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559 17 Street

162Records
13City systems
0Open violations
40Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11215 · Neighborhood: Windsor Terrace-South Slope
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162 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 67 311 service requests, 23 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 12 DOB complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11215
Built1931
Floors3
Res. units4
ClassS9
Owner (PLUTO)BROOKLYN TOWNHOUSE PROPERTY OWNER IV, L. L.C.
BBL3008710040
BIN3016634, 3395869

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 93% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 40. In ZIP 11215, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-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

14 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 6 · winter 2025–26: 8). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

6
’23–24
8
’25–26

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

$3,125 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

59 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (39) · HEAT/HOT WATER (7) · Sidewalk Condition (4) · Curb Condition (2) · Street Condition (2) · Building/Use (2).

Filed construction activity

$536,025 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 (1931)
NoSix or more residential units (4)
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)BROOKLYN TOWNHOUSE PROPERTY OWNER IV LLc
Head officerJASOn GREENBERg
Managing agentJUDITH DRIVE LLc
Last registered2026-01-27

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,772,000 $797,400
2026$1,889,000 $850,050
2027$2,104,000 $946,800

The city's market estimate has risen 19% 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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2024 (1 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

Subway15 St-Prospect Park — F G · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Prospect Park West / Prospect Av — B61 · 700 ft
Citi Bike11 Ave & Prospect Ave · 800 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted bike lane mapped within 75 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: The Windsor Terrace 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

559 17 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

59 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 7 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 JUDITH DRIVE LLC — 86 buildings, 1,107 units. Grades across the portfolio: A37 · B22 · C14 · D13. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
416 Metropolitan Avenue BK123 A
180 Nassau Street BK103 B
75 Clinton Street BK74 A
239 Banker Street BK69 A
141 Chauncey Street BK46 A
83 Clifton Place BK40 B
991 St John Place BK40 A
192 East 8 Street BK30 A
25 Lexington Avenue BK23 A
144 North 10 Street BK23 B
108 Luquer Street BK22 A
487 Clinton Avenue BK20 B
438 4 Avenue BK17 A
580 Carroll Street BK17 A
37 Warren Street MN17 A
515 5 Avenue BK15 A
165 Hudson Street MN15 A
298 North 8 Street BK15 D
477 Clinton Avenue BK15 B
296 North 8 Street BK14 D
766 Lafayette Avenue BK12 C
74 2 Place BK10 A
238 Hall Street BK10 A
269 Washington Avenue BK10 A
969 Willoughby Avenue BK8 C
321 20 Street BK8 A
1144 President Street BK8 C
585 Union Avenue BK8 A
841 DeKalb Avenue BK8 A
333 Warren Street BK8 A
164 Stuyvesant Avenue BK8 B
631 Grand Avenue BK8 B
160 Stuyvesant Avenue BK8 B
75 Kingsland Avenue BK8 A
330 Bleecker Street BK8 A
142 North 1 Street BK8 B
275 Halsey Street BK8 A
1 Mac Donough Street BK8 A
838 Jefferson Avenue BK8 B
967 Willoughby Avenue BK8 C
238 Richardson Street BK7 A
1208 Nostrand Avenue BK7 C
621 Nostrand Avenue BK7 C
161 Dupont Street BK6 A
298 Covert Street BK6 D
243 Jackson Street BK6 D
53 Montrose Avenue BK6 B
308 Covert Street BK6 C
320 Eckford Street BK6 B
424 Bleecker Street BK6 B
285 Cornelia Street BK6 A
357 Sumpter Street BK6 B
206 Nassau Avenue BK6 C
652 Rogers Avenue BK5 A
650 Rogers Avenue BK5 A
397 Washington Street MN5 B
66 North 3 Street BK5 A
658 Rogers Avenue BK5 D
5 Harrison Street MN5 B
557 17 Street BK5 C

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,050,000 on 2025-12-11 (lender: Invesco Cmi Investments Ms Seller, LLC), covering 2 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
2025-12-11AL&R $3,800,000 — from BROOKLYN TOWNHOUSE PROPERTY IV, L.L.C.; BROOKLYN TOWNHOUSE PROPERTY III, L.L.C. to INVESCO CMI INVESTMENTS MS SELLER, LLC $3,800,000
2025-12-11Agreement $3,800,000 — from BROOKLYN TOWNHOUSE PROPERTY IV, L.L.C.; BROOKLYN TOWNHOUSE PROPERTY III, L.L.C. to INVESCO CMI INVESTMENTS MS SELLER, LLC $3,800,000
2025-12-11Mortgage $1,050,000 — from BROOKLYN TOWNHOUSE PROPERTY III, L.L.C.; BROOKLYN TOWNHOUSE PROPERTY IV, L.L.C. to INVESCO CMI INVESTMENTS MS SELLER, LLC $1,050,000
2025-12-09Deed $2,850,000 — from ZG WINDSOR LLC to BROOKLYN TOWNHOUSE PROPERTY OWNER IV, L. $2,850,000
2025-12-04Sold for $2,850,000 $2,850,000 $712,500
2019-02-11Deed $2,050,000 — from 559 17TH STREET LLC to ZG WINDSOR LLC $2,050,000
2019-02-11Mortgage $1,375,000 — from ZG WINDSOR LLC to 559 17TH STREET LLC $1,375,000
2019-01-31Sold for $2,050,000 $2,050,000 $512,500
1998-10-21Mortgage $363,000 — from VIOLA, ROBERT to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK FSB $363,000
1989-02-03Mortgage $220,000 — from VIOLA, ROBERT to DI FILIPPO, JOHN; DI FILIPPO, CONNIE $220,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017002103
2018002013
2019301307
2020200002
2021302005
2022012003
20233670016
202447140126
202530156125
202602370140
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The full timeline

Construction 18Enforcement 28Housing & tenants 87Ownership & money 25Health & systems 4

Every one of the 162 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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