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459 15 Street

912Records
16City systems
46Open violations
200Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11215 · Neighborhood: Park Slope
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912 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 311 311 service requests, 267 HPD complaints, 166 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11215
Built1912
Floors4
Res. units20
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)457 15TH STREET INVESTORS LLC
BBL3011030054
BIN3026616

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 91% 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 200. In ZIP 11215, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

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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

Open HPD violations46 total — 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 17 class B, 24 class A. Oldest open since 1991-12-24.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

88 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 80). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

2
’23–24
2
’24–25
80
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

126 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (44) · DOOR/WINDOW (16) · Snow or Ice (15) · PAINT/PLASTER (12) · WATER LEAK (10) · ELECTRIC (6).

Filed construction activity

$216,050 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (6 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 (1912)
YesSix or more residential units (20)
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)457 15TH STREET INVESTORS LLC
Head officerDANIEL HOCHBERG
Managing agentMGT PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
Last registered2025-09-09

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,047,000 $1,371,150
2026$3,269,000 $1,471,050
2027$3,298,000 $1,484,100

The city's market estimate has risen 8% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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

Subway15 St-Prospect Park — F G · 250 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Prospect Park Southwest / Bartel Pritchard Sq — B61 · 300 ft
Citi BikeWest Drive & Prospect Park West · 350 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

459 15 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

126 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 44 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 MGT PROPERTY MANAGEMENT — 23 buildings, 918 units. Grades across the portfolio: A15 · B4 · C3 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
Johnson Avenue BK162 A
Johnson Avenue BK116 B
325 Lafayette Avenue BK116 B
125 East 54 Street MN64 A
66 Ainslie Street BK50 A
237 8 Avenue MN44 A
209 8 Avenue MN35 A
236 West 10 Street MN33 B
632 East 11 Street MN33 A
47 3 Avenue MN28 A
246 East 7 Street MN24 A
146-17 Hillside Avenue QN23 D
205 East 33 Street MN20 A
203 East 33 Street MN20 A
459 15 Street BK20 C
153 Ludlow Street MN20 A
83 Bushwick Place BK20 A
564 West 126 Street MN20 C
560 West 126 Street MN18 C
556 West 126 Street MN18 B
244 East 46 Street MN15 A
81 Franklin Street MN11 A
Boerum Street BK8 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $4,000,000 on 2014-10-24 (lender: Signature Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2014-10-24AL&R $4,000,000 — from 457 15TH STREET INVESTORS LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $4,000,000
2014-10-24Deed $6,100,000 — from 457 15TH STREET REALTY LLC to 457 15TH STREET INVESTORS LLC $6,100,000
2014-10-24Mortgage $4,000,000 — from 457 15TH STREET INVESTORS LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $4,000,000
1988-12-30Mortgage $160,000 — from PANZA, ROBERT; PANZA, ANTHONY to PANZA, ROSE $160,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201731120016
201800350136
201901100112
202001171120
202120370140
202221190123
202301200223
202401222126
202501160118
20260030702309
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The full timeline

Construction 52Enforcement 77Housing & tenants 758Ownership & money 12Health & systems 13

Every one of the 912 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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