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444 51 Street

275Records
13City systems
33Open violations
140.1Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11220 · Neighborhood: Sunset Park (West)
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275 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 118 HPD housing violations, 58 HPD complaints, 53 311 service requests.

BoroughBrooklyn 11220
Built1905
Floors4
Res. units8
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)444 51ST STREET LLC
BBL3007990021
BIN3013548

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More 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 140.1. In ZIP 11220, 69% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
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 violations33 total — 8 class C (immediately hazardous), 10 class B, 15 class A. Oldest open since 1986-08-25.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

3 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 3).

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

What 311 hears from this address

7 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (3) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · Dirty Condition (1) · Rodent (1) · PLUMBING (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 (1905)
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)444 51ST STREET LLC
Head officerCHRISTOPHER OLYNIK
Managing agentJB MAC REAL ESTATE
Last registered2025-11-21

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,464,000 $658,800
2026$1,635,000 $735,750
2027$1,308,000 $588,600

The city's market estimate has fallen 11% 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 · 450 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 50 St / 4 Av — B11 · 400 ft
Citi Bike53 St & 5 Ave · 650 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

444 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

7 311 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 JB MAC REAL ESTATE INC — 11 buildings, 60 units. Grades across the portfolio: A5 · B1 · C2 · D2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
283 23 Street BK12 A
5 East 124 Street MN8 A
444 51 Street BK8 C
302 East 12 Street MN8 A
348 Atlantic Avenue BK6 A
336 State Street BK6 A
458 Halsey Street BK4 D
372 Butler Street BK3 C
845 Greene Avenue BK3 D
219 East 59 Street MN2 B
3016520030 — —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $120,000 on 1985-03-15 (lender: First Nationwide Savs). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1985-03-15Mortgage $120,000 — from TULP, ROBERT; TULP, JOAN to FIRST NATIONWIDE SAVS $120,000
1985-03-11Mortgage $96,000 — from OLYNIK, THERESA A; OLYNIK, HENRY to KUPFERMAN, RUTH; RIEBER, MARTIN; FICKLER, DAVID $96,000

Ten-year activity

100500
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2020
2021
54
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EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170280129
201806017
20190170118
202003104
202102013
20222520054
202325018
20240130316
20250210122
202601001
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The full timeline

Enforcement 11Housing & tenants 245Ownership & money 7Health & systems 12

Every one of the 275 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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