5219 5 Avenue

Brooklyn, NY

BBL 3-00808-0002BIN 3346582

Concern level1 of 4

Low

011 open rent-impairing violation(s)
023 open HPD violation(s)

How this is set: open hazardous violations measured against the building's size, then raised by strong distress signals — HPD's enforcement program, court harassment findings, recent evictions, unpaid DOB fines, open housing-court cases, and a sold tax lien. Neighborhood noise and crime are not part of it. It describes the public record, not the condition of any one apartment, and a quiet record is not proof of a good building.

Rent regulation

Likely rent-stabilized

The owner registered 5 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 6 apartments.

2018 — 5 units registered2023 — 5

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1931

Built

Floors

Residential units

Mixed residential / commercial

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building2 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

On record

Open Class C

Open Class B

Open Class A

Class C is immediately hazardous, Class B is hazardous, Class A is non-hazardous. A violation stays open until HPD certifies the repair, so some open items may already be fixed.

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSIssued 2021-09-075+ YRS OLDRENT-IMPAIRING

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE FIRE ESCAPE DEFECTIVE. ADJUST THE DROPLADDER SO THAT IT WILL SLIDE EASILY IN THE GUIDE RODS REAR YARD AT FIRE ESCAPE

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS A · NON-HAZARDOUSIssued 2008-08-135+ YRS OLD

§ 300 M/D LAW FILE PLANS AND APPLICATION AND LEGALIZE THE FOLLOWING ALTERATION OR RESTORE TO THE LEGAL CONDITION EXISTING PRIOR TO THE MAKING OF SAID ALTERATION FOUNDATION WALL OPENED TO CREAT DOOR CELLAR AT CENTER LEADING FROM 5219 TO 5223 5TH AVE.

Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix

CLASS A · NON-HAZARDOUSIssued 2008-08-135+ YRS OLD

§ 300 M/D LAW FILE PLANS AND APPLICATION AND LEGALIZE THE FOLLOWING ALTERATION OR RESTORE TO THE LEGAL CONDITION EXISTING PRIOR TO THE MAKING OF SAID ALTERATION PARTITIONS ERECTED CREATING ROOM AT BULKHEAD ENTRANCE TO ROOF.

Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water3

Elevator1

Safety1

Heat/Hot WaterApartment Only2026-03-03 · closed

Heat/Hot WaterEntire Building2026-02-24 · closed

Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.

311 complaints from tenants

Neighborhood noise

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

564

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential275

Street/Sidewalk166

Commercial59

Unspecified36

Vehicle26

Park1

House of Worship1

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about outdoor noise (mostly residential) — street life and traffic more than neighbors. This counts how often people call 311, which tracks how densely populated and busy an area is as much as how loud it is — it is not a sound measurement.

Neighborhood noise

Neighborhood crime

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

294

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony107

Misdemeanor160

Violation27

NYPD complaints reported within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year, by severity. This reflects what gets reported and where police are active as much as actual safety, and busier, denser, higher-foot-traffic blocks log more. Locations are approximate — the NYPD shifts each report to the nearest corner for privacy — so read this as rough context, not a safety score.

Neighborhood crime

Bedbug history

No bedbugs reported

The owner filed 7 annual bedbug reports and reported no infested units. Filing with zero infestations is the compliant, reassuring case.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

No active DOB violations.

DOB building violations

Evictions

No executed evictions on record for this building.

Evictions

Housing court

No HPD housing-court cases on record for this building.

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

VINCENT THEURER

Managing agent

VJM89 LLC.

2 other buildings share this owner's registration contacts. Shared contacts suggest common control, but they are not proof of ownership.

551 CLINTON STREETBROOKLYN 7620 18 AVENUEBROOKLYN

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

Balance due (active)

Active violations

Lost by default

DOB violations adjudicated by OATH carry money penalties. "Lost by default" means the owner never appeared at the hearing. An unpaid balance is a stronger "ignoring the city" signal than a raw violation count.

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2019-11-01 · $5,250,000

Most recent mortgage2019-11-01 · $3,300,000

Mortgage2019-11-01$3,300,000

borrower VJM89, LLC · lender 529 5TH AVE LLC

Sale2019-11-01$5,250,000

5219 5TH AVE., LLC → VJM89, LLC

Sale2012-04-18no recorded price

MCGINLEY, KEVIN → 5219 5 TH AVE, LLC

Mortgage2006-12-26$1,325,000

borrower MCGINLEY, KEVIN · lender PERLA, GEORGE

Sale2006-12-26$490,000

PERLA, GEORGE → MCGINLEY, KEVIN

From ACRIS recorded documents. Amounts are often $0 or nominal for transfers between related parties, and LLCs can obscure who is really involved — treat this as public-record context, not a valuation.

Ownership & money

City debt & tax-lien sale

Not on the city's tax-lien sale list (2019–2025). The owner has not fallen far enough behind on property tax or water charges to be flagged for a lien sale.

City debt & tax-lien sale