807 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 295 HPD complaints, 251 311 service requests, 129 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 83% 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 102.5. In ZIP 11217, 60% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% 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 | 30 total — 11 class C (immediately hazardous), 14 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 2009-05-27. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
17 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 12 · winter 2025–26: 3). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
46 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (12) · Illegal Parking (9) · HEAT/HOT WATER (8) · PLUMBING (5) · ELECTRIC (3) · APPLIANCE (2).
$38,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1930) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (8) |
| 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) | 501 DEAN ST LLC |
| Head officer | ABRAHAM RUBIN |
| Managing agent | FRONTGATE MANAGEMENT INC |
| Last registered | 2025-08-25 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,124,800 | $1,406,160 |
| 2026 | $3,750,000 | $1,687,500 |
| 2027 | $4,116,000 | $1,852,200 |
The city's market estimate has risen 32% 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 2022 (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 | Bergen St — 2 3 · 500 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr — 2 3 4 5 B D N Q R · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Dean St / Flatbush Av — B65 · 500 ft |
| Citi Bike | Bergen St & Flatbush Ave · 650 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 011 Purvis J. Behan. 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.
501 Dean Street
| 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 |
46 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 8 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.
Managed by FRONTGATE MANAGEMENT — 77 buildings, 1,379 units. Grades across the portfolio: A25 · B31 · C10 · D5 · F5. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 77 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $130,000 on 2018-05-17 (lender: Readycap Commercial, LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-05-17 | AL&R $2,730,000 — from 501 DEAN STREET LLC to READYCAP COMMERCIAL, LLC | $2,730,000 | |
| 2018-05-17 | Agreement $2,730,000 — from 501 DEAN STREET LLC to READYCAP COMMERCIAL, LLC | $2,730,000 | |
| 2018-05-17 | Mortgage $130,000 — from 501 DEAN STREET LLC to READYCAP COMMERCIAL, LLC | $130,000 | |
| 2016-07-22 | Agreement $2,600,000 — from 501 DEAN STREET LLC to NAGIN FAMILY TRUST | $2,600,000 | |
| 2016-07-22 | Agreement $2,600,000 — from 501 DEAN STREET LLC to NAGIN FAMILY TRUST | $2,600,000 | |
| 2016-07-22 | Mortgage $500,000 — from 501 DEAN STREET LLC to NAGIN FAMILY TRUST | $500,000 | |
| 2016-07-22 | AL&R $500,000 — from 501 DEAN STREET LLC to NAGIN FAMILY TRUST | $500,000 | |
| 2015-09-18 | Mortgage $2,100,000 — from 501 DEAN STREET LLC to NAUTILUS CAPITAL LLC | $2,100,000 | |
| 2015-09-18 | AL&R $2,100,000 — from 501 DEAN STREET LLC to NAUTILUS CAPITAL LLC | $2,100,000 | |
| 2004-11-30 | Agreement $499,900 — from ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA to 501 DEAN STREET LLC | $499,900 | |
| 2003-12-03 | Mortgage $499,900 — from 501 DEAN STREET LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA | $499,900 | |
| 2003-12-03 | AL&R $499,900 — from 501 DEAN STREET LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA | $499,900 | |
| 1997-12-29 | Mortgage $161,000 — from RUBIN, LIPA to GREENPOINT BANK | $161,000 | |
| 1990-04-04 | Mortgage $185,000 — from OKEOWO, AYO to LIBERTY BUSINESS CREDIT | $185,000 | |
| 1986-10-07 | Mortgage $135,000 — from MILLER, STEVEN to MICHAEL, JOSEPH | $135,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 21 |
| 2018 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 28 |
| 2019 | 3 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 29 |
| 2020 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2021 | 0 | 57 | 0 | 1 | 58 |
| 2022 | 0 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 74 |
| 2023 | 5 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
| 2024 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 2025 | 1 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 58 |
| 2026 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Every one of the 807 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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