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Brooklyn • Elevator Apartment

445 East 5 St

Brooklyn, NY 11218Company-ownedBBL 3053570054BIN 3125455
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Updated Aug 1, 2026 · 16 sources

Year Built1928
Floors6
Units53
Building Area41,832 sqft
ZoningR5
ClassD1
Market Value$2M

445 EAST 5 ST is a property located at 445 EAST 5 ST, Brooklyn, NY 11218. It is classified as a elevator apartment - semi-fireproof. The building was constructed in 1928. It has 6 floors and 53 units. The building area is 41,832 square feet on a 10,000 sqft lot. The property is zoned R5. The assessed market value is $2M. Public records list the property as company-owned. There are 33 building permits on record (11 active). There are 148 violations on record (22 currently open). 1 docketed judgment is on record with OATH. Data sourced from NYC Department of Buildings (DOB), Housing Preservation & Development (HPD), Department of Finance (DOF), and other government agencies.

A RegWatch Dossier

447records on file
40Energy Star

Completed in 1928, 445 East 5 St rises 6 stories over Kings. Public records put it at 53 units and 41,832 square feet of floor area, on land zoned R5. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $2.0M, and assessed for tax at $918K. In the 52 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 447 separate government filings.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward complaint: 218 of its 447 records, fully 49%, fall under that one heading. Violation (148) and permit (33) trail well behind. 22 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 2025.

On the environmental ledger, the building posts an Energy Star score of 40, with a site energy-use intensity of 102.0 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 262 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 49% complaint, 52 years of accumulation, a parcel of Kings — these scattered records compose a portrait of the address that no single page sets out to draw.

$2.0M of Kings, written across 447 government filings.

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Property Details

Address445 EAST 5 ST, Brooklyn, NY 11218
Building TypeElevator Apartment - Semi-Fireproof
D1
Year Built1928
Floors6
Total Units53
Building Area41,832 sqft
Lot Size10,000 sqft
ZoningR5
ConditionAverage
3053570054
3125455
OwnershipCompany-owned

Assessment & Sales

$2M
$918K
$99K

Building Permits

33 on record · 11 active
ElectricalDOB NOW
PERMIT ISSUED
Filed May 29, 2026Job #B01409249-I1-EL

TEMPORARY MOILBLE BOILER UINT, OUTSIDE OF BUILDING

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Cats Registration InspectionOther
CURRENT
Filed Feb 15, 2024Job #408622
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General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed Sep 1, 2023Est. cost $6KJob #B00398241-I1
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General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed Sep 1, 2023Est. cost $6KJob #B08002676-I1
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General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed Sep 1, 2023Est. cost $6KJob #B08002710-I1
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Violations

148 on record · 22 open
Judgments · 1 docketed
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Apr 30, 2023Ticket #035651230M
FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE-COMPLIANT MANNER
HPDClass C
NOTICE OF ISSUANCE SENT TO TENANT
Issued Feb 3, 2026#18615598

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT B4, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST , SECTION ''EAST''

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HPDClass C
NOTICE OF ISSUANCE SENT TO TENANT
Issued Feb 3, 2026#18615599

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT B4, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST , SECTION ''EAST''

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HPDClass C
NOV SENT OUT
Issued Apr 22, 2025#17844518

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF KEY OPERATED LOCK INSTALLED AT DOOR LEADING TO FIRE ESCAPE IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH LOCATED AT APT E5, 5th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

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HPDClass C
NOV SENT OUT
Issued Apr 22, 2025#17844516

§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE SPRING BALANCE AT WINDOW LOWER SASH IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT E5, 5th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 445 EAST 5 ST, Brooklyn built?

The building at 445 EAST 5 ST, Brooklyn, NY 11218 was constructed in 1928. It is classified as a elevator apartment - semi-fireproof with 6 floors and 53 units. The building area is 41,832 sqft.

Are there building permits at 445 EAST 5 ST, Brooklyn?

Yes. 445 EAST 5 ST, Brooklyn, NY 11218 has 33 building permits on record, with 11 currently active. Permits are sourced from the NYC Department of Buildings (DOB Legacy and DOB NOW systems). The most recent permit is a Electrical (PERMIT ISSUED) filed May 29, 2026.

Does 445 EAST 5 ST, Brooklyn have violations?

Yes. 445 EAST 5 ST, Brooklyn, NY 11218 has 148 violations on record, with 22 currently open. Breakdown: 14 DOB, 10 ECB, 124 HPD. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 445 EAST 5 ST, Brooklyn have docketed judgments?

Yes. 445 EAST 5 ST, Brooklyn, NY 11218 has 1 docketed judgment on record with the NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH). 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 445 EAST 5 ST?

445 EAST 5 ST, Brooklyn, NY 11218 has an assessed market value of $2M and a total assessed value of $918K (land: $99K). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

What is the zoning for 445 EAST 5 ST?

445 EAST 5 ST, Brooklyn, NY 11218 is zoned R5. 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 445 EAST 5 ST?

445 EAST 5 ST, Brooklyn, NY 11218 is company-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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