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577 5 Avenue

476Records
17City systems
0Open violations
41.7Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11215 · Neighborhood: Windsor Terrace-South Slope
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476 recorded events, 1975–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 250 311 service requests, 91 HPD complaints, 31 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11215
Built1931
Floors4
Res. units6
ClassS9
Owner (PLUTO)PS REALTY MANAGEMENT
BBL3010530015
BIN3024175

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 69% 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 41.7. In ZIP 11215, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% 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

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

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2).

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

$12,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

64 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (26) · Noise (10) · Rodent (6) · Residential Disposal Complaint (3) · Homeless Person Assistance (2) · Missed Collection (2).

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)
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)PS REALTY LLC
Head officerHYMAN SCHATTNER
Managing agentPS REALTY
Last registered2025-08-28

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,182,800 $982,260
2026$2,619,000 $1,178,550
2027$2,479,000 $1,115,550

The city's market estimate has risen 14% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
ButtermilkAmericanAMice evidence
M.C. LuncheonetteMexicanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick), shared by 2 restaurants
2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage), shared by 2 restaurants · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

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 · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
4 Av-9 St — F G R · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 5 Av / 15 St — B63 · 200 ft
Citi Bike14 St & 5 Ave · 600 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.

Report a problem to 311

577 5 Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

64 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $478,201 on 2022-08-19 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-08-19Agreement $2,200,000 — from PS REALTY MANAGEMENT LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $2,200,000
2022-08-19Mortgage $478,201 — from PS REALTY MANAGEMENT LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $478,201
2017-10-27AL&R $1,900,000 — from PS REALTY MANAGEMENT LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NA $1,900,000
2017-10-27Agreement $1,900,000 — from PS REALTY MANAGEMENT LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NA $1,900,000
2017-10-27Mortgage $599,295 — from PS REALTY MANAGEMENT LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NA $599,295
2014-01-23AL&R $1,400,000 — from PS REALTY MANAGEMENT LLC to CAPITAL ONE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $1,400,000
2014-01-23Agreement $1,400,000 — from PS REALTY MANAGEMENT LLC to CAPITAL ONE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $1,400,000
2014-01-23Mortgage $374,929 — from PS REALTY MANAGEMENT LLC to CAPITAL ONE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $374,929
2008-11-28AL&R $1,100,000 — from PS REALTY MANAGEMENT LLC to CAPITAL ONE $1,100,000
2008-11-28Agreement $1,100,000 — from PS REALTY MANAGEMENT LLC to CAPITAL ONE $1,100,000
2008-11-28Mortgage $481,652 — from PS REALTY MANAGEMENT LLC to CAPITAL ONE $481,652
2003-11-05Deed $1,125,000 — from 577 REALTY LLC to PS REALTY MANAGEMENT LLC $1,125,000
2003-11-05AL&R $700,000 — from PS REALTY MANAGEMENT LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $700,000
2003-11-05Mortgage $212,834 — from PS REALTY MANAGEMENT LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $212,834
2001-12-13Mortgage $272,549 — from 577 REALTY LLC to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFWILLIAMSBURGH $272,549

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201701315
20183220126
20193130117
20202240127
20210380240
20220194124
20231240126
20240100313
20254121320
20260420749
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The full timeline

Construction 10Enforcement 31Housing & tenants 383Ownership & money 29Health & systems 23

Every one of the 476 recorded events, 1975–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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