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565 Vanderbilt Avenue

185Records
12City systems
0Open violations
10Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11238 · Neighborhood: Prospect Heights
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185 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 99 311 service requests, 23 DOB permits, 17 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11238
Built1880
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassS2
Owner (PLUTO)565 VANDERBILT AVENUE LLC
BBL3011300010
BIN3027660

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 82% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 10. In ZIP 11238, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-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

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

$1,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

26 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (7) · Snow or Ice (5) · Noise (4) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (2) · Consumer Complaint (2) · Litter Basket Request (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 (1880)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,923,000 $175,380
2026$3,036,000 $182,160
2027$2,862,000 $171,720

The city's market estimate has fallen 2% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
ChukoJapaneseAMice evidence
Khodruay INCNot yet graded—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

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.

2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2019 (1 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.

Getting around

SubwayClinton-Washington Avs — C · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
7 Av — B Q · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Vanderbilt Av / Pacific St — B69 · 150 ft
Citi BikeBergen St & Vanderbilt Ave · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
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.

Report a problem to 311

565 Vanderbilt 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

26 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

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: $109,476 on 2005-03-22 (lender: Ponce De Leon Federal Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2006-03-16M&CON $627,000 — from MUHAMMAD, IBON M to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $627,000
2006-03-16AL&R $627,000 — from FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB to MUHAMMAD, IBON M $627,000
2005-03-22Mortgage $109,476 — from MUHAMMAD, IBON M to PONCE DE LEON FEDERAL BANK $109,476
2005-03-22Agreement $540,000 — from MUHAMMAD, IBON M to PONCE DE LEON FEDERAL BANK $540,000
2004-01-12Deed $442,500 — from KNIGHT, LEILA to MUHAMMAD, IBON M $442,500
2004-01-12Mortgage $432,500 — from MUHAMMAD, IBON M to WELLS FARGO HOME MORTGAGE , INC. $432,500
2002-08-08Mortgage $106,796 — from KNIGHT, LEILA to BENEFICIAL HOMEOWNERSERVICE CORPORATION $106,796
1995-05-05Mortgage $100,000 — from KNIGHT, LEILA to BENEFICIAL HOMEOWNERSERVICE CORP. $100,000
1986-07-08Mortgage $40,000 — from KNIGHT, LEILA to BENEFICIAL NEW YORKINC $40,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201706006
2018040711
201923106
202001102
202104004
20220230124
20232170221
202404026
2025270110
20261130115
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The full timeline

Construction 35Enforcement 15Housing & tenants 102Ownership & money 18Health & systems 15

Every one of the 185 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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