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552 Vanderbilt Avenue

167Records
12City systems
0Open violations
0Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11238 · Neighborhood: Prospect Heights
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167 recorded events, 1977–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 101 311 service requests, 33 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 6 DOB complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11238
Built1879
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassS2
Owner (PLUTO)552 REALTY 1 LLC
BBL3011370047
BIN3027874

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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 100% 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 0. 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.

What 311 hears from this address

52 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (31) · Outdoor Dining (5) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (4) · Abandoned Bike (4) · Noise (3) · Street Condition (1).

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 (1879)
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$3,185,000 $191,100
2026$3,688,000 $221,280
2027$3,898,000 $233,880

The city's market estimate has risen 22% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Alta CalidadMexicanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

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

SubwayClinton-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 a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Vanderbilt Av / Dean St — B69 · 100 ft
Citi BikeBergen St & Vanderbilt Ave · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted 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.

Report a problem to 311

552 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

52 311 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: $1,150,000 on 2023-07-03 (lender: Ponce Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2023-07-03AL&R $1,150,000 — from 552 REALTY 1 LLC to PONCE BANK $1,150,000
2023-07-03Mortgage $1,150,000 — from 552 REALTY 1 LLC to PONCE BANK $1,150,000
2015-09-08AL&R $1,500,000 — from STAMENIS, NIKOLAS to CARVER FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $1,500,000
2015-09-08Mortgage $1,500,000 — from STAMENIS, NIKOLAS to CARVER FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $1,500,000
2010-03-02Agreement $1,130,000 — from STAMENIS, NIKOLAS to MITSINIKOS, JOHN $1,130,000
2010-03-02Mortgage $220,000 — from STAMENIS, NIKOLAS to MITSINIKOS, JOHN $220,000
2008-05-22Mortgage $50,000 — from STAMENIS, NIKOLAS to MITSINIKOS ASSOCIATES; MITSINIKOS, JOHN $50,000
2007-12-17Mortgage $320,000 — from STAMENIS, NIKOLAS to MITSINIKOS, JOHN; A/K/A MITSINIKOS ASSOCIATES $320,000
2007-12-17Agreement $1,080,000 — from STAMENIS, NIKOLAS to MITSINIKOS, JOHN; A/K/A MITSINIKOS ASSOCIATES $1,080,000
2006-04-05Mortgage $760,000 — from STAMENIS, NIKOLAS to MITSINKOS, JOHN $760,000
2003-08-07Mortgage $72,500 — from STAMENIS, NIKOLAS to GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC. $72,500
2000-07-11Mortgage $190,000 — from STAMENIS, NIKOLAS to GREENPOINT MORTGAGEFUNDING INC $190,000
1990-03-06Mortgage $217,000 — from STAMENIS, NIKOLAS to CALLAS, GEORGE $217,000

Ten-year activity

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YearHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20171304
20183025
20197007
20206006
20215005
20225005
2023185023
2024180119
2025190120
202682212
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The full timeline

Construction 11Enforcement 11Housing & tenants 102Ownership & money 34Health & systems 9

Every one of the 167 recorded events, 1977–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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