4522 5th Avenue

4522 5th Avenue in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, has 26 open HPD violations, 5 of them class C, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: F (32/100).

Mixed residential & commercial · 8 units · Built 1936

StreetSpy grade: F (Severe, 32/100)

• 5 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• 3 open violations are classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a.
• 5 heat or hot water complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill. Increases aren't capped by stabilization, though Good Cause Eviction may still limit them.

More open violations per unit than 7 in 10 Brooklyn buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (26 open, 5 class C), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Heat and hot water: 5 complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (No bedbug filing, 3 yr), records as of Oct 28, 2026
• Safety: Medium (1 open DOB violation), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Registration: Renewal not yet in city data, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

26 open violations: 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 15 class B, 6 class A. 6 issued in the last 12 months. 71 on record. Oldest open violation issued 1992-10-13. Newest violation issued 2026-09-15.

1 closed in the last 90 days. Median 526 days from issue to close for the 4 violations closed in the last 12 months.

3 open violations are classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a. Section 302-a; NY Courts guidance on getting repairs.

• Class C: Roaches, throughout the apartment, 1st floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1L, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 1L), issued 2026-05-18. HPD violation 18929726
• Class C: Self-closing door not working, 2nd floor. , 2007 ADM CODE ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS ... IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 2L, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 2L), issued 2020-03-10. HPD violation 13643138
• Class C: Door, lock or intercom defect (roof). , 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING CONSISTING OF SLIDE BOLT CAPABLE TO BEING PADLOCKED, INSTALLED AT DOOR TO ROOF AT BULKHEAD, issued 2020-03-02. HPD violation 13625252
• Class C: Door, lock or intercom defect (hallway). , 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING SLIDE BOLT CAPABLE OF BEING PADLOCKED INSTALLED AT PUBLIC HALL BULKHEAD DOOR, issued 2012-05-21. HPD violation 9441600
• Class C: No heat / heating defect (hallway). POST NOTICE, IN FORM APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, STATING THE NAME AND LOCATION OF THE PERSON DESIGNATED BY THE OWNER TO HAVE KEY TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM .. AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY, issued 2006-02-23. HPD violation 6012593
• Class B: Mold, ceiling, 3rd room from the east, 1st floor. HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... LESS THAN 10 SQUARE FEET AT THE CEILING AND NORTH WALL, IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM EAST AT NORTH LOCATED AT APT 1L, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST ORIGINAL VIOLATION 18929723 ISSUED 14-MAY-26 HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO CLASS B PER ADMINISTRATIVE CODE 27-2017.3a(3)(a) or (b). (apt 1L), issued 2026-09-15. HPD violation 19226379
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, throughout the apartment, 1st floor. (B)(1)(B) HMC, § 12-06, § 12-07, § 12-09 RCNY REPAIR, REPLACE OR PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW AND RULES DEFECTIVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1L, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 1L), issued 2026-05-18. HPD violation 18929728
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, throughout the apartment, 1st floor. (B)(1)(A) HMC, § 12-01, § 12-03 RCNY REPAIR, REPLACE OR PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL SMOKE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS RULES AND REGULATIONS DEFECTIVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1L, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 1L), issued 2026-05-18. HPD violation 18929727

311 housing complaints

5 in the last 12 months, 14 in 5 years. Most common: Heat/Hot Water (5).

Bedbugs

No bedbug filing on record for the last 3 years. HPD's bedbug filings are self-reported by the owner once a year; HPD does not inspect to confirm them.

• 2026: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2025: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2024: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2023: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2022: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2021: No bedbug filing on record for this year

Buildings department (DOB)

1 open DOB violation, a Local Law violation issued before 2000. 2 DOB violations on record. Check on DOB BIS.

Evictions and housing court

0 executed evictions in the last 3 years (0 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.

Rent stabilization

No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill.

Owner and management

Owner: NAGI ALI ESA. Managing agent: ABDO ESA. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Aug 8, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3007470045, HPD building ID 807452. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• 45 St (R), 3 min walk
• 53 St (R), 7 min walk
• 36 St (D, N, R), 12 min walk

How the grade is calculated

Sources: NYC HPD Housing Maintenance Code Violations, NYC 311 Service Requests, NYC HPD Bedbug Reporting, NYC Marshal Evictions (DOI), NYC HPD Housing Litigations, NYC DOB Violations, NYC DOF tax bills (via JustFix Who Owns What portfolio API, v2), NYC HPD Property Registration. Methodology. Report generated 2026-10-28.