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5517 Avenue N · Brooklyn · BBL 3078800003 · 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, AEP1.2
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. More recorded distress than 80% 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 4. In ZIP 11234, 92% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% 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

5 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (1) · Abandoned Vehicle (1) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (1) · PAINT/PLASTER (1) · APPLIANCE (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$821,000 $49,260
2026$847,000 $50,820
2027$930,000 $55,800

The city's market estimate has risen 13% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Palermo Pastry ShopBakery Products/DessertsBMice evidence
Palermo Pastry ShopNot yet graded—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 3 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

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

BusNearest boarding stop: Avenue N / E 56 St — B41 · 250 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 203 Floyd Bennett School
Middle: J.H.S. 078 Roy H. Mann. 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

5517 Avenue N

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

5 311 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.

Ten-year activity

1050
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
7
2026
Housing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170000
20182002
20191001
20200000
20214004
20222002
20232024
20240022
20251124
20266107
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The last 12 months — 9 records

DateRecord
2026-03-13311: APPLIANCE — REFRIGERATOR
2026-03-13311: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2026-03-13311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2026-03-13Tenant complaint: APPLIANCE — REFRIGERATOR
2026-03-13Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2026-03-13Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2026-02-03Deed — from VINCENZO GAMBINO AND ROSARIA GAMBINO IRR; VINCENZO POLITI, AS BENEFICIARY; JOSEPHINE POLIT to POLITI, JOSEPHINE; POLITI, VINCENZO
2025-12-26Restaurant inspection: PALERMO PASTRY SHOP — grade B · mice evidence
2025-12-16Restaurant inspection: PALERMO PASTRY SHOP · mice evidence

The full timeline

2026
2026-03-13311: APPLIANCE — REFRIGERATOR
2026-03-13311: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2026-03-13311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2026-03-13Tenant complaint: APPLIANCE — REFRIGERATOR
2026-03-13Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2026-03-13Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2026-02-03Deed — from VINCENZO GAMBINO AND ROSARIA GAMBINO IRR; VINCENZO POLITI, AS BENEFICIARY; JOSEPHINE POLIT to POLITI, JOSEPHINE; POLITI, VINCENZO
2025
2025-12-26Restaurant inspection: PALERMO PASTRY SHOP — grade B · mice evidence
2025-12-16Restaurant inspection: PALERMO PASTRY SHOP · mice evidence
2025-10-05Deed transfer (nominal price)
2025-07-30311: Abandoned Vehicle — With License Plate
2024
2024-09-20Restaurant inspection: PALERMO PASTRY SHOP — grade B
2024-06-13Restaurant inspection: PALERMO PASTRY SHOP · mice evidence
2023
2023-12-09311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2023-06-14Restaurant inspection: PALERMO PASTRY SHOP — grade A
2023-05-07311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Traffic
2023-04-18Restaurant inspection: PALERMO PASTRY SHOP · mice evidence
2022
2022-05-08311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Traffic
2022-01-20311: Lead — Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)
2021
2021-08-30311: SAFETY — CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTOR
2021-08-30311: SAFETY — SMOKE DETECTOR
2021-08-30Tenant complaint: SAFETY — SMOKE DETECTOR
2021-08-30Tenant complaint: SAFETY — CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTOR
2019
2019-11-15311: Broken Parking Meter — Out of Order
2018
2018-12-05311: Sidewalk Condition — Sidewalk Violation
2018-11-28311: Sidewalk Condition — Sidewalk Violation
2016
2016-12-24311: Broken Muni Meter — No Receipt
2014
2014-06-10FDNY inspection (RISK)
2010
2010-11-03311: ELECTRIC — LIGHTING
2010-11-03311: ELECTRIC — ELECTRIC-WIRING
2010-11-03311: PLUMBING — BATHTUB
2010-11-03311: PAINT - PLASTER — CEILING
2010-11-03311: ELECTRIC — ELECTRIC-WIRING
2010-11-03311: ELECTRIC — BELL-BUZZER/INTERCOM
2010-11-03311: ELECTRIC — ELECTRIC-WIRING
2010-11-03311: ELECTRIC — LIGHTING
2010-11-03311: PAINT - PLASTER — CEILING
2010-11-03311: ELECTRIC — LIGHTING
2010-11-03Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — LIGHTING
2010-11-03Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — WIRING
2010-11-03Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — WIRING
2010-11-03Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — LIGHTING
2010-11-03Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — BATHTUB/SHOWER
2010-11-03Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2010-11-03Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2010-11-03Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — LIGHTING
2010-11-03Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — WIRING
2010-11-03Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — BELL-BUZZER/INTERCOM
2006
2006-08-30Deed — from GAMBINO, ROSARIA to POLITI, JOSEPHINE; POLITI, VINCENZO; THE VINCENZO GAMBINO& ROSARIA GAMBINO IR
2000
2000-06-07Mortgage satisfied — from VACHON, REGINE to RESIDENTIAL FIRST INC
1974
1974-07-03Mortgage — from GAMBINO ROSARIA to D AVINO SANTA; D AVINO SALVATORE
1974-07-03Deed — from D AVINO SANTA; D AVINO SALVATORE to GAMBINO ROSARIA
1969
1969-01-07Deed — from PATNETTE REALTY INC to DAVINO SANTA; DAVINO SALVATORE
1967
1967-04-21Mortgage — from PATNETTE REALTY INC to BUSHWICK SAVS BNK
1967-04-21Deed — from GOODMAN ISIDORE to PATNETTE REALTY INC
1966
1966-07-21Deed — from GOODMAN SARAH EXR OF to GOODMAN ISIDORE
1900
1900-01-01Restaurant inspection: PALERMO PASTRY SHOP

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