A Greenwood Heights building on 5th Avenue dominated by heavy ground-floor commercial noise.
This 5th Avenue property was acquired for $2.7M in 2018. While residential details are sparse, the public logs show clear friction patterns directly at this address and on the surrounding streets. Three things to know:
The ground-floor commercial space dominates the building's record. There are 117 commercial noise complaints on file for this address, almost entirely for loud music and parties. The issue is highly active, with a massive spike on July 26, 2026, and the most recent complaint logged on August 1, 2026.
Frequent gas leak reports on the surrounding blocks. Within three blocks of the building, there have been 151 general complaints over the last year—and 125 of those were specifically for cooking gas leaks, with the most recent filed on July 28, 2026.
Sidewalks and hydrants are frequently blocked nearby. Neighbors have filed 131 illegal parking complaints within three blocks of this address over the last year. These are heavily concentrated around blocked hydrants and blocked sidewalks, which account for 91 of the total calls.
Quieter signals on this building and the blocks around it:
740 5 Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11232 is a 0-unit building in Brooklyn, New York City (BBL 3006520039). Brix does not yet have a current violation read for this property (not enough recent data), along with inspection history, DOB filings, tenant complaints, and rent stabilization status.
Built in 1960, this retail building sits in Brooklyn and is tracked by Brix using public NYC records from HPD, DOB, ACRIS, and 311.
Tenants have filed 3 HPD complaints about this building over the last five years, most often about paint/plaster.
What tenants have called the city about here over the last five years:
The most recent complaint on this building was filed November 20, 2023.
The building last changed hands on January 24, 2018 for $2,700,000, according to recorded deeds.
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