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553 46 Street

3,324Records
17City systems
6Open violations
44.6Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11220 · Neighborhood: Sunset Park (Central)
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3,324 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,181 311 service requests, 1,067 HPD complaints, 764 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11220
Built1910
Floors4
Res. units17
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)545-553-557 46TH STREET LLC
BBL3007480055
BIN3011634

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 70% 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 44.6. In ZIP 11220, 69% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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B
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 violations6 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2019-08-08.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

6 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’24–25
4
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No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

121 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (95) · Noise (6) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (3) · HEAT/HOT WATER (3) · WATER LEAK (2) · APPLIANCE (2).

Filed construction activity

$12,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (1910)
YesSix or more residential units (17)
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)545-553-557 46TH STREET LLC
Head officerHUSSAIN ISMAIL
Managing agentLeaders Maintenance Corp.
Last registered2026-07-23

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$891,000 $400,950
2026$1,274,000 $573,300
2027$1,102,000 $495,900

The city's market estimate has risen 24% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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.

7 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

Subway45 St — R · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 5 Av / 45 St — B63 · 500 ft
Citi Bike46 St & 6 Ave · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: Sunset Park Avenues Elementary School
Middle: J.H.S. 220 John J. Pershing. 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

553 46 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

121 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by LEADERS MAINTENANCE CORP. — 14 buildings, 567 units. Grades across the portfolio: A4 · B7 · C3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
515 Ovington Avenue BK67 A
800 Avenue H BK67 B
436 New York Avenue BK54 A
357 Avenue P BK53 B
1014 Avenue J BK50 C
35 Linden Boulevard BK48 B
1350 East 18 Street BK43 B
2530 Ocean Avenue BK42 C
909 Avenue T BK33 B
558 Parkside Avenue BK32 B
566 Parkside Avenue BK27 C
545 46 Street BK17 A
553 46 Street BK17 B
557 46 Street BK17 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,800,000 on 2008-04-18 (lender: Eastern Capital Group LLC), 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
2020-01-22Deed $3,500,000 — from 46TH STREET PARTNERS LLC; 553 46TH STREET LLC to 545-553-557 46TH STREET LLC $3,500,000
2020-01-22M&CON $7,100,000 — from 545-553-557 46TH STREET LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $7,100,000
2020-01-22AL&R $7,100,000 — from 545-553-557 46TH STREET LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $7,100,000
2020-01-09Sold for $3,500,000 $3,500,000 $205,882
2018-10-10Agreement $6,000,000 — from 545 46TH STREET LLC; 553 46TH STREET LLC; 557 46TH STREET LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $6,000,000
2018-09-12Agreement $6,000,000 — from 545 46TH STREET LLC; 553 46TH STREET LLC; 557 46TH STREET LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $6,000,000
2015-08-20M&CON $6,000,000 — from 545 46TH STREET LLC; 557 46TH STREET LLC; 553 46TH STREET LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $6,000,000
2015-08-20AL&R $6,000,000 — from 557 46TH STREET CORP.; 545 46TH STREET CORP.; 553 46TH STREET CORP. to SIGNATURE BANK $6,000,000
2015-03-18Deed $1,057,520 — from 553 46TH STREET CORP. to 553 46TH STREET LLC $1,057,520
2008-04-18Mortgage $1,800,000 — from 557 46TH STREET CORP.; 545 46TH STREET CORP.; 553 46TH STREET CORP. to EASTERN CAPITAL GROUP LLC $1,800,000
2007-12-28AL&R $1,200,000 — from 557 46TH STREET CORP.; 553 46TH STREET CORP.; 545 46TH STREET CORP.; BERGEN AT 4TH, LLC to W FINANCIAL MORTGAGE FUND I, LLC $1,200,000
2007-12-28Mortgage $1,200,000 — from 557 46TH STREET CORP.; 553 46TH STREET CORP.; BERGEN AT 4TH, LLC; 545 46TH STREET CORP. to W FINANCIAL MORTGAGE FUND I, LLC $1,200,000
2007-09-14M&CON $3,275,000 — from 557 46TH STREET CORP.; 545 46TH STREET CORP.; 553 46TH STREET CORP. to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $3,275,000
2007-09-14AL&R $3,275,000 — from 553 46TH STREET CORP.; 545 46TH STREET CORP.; 557 46TH STREET CORP. to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $3,275,000
2002-04-30Mortgage $818,822 — from 557 46TH STREET CORP; 553 46TH STREET CORP; 545 46TH STREET CORP to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $818,822

Ten-year activity

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2017
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2018
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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & money
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyTotal
2017010910101
20181111202134
20190266068
20200116724
20210038038
20220162063
20230045045
20240190293
20250024024
20260038038
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The full timeline

Construction 7Enforcement 118Housing & tenants 3,112Ownership & money 83Health & systems 4

Every one of the 3,324 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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