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1709 West 5 Street

BROOKLYN, NY 11223 BBL 3066520087 3 units · 2 floors · 1920

Both historical records and our model suggest a low risk of maintenance failures in the coming year.

HPD violations vs. neighborhood
Class B/C violations on record vs. a typical building in Gravesend
At or below average
avg 7.6
5
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This building has 5 recorded HPD violations, at or below the Gravesend average of 7.6.

Rent & eviction protection

Is 1709 West 5 Street rent-stabilized?

Rent stabilization caps how much your rent can rise and protects your right to renew. Here's how this building scores on the four signals that usually point to it.

Built before 1974
Built 1920
6 or more units
3 units
Registered with RGB
Not found
421-A / J-51 abatement
None found
Likely not rent stabilized. This building doesn't show the typical signals — but confirm with the DHCR (Division of Housing and Community Renewal) if you suspect otherwise.

Based on public NYC records. Not legal advice — verify with the DHCR (Division of Housing and Community Renewal) at apps.hcr.ny.gov.

Augrented Insights
AI summary · updated June 2026

The 2-story, 3-unit residential building at 1709 West 5th Street in Gravesend, owned by Vito Demonte and constructed in 1920, has experienced several maintenance issues in recent years, most notably in April 2024 when multiple electrical and safety-related complaints were filed simultaneously. These included concerns about wiring, various electrical issues (lighting, outlets, switches), and safety systems (smoke and carbon monoxide detectors), though inspections by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) found no violations in these cases. Floor-related concerns were also documented during this inspection period. The building has a history of compliance issues regarding bedbug reporting requirements, with violations documented in 2021-2023, though recent filings from April 2024 indicate no current infestation issues, showing zero infested, eradicated, or re-infested dwelling units during the 2022-2023 reporting period. Prior to this, the building maintained a record of no infestations from 2019-2020 and 2020-2021, suggesting successful pest management prior to the reporting compliance issues. The building's most recent bedbug report filing occurred in April 2024, covering the period from November 2022 to October 2023.

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How 1709 West 5 Street's risk score is calculated

We trained a model on 7 years of city inspection data — HPD violation filings, tenant complaints, and owner track records across their entire portfolio. It estimates the probability that HPD inspectors will find serious or dangerous violations at this address in the next 12 months. Lower % = safer.

What the score means for you

Neighborhood percentile
21th percentile

Out of 2148 buildings in this neighborhood, 451 have a higher predicted risk.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted violation outcome
74.0%
No serious
violations
18.3%
Some violations
(1–9)
7.7%
Many violations
(10+)
Risk factors

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Tenant HPD complaints (past 7 years)

Formal complaints tenants filed with HPD about this address over the last 7 years.

311 call rate, landlord's portfolio

Average 311 housing complaints per building across everything this landlord owns.

Complaint rate, landlord's portfolio

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What's in the 1709 West 5 Street report

Building characteristics
Total units3
Floors2
Year built1920
Gross area2,720 sq ft
Building class
Tax abatementNone
Issue trend & model projection

Violations & complaints per year — solid line is historical record, dashed line is AI projection.

Who's behind the building

1709 West 5 Street's landlord & ownership

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Joint Owner

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Name
Vito Demonte
Address
1709 West 5Th St
Brooklyn, NY 11223
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The story over time

1709 West 5 Street event timeline

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2026
HPD Violation May 06
Class A violation
(A) § Hmc:File Annual Bedbug Report In Accordance With Hpd Rule As Described On The Back Of This Notice Of Violation Or As Described On Hpd…

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