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217 50 Street

328Records
15City systems
19Open violations
205.5Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11220 · Neighborhood: Sunset Park (West)
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328 recorded events, 1983–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 90 HPD housing violations, 62 HPD complaints, 62 311 service requests.

BoroughBrooklyn 11220
Built1920
Floors4
Res. units8
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)FAC CLUSTER HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COR PORATION
BBL3007810075
BIN3012864

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 91% 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 205.5. In ZIP 11220, 69% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations19 total — 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 8 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 2022-05-24.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

34 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 13 · winter 2025–26: 14). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
14
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

31 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (14) · DOOR/WINDOW (6) · GENERAL (3) · SAFETY (2) · WATER LEAK (1) · PAINT/PLASTER (1).

Filed construction activity

$1,044,501 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (8 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 (1920)
YesSix or more residential units (8)
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)JOE FAC INFINITY LLC
Head officerMICHELLE delauz
Managing agentFIFTH AVENUE COMMITTEE INC
Last registered2025-09-10

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,290,000 $580,500
2026$1,548,000 $696,600
2027$1,752,000 $788,400

The city's market estimate has risen 36% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: ARTICLE XI

Flood exposure

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

Hurricane evacuation zone 5 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

Subway53 St — R · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 3 Av / 49 St — B37 · 600 ft
Citi Bike48 St & 2 Ave · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 001 The Bergen. 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

217 50 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

31 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 14 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 FIFTH AVENUE COMMITTEE INC — 45 buildings, 607 units. Grades across the portfolio: A14 · B18 · C9 · D3 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
416 63rd Street BK84 A
551 Warren Street BK68 A
5108 4th Avenue BK50 A
575 5 Avenue BK49 A
329 50 Street BK48 A
588 Park Place BK20 A
594 Park Place BK20 C
15 Strong Place BK16 D
573 Warren Street BK14 C
322 Bergen Street BK12 B
680 Union Street BK10 A
579 Warren Street BK8 A
4707 4 Avenue BK8 B
332 Bergen Street BK8 B
130 29 Street BK8 B
254 6 Street BK8 B
439 13 Street BK8 B
571 Warren Street BK8 A
231 5 Avenue BK8 C
141 5 Avenue BK8 A
677 Union Street BK8 B
219 50 Street BK8 B
421 Smith Street BK8 C
217 50 Street BK8 C
258 Bergen Street BK7 B
148 4 Avenue BK7 C
254 Bergen Street BK7 B
93 3 Avenue BK7 A
172 5 Avenue BK6 A
257 3 Avenue BK6 B
129 23 Street BK6 B
76 5 Avenue BK6 B
249 5 Avenue BK6 B
147 5 Avenue BK6 A
451 48 Street BK6 A
237 5 Avenue BK6 C
666 6 Avenue BK6 C
445 Baltic Street BK5 B
690 Sackett Street BK4 F
670 6 Avenue BK4 C
115 Columbia Street BK4 B
190 Butler Street BK4 D
31 St Marks Place BK3 B
320 Bergen Street BK3 D
258 51 Street BK3 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $915,912 on 2025-01-23 (lender: Local Initiatives Support Corporation), covering 12 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
2025-01-23AL&R $1,307,743 — from JOE FAC INFINITY LLC; FAC CLUSTER HOUSING DEV. FUND CORP. to PENY & CO., L.L.C. $1,307,743
2025-01-23AL&R $18,409,997 — from FAC CLUSTER HOUSING DEV. FUND CORP.; JOE FAC INFINITY LLC to LOCAL INITIATIVES SUPPORT CORPORATION $18,409,997
2025-01-23Mortgage $915,912 — from FAC CLUSTER HOUSING DEV. FUND CORP.; JOE FAC INFINITY LLC to LOCAL INITIATIVES SUPPORT CORPORATION $915,912
2025-01-23Mortgage $15,439,678 — from FAC CLUSTER HOUSING DEV. FUND CORP.; JOE FAC INFINITY LLC to LOCAL INITIATIVES SUPPORT CORPORATION $15,439,678
2025-01-23Mortgage $769,711 — from FAC CLUSTER HOUSING DEV. FUND CORP.; JOE FAC INFINITY LLC to LOCAL INITIATIVES SUPPORT CORPORATION $769,711
2025-01-23Mortgage $1,284,696 — from FAC CLUSTER HOUSING DEV. FUND CORP.; JOE FAC INFINITY LLC to LOCAL INITIATIVES SUPPORT CORPORATION $1,284,696
2025-01-23Deed $4,810,795 — from FAC PRESERVATION HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUN to FAC CLUSTER HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COR $4,810,795
2024-12-20Sold for $4,810,795 $4,810,795 $601,349
2010-03-15Mortgage $1,307,743 — from FAC PRESERVATION HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUN to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORP. $1,307,743
2010-03-15Agreement $3,871,084 — from FAC PRESERVATION HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUN to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $3,871,084
2010-02-19Deed $1,410,000 — from UHAB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATIO to FAC PRESERVATION HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUN $1,410,000
2006-06-20AL&R $1,357,840 — from THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION to UHAB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATIO $1,357,840
2006-06-20Mortgage $268,650 — from UHAB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATIO to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $268,650
2006-06-20Mortgage $65,975 — from UHAB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATIO to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $65,975
2006-06-20Mortgage $821,475 — from UHAB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATIO to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $821,475

Ten-year activity

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2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017011013
2018011013
201900170118
202000270128
2021006017
202200130114
2023006017
202411341138
2025130318438
202660630170
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The full timeline

Construction 30Enforcement 6Housing & tenants 229Ownership & money 50Health & systems 13

Every one of the 328 recorded events, 1983–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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