669 East 5 Street
Brooklyn · 11218 · BBL 3053990001
669 East 5 Street is a mixed residential and commercial building in Kensington, Brooklyn, ZIP 11218. City records date it to 1931 and count 34 residential units of 40 total. The city's property file lists the owner of record as Estie Realty CO. Its most recent total assessed value is $1.5M.
Taxes and assessed value
The city's Department of Finance assessed this lot at $1.5M for the 2026 tax year. That works out to $44K per residential unit. Assessed value is what the city taxes, not what the building would sell for, and the two routinely differ by a wide margin. The bill itself turns on the tax class rate and on any exemptions or abatements attached to the lot, neither of which is published here.
What the eviction record shows
No executed eviction is on record at 669 East 5 Street in the citywide marshal file, which runs from April 2024.
Rent stabilization at this address
DHCR registration records list 34 rent-stabilized units at this building in 2023, the most recent year PulseCities holds. That is up from 33 units in 2018. Registration is building-level and does not settle the status of any single apartment; the rent history does. Checking your own apartment starts with the free rent history. How to check rent-stabilized status →
Open code violations
HPD and DOB inspectors have written 93 violations against this building, of which 34 remain unresolved. The most serious open grade here is immediately hazardous, with 9 open violations.
Classes run A (non-hazardous) to C (immediately hazardous); DOB class I carries a vacate order. Source: NYC HPD violations, current through August 26, 2026.
Violation history
| Violation | Issued | Class |
|---|---|---|
| Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective fire retardent marteral at ceiling and north wal…Nov Sent Out | Aug 8, 2026 | C |
| Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department at ceiling north wall at public hall, 1s…Nov Sent Out | Aug 8, 2026 | A |
| Properly repair the source and abate the evidence of a water leak at ceiling at public hall, 1st storyNov Sent Out | Aug 8, 2026 | B |
| Abate the infestation consisting of roaches in the entire apartment located at apt 12a, 4th story, 2nd apartme…Notice Of Issuance Sent To Tenant | Aug 8, 2026 | C |
| Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color the south wall in the 1st room…Nov Sent Out | May 12, 2026 | B |
| Properly repair or replace the broken or defective glass pane upper sash 1st window from south at west, in the…Nov Sent Out | May 12, 2026 | C |
| Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective door at the entrance to the roof , at 1s…Nov Sent Out | May 12, 2026 | C |
| Repair, replace or provide an approved and operational carbon monoxide detecting device, installed in accordan…Nov Sent Out | May 6, 2026 | B |
The 8 most recent violations written against this building, newest first, 8 of them still open. Each row is the inspector's own wording with the statute citation removed. Source: NYC HPD violations, current through August 26, 2026.
311 complaint history
50 complaints in the past 12 months
NYC 311 housing and building complaints logged for this address. Source: NYC 311, current through August 26, 2026.
How 669 East 5 Street compares in 11218
PulseCities tracks 6,867 lots in 11218, of which 104 carry an executed eviction from the marshal record, which starts in April 2024, and 358 carry a deed from the shorter ACRIS window. 11218 scores 30.0 out of 100 for displacement pressure, 97 of 177 scored NYC ZIP codes. The full signal breakdown for Kensington →
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Questions about 669 East 5 Street
Who owns 669 East 5 Street?
The most recent deed on file for 669 East 5 Street names Estie Realty CO. Deeds record the party that took title, which is often a holding company rather than the operator managing the building.
Has 669 East 5 Street changed hands recently?
No deed for 669 East 5 Street appears in the ACRIS records PulseCities holds. That means no transfer has been published for this lot in the current window, not that the building has never been sold.
Have there been evictions at 669 East 5 Street?
No executed eviction at 669 East 5 Street appears in the NYC evictions dataset, which PulseCities holds from April 2024 forward. Executed evictions are the end of the process, so a building with none may still have active housing court cases.
Is 669 East 5 Street rent stabilized?
DHCR registrations list 34 stabilized units at this building in 2023. Registration is building-level, so it does not settle whether one apartment is stabilized. The free rent history from NYS Homes and Community Renewal does.
What is 669 East 5 Street assessed at for property taxes?
The Department of Finance assessed the lot at $1.5M for the 2026 tax year. That is the figure the city taxes rather than a sale price, and the bill depends on the tax class rate and on any exemptions on the lot.
What is the displacement risk around 669 East 5 Street?
11218 (Kensington) scores 30.0 out of 100 on the PulseCities displacement index. The score reads five ZIP-level signals: LLC acquisition rate, permit intensity, 311 complaint volume, executed evictions, and serious HPD violations. It describes the area around the building, not the building itself.
Sourced from NYC public records: ACRIS deeds, DOB permits, the NYC evictions dataset, and 311. Records reflect what agencies have published and can lag events.