720 5 Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11215BBL 3-00646-0047Map
Owner of record: Usc 720 5th LLC
720 5 Avenue is a walk-up apartment building built in 1930 in Brooklyn, 11215. It has 7 residential units across 4 floors. The owner of record is Usc 720 5th LLC. HPD has recorded 6 housing violations here, most recently on December 11, 2022. City tax records listed 7 rent-stabilized apartments here in 2024.
- HPD violations
- 6
- DOB violations
- 2
- ECB violations
- 0
- HPD complaints
- 4
What to know
No open immediately-hazardous violations among recent records.
Date of the most recent HPD inspection that found a problem.
No balance due on recent ECB violations.
Rent stabilization
Counts come from owners' rent-stabilization filings shown on NYC Department of Finance tax bills, as extracted by JustFix. They tell you a building has stabilized apartments, not which ones.
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Violations
Most recent first. Showing up to 50 per agency.
HPD housing violations · 6
- BHazardous
Remove all encumbrances consisting of household items, gas range, parts of bed at public hall, 4th story
Dec 11, 2022
Closed — Violation closed - ANon-hazardous
File annual bedbug report in accordance with hpd rule as described on the back of this notice of violation or as described on hpds website, www.nyc.gov\hpd, search bed bugs.
Feb 18, 2022
Closed — Violation dismissed - ANon-hazardous
File annual bedbug report in accordance with hpd rule as described on the back of this notice of violation or as described on hpds website, www.nyc.gov\hpd, search bed bugs.
Apr 5, 2021
Closed — Violation dismissed - BHazardous
Provide adequate lighting at or near the outside of the front entranceway of the building and keep same burning from sunset every day to sunrise on the day following minimum required 100 watts (light fixture present) at front areaway, 1st story
May 11, 2019
Closed — Violation closed - IInformation / order
And is therefore subject to civil penalties, prohibited from certifying violations, and denied the right to recover possession of premises for nonpayment of rent until a valid registration statement is filed.
Nov 15, 2017
Closed — Violation dismissed - BHazardous
Provide adequate lighting at or near the outside of the front entranceway of the building and keep same burning from sunset every day to sunrise on the day following ***minimum 100 watts of incandescent light required.(fixture present)***
Jul 24, 2013
Closed — Violation closed
DOB building violations · 2
- Low pressure boiler boiler required
Violation issued-failure to file 2022 external low pressure inspection
Apr 25, 2023
Dob violation - dismissed - Low pressure boiler boiler required
Violation issued for failure to file annual boiler 2013 inspection report
Mar 3, 2015
Dob violation - dismissed
ECB violations · 0
No ECB violations on record
Complaints
- Heat/hot water
Entire building
Dec 9, 2022 · Apt BLDG
Close - Electric
No lighting
Dec 7, 2021 · Apt BLDG
Close - General
Signage missing
Aug 6, 2020 · Apt BLDG
Close - Heating
Heat related
Jul 23, 2012 · Apt 1R
Close
Sales history
No recorded sales in our data
Building details
- Building type
- Walk-up apartment building (C7)
- Year built
- 1930
- Floors
- 4
- Residential units
- 7
- Building area
- 5,500 ft²
- Lot area
- 1,875 ft²
- Zoning
- R6A
- Community board
- 307
- Council district
- 38
- Block / lot
- 646 / 47
- Assessed value
- $448,200
- Landmark / historic district
- No
HPD registration #301843, last renewed Oct 3, 2025.
Questions about 720 5 Avenue
Who owns 720 5 Avenue?
The owner of record in NYC Department of City Planning PLUTO data is Usc 720 5th LLC.
Does 720 5 Avenue have violations?
Yes. NYC HPD has recorded 6 housing violations at this property.
Is 720 5 Avenue rent stabilized?
NYC Department of Finance tax bills listed 7 rent-stabilized units here in 2024 (about 100% of its 7 apartments). To confirm a specific apartment, request its rent history from NYS Homes and Community Renewal.
When was 720 5 Avenue built?
City records list 1930 as the year it was built.
How many apartments are in 720 5 Avenue?
It has 7 residential units and 8 units in total.
Source: NYC Open Data (DCP PLUTO, HPD, DOB, ECB/OATH, DOF). Records can lag the city's systems. Data refreshed weekly.