plate
2020-07-10311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Business not in compliance
2020-06-16311: Homeless Person Assistance — N/A
2020-03-26311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-03-18311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-02-16311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Music
2020-01-08311: Curb Condition — Defacement
2019
2019-11-23311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-10-24311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2019-10-04311: Homeless Encampment — N/A
2019-09-04311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2019-08-31311: Illegal Tree Damage — Bicycle Chained to Tree
2019-06-27311: Borough Office — Construction Enforcement Work Order (DOB)
2019-06-27ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO PROVIDE APPROVED/ACCEPTED CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS AT JOB SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. AT TIME OF INSPECTION,2 MALES WORKE$1,562
2019-06-27ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO POST OR PROPERLY POST PERMIT FOR WORK AT PREMISE. AT TIME OF INSPECTION,CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY IN PROGRESS AT EXTERIOR F$1,562
2019-06-27DOB complaint, category ?
2019-06-18Permit Sidewalk Shed — Permit Issued
2019-06-17Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED FOR REMEDIAL REPAIRS AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS UNDER THIS APPLICATION. LIVE$8,000
2019-06-17Job filed: APPLICATION FILE TO EXTERIOR FACADE REPAIR AS BRICK POINTING AND WINDOW CAULKING AS PER PLAN. NO CHANGE, IN USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY UNDER THIS APPLICA$12,000
2019-06-17Permit AL — ISSUED
2019-03-04311: Snow — E9 Snow / Icy Sidewalk
2019-02-01311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Horn
2018
2018-07-24FDNY inspection (STRUC_INT_3)
2018-06-24311: Dirty Conditions — E12 Illegal Dumping Surveillance
2018-05-08Permit EW — ISSUED
2018-05-01Job filed: INSTALLATION OF NEW FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM, COOKING EQUIPMENT AND FIRE SUPPRESSION SHUT-OFF VALVE FILED UNDER APP #340567666$3,000
2018-04-12Mortgage assigned — from QUONTIC BANK to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK
2018-04-12TL&R — from QUONTIC BANK to CHOI & CHOI LLC
2018-04-12Mortgage $870,606 — from CHOI & CHOI LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK$870,606
2018-04-12Agreement $2,000,000 — from CHOI & CHOI LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK$2,000,000
2018-04-12AL&R $2,000,000 — from CHOI & CHOI LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK$2,000,000
2018-03-16Permit PL — ISSUED
2018-03-05Permit Construction Fence — Signed-off
2018-02-09Permit AL — ISSUED
2018-01-31Job filed: FILING FOR CONSTRUCTION FENCE$1,500
2018-01-25Permit PL — ISSUED
2018-01-18Permit EW — ISSUED
2017
2017-12-21Job filed: THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO COMBINE THE 1ST FLOOR USE OF 6739 & 6741 5TH AVE UNDER EXISTING USE GROUP 6 AS AN EATING AND DRINKING ESTABLISHM$251,391
2017-12-06Job filed: THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO CONDUCT PARTIAL DEMOLITION TO NONE BEARING WALLS FOR EXISTING FIRST FLOOR COMMERCIAL SPACE AND RELOCATE BATHROOM, NO$49,000
2017-12-06Job filed: THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO CONDUCT PARTIAL DEMOLITION TO NONE BEARING WALLS FOR EXISTING FIRST FLOOR COMMERCIAL SPACE AND RELOCATE BATHROOM, NO$49,000
2017-11-02311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2017-10-19311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2017-03-22311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2017-03-01ZONE — from CHOI & CHOI, LLC
2017-02-24311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2017-02-21Certificate of occupancy Final
2017-02-13311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2017-02-08Certificate of occupancy Temporary
2016
2016-12-29EASE — from CHOI & CHOI LLC to CHOI & CHOI LLC
2016-11-01Permit EW — ISSUED
2016-10-27Job filed: FILE BOILER WORK TYPE IN CONJUNCTION WITH ATL1 JOB# 320624455, NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY .$1,000
2016-10-27Job filed: FILE BOILER WORK TYPE IN CONJUNCTION WITH ATL1 JOB# 320624455, NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY .$1,000
2016-07-27Permit AL — ISSUED
2016-07-27Permit EQ — ISSUED
2016-01-26Permit PL — ISSUED
2015
2015-08-18Permit AL — ISSUED
2015-08-18Permit EW — ISSUED
2015-08-18Permit EQ — ISSUED
2015-07-31Permit EW — ISSUED
2015-07-24Job filed: PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR FRAMING PLAN, AND CELLAR PLANS , NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$60,000
2015-06-01Job filed: REMOVE INTERIOR PARTITION AND FLOOR TILES$15,000
2015-06-01Job filed: REMOVE INTERIOR PARTITION AND FLOOR TILES$15,000
2015-06-01Permit EW — ISSUED
2015-04-24311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2015-04-06Job filed: CONVERT ENTIRE BUILDING TO BE 2 COMMERCIAL AND 4 DWELLING UNITS, OBTAIN NEW C OF O.$291,875
2015-04-01AL&R $1,500,000 — from CHOI & CHOI LLC to QUONTIC BANK$1,500,000
2015-04-01Mortgage $1,500,000 — from CHOI & CHOI LLC to QUONTIC BANK$1,500,000
2015-04-01Deed $2,700,000 — from VMT REALTY LLC to CHOI & CHOI LLC$2,700,000
2014
2014-10-11311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2014-09-14311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2014-05-22FDNY inspection (RISK)
2013
2013-01-22311: Building/Use — SRO - Illegal Work/No Permit/Change In Occupancy/Use
2013-01-22DOB complaint, category ?
2012
2012-02-23Job filed: A2
2012-02-23Job filed: A2
2012-02-23Job filed: A2
2012-02-23Permit EW — ISSUED
2012-02-23Permit EW — ISSUED
2012-02-23Permit EW — ISSUED
2011
2011-04-02ECB CLASS - 3 violation: OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY COFO#192458 ISSUED 09 AUGUST 1965.WHICH INDICATES PERMISSIBLE USE & OCCUPANCY @ 1ST FLR AS "$400
2011-03-08DOB complaint, category ?
2008
2008-01-03DOB violation LL6291:
2008-01-03DOB violation LL6291:
2007
2007-01-19DOB violation LL6291:
2007-01-19DOB violation LL6291:
2003
2003-02-14Permit SG — ISSUED
2002
2002-08-27Deed — from VAN BRAMER, KENNETH; THEURER, VINCENT to VMT REALTY LLC
2002-05-17Permit SG — ISSUED
2001
2001-06-18Agreement — from MARCHAK, ALEXANDER SJR; MARCHAK, ADEL to TRZASKA FUNERAL HOMEINC
2001-06-04Deed — from MARCHAK, JR., ALEXANDER S to THEURER, VINCENT; VAN BRAMER, JR., KENNETH
1999
1999-06-10Deed — from MARCHAK, ADELE V; MARCHAK, ALEXANDER SJR; MARCHAK, ALEXANDER to MARCHAK, ALEXANDER SJR; MARCHAK, ALELE V
1997
1997-10-08Permit EW — ISSUED
1995
1995-08-29DOB violation LL6291:
1995-08-29DOB violation LL6291:
1994
1994-07-25DOB violation LL6291:
1994-07-25DOB violation LL6291:
1993
1993-10-05Deed — from MARCHAK, ADELE V; MARCHAK, ALEXANDER to MARCHAK, ALEXANDER SJR; MARCHAK, ALEXANDER; MARCHAK, ADELE V
1989
1989-08-25Deed — from MARCHAK, ADELE V; MARCHAK, ALEXANDER; MARCHAK, ALEXANDER SJR to MARCHAK, ADELE V; MARCHAK, ALEXANDER
1989-03-14Deed — from MARCHAK, ADELE V; MARCHAK, ALEXANDER to MARCHAK, ADELE V; MARCHAK, ALEXANDER SJR; MARCHAK, ALEXANDER
1984
1984-08-21Mortgage satisfied — from YOUNIS, GEORGE K to BAY RIDGE SAVINGS BANK
1968
1968-01-19Mortgage — from MARCHAK ADELE V; MARCHAK ALEXANDER to FOLEY GRACE H
1968-01-19Deed — from FOLEY JOHN G DECEASED to MARCHAK ALEXANDER; MARCHAK ADELE V
1968-01-19RTXL — from FOLEY JOHN G DECEASED
1968-01-19RTXL — from FOLEY JOHN G DECEASED

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