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559 4 Avenue

164Records
11City systems
0Open violations
22.5Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11215 · Neighborhood: Windsor Terrace-South Slope
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164 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 79 311 service requests, 18 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 15 DOB complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11215
Built1931
Floors3
Res. units4
ClassS9
Owner (PLUTO)559 REALTY CORP
BBL3010470001
BIN3023892, 3339628

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 89% 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 22.5. 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

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

What 311 hears from this address

22 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (5) · Noise (3) · Blocked Driveway (3) · Litter Basket Request (2) · Sidewalk Condition (2) · Street Light Condition (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 (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)Estate of Crisino Vergara
Head officerKerry Archer
Managing agentKings County Public Administrator
Last registered2025-12-03

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,622,400 $730,080
2026$1,947,000 $876,150
2027$2,336,000 $1,051,200

The city's market estimate has risen 44% 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

SubwayProspect Av — R · 350 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
4 Av-9 St — F G R · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 5 Av / 15 St — B63 · 650 ft
Citi Bike16 St & 4 Ave · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 124 Silas B. Dutcher. 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 4 Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

22 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by KINGS COUNTY PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR — 15 buildings, 32 units. Grades across the portfolio: A7 · C2 · D3 · F2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
559 4 Avenue BK4 C
250 Tompkins Avenue BK4 D
217 Dean Street BK3 D
1295 Blake Avenue BK3 D
958 Crescent Street BK3 F
4918 11 Avenue BK2 A
341 Bay Ridge Avenue BK2 C
2450 West Street BK2 F
589 Hinsdale Street BK2 A
2022 East 16 Street BK2 A
315 76 Street BK2 A
1804 New York Avenue BK1 A
770 Argyle Road BK1 A
33 Cox Place BK1 A
3001460051 — —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $199,000 on 1996-01-18 (lender: Greenpoint Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2009-06-04AL&R $2,325,000 — from BEDFORD AVE. PARTNERS, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $2,325,000
1996-01-18Mortgage $199,000 — from 559 REALTY CORP to GREENPOINT BANK $199,000
1985-11-29Mortgage $25,000 — from LEE, NORMAN; YAU, CHIN WOO LEI; WONG, KIN YUNG to NORTH AMERICAN FUNDING C $25,000
1983-04-08Mortgage $29,000 — from RUIZ, ASDRUBAL to PEDROSO, OSWALD; PEDROSO, JUAN; PEDROSO, JUANA $29,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20171110012
20180100010
20191100011
202004015
202103014
202207119
202323016
20240100111
202509009
202615006
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The full timeline

Construction 15Enforcement 36Housing & tenants 90Ownership & money 18Health & systems 5

Every one of the 164 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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