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537 Atlantic Avenue

139Records
12City systems
0Open violations
0Penalty rate

139 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 36 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 24 311 service requests, 18 DOB permits.

BoroughBrooklyn 11217
Built1900
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassS2
Owner (PLUTO)ATLANTIC GARDENS LLC
BBL3001800054
BIN3000806

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 100% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 0. In ZIP 11217, 60% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

3 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (1) · Consumer Complaint (1) · Illegal Parking (1).

Filed construction activity

$248,700 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1900)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)ATLANTIC GARDENS LLC
Head officerMARLA SIEGEL
Managing agentJAIR GUTIERREZ
Last registered2025-09-17

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$4,868,000 $292,080
2026$6,127,000 $367,620
2027$5,354,000 $321,240

The city's market estimate has risen 10% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Banhmi-ProAsian/Asian FusionC—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

SubwayAtlantic Av-Barclays Ctr — 2 3 4 5 B D N Q R · 500 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Fulton St — G · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 3 Av / State St — B103 · 300 ft
Citi BikeHanson Pl & Ashland Pl · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 038 The Pacific. Confirm with the DOE's school search.

Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.

Report a problem to 311

537 Atlantic Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

3 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $8,000,000 on 2013-06-18 (lender: People's United Bank), covering 9 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-01-03Deed $25,000,000 — from THOR ATLANTIC GARDENS LLC to ATLANTIC GARDENS LLC $25,000,000
2025-01-03Agreement $15,000,000 — from SITT, JOSEPH J; THOR ATLANTIC GARDENS LLC; BERGGRUEN HOLDINGS LTD; ATLANTIC GARDENS LLC to WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, $15,000,000
2025-01-03Agreement $15,000,000 — from THOR ATLANTIC GARDENS LLC; BERGGRUEN HOLDINGS LTD; ATLANTIC GARDENS LLC; SITT, JOSEPH J to WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, $15,000,000
2024-12-18Sold for $25,000,000 $25,000,000 $12,500,000
2019-02-13AL&R $15,000,000 — from THOR ATLANTIC GARDENS LLC to CITI REAL ESTATE FUNDING INC. $15,000,000
2019-02-13M&CON $15,000,000 — from THOR ATLANTIC GARDENS LLC to CITI REAL ESTATE FUNDING INC. $15,000,000
2013-06-18AL&R $8,000,000 — from THOR ATLANTIC GARDENS LLC to PEOPLE'S UNITED BANK $8,000,000
2013-06-18Mortgage $8,000,000 — from THOR ATLANTIC GARDENS LLC to PEOPLE'S UNITED BANK $8,000,000
2013-05-14Deed $23,000,000 — from NEW ATLANTIC GARDENS LLC to THOR ATLANTIC GARDENS LLC $23,000,000
2013-05-14AL&R $7,000,000 — from THOR ATLANTIC GARDENS LLC to PEOPLE'S UNITED BANK $7,000,000
2013-05-14Agreement $7,000,000 — from THOR ATLANTIC GARDENS LLC to PEOPLE'S UNITED BANK $7,000,000
2011-06-02AL&R $7,300,000 — from NEW ATLANTIC GARDENS LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $7,300,000
2011-06-02Agreement $7,300,000 — from NEW ATLANTIC GARDENS LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $7,300,000
2011-06-02Mortgage $3,205,468 — from NEW ATLANTIC GARDENS LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $3,205,468
2011-06-02Deed $925,000 — from HORTA, DR. JAVIER J to NEW ATLANTIC GARDENS LLC $925,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017011002
2018010023
20190009110
2020000011
2021000011
2022000011
2023000011
20247011110
20251023410
2026101013
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The full timeline

Construction 34Enforcement 29Housing & tenants 25Ownership & money 37Health & systems 14

Every one of the 139 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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