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186 5 Ave

Brooklyn, NY 11217Individually ownedBBL 3009490053BIN 3340438
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Year Built1920
Floors3
Units11
Building Area7,800 sqft
ZoningR6A
ClassC7
Market Value$1.5M

186 5 AVE is a property located at 186 5 AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11217. It is classified as a walk-up apartment - over six families with stores. The building was constructed in 1920. It has 3 floors and 11 units. The building area is 7,800 square feet on a 3,280 sqft lot. The property is zoned R6A. The assessed market value is $1.5M. Public records list the property as individually owned. There are 39 building permits on record (30 active). There are 29 violations on record (21 currently open). 15 docketed judgments carrying $5,100 in open balances are on record with OATH. Data sourced from NYC Department of Buildings (DOB), Housing Preservation & Development (HPD), Department of Finance (DOF), and other government agencies.

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181records on file

Completed in 1920, 186 5 Ave rises 3 stories over Kings. Public records put it at 11 units and 7,800 square feet of floor area, on land zoned R6A. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $1.5M, and assessed for tax at $683K. In the 61 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 181 separate government filings.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward permit: 39 of its 181 records, fully 22%, fall under that one heading. Enforcement (35) and complaint (31) trail well behind. 21 violations stand open against it today.

The pace is anything but even. The early decades pass in near silence; the filings cluster heavily in recent years, peaking in 2013.

Read together — 22% permit, 61 years of accumulation, a parcel of Kings — these scattered records compose a portrait of the address that no single page sets out to draw.

$1.5M of Kings, written across 181 government filings.

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Property Details

Address186 5 AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11217
Building TypeWalk-Up Apartment - Over Six Families With Stores
C7
Year Built1920
Floors3
Total Units11
Building Area7,800 sqft
Lot Size3,280 sqft
ZoningR6A
ConditionAverage
3009490053
3340438
OwnershipIndividually owned

Assessment & Sales

$1.5M
$683K
$118K

Building Permits

39 on record · 30 active
General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed May 13, 2025Est. cost $23KJob #B01063899-I1
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General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed May 13, 2025Est. cost $1KJob #B01063946-I1
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General ConstructionDOB NOW
SIGNED-OFF
Filed May 1, 2025Est. cost $23KJob #B01063899-I1

Initial Permit

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General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed Aug 28, 2024Est. cost $2KJob #B01092771-I1
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SignDOB NOW
SIGNED-OFF
Filed Aug 16, 2024Est. cost $2KJob #B01092771-I1

Initial Permit

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Violations

29 on record · 21 open
Open judgment balance — docketed OATH judgments$5,100
Judgments · 15 docketed
DEP summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Sep 29, 2026Balance $1,800Ticket #001003183J
IDLING OF MOTOR VEHICLE ENGINE MORE THAN THREE MINUTES 3RD AND SUB
DEP summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Oct 31, 2026Balance $2,000Ticket #000998945Z
IDLING OF MOTOR VEHICLE ENGINE MORE THAN THREE MINUTES 3RD AND SUB
DOT summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Apr 30, 2025Balance $500Ticket #0218079941
OP OF A S W CAFE RDWY CAFE W O A LICENSE REVOC CONSENT 1ST OFFENSE
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Nov 30, 2021Balance $100Ticket #046936071M
POSTING OF SIGN PERMIT, WASTE REMOVAL
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Mar 31, 2020Ticket #042307025Y
STORAGE OF RECEPTACLES

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DOB LegacyLBLVIO
ACTIVE
Issued Feb 24, 2017#2156246

VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2015 INSPECTION REPORT

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DOB LegacyLBLVIO
ACTIVE
Issued May 15, 2014#1855649

VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2012 INSPECTION REPORT

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HPDClass A
NOV CERTIFIED LATE
Issued Apr 13, 2013#9804348

SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE REMOVE THE TORN AND/OR LOOSE FLOOR COVERING .. AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY

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HPDClass A
NOV CERTIFIED LATE
Issued Apr 13, 2013#9804347

SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD FLOOR AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY

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HPDClass B
NOV SENT OUT
Issued Apr 13, 2013#9804349

SECTION 27-2046.1 HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). ..........DEFECTIVE LOCATED AT APT 1R, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 186 5 AVE, Brooklyn built?

The building at 186 5 AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11217 was constructed in 1920. It is classified as a walk-up apartment - over six families with stores with 3 floors and 11 units. The building area is 7,800 sqft.

Are there building permits at 186 5 AVE, Brooklyn?

Yes. 186 5 AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11217 has 39 building permits on record, with 30 currently active. Permits are sourced from the NYC Department of Buildings (DOB Legacy and DOB NOW systems). The most recent permit is a General Construction (LOC ISSUED) filed May 13, 2025.

Does 186 5 AVE, Brooklyn have violations?

Yes. 186 5 AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11217 has 29 violations on record, with 21 currently open. Breakdown: 13 DOB, 2 ECB, 14 HPD. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 186 5 AVE, Brooklyn have docketed judgments?

Yes. 186 5 AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11217 has 15 docketed judgments on record with the NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH), with an open balance of $5,100. A docketed judgment is an enforceable money judgment entered by OATH after a hearing on a summons issued at this property; where the respondent is the property owner it can attach to the property as a lien.

What is the property tax assessment for 186 5 AVE?

186 5 AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11217 has an assessed market value of $1.5M and a total assessed value of $683K (land: $118K). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

What is the zoning for 186 5 AVE?

186 5 AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11217 is zoned R6A. Zoning data is from the NYC Department of City Planning (DCP). For detailed FAR, overlays, and development rights, view the full property report on RegWatch.

Who owns 186 5 AVE?

186 5 AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11217 is individually owned according to public records. Ownership data is from NYC Department of Finance assessment rolls. View the current owner of record and registered contacts in the full property report on RegWatch.

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