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7603 5 Avenue · Brooklyn · BBL 3059520009 · 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, AEP2.8
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class9
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 93% 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 39.3. 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

4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 4).

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

What 311 hears from this address

26 service requests in the last three years. Most common: General Construction/Plumbing (10) · Building/Use (7) · Emergency Response Team (ERT) (2) · Illegal Parking (2) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · GENERAL (2).

Filed construction activity

$232,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (8 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 (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)7603 WU INC
Head officerLILAN WU
Managing agentLILAN WU
Last registered2025-07-09

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,571,000 $94,260
2026$1,538,000 $92,280
2027$1,419,000 $85,140

The city's market estimate has fallen 10% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Kyan CafeCoffee/TeaA—
The Chicken and Steakhouse INCNot yet graded—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 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

Subway77 St — R · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 5 Av / 77 St — B63 · 100 ft
Citi BikeBay Ridge Pkwy & 5 Ave · 450 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

7603 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

26 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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: $1,120,000 on 2022-08-11 (lender: Cathay Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-08-11AL&R $1,120,000 — from 7603 WU INC. to CATHAY BANK $1,120,000
2022-08-11Mortgage $1,120,000 — from 7603 WU INC. to CATHAY BANK $1,120,000
2022-08-11Deed $1,560,000 — from HARRY EDWARD BASSETT, EXECUTOR; ESTATE OF JOSEPHINE ALONGE to 7603 WU INC. $1,560,000
2022-06-23Sold for $1,560,000 $1,560,000 $780,000

Ten-year activity

50250
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
33
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017010001
2018010001
2019012003
2020000000
2021003014
20220284115
202399110130
2024711120333
202521090324
20260190414
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The last 12 months — 19 records

DateRecord
2026-10-02Restaurant inspection: KYAN CAFE — grade A
2026-06-29311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Permit - None
2026-06-29DOB complaint, category ?
2026-05-21Boiler inspection
2026-05-21Boiler inspection
2026-05-21Boiler inspection
2026-03-31311: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2026-03-31311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2026-03-31Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2026-03-31Tenant complaint: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2026-03-28311: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2026-03-28311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2026-03-28Tenant complaint: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2026-03-28Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2025-12-26311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2025-12-26DOB complaint, category ?
2025-12-09Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-10-29ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO CONDUCT OR FILE A FINAL INSPECTION OF PERMITTED WORK WITH THE DEPARTMENT. NOTED; AT TIME OF INSPECTION BUILDING HAS BEE
2025-10-29ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO CONDUCT OR FILE A FINAL INSPECTION OF PERMITTED WORK WITH THE DEPARTMENT. NOTED; AT TIME OF INSPECTION BUILDING HAS BEE

The full timeline

2026
2026-10-02Restaurant inspection: KYAN CAFE — grade A
2026-06-29311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Permit - None
2026-06-29DOB complaint, category ?
2026-05-21Boiler inspection
2026-05-21Boiler inspection
2026-05-21Boiler inspection
2026-03-31311: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2026-03-31311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2026-03-31Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2026-03-31Tenant complaint: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2026-03-28311: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2026-03-28311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2026-03-28Tenant complaint: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2026-03-28Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2025
2025-12-26311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2025-12-26DOB complaint, category ?
2025-12-09Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-10-29ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO CONDUCT OR FILE A FINAL INSPECTION OF PERMITTED WORK WITH THE DEPARTMENT. NOTED; AT TIME OF INSPECTION BUILDING HAS BEE
2025-10-29ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO CONDUCT OR FILE A FINAL INSPECTION OF PERMITTED WORK WITH THE DEPARTMENT. NOTED; AT TIME OF INSPECTION BUILDING HAS BEE
2025-09-19311: General Construction/Plumbing — Cons - Contrary/Beyond Approved Plans/Permits
2025-09-19DOB complaint, category ?
2025-09-02Permit General Construction — Permit Issued
2025-08-27Job filed: FILING FOR MINOR INTERIOR GC WORK TO REMOVE INTERIOR PARTITIONS, REPLACE FL TILES AS NEEDED, AND INTERIOR FINISHES THROUGHOUT ONLY. RELATED PL WORK TO$15,000
2025-08-18311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Permit - None
2025-08-18DOB complaint, category ?
2025-08-12311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2025-08-12DOB complaint, category ?
2025-06-23Boiler inspection
2025-06-23Boiler inspection
2025-06-23Boiler inspection
2025-06-12DOB complaint, category ?
2025-05-23ECB CLASS - 2 violation: A8: UNAPPROVED/ UNSAFE/ UNSUITABLE ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, APPARATUS, MATERIALS, DEVICES, APPLIANCES OR WIRING IN USE. ON 05/23/2025
2025-05-18311: Electrical — Electrical Wiring Defective/Exposed
2025-05-18DOB complaint, category ?
2025-04-09311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2025-02-03311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2025-02-03DOB complaint, category ?
2025-01-31311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2024
2024-12-25311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2024-12-25DOB complaint, category ?
2024-12-06Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-11-26311: Emergency Response Team (ERT) — After Hours Work - Illegal
2024-11-26DOB complaint, category ?
2024-10-18311: General Construction/Plumbing — Cons - Contrary/Beyond Approved Plans/Permits
2024-10-18DOB complaint, category ?
2024-10-11Boiler inspection
2024-10-11Boiler inspection
2024-10-11Boiler inspection
2024-09-15311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2024-09-15DOB complaint, category ?
2024-08-14Permit Plumbing — Permit Issued
2024-07-24Permit Boiler Equipment — Signed-off
2024-07-15Permit Mechanical Systems — Permit Issued
2024-07-15Permit General Construction — Permit Issued
2024-07-03Job filed: JOB FILED EXIST. COMMERCIAL STORE INSTALL NEW COOKING EQUIPMENT AND PLUMBING FIXTURE PER PLAN. NO CHANGE OF USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY UNDER THIS APPLI$10,500
2024-07-03Job filed: JOB FILED INTERIOR RENOVATION OF COMMERCIAL STORE INCLUDING NEW COUNTER AND COOKING EQUIPMENT, NEW FLOOR TILE AND NEW PAINT AND INSTALL KITCHEN HOOD A$71,000
2024-05-20Permit Plumbing — Signed-off
2024-05-09311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Permit - None
2024-05-09DOB complaint, category ?
2024-04-28311: General Construction/Plumbing — Illegal Conversion Of Commercial Bldg/Space To Other Uses
2024-04-28DOB complaint, category ?
2024-04-12311: General Construction/Plumbing — Cons - Contrary/Beyond Approved Plans/Permits
2024-04-12DOB complaint, category ?
2024-04-10DOB complaint, category ?
2024-04-01311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2024-04-01DOB complaint, category ?
2024-01-29311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Permit - None
2024-01-06311: General Construction/Plumbing — Cons - Contrary/Beyond Approved Plans/Permits
2024-01-06311: Emergency Response Team (ERT) — After Hours Work - Illegal
2024-01-06DOB complaint, category ?
2024-01-06DOB complaint, category ?
2023
2023-12-21311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2023-12-21DOB complaint, category ?
2023-12-10Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-11-02311: General Construction/Plumbing — Cons - Contrary/Beyond Approved Plans/Permits
2023-11-02DOB complaint, category ?
2023-10-18Boiler inspection
2023-10-10311: Dead Animal — Rat or Mouse
2023-10-03DOB complaint, category ?
2023-08-01Job filed: REPAIR AND REPAINT EXISTING STAIR HALLWAY AT 2ND AND 3RD FLOOR. NO CHANGE IN USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY UNDER THIS APPLICATION.$8,000
2023-06-30DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2020 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-06-20DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2019 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-06-20DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2018 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-06-15311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2023-06-15DOB complaint, category ?
2023-05-05Permit Boiler Equipment — Signed-off
2023-05-03Permit Plumbing — Signed-off
2023-04-28311: Animal-Abuse — Neglected
2023-04-28Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2023-04-26Job filed: GENERAL RENOVATION ON EXIST. MIXED-USE HOUSE WITH, REPLACE PLUMBING FIXTURES AND GAS COOKING EQUIPMENT AND BOILER, AND H.W.H. AS PER PLAN. NO CHANGE I$24,000
2023-04-26Job filed: GENERAL RENOVATION ON EXIST. MIXED-USE HOUSE WITH, REMOVING/REPLACE/NEW PARTITION, FLOOR, CEILING AND PAINTING, AS PER PLAN. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS$90,000
2023-04-26Job filed: FILE BOILER APPLICATION TO INSTALL NEW BOILER AND H.W.H AS PER PLAN. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$6,000
2023-04-24Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-04-20311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Sign/Awning/Marquee - Illegal/No Permit
2023-04-20DOB complaint, category ?
2023-04-08311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2023-02-01Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2023-01-31Job filed: REPAIR AND REPAINT EXISTING STAIR HALLWAY AT 2ND AND 3RD FLOOR. NO CHANGE IN USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY UNDER THIS APPLICATION.$8,000
2023-01-23311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2023-01-23DOB complaint, category ?
2023-01-12Eviction executed
2022
2022-12-28311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Permit - None
2022-12-28DOB complaint, category ?
2022-12-25311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2022-12-25Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2022-12-04311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2022-12-04Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2022-11-18Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-10-11Boiler inspection
2022-08-11AL&R $1,120,000 — from 7603 WU INC. to CATHAY BANK$1,120,000
2022-08-11Mortgage $1,120,000 — from 7603 WU INC. to CATHAY BANK$1,120,000
2022-08-11Deed $1,560,000 — from HARRY EDWARD BASSETT, EXECUTOR; ESTATE OF JOSEPHINE ALONGE to 7603 WU INC.$1,560,000
2022-08-02311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2022-08-02DOB complaint, category ?
2022-06-23Sold for $1,560,000$1,560,000
2022-04-28311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2021
2021-12-29Boiler inspection
2021-09-18311: Broken Parking Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2021-08-20311: Broken Parking Meter — Out of Order
2021-08-11311: Broken Parking Meter — Out of Order
2019
2019-11-08DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2017 INSPECTION REPORT
2019-04-10311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2019-03-19311: Broken Parking Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2018
2018-04-06DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2016 INSPECTION REPORT
2017
2017-02-24DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2015 INSPECTION REPORT
2016
2016-07-14FDNY inspection (RISK)
2012
2012-10-23311: Broken Muni Meter — No Receipt
2012-10-22311: Broken Muni Meter — No Receipt
2012-03-30311: Broken Muni Meter — No Receipt
2010
2010-11-05311: Lead — Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)
1997
1997-09-16DOB violation LL6291:
1994
1994-07-25DOB violation LL6291:
1991
1991-09-26Permit EW — ISSUED
1991-09-26Permit EW — ISSUED
1991-09-26Permit EW — ISSUED
1991-09-26Permit EW — ISSUED
1991-09-26Permit EW — ISSUED
1991-09-26Permit EW — ISSUED
1983
1983-04-06Mortgage satisfied — from POHLS, DETLEF to BAY RIDGE SAVINGS BANK
1967
1967-11-30Mortgage — from ALONGE JOSEPHINE; ALONGE ALFRED to BAY RIDGE SV BK
1967-11-30Deed — from LUDWIG ANNA ED; LUDWIG ALFRED M to ALONGE ALFRED; ALONGE JOSEPHINE
1900
1900-01-01Restaurant inspection: THE CHICKEN AND STEAKHOUSE INC

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