2,636 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 864 HPD complaints, 790 HPD housing violations, 752 311 service requests.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 1493.8. 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 | 98 total — 23 class C (immediately hazardous), 50 class B, 25 class A. Oldest open since 2019-11-13. |
| Pending HPD litigation | 1 case(s) pending in housing court |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
185 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 58 · winter 2024–25: 70 · winter 2025–26: 54 · winter 2026–27: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$9,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
297 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (91) · PAINT/PLASTER (34) · FLOORING/STAIRS (31) · PLUMBING (30) · DOOR/WINDOW (29) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (28).
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 (1902) |
| 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) | 552 DEAN REALTY ASSOCIATES LLC |
| Head officer | ROBERT RAPHAEL |
| Managing agent | GILMAN MANAGEMENT CORP. |
| Last registered | 2025-09-22 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4,710,000 | $2,119,500 |
| 2026 | $5,652,000 | $2,543,400 |
| 2027 | $5,567,000 | $2,505,150 |
The city's market estimate has risen 18% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
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 2013 (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 · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 7 Av — B Q · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Bergen St / Carlton Av — B65 · 200 ft |
| Citi Bike | Carlton Ave & Dean St · 300 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.
552 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 |
297 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 91 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 GILMAN MANAGEMENT CORP. — 48 buildings, 1,313 units. Grades across the portfolio: A7 · B11 · C17 · D11 · F2. See the whole portfolio
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $192,918 on 2004-05-26 (lender: City Of New York). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-05-26 | Mortgage $192,918 — from 552 DEAN REALTY ASSOCIATES, LLC to CITY OF NEW YORK | $192,918 | |
| 2003-11-19 | DEEDO $95,000 — from ERRAND REALT CORPORATION to 552 DEAN REALTY ASSOCIATES LLC | $95,000 | |
| 1989-04-05 | Mortgage $200,000 — from ERRAND REALTY CORP to GREEN POINT SAVINGSBANK | $200,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 79 | 0 | 14 | 93 |
| 2018 | 0 | 82 | 2 | 38 | 122 |
| 2019 | 2 | 330 | 0 | 4 | 336 |
| 2020 | 1 | 82 | 0 | 6 | 89 |
| 2021 | 0 | 62 | 0 | 7 | 69 |
| 2022 | 0 | 64 | 0 | 2 | 66 |
| 2023 | 9 | 265 | 0 | 1 | 275 |
| 2024 | 3 | 259 | 0 | 3 | 265 |
| 2025 | 14 | 423 | 0 | 1 | 438 |
| 2026 | 2 | 175 | 0 | 0 | 177 |
Every one of the 2,636 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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