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5520 4 Avenue, Brooklyn

BIN 3014912BBL 3008300043Block 830 · Lot 43Built 19314 storiesGoogle Maps & Street View ↗Tax & zoning on NYC.gov ↗
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5520 4 Avenue at a glance

5520 4 Avenue, Brooklyn has 18 open city records on file, 2 of them Class C (immediately hazardous), and no balance recorded as due on OATH/ECB summonses. City marshals have executed 3 evictions at this building. Its last recorded ownership transfer was Jan 20, 1972 (no consideration recorded). The most recent record is dated Jul 8, 2026.

Open Class C
2
Immediately hazardous — click to see them
Open Class B
7
Hazardous — click to see them
Open Class A
9
Non-hazardous — click to see them
Fines due
$0.00
Balance on OATH/ECB summonses
Open per unit
2.22
9 residential units · NYC average 0.31
Evictions
3
Marshal evictions — click to see them
Permits on file
3
Construction permits filed with DOB
Last activity
Jul 8, 2026
HPD record

Health score for 5520 4 Avenue

A composite of the public indicators below. How it is scored.

C
Health score · Sep 11, 2026
Scored from all 99 public records for this building
Scored from city records as published, which lag reality by a day or two, and closed violations rest on owner self-certification. A grade summarizes the public record, not the building itself. Full methodology · report a problem
Open Class C violations
Immediately hazardous, uncertified
This building 2
Open Class B violations
Hazardous
This building 7
Heat & hot water records
Violations and complaints, last 24 months
This building 0
Unpaid penalties
OATH/ECB summonses with balance due
This building $0
Bedbug filings with infestations
Annual LL69 filings on record
This building 0
Tenant litigation
Open HP actions in Housing Court
This building 0
Active vacate order
HPD or FDNY order to vacate, still in effect
This building Yes

Record timeline for 5520 4 Avenue

99 records on file, every agency interleaved. Class A, B and C are HPD’s hazard tiers: C is immediately hazardous, A and B explained here.

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OATH / ECB summonses & fines at 5520 4 Avenue

No balance is recorded as due across the 23 summonses below, out of $28,975.00 in penalties imposed. Balances are as the city publishes them; a settlement or write-off that never reached the dataset will not show here. New to these? How an OATH summons becomes a penalty, explained.

OATH and ECB summonses for 5520 4 Avenue
049779044JApr 30, 2026FAIL TO RECYCLE ORGANIC WASTE 9 OR MORE DWELLING UNITS 1STJul 30, 2026Pending—
048122824HNov 27, 2023DIRTY SIDEWALKFeb 26, 2024Pending—
047036092YSep 7, 2023NON-RECYCLABLES IN RECYC. CONTAINER FOR COLLECTION 9+ DWELLING UNITSDec 7, 2023Pending—
035400764KJun 25, 2019UNLAWFUL ACTS.FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH AN ORDER OF THE COMMISSIONERFeb 13, 2020Found in violation—
1639730Jun 25, 2019FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE COMMISSIONER'S ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS/VIOLATION# 35343939P ISSUED ON 08/25/18 AND TO FILE A CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION PURSUANT TO 28-201.1 AND 1RCNY 102-01. FOR: WORK WITHOUT A PEFeb 13, 2020Found in violation—
035397219KApr 10, 2019UNLAWFUL ACTS.FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH AN ORDER OF THE COMMISSIONERDec 30, 2019Found in violation—
1639357Apr 10, 2019FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE COMMISSIONERS ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS/VIOLATION #35343939P ISSUED ON 08/25/2018 AND TO FILE A CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION PURSUANT TO 28-201.1 AND 1RCNY 102-01.FOR WORK WITHOUT A PERDec 30, 2019Found in violation—
035395329MFeb 22, 2019UNLAWFUL ACTS.FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH AN ORDER OF THE COMMISSIONEROct 7, 2019Found in violation—
1639294Feb 22, 2019FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE COMMISSIONER'S ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS/ VIOLATION# 35343939P ISSUED ON 08/25/18 AND TO FILE A CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION PURSUANT TO 28-201.1 AMD 1RCNY 102-01. FOR WORK WITHOUT A PEOct 7, 2019Found in violation—
1400520Aug 25, 2018WORK W/O A PERMIT. NOTED: OBSERVED APT#3A HAS/HAD FRAMING FOR PARTITION & ELECTRICAL WIRING INSTALLED W/O A PERMIT. REMEDY: OBTAIN PERMITS.Nov 19, 2018Found in violation—
035343939PAug 25, 2018WORK WITHOUT A PERMITNov 19, 2018Found in violation—
0203594079Mar 15, 2018FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREETApr 27, 2018Pending—
0203597671Feb 3, 2018FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREETMar 29, 2018Pending—
0188183189Mar 22, 2016DIRTY SIDEWALK DIRTY AREAApr 26, 2016Pending—
0184655754Dec 31, 2014FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREETFeb 4, 2015Pending—
0187147721Aug 17, 2014USE OPENING OF STREET W O PERMITNov 20, 2014Pending—
041648250JFeb 28, 2014FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREETApr 15, 2014Pending—
040553586PFeb 1, 2010LOOSE RUBBISHMar 4, 2010Pending—
040544179NJan 13, 2010DIRTY SIDEWALK DIRTY AREAFeb 16, 2010Pending—
040403170HNov 17, 2008LOOSE RUBBISH - 3RD OFFENSEDec 18, 2008Pending—
040380995NAug 2, 2007FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREETSep 7, 2007Pending—
0150104543Oct 1, 2005MAINTAINING RECEPTACLESNov 4, 2005Pending—
010772346HDec 11, 2001FAILED TO PROVIDE BUCKETS EXTINGUISHERSFeb 12, 2002Written off—

Marshal evictions at 5520 4 Avenue

Each row is a warrant of eviction a city marshal actually carried out at this building, from the Department of Investigation’s eviction ledger. It records the end of a Housing Court case, not a violation. “Possession” means the tenant was removed and the space returned to the landlord. Filings that never reached execution are not in this dataset.

Executed marshal evictions at 5520 4 Avenue
Oct 24, 2025ResidentialC4PossessionGary Rose312561/24
Jun 30, 2025ResidentialC-1PossessionGary Rose317474/24
Jan 9, 2019ResidentialC3PossessionGary Rose83621/18

Ownership history for 5520 4 Avenue

Every deed the City Register has recorded against this building’s tax lot (BBL 3008300043), newest first. A price is the consideration stated on the deed; transfers between related parties, into an LLC, or by a referee often record none, shown as “—”. Each row links to the document in ACRIS.

Recorded deeds for 5520 4 Avenue
Jan 20, 1972Jan 20, 1972—Ameno MichaelHempel Charles G Exrs OfDeedView ↗

Financing record for 5520 4 Avenue

Mortgages recorded against this building’s tax lot, with the satisfactions that paid them off and the assignments that moved them between lenders, from the City Register (ACRIS). A satisfaction usually records no amount, shown as “—”.

Recorded financing documents for 5520 4 Avenue
Jan 20, 1972Mortgage—Goodale Ruth, Hinsch Edna, Hempel Paul HView ↗
—Satisfaction of mortgage—Goodale, Ruth C, Hinsch, Edna F, Hempel, Paul HView ↗

Lender names are as recorded; the current holder of a loan can differ if a later assignment was never recorded.