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156 5th Ave, Brooklyn

BBL 3-00946-0049

Built
1920
Floors
4
Residential units
3
Building type
Residence with stores or offices
Zoning district
R6A
Lot area
1,800 sq ft
Floor area
4,000 sq ft
Last sale
$5,450,000

En español: contando todos los años, el HPD tiene 1 violación abierta aquí, la más antigua del 15 de septiembre de 2026.

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OATH/ECB summonses
3 FDNY summonses here since January 1, 2019, with $3,200 in penalties imposed. 2 judgments docketed, the latest on December 31, 2025. A docketed judgment shows up in a title search.
  • March 6, 2026, FDNY: General maintenance. Adjourned.
  • May 4, 2024, FDNY: Recordkeeping. In violation, $2,550 penalty imposed.
  • July 14, 2021, FDNY: Recordkeeping. In violation, $650 penalty imposed.
DOB permits
2 DOB work permits in effect. The latest, for Plumbing work, was issued September 24, 2026.
  • Plumbing, issued September 24, 2026, in effect until December 6, 2026.
  • Mechanical Systems, issued August 20, 2026, in effect until December 30, 2026.
  • Mechanical Systems, issued July 14, 2025, signed off.

The newest 3 of 5 permits DOB NOW lists here. The report lists all 5, with job numbers and each job's estimated cost. What the report adds

Bedbug report
Filed December 3, 2025, for the year to October 31, 2025. Buildings with 3 or more apartments file one with HPD every year.

Counting every year, HPD has 1 violation still open here, the oldest filed on September 15, 2026. No Class B or C violation HPD filed here in the last 3 years is still open. No OATH/ECB summons issued in the last 3 years is still active.

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Questions about this building

Does 156 5 Avenue, Brooklyn have open violations?

Yes. On October 10, 2026, counting every year, HPD had 1 violation still open at 156 5 Avenue, Brooklyn, the oldest filed on September 15, 2026. None was a Class B or C violation filed in the last 3 years, and no OATH/ECB summons issued in the last 3 years was still active.

Are any DOB work permits in effect at 156 5 Avenue, Brooklyn?

Yes. 2 DOB work permits in effect. The latest, for Plumbing work, was issued September 24, 2026. A permit in effect allows the work it names. It does not mean the work has started or finished, or that it fixes any violation on this page.

When did 156 5 Avenue, Brooklyn last file its bedbug report?

On December 3, 2025, for the year to October 31, 2025. HPD asks the owner of every building with 3 or more apartments for this report once a year, covering November 1 to October 31, including buildings that had no bedbugs.

When was 156 5 Avenue, Brooklyn built?

The city's record gives 1920 as the year 156 5 Avenue, Brooklyn was built, in the Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file. The same file classes it as a residence with stores or offices with 4 floors.

How many apartments does 156 5 Avenue, Brooklyn have?

The Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file lists 3 residential units at 156 5 Avenue, Brooklyn. The count is for the whole tax lot.

Where do these numbers come from?

From New York City's own data: HPD housing violations and OATH/ECB hearing results, read whole rather than sampled. It also draws on OATH/ECB summonses from DOB and FDNY, DOB NOW work permits, HPD's annual bedbug reports, the city's PLUTO tax-lot file and DOF's property sales records. This page is current through October 10, 2026. The city's data changes daily, so a violation certified after that can still show as open here; the city's own page for this building is linked above.

Sources. HPD housing violations and OATH/ECB hearing results, plus OATH/ECB summonses from DOB and FDNY, DOB NOW work permits, HPD's annual bedbug reports, the city's PLUTO tax-lot file and DOF's property sales records. Counts cover HPD Class B and C violations from the last 3 years that HPD still shows open, and OATH/ECB summonses from the same 3 years that the city still shows active. The city's own pages can show more, never fewer.

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ViolationScout, 156 5th Ave, Brooklyn: 3 units, 1 open HPD violation, from New York City's HPD violation and OATH/ECB hearing data. Figures through October 10, 2026. https://violationscout.com/building/156-5-avenue-brooklyn

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