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7609 5 Avenue · Brooklyn · BBL 3059520007 · 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 311s0.5
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 78% 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 1.7. In ZIP 11209, 84% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% 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

7 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Root/Sewer/Sidewalk Condition (2) · Food Establishment (2) · Noise (1) · Rodent (1) · Illegal Parking (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 (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$1,893,000 $113,580
2026$1,875,000 $112,500
2027$1,987,000 $119,220

The city's market estimate has risen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Royal DinerAmericanNot yet graded—
Vounaros Restaurant CORP.Not yet graded—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 0 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 Contains Foreign Object, Rodents/Insects/Garbage), shared by 2 restaurants · 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

Subway77 St — R · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 5 Av / 77 St — B63 · 50 ft
Citi BikeBay Ridge Pkwy & 5 Ave · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: Ralph A. Fabrizio School
Middle: J.H.S. 259 William McKinley. 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

7609 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

7 311 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: $162,500 on 1987-01-16 (lender: Lekas, Gus and Lekas, Maria). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1987-01-16Mortgage $162,500 — from LOGASTRA WEST REST.LTD to LEKAS, MARIA; LEKAS, GUS $162,500

Ten-year activity

1050
2017
6
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Housing & tenantsHealth & systems
Show as table
YearHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
2017213
2018516
2019011
2020112
2021112
2022112
2023325
2024156
2025516
2026022
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The last 12 months — 2 records

DateRecord
2026-10-12Boiler inspection
2026-07-20Restaurant inspection: ROYAL DINER — grade N

The full timeline

2026
2026-10-12Boiler inspection
2026-07-20Restaurant inspection: ROYAL DINER — grade N
2025
2025-10-15Boiler inspection
2025-08-22311: Food Establishment — Food Contains Foreign Object
2025-08-12311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2025-08-06311: Root/Sewer/Sidewalk Condition — Trees and Sidewalks Program
2025-02-10311: Illegal Parking — License Plate Obscured
2025-01-27311: Root/Sewer/Sidewalk Condition — Trees and Sidewalks Program
2024
2024-09-20Boiler inspection
2024-07-15Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2024-07-01Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2024-03-12Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2024-02-14Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-02-07311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2023
2023-11-16311: Noise - Residential — Loud Talking
2023-09-27Boiler inspection
2023-03-30311: Overgrown Tree/Branches — Hitting Building
2023-03-27311: Food Establishment — Pet/Animal
2023-03-03Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2022
2022-10-03Boiler inspection
2022-04-06311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2021
2021-06-01Boiler inspection
2021-03-07311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2020
2020-10-09Boiler inspection
2020-05-20311: Non-Emergency Police Matter — Face Covering Violation
2019
2019-10-09Boiler inspection
2018
2018-10-25311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-10-05Boiler inspection
2018-09-17311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-08-30311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-05-07311: Food Establishment — Letter Grading
2018-04-22311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2017
2017-10-13Boiler inspection
2017-09-06311: Overgrown Tree/Branches — Hitting Power/Phone Lines
2017-02-02311: Water System — Dirty Water (WE)
2016
2016-07-27311: Food Establishment — Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food
2015
2015-07-22FDNY inspection (RISK)
2015-01-19311: Broken Muni Meter — Out of Order
2015-01-16311: Broken Muni Meter — Out of Order
2012
2012-03-29311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2011
2011-08-17311: Broken Parking Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2011-04-14311: Food Establishment — Handwashing
2010
2010-11-10311: Lead — Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)
2010-11-07311: Lead — Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)
2000
2000-04-03Mortgage satisfied — from LEKAS, GUS; LOGASTRA WEST REST LTD to LEKAS, GUS
1995
1995-08-29DOB violation LL6291:
1994
1994-06-01DOB violation LL6291:
1993
1993-12-03ECB Non-Hazardous violation: WOR WITHOUT A PERMIT. WORK NOTED: HAVING CUT A 12X12 INCH HOLE IN REARWALL TO INSTALL A EXHAUST FAN. REMEDY:OBTAIN A PERMIT IF FEA
1993-08-16DOB violation LL6291:
1993-06-01DOB violation LL6291:
1993-05-06DOB complaint, category ?
1991
1991-07-18Permit EW — ISSUED
1987
1987-01-16Mortgage $162,500 — from LOGASTRA WEST REST.LTD to LEKAS, MARIA; LEKAS, GUS$162,500
1987-01-16Mortgage satisfied — from LEKAS, GUS to CINCOTTA, CATHERINE
1987-01-16Deed — from LEKAS, GUS; LEKAS, MARIA to LOGASTRA WEST REST.LTD
1969
1969-01-13Deed — from LEKAS GUS to LEKAS GUS; LEKAS MARIA
1969-01-08Mortgage — from LEKAS GUS to CINCOTTA CATHERINE
1969-01-08Deed — from CINCOTTA CATHERINE to LEKAS GUS
1900
1900-01-01Restaurant inspection: VOUNAROS RESTAURANT CORP.

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