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529 51 Street

265Records
15City systems
0Open violations
1.1Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11220 · Neighborhood: Sunset Park (Central)
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265 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 88 311 service requests, 72 HPD housing violations, 42 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11220
Built1931
Floors4
Res. units9
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)529 51ST STREET LLC
BBL3007920054
BIN3013331

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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 87% 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 1.1. In ZIP 11220, 69% 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

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

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2).

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

What 311 hears from this address

34 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (25) · Street Light Condition (3) · General Construction/Plumbing (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · Drinking (1) · Building/Use (1).

Filed construction activity

$20,000 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 (1931)
YesSix or more residential units (9)
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)529 51ST STREET LLC
Head officerVANESSA HOURIS
Managing agentSKY GROUP REALTY
Last registered2026-07-27

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,506,000 $677,700
2026$1,685,000 $758,250
2027$1,965,000 $884,250

The city's market estimate has risen 30% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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.

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 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 50 St / 5 Av — B11 · 250 ft
Citi Bike52 St & 6 Ave · 600 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 094 The Henry Longfellow. 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

529 51 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

34 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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 SKY GROUP REALTY — 8 buildings, 142 units. Grades across the portfolio: A6 · B2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
8615 Ft Hamilton Parkway BK65 A
8502 4 Avenue BK49 B
529 51 Street BK9 A
624 80 Street BK6 A
551 82 Street BK6 A
2716 West 16 Street BK3 B
282 North Railroad Ave SI2 A
278 North Railroad Ave SI2 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $769,039 on 2021-08-18 (lender: National Bank Of New York City). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-08-18AL&R $1,200,000 — from 529 51ST STREET LLC to NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK CITY $1,200,000
2021-08-18Mortgage $769,039 — from 529 51ST STREET LLC to NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK CITY $769,039
2021-08-18Agreement $1,200,000 — from 529 51ST STREET LLC to NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK CITY $1,200,000
2018-10-22Mortgage $149,000 — from 529 51ST STREET LLC to BIDALES, KOSMAS; BIDALES, CARMEN $149,000
2018-10-22Agreement $499,000 — from 529 51ST STREET LLC to BIDALES, KOSMAS; BIDALES, CARMEN $499,000
2018-09-20Deed $2,185,000 — from BIDALES, KOSMAS; BIDALES, CARMEN to 529 51ST STREET LLC $2,185,000
2018-09-20Mortgage $350,000 — from 529 51ST STREET LLC to BIDALES, CARMEN; BIDALES, KOSMAS $350,000
2018-09-18Sold for $2,185,000 $2,185,000 $242,778
1987-10-20Mortgage $165,000 — from BIDALES, KOSMAS; BIDALES, CARMEN to PISTILLI, LINDA; PISTILLI, PAT $165,000
1984-12-10Mortgage $17,300 — from PISTILLI, LINDA; PISTILLI, PAT to HERNANDEZ, PEDRO; HERNANDEZ, ELSA $17,300
1982-06-03Mortgage $40,000 — from HERNANDEZ, ELSA; HERNANDEZ, PEDRO to DA COSTA SILVA, MARGARID; DOS SANTOS, JOSE FREIRE; DA SILVA, MANUEL ALVARO; DA COSTA SANTO $40,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017015028
2018000516
2019000000
202000100010
20212044111
202200140115
20230280111
202404290134
2025003014
2026013004
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The full timeline

Construction 5Enforcement 14Housing & tenants 213Ownership & money 25Health & systems 8

Every one of the 265 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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