248 5 Avenue

Brooklyn, NY

BBL 3-00958-0050BIN 3020256

Concern level3 of 4

High

011 open class-C HPD violation (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 7 apartments
021 open rent-impairing violation(s)
031 active DOB 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 6 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 7 apartments.

2018 — 6 units registered2023 — 6

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

Registration counts apply to the building, not to unit numbers. To confirm your own apartment, request your rent history from New York State Homes and Community Renewal — it is free and takes a few weeks.

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Rent regulation

The building

1920

Built

Floors

Residential units

Walk-up apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building28 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 C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 1Issued 1995-05-305+ YRS OLD

§ 27-2013 ADM CODE REMOVE OR COVER IN A MANNER APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT THE PEELING LEAD PAINT WITH LEAK & BROKEN PLASTER CEILING KITCHEN 2 STY EAST APT 1 DE ROSA 783 4124 ER1 95013066. LOCATED AT APT 1

Status: Defect letter issued

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSIssued 2006-03-025+ YRS OLDRENT-IMPAIRING

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE FIRE ESCAPE DEFECTIVE. ADJUST THE DROPLADDER SO THAT IT WILL SLIDE EASILY IN THE GUIDE RODS SOUTH FIRE ESCAPE AT FRONT OF BUILDING

Status: Certified late

CLASS A · NON-HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-06-24

§27-2104(B) HMC POST A PROPER NOTICE REGARDING RENT STABILIZATION LAW, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, IN A CONSPICUOUS LOCATION WITHIN THE COMMON AREA AT THE BUILDINGS ENTRANCE. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT SIGNAGE REQUIREMENTS, PLEASE VISIT: HTTPS://WWW.NYC.GOV/SITE/HPD/SERVICES-AND-INFORMATION/REQUIRED-SIGNAGE.PAGE

Status: Nov Certified On Time

CLASS A · NON-HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-06-24

§ 329, M/D LAW AND DEPT. RULES AND REGS. PROVIDE A COMPLETED CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION VISITS IN A PROPER FRAME AT OR NEAR MAILBOXES, BOTTOM EDGE OF FRAME BETWEEN 48-62 INCHES ABOVE FLOOR MISSING AT PUBLIC HALL

Status: Nov Certified On Time

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

No 311 housing complaints on record for this building.

311 complaints from tenants

Neighborhood noise

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

474

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential175

Unspecified134

Commercial73

Street/Sidewalk73

Vehicle14

Helicopter5

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

Lower than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

125

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony41

Misdemeanor65

Violation19

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 6 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

ACTIVE · LL6291-LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS BOILER REQUIRED1993-08-16

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

248 5TH AVE REALTY CORP

Head officer

NICHOLAS KOTSONIS

Managing agent

KOTSONIS ORGANIZATION LLC.

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

101 PROSPECT PARK WESTBROOKLYN 134 29 STREETBROOKLYN 195 5 AVENUEBROOKLYN 21 STERLING PLACEBROOKLYN 229 5 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 sale1995-10-24 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage2022-10-28 · $400,000

Mortgage2022-10-28$400,000

borrower 248 5TH AVENUE REALTY CORP. · lender ALMA BANK

Mortgage2022-10-28$504,184.6

borrower 248 5TH AVENUE REALTY CORP. · lender ALMA BANK

Mortgage2018-01-16$813,637.73

borrower 248 5TH AVENUE REALTY CORP. · lender DIME COMMUNITY BANK

Mortgage2018-01-16$3,186,362.27

borrower 248 5TH AVENUE REALTY CORP. · lender DIME COMMUNITY BANK

Mortgage2013-07-12$3,317,825.98

borrower 248 5TH AVENUE REALTY CORP., 695 UNION STREET, LLC, 21 STERLING PLACE LLC · lender INVESTORS BANK

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