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544 Carroll Street

353Records
13City systems
0Open violations
2.6Penalty rate

353 recorded events, 1974–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 87 DOB job filings, 78 DOB permits, 62 311 service requests.

BoroughBrooklyn 11215
Built2024
Floors14
Res. units128
ClassD7
Owner (PLUTO)CARROLL STREET BORROWER, LLC
BBL3004560013
BIN3330271, 3429409

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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 56% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 2.6. In ZIP 11215, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 4,677 100+-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.

$10,000 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

16 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (7) · Street Sign (2) · Street Condition (2) · Sewer Maintenance (2) · Noise (2) · Indoor Air Quality (1).

Filed construction activity

$8,702,940 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (59 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

NoBuilt before 1974 (2024)
YesSix or more residential units (128)
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)CARROLL STREET BORROWER, LLC
Head officerBRIAN EZRA
Managing agentAVERY RESIDENTIAL LLC
Last registered2025-12-18

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,584,000 $712,800
2026$1,584,000 $712,800
2027$24,189,000 $10,885,050

The city's market estimate has risen 1427% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Elevators1 active device(s) on record

Flood exposure

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

Hurricane evacuation zone 4 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 2012 (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

SubwayUnion St — R · 500 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
4 Av-9 St — F G R · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 12-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 3 Av / Carroll St — B37 · 600 ft
Citi BikePresident St & 4 Ave · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: The Maurice Sendak Community School. 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

544 Carroll 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

16 311 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 AVERY RESIDENTIAL LLC — 4 buildings, 462 units. Grades across the portfolio: A3 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
204 4 Avenue BK193 A
1 Boerum Place BK138 A
544 Carroll Street BK128 A
115 Willoughby Street BK3 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $12,777,921 on 2023-10-11 (lender: TD Bank, N.A.), covering 3 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
2023-10-11AL&R $12,777,921 — from CARROLL STREET BORROWER, LLC to TD BANK, N.A. $12,777,921
2023-10-11AL&R $59,722,079 — from CARROLL STREET BORROWER, LLC to TD BANK, N.A. $59,722,079
2023-10-11Mortgage $12,777,921 — from CARROLL STREET BORROWER, LLC to TD BANK, N.A. $12,777,921
2023-10-11Mortgage $59,722,079 — from CARROLL STREET BORROWER, LLC to TD BANK, N.A. $59,722,079
2023-09-22DEVR $1,050,000 — from NEW YORK GARDEN TRUST, INC to 274 4TH AND 538 CARROLL LLC; 272 4TH AVENUE LLC $1,050,000
2023-09-22DEVR $4,872,500 — from THE CITY OF NEW YORK to 272 4TH AVENUE LLC; 274 4TH AND 538 CARROLL LLC $4,872,500
2021-06-16Mortgage $3,000,000 — from 274 4TH AND 538 CARROLL LLC to ISRAEL DISCOUNT BANK OF NEW YORK $3,000,000
2021-06-16Deed $5,365,500 — from KIPRIADIS, EKATERINI; SHIP PROPERTIES, LLC to 274 4TH AND 538 CARROLL LLC $5,365,500
2021-06-02Sold for $5,365,500 $5,365,500 $41,918

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20172350010
2018014005
2019003003
2020401005
20215019823
202228210031
2023156024045
2024411201458
2025191732243
2026292151047
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The full timeline

Construction 176Enforcement 57Housing & tenants 64Ownership & money 42Health & systems 14

Every one of the 353 recorded events, 1974–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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