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497 Dean Street

1,274Records
17City systems
5Open violations
11.5Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11217 · Neighborhood: Prospect Heights
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1,274 recorded events, 1975–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 441 HPD complaints, 342 311 service requests, 256 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11217
Built1930
Floors4
Res. units8
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)497 DEAN STREET LLC
BBL3011280084
BIN3027635

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 58% 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 11.5. In ZIP 11217, 60% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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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 violations5 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2019-10-02.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

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

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2
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

25 service requests in the last three years. Most common: FLOORING/STAIRS (5) · PAINT/PLASTER (4) · Illegal Parking (3) · Dirty Condition (2) · PLUMBING (2) · HEAT/HOT WATER (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 (1930)
YesSix or more residential units (8)
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)497 DEAN STREET LLC
Head officerRYAN COLBERT
Managing agentEPP MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2025-07-23

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,073,200 $1,382,940
2026$3,688,000 $1,659,600
2027$4,426,000 $1,991,700

The city's market estimate has risen 44% 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

SubwayBergen St — 2 3 · 450 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr — 2 3 4 5 B D N Q R · 1,050 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Dean St / Flatbush Av — B65 · 450 ft
Citi BikeBergen St & Flatbush Ave · 600 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.

Report a problem to 311

497 Dean 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

25 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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 EPP MANAGEMENT LLC — 23 buildings, 322 units. Grades across the portfolio: A3 · B10 · C4 · D5 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
780 East 2 Street BK49 D
509 Saratoga Avenue BK32 B
1226 Lincoln Place BK31 D
330 East 22 Street BK27 C
1613 Eastern Parkway BK19 B
1639 Carroll Street BK16 B
83 East 94 Street BK16 A
1617 Eastern Parkway BK13 C
222 Pulaski Street BK12 B
1631 Eastern Parkway BK12 B
436 East 34 Street BK12 B
1625 Eastern Parkway BK12 B
1621 Eastern Parkway BK8 A
497 Dean Street BK8 A
226 Pulaski Street BK8 C
345 Chauncey Street BK7 B
3013 Newkirk Avenue BK6 B
3019 Newkirk Avenue BK6 D
3017 Newkirk Avenue BK6 D
642 Wilson Avenue BK6 B
304 Schaefer Street BK6 C
209 Sumpter Street BK6 D
164 Underhill Avenue BK4 F

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $387,418 on 2017-08-14 (lender: New York Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-10-18Agreement $1,760,000 — from 497 DEAN STREET LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,760,000
2017-08-14AL&R $1,760,000 — from 497 DEAN STREET LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,760,000
2017-08-14Mortgage $387,418 — from 497 DEAN STREET LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $387,418
2017-08-14Deed $2,875,000 — from 497 DEAN STREET RESIDENCES, LLC to 497 DEAN STREET LLC $2,875,000
2017-08-14Agreement $1,760,000 — from 497 DEAN STREET LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,760,000
2017-08-03Sold for $2,875,000 $2,875,000 $359,375
2017-04-13Agreement $203,650 — from 497 DEAN STREET RESIDENCES, LLC to AY PHASE II DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, LLC $203,650
2015-01-06Mortgage $570,210 — from 497 DEAN STREET RESIDENCES LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $570,210
2015-01-06AL&R $1,450,000 — from 497 DEAN STREET RESIDENCES LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $1,450,000
2015-01-06Agreement $1,450,000 — from THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH to 497 DEAN STREET RESIDENCES LLC $1,450,000
2013-10-02Deed $1,660,000 — from 497 DEAN LLC to 497 DEAN STREET RESIDENCES, LLC $1,660,000
2013-10-02Mortgage $900,000 — from 497 DEAN STREET RESIDENCES, LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $900,000
2013-10-02AL&R $900,000 — from 497 DEAN STREET RESIDENCES, LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $900,000
2011-06-16Deed $970,000 — from G.D.P.D. ENTERPRISES LLC to 497 DEAN LLC $970,000
2005-12-13Mortgage $600,000 — from G.D.P.D. ENTERPRISES LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $600,000

Ten-year activity

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2019
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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201700248941
2018001001020
20194010601111
20201111102115
202112580768
202201341137
202300111113
202401350137
202501100112
2026002002
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The full timeline

Construction 17Enforcement 41Housing & tenants 1,068Ownership & money 57Health & systems 91

Every one of the 1,274 recorded events, 1975–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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