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8321 5 Avenue · Brooklyn · BBL 3060190002 · 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 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

15 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Outdoor Dining (4) · Non (3) · Noise (2) · Obstruction (2) · Bike/Roller/Skate (2) · Food Poisoning (1).

Filed construction activity

$30,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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 (1925)
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$1,643,000 $98,580
2026$1,710,000 $102,600
2027$1,724,000 $103,440

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

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Tequila RestaurantMexicanAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick) · 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

Subway86 St — R · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 5 Av / 84 St — B63 · 200 ft
Citi BikeFort Hamilton Pkwy & 85 St · 800 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted bike lane mapped within 75 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 127 McKinley Park
Middle: The Madeleine Brennan School. 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

8321 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

15 311 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: $499,000 on 2006-09-08 (lender: Flushing Savings Bank, FSB). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2016-01-13SMIS $320,000 — from FLUSHING BANK to JI, LIN FENG; SHEN, YONG CHANG $320,000
2016-01-13Agreement $320,000 — from SHEN, YONG CHANG; JI, LIN FENG to FLUSHING BANK $320,000
2016-01-13AL&R $320,000 — from SHEN, YONG CHANG; JI, LIN FENG to FLUSHING BANK $320,000
2006-09-08Mortgage $499,000 — from SHEN, YONG CHANG; JI, LIN FENG to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $499,000
2006-09-08Deed $900,000 — from LAW, KI TAI to SHEN, YONG CHANG; JI, LIN FENG $900,000

Ten-year activity

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2026
ConstructionHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20176219
20180112
20190213
20200516
20210415
20220516
20230134
20240516
202509312
20260101
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The last 12 months — 7 records

DateRecord
2026-01-01311: Bike/Roller/Skate — N/A
2025-12-29311: Obstruction — Trash or Recycling
2025-12-08Boiler inspection
2025-12-01311: Non-Emergency Police Matter — Other (complaint details)
2025-12-01311: Non-Emergency Police Matter — Other (complaint details)
2025-12-01311: Non-Emergency Police Matter — Other (complaint details)
2025-12-01311: Bike/Roller/Skate — N/A

The full timeline

2026
2026-01-01311: Bike/Roller/Skate — N/A
2025
2025-12-29311: Obstruction — Trash or Recycling
2025-12-08Boiler inspection
2025-12-01311: Non-Emergency Police Matter — Other (complaint details)
2025-12-01311: Non-Emergency Police Matter — Other (complaint details)
2025-12-01311: Non-Emergency Police Matter — Other (complaint details)
2025-12-01311: Bike/Roller/Skate — N/A
2025-08-30311: Bike Rack — Abandoned Bike
2025-08-30311: Obstruction — Trash or Recycling
2025-07-15Restaurant inspection: TEQUILA RESTAURANT — grade A
2025-06-03Restaurant inspection: TEQUILA RESTAURANT
2025-04-22311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2025-02-12311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Talking
2024
2024-11-14Boiler inspection
2024-10-06311: Outdoor Dining — Barrier Condition
2024-08-19311: Outdoor Dining — Unauthorized Restaurant
2024-08-06311: Outdoor Dining — Site Setup Condition
2024-03-11311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2024-03-01311: Outdoor Dining — Street Zone Blocked
2023
2023-12-28Boiler inspection
2023-08-08Restaurant inspection: TEQUILA RESTAURANT — grade B
2023-05-22Restaurant inspection: TEQUILA RESTAURANT · mice evidence
2023-04-08311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2022
2022-12-14Boiler inspection
2022-10-29311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2022-10-29311: Noise — Noise: Construction Equipment (NC1)
2022-08-20311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2022-03-28311: Outdoor Dining — Sidewalk Zone Blocked
2022-02-10311: Outdoor Dining — Sidewalk Zone Blocked
2021
2021-12-21311: Outdoor Dining — Sidewalk Zone Blocked
2021-10-30Boiler inspection
2021-10-01311: Outdoor Dining — Sidewalk Zone Blocked
2021-07-05311: Outdoor Dining — Site Setup Condition
2021-01-02311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Business not in compliance
2020
2020-12-01Boiler inspection
2020-07-13311: Other Enforcement — E6 Commercial Waste Disposal
2020-07-13311: Outdoor Dining — Table Not in Compliance
2020-07-01311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint - Passenger
2020-02-21311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-02-07311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019
2019-12-04311: Food Establishment — Food Contains Foreign Object
2019-12-03Boiler inspection
2019-08-03311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018
2018-12-27Boiler inspection
2018-06-30311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2017
2017-12-31Boiler inspection
2017-06-20Permit EW — ISSUED
2017-06-16Job filed: INSTALL THE KITCHEN FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS.$3,000
2017-06-16Job filed: INSTALL THE KITCHEN FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS.$3,000
2017-04-08311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2017-03-17Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION OF EXISTING COMMERCIAL SPACE. PARTITION AND PLUMBING WORK AS PER PLAN. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$24,000
2017-03-17Permit PL — ISSUED
2017-03-17Permit EW — ISSUED
2017-02-27Eviction executed (3RD)
2016
2016-04-19FDNY inspection (RISK)
2016-03-16311: Broken Muni Meter — Out of Order
2016-01-27TL&R — from FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB; FLUSHING BANK to JI, LIN FENG; SHEN, YONG CHANG
2016-01-13SMIS $320,000 — from FLUSHING BANK to JI, LIN FENG; SHEN, YONG CHANG$320,000
2016-01-13Agreement $320,000 — from SHEN, YONG CHANG; JI, LIN FENG to FLUSHING BANK$320,000
2016-01-13AL&R $320,000 — from SHEN, YONG CHANG; JI, LIN FENG to FLUSHING BANK$320,000
2015
2015-03-03DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2013 INSPECTION REPORT
2012
2012-02-25311: Building/Use — SRO - Illegal Work/No Permit/Change In Occupancy/Use
2012-02-25311: Noise - Residential — Banging/Pounding
2012-02-25DOB complaint, category ?
2011
2011-11-23311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Sign/Awning/Marquee - Illegal/No Permit
2011-11-23311: Sidewalk Condition — Canopy Complaint
2011-11-23311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Sign/Awning/Marquee - Illegal/No Permit
2011-06-07311: Dirty Conditions — E12 Illegal Dumping Surveillance
2011-06-01Permit EW — ISSUED
2011-05-24Job filed: MODIFY EXISTING FIRE SUPPERSSION SYSTEM. OLD SYSTEM WAS FILED IN JOB #310012170 . GAS VALVE AND COOKING EQUIPMENT WERE FILED IN JOB #310000450 . NO CH$3,000
2011-05-24Job filed: MODIFY EXISTING FIRE SUPPERSSION SYSTEM. OLD SYSTEM WAS FILED IN JOB #310012170 . GAS VALVE AND COOKING EQUIPMENT WERE FILED IN JOB #310000450 . NO CH$3,000
2011-03-16311: Bike/Roller/Skate Chronic — N/A
2011-01-06311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2011-01-03311: Dirty Conditions — E11 Litter Surveillance
2010
2010-10-01311: Plumbing — Failure To Retain Water/Improper Drainage- (LL103/89)
2010-10-01DOB complaint, category ?
2010-01-18311: General Construction/Plumbing — Inadequate Support Shoring
2010-01-18DOB complaint, category ?
2010-01-06Deed — from SHEN, KENNETH FU; SHEN, CARLY LI to JI, LIN FENG; SHEN, YONG CHANG
2009
2009-12-31DOB violation LBLVIO:
2009-11-25Deed — from JI, LIN FENG; SHEN, YONG CHANG to SHEN, KENNETH FU; SHEN, CARLY LI
2009-11-17Permit PL — ISSUED
2009-11-09Permit EW — ISSUED
2009-11-09Permit EW — ISSUED
2009-09-09Job filed: REMOVE ILLEGAL SINK IN CEL. AND ILLEGAL WOOD SHED IN REAR YARD, INSTALL ICE MACHINE AND REPLACE GREASE TRAP IN CELLAR. AND 5-TON AC ON ROOF. NO CHANGE$19,500
2009-07-29ECB CLASS - 2 violation: WORK DOES NOT CONFORM TO APPROVED CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS/AMENDMENTS FOR ALTII APP#310000450 NON-CONFORMING WORK NOTED EXIT SIGN AT$250
2009-07-23DOB complaint, category ?
2007
2007-11-13Permit PL — RE-ISSUED
2007-10-06Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2007-10-06Tenant complaint: NONCONST — SMOKE DETECTOR
2007-10-06Tenant complaint: GENERAL — DOORS
2007-10-06Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER-LEAKS
2007-10-06Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — LIGHTING
2007-10-06Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — BELL-BUZZER/INTERCOM
2007-10-06Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2007-10-06Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2007-09-07Permit EW — ISSUED
2007-08-30Job filed: INSTALL AUTOMATIC FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM IN CONJUNCTION WITH JOB#310000450. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$3,000
2007-08-30Job filed: INSTALL AUTOMATIC FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM IN CONJUNCTION WITH JOB#310000450. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$3,000
2007-08-14Permit EW — ISSUED
2007-08-14Permit EW — ISSUED
2007-07-31Job filed: INSTALL MINOR WALL PARTITION AND COOKING EQUIPMENT ON 1ST FLOOR STORE SPACE. FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM WILL BE FILED SEPARATELY. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRES$44,000
2006
2006-09-08Mortgage $499,000 — from SHEN, YONG CHANG; JI, LIN FENG to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB$499,000
2006-09-08AL&R — from FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB to SHEN, YONG CHANG; JI, LIN FENG
2006-09-08Deed $900,000 — from LAW, KI TAI to SHEN, YONG CHANG; JI, LIN FENG$900,000
1997
1997-11-25DOB complaint, category ?
1997-11-12PAT — from LAW, KI TAI to CHAN, STEPHEN T.
1997-11-12Deed — from LEONG ASSOCIATES to LAW, KI TAI
1984
1984-10-05Deed — from LEONG, LEE MEE HUNG to LEONG ASSOCIATES
1984-03-19Deed — from LEONG, WINGJIP/EST OF; LEONG, LEE MEE HUNG/ADM to LEONG, LEE MEE HUNG

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