What the listing does not show
5217 8th Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11220Mixed-use buildingModerate risk
Listed at $5,500,000. The listing does not mention what city records show: 7 open housing violations and 1 unresolved penalty. Read them before you offer, and be ready to explain them if you are selling.
- Asking
- $5,500,000
- Beds
- Studio
- Baths
- 2.5 baths
- Size
- 3,720 ft²
- Building
- Mixed-use building
- Built
- 1920
- Open housing violations
- 7
- Immediately hazardous
- 0
- Open building violations
- 0
- Unresolved penalties
- 1
01 / Findings
What to ask about
City records a buyer can raise and a seller should be ready to explain. A reading of open filings, not a forecast.
- 017 open housing violations, none of them immediately hazardous.
- 02Checked: no open Buildings Department violations.
- 031 unresolved penalty (1 hazardous) that can follow the property into the sale.
02 / Building
The building
Department of Finance class S3: Residential with stores.
- Type
- Mixed-use building
- Year built
- 1920
- Floors
- 3
- Units
- 43 residential
- Building area
- 3,720 ft²
- Residential / commercial
- 2,480 / 1,240 ft²
- Lot
- 1,613 ft²20.17 × 80 ft
- Assessed value
- $423,450Tax assessment, not market value
- Assessed land
- $107,550
- Tax exemption
- None
03 / Zoning
What the lot allows
Zoned R6. Floor area ratio is how much building the lot can legally hold. Listings rarely spell this out.
Unused residential floor area
194ft²
Built at 95% of allowed
Zoning would still allow this much more housing on the lot.
- Commercial FAR allowed
- 0.00
- Community facility FAR
- 4.80
- Affordable housing bonus FAR
- 3.90
- Zoning district
- R6
- Overlay: C1-3
04 / Checked
What was checked
A zero means the file exists and is clear. A dash means the city has no file for this address, which is not the same thing.
Housing (HPD)
7
open violations
0 immediately hazardous, 7 hazardous, 0 non-hazardous, 0 informational.
Registration recently lapsed, ended Sep 1, 2026. Owner state NY.
Buildings (DOB)
0
open violations
No open building violations on file.
Permits, unsafe structures, boilers, elevators, facades.
Penalties (ECB)
1
unresolved
1 hazardous. $1,000 imposed, last issued Jul 7, 2006.
05 / Full report
Not on the listing
Sale prices, mortgage amounts and document amounts the city has on file. The listing does not include them.
9 recorded documents · 0 sales of $10,000 or more · Last sale none · Last mortgage 1981
Unlock the recorded amounts for 5217 8th Avenue
After you register, the paid report includes who owns the building, plus the amounts below from the city file.
- Owner details
- Mortgage amount
Paid report
The rest of 5217 8th Avenue is not on the listing
After you register, the paid report names the owner. It also includes the city-file amounts the listing leaves out.
- Owner details
- Mortgage amount
06 / FAQ
Questions
How many open violations does 5217 8th Avenue have?
As of Oct 6, 2026, the building at 5217 8th Avenue has 7 open HPD violations (0 Class C, 7 Class B, 0 Class A, 0 Class I), 0 open DOB violations, 1 unresolved ECB penalties. These are building records, so they apply to this listing.
What is the zoning of 5217 8th Avenue?
The lot is zoned R6. The building is built at a floor area ratio of 2.31 against 2.43 allowed for residential use, leaving about 194 ft² of unused residential floor area.
Is this property in a flood zone?
No. The lot is not inside a FEMA 100-year flood zone on the 2007 or 2015 maps.
What amounts are recorded for 5217 8th Avenue?
Owner details are in the paid report, available after you register. Mortgage amount is in the city file and included there too.
Where does this data come from?
Records are combined from NYC DCP PLUTO (tax lot, zoning, FAR); NYC HPD (housing violations and registrations); NYC DOB and ECB (building violations and penalties); NYC ACRIS (recorded deeds, mortgages and satisfactions); Active for-sale listings. PLUTO version 26v2.
Sources
NYC DCP PLUTO (tax lot, zoning, FAR) · NYC HPD (housing violations and registrations) · NYC DOB and ECB (building violations and penalties) · NYC ACRIS (recorded deeds, mortgages and satisfactions) · Active for-sale listings
PLUTO 26v2, refreshed Oct 6, 2026. Written for people buying or selling this property. Not legal, tax, or appraisal advice. Confirm the details with the city before you offer or list.