227 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 63 311 service requests, 39 HPD complaints, 35 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 88% 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 161.7. In ZIP 11238, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% 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 | 9 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 6 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2024-03-20. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
12 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 6 · winter 2024–25: 6). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
34 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (11) · HEAT/HOT WATER (5) · Illegal Parking (5) · DOOR/WINDOW (4) · Lead (2) · PLUMBING (1).
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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1880) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (6) |
| 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) | 581 PLAZA LLC. |
| Head officer | ABE BETESH |
| Managing agent | 581 PLAZA LLC. |
| Last registered | 2025-09-13 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,324,000 | $595,800 |
| 2026 | $1,589,000 | $715,050 |
| 2027 | $1,907,000 | $858,150 |
The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breakfast BY Salt's Cure | New American | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Kitchen/Food Prep Area) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
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.
| Subway | Clinton-Washington Avs — C · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 7 Av — B Q · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Dean St / Vanderbilt Av — B65 · 100 ft |
| Citi Bike | Bergen St & Vanderbilt Ave · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| Bike facility | Painted bike lane mapped within 75 ft |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: Public School 9 The Sarah Smith Garnet School. 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.
581 Vanderbilt Avenue
| 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 |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
34 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 5 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $42,898 on 2023-08-23 (lender: Esquire Bank, National Association). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-08-23 | AL&R $2,000,000 — from 581 PLAZA LLC to ESQUIRE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $2,000,000 | |
| 2023-08-23 | Agreement $2,000,000 — from 581 PLAZA LLC to ESQUIRE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $2,000,000 | |
| 2023-08-23 | Mortgage $42,899 — from 581 PLAZA LLC to ESQUIRE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $42,899 | |
| 2023-08-23 | Deed $3,000,000 — from Y2K LLC to 581 PLAZA LLC | $3,000,000 | |
| 2023-08-15 | Sold for $3,000,000 | $3,000,000 | $500,000 |
| 2017-12-21 | Agreement $2,200,000 — from Y2K, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $2,200,000 | |
| 2017-12-21 | Mortgage $437,517 — from Y2K, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $437,517 | |
| 2017-12-21 | Mortgage $1,762,483 — from Y2K, LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. | $1,762,483 | |
| 2017-12-21 | Agreement $3,524,967 — from PALJOE REALTY LLC; Y2K, LLC; PALJOE REALTY, LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. | $3,524,967 | |
| 2014-09-16 | Mortgage $3,750,000 — from PALJOE REALTY, LLC; Y2K, LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. | $3,750,000 | |
| 2014-09-16 | AL&R $3,750,000 — from Y2K, LLC; PALJOE REALTY, LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. | $3,750,000 | |
| 2012-05-02 | Mortgage $655,056 — from Y2K, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $655,056 | |
| 2012-05-02 | AL&R $1,200,000 — from Y2K, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $1,200,000 | |
| 2012-05-02 | Agreement $1,200,000 — from SIGNATURE BANK to Y2K, LLC | $1,200,000 | |
| 2009-11-05 | AL&R $559,000 — from Y2K, LLC to ALMA BANK | $559,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 7 |
| 2018 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 2021 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 2022 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 2023 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 16 |
| 2024 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 31 |
| 2025 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 33 |
| 2026 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
Every one of the 227 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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