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566 39 Street

749Records
14City systems
260Open violations
1774.8Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11232 · Neighborhood: Sunset Park (Central)
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749 recorded events, 2005–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 320 HPD housing violations, 197 HPD complaints, 181 311 service requests.

BoroughBrooklyn 11232
Built1935
Floors3
Res. units6
ClassC2
Owner (PLUTO)566 WY INC.
BBL3009130029
BIN3017807

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GRADE F

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 1774.8. In ZIP 11232, 65% of residential buildings hold an A and 8% 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

Open HPD violations260 total — 67 class C (immediately hazardous), 121 class B, 72 class A. Oldest open since 2017-11-16.
Alternative Enforcementcurrently in HPD's worst-buildings program

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

21 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 8 · winter 2024–25: 7 · winter 2025–26: 6). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
7
’24–25
6
’25–26

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

$7,125 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

129 service requests in the last three years. Most common: ELECTRIC (21) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (21) · GENERAL (15) · SAFETY (14) · PLUMBING (12) · DOOR/WINDOW (9).

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 (1935)
YesSix or more residential units (6)
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)566 WY INC.
Head officerYUDI WENG
Managing agent566 WY INC.
Last registered2017-02-15

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$951,000 $427,950
2026$1,062,000 $477,900
2027$1,238,000 $557,100

The city's market estimate has risen 30% 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.

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

Subway36 St — D N R · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 39 St / 6 Av — B35 B70 · 150 ft
Citi Bike5 Ave & 41 St · 750 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 024. 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

566 39 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

129 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 6 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $600,000 on 2017-02-08 (lender: Cathay Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2017-02-08AL&R $600,000 — from 566 WY INC. to CATHAY BANK $600,000
2017-02-08Mortgage $600,000 — from 566 WY INC. to CATHAY BANK $600,000
2017-02-08Deed $910,000 — from THE ESTATE OF JOHN GUARCO; PHILIP GUARCO, AS CO-EXECUTOR OF THE EST; ANTHONY GUARCO, AS CO to 566 WY INC. $910,000
2017-01-26Sold for $910,000 $910,000 $151,667

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170134320
201801001
20191370038
20200660066
20210380139
20220170219
20239850195
2024210200104
2025214102145
2026021300213
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The full timeline

Enforcement 15Housing & tenants 720Ownership & money 5Health & systems 9

Every one of the 749 recorded events, 2005–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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