152 recorded events, 1966–2025, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 39 HPD complaints, 29 311 service requests, 25 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 62% 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 27.5. In ZIP 11215, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 15 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 15 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2007-10-22. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
5 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Rodent (3) · Lead (2).
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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1931) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (6) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | 528 SIXTH AVE LLC |
| Head officer | EZRA KARAKO |
| Managing agent | JANUS ASSOCIATES INC |
| Last registered | 2025-07-14 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,880,000 | $846,000 |
| 2026 | $2,256,000 | $1,015,200 |
| 2027 | $2,119,000 | $953,550 |
The city's market estimate has risen 13% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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 2012 (0 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.
| Subway | 7 Av — F G · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full Prospect Av — R · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 5 Av / 14 St — B63 · 650 ft |
| Citi Bike | 6 Ave & 12 St · 650 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: Magnet School of Math, Science and Design Technology. 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.
528 6 Avenue
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
5 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.
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.
Managed by JANUS ASSOCIATES INC — 8 buildings, 92 units. Grades across the portfolio: A2 · B3 · C2 · D1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27-24 21 Street | QN | 27 | C |
| 100 Rivington Street | MN | 20 | B |
| 340 East 146 Street | BX | 11 | C |
| 487 Prospect Place | BK | 8 | A |
| 810 Broadway | MN | 8 | B |
| 351 West 21 Street | MN | 7 | A |
| 528 6 Avenue | BK | 6 | B |
| 688 New Lots Avenue | BK | 5 | D |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $442,666 on 2019-01-30 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-01-30 | Agreement $1,275,000 — from 528 SIXTH AVE LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $1,275,000 | |
| 2019-01-30 | Mortgage $442,667 — from 528 SIXTH AVE LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $442,667 | |
| 2011-12-13 | AL&R $900,000 — from 528 SIXTH AVENUE LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH | $900,000 | |
| 2011-12-13 | Agreement $900,000 — from 528 SIXTH AVENUE LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH | $900,000 | |
| 2011-12-13 | Mortgage $117,337 — from 528 SIXTH AVENUE, LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH | $117,337 | |
| 2006-08-30 | Agreement $900,000 — from WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK to 528 SIXTH AVE LLC | $900,000 | |
| 2006-08-18 | Mortgage $363,748 — from 528 SIXTH AVE LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK | $363,748 | |
| 2004-10-18 | Mortgage $536,250 — from 528 SIXTH AVENUE LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA | $536,250 | |
| 2004-10-18 | DEEDO $715,000 — from PENA , MARIA ADELINA; PENA, JUAN FRANCISCO to 528 SIXTH AVENUE LLC | $715,000 | |
| 1983-11-28 | Mortgage $6,950 — from PENA, JUAN F; PENA, MARIA A to OXFORD RESOURCES CORP | $6,950 |
| Year | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2019 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 12 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Every one of the 152 recorded events, 1966–2025, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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