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520 Henry Street

261Records
14City systems
21Open violations
117.9Penalty rate

261 recorded events, 1980–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 133 311 service requests, 39 HPD housing violations, 23 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11231
Built1931
Floors4
Res. units7
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)520 HENRY STREET LLC
BBL3003430023
BIN3004484, 3397372

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 85% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 117.9. In ZIP 11231, 56% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

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C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations21 total — 6 class C (immediately hazardous), 11 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 1999-09-02.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

8 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 8).

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

What 311 hears from this address

37 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (26) · Residential Disposal Complaint (3) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · Missed Collection (2) · Rodent (1) · Dirty Condition (1).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. 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 (1931)
YesSix or more residential units (7)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. 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)520 HENRY STREET LLC
Head officerHARRY NUSBAUM
Managing agent520 HENRY STREET LLC
Last registered2025-12-17

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,256,000 $1,015,200
2026$1,805,000 $812,250
2027$2,166,000 $974,700

The city's market estimate has fallen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Bar BrunoMexicanNot yet gradedMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

Flood exposure

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

Hurricane evacuation zone 6 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

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

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2017 (0 in the last three years).

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

Getting around

SubwayCarroll St — F G · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Columbia St / Union St — B61 · 900 ft
Citi BikePresident St & Henry St · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityShared bike route mapped within 75 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 032 Samuel Mills Sprole. 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

520 Henry Street

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

37 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 of them about heat or hot water.

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: $519,108 on 2018-10-29 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2018-10-29Mortgage $519,109 — from 520 HENRY STREET LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $519,109
2018-10-29Agreement $2,000,000 — from 520 HENRY STREET LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $2,000,000
2015-03-19Agreement $1,600,000 — from 520 HENRY STREET LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $1,600,000
2015-03-19Mortgage $304,984 — from 520 HENRY STREET LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $304,984
2015-03-19Agreement $1,600,000 — from 520 HENRY STREET LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $1,600,000
2012-12-10Mortgage $1,350,000 — from 520 HENRY STREET LLC to JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATI $1,350,000
2012-12-10Agreement $1,350,000 — from 520 HENRY STREET LLC to JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATI $1,350,000
2012-12-10Mortgage $264,167 — from 520 HENRY STREET LLC to JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATI $264,167
2006-03-06Mortgage $1,200,000 — from 520 HENRY STREET LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK $1,200,000
2004-07-09Mortgage $855,000 — from 520 HENRY STREET, LLC to M.F. HENRY FAMILY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP $855,000
2004-07-05Deed $950,000 — from M.F. HENRY FAMILY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to 520 HENRY STREET LLC $950,000
2000-02-14Mortgage $350,000 — from FISCHMAN, MICHAEL I to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $350,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201706006
20180142319
2019390012
20200150015
202109009
2022090110
20234530158
20240290231
202523016
202604026
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The full timeline

Construction 25Enforcement 23Housing & tenants 180Ownership & money 23Health & systems 10

Every one of the 261 recorded events, 1980–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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