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556 Court Street

60Records
8City systems
0Open violations
20Penalty rate

60 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 8 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 27 311 service requests, 16 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 9 DOB complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11231
Built1931
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassS2
Owner (PLUTO)GOLDBIRD REALTY CORP
BBL3003820034
BIN3005707

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 87% 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 20. In ZIP 11231, 56% 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

5 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Pet Shop (2) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (1) · Plumbing (1) · Blocked Driveway (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)
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)GOLDBIRD REALTY CORP.
Head officerHUMBERTO LOPES
Managing agentHL. PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC.
Last registered2025-09-30

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,776,000 $106,560
2026$1,722,000 $103,320
2027$2,174,000 $130,440

The city's market estimate has risen 22% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Flood exposure

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

Hurricane evacuation zone 3 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

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

SubwaySmith-9 Sts — F G · 700 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Court St / W 9 St — B57 B61 · 50 ft
Citi BikeCourt St & Huntington St · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityProtected bike path mapped within 75 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 058 The Carroll. 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

556 Court Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

5 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by HL. PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC. — 22 buildings, 91 units. Grades across the portfolio: A13 · B6 · C1 · D2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
446 Senator Street BK20 B
2062 73 Street BK13 B
322 Van Brunt Street BK9 A
260 67 Street BK6 A
234 Van Brunt Street BK3 A
84 Coffey Street BK3 A
33 Garnet Street BK3 A
190 West 9 Street BK3 B
76 Coffey Street BK3 A
80 Coffey Street BK3 A
360 Columbia Street BK3 D
556 Court Street BK2 C
482 Smith Street BK2 A
39 Garnet Street BK2 D
88 Pioneer Street BK2 A
484 Smith Street BK2 A
480 Smith Street BK2 A
463 3 Avenue BK2 B
45 Dikeman Street BK2 A
328 57 Street BK2 B
197 Columbia Street BK2 A
246 24 Street BK2 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $108,000 on 1998-02-19 (lender: Home Federal Savingsbank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1998-02-19Mortgage $108,000 — from GOLDBIRD REALTY CORP to HOME FEDERAL SAVINGSBANK $108,000
1987-07-16Mortgage $190,000 — from AVITABILE, ALEX S; AVITABILE, THERESA LIU; FU, CHUNG YEE; FU, TSUI-HUAN LIU to STATE SAVINGS F.A $190,000
1987-03-04Mortgage $110,000 — from TAYEH, ASSAD to BRACCO, JOHN $110,000

Ten-year activity

1050
2017
2018
7
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenants
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsTotal
2017022
2018022
2019167
2020235
2021257
2022000
2023145
2024246
2025022
2026101
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The full timeline

Enforcement 13Housing & tenants 31Ownership & money 16

Every one of the 60 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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