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554 Vanderbilt Avenue

96Records
10City systems
0Open violations
0Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11238 · Neighborhood: Prospect Heights
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96 recorded events, 1977–2026, from 10 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 26 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 24 311 service requests, 13 DOB permits.

BoroughBrooklyn 11238
Built1879
Floors3
Res. units5
ClassS5
Owner (PLUTO)554 VANDERBILT AVENUE LLC
BBL3011370048
BIN3027875

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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

6 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Bike Rack (2) · Noise (2) · Illegal Tree Damage (1) · Abandoned Bike (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 (5)
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$2,882,400 $1,297,080
2026$3,064,000 $1,378,800
2027$3,517,000 $1,582,650

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

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Wayward FareItalianNot yet graded—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 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.

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

554 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

6 311 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: $114,208 on 2021-09-29 (lender: Teachers Federal Credit Union). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-09-29AL&R $2,200,000 — from 554 VANDERBILT AVENUE LLC to TEACHERS FEDERAL CREDIT UNION $2,200,000
2021-09-29Agreement $2,200,000 — from 554 VANDERBILT AVENUE LLC to TEACHERS FEDERAL CREDIT UNION $2,200,000
2021-09-29Mortgage $114,208 — from 554 VANDERBILT AVENUE LLC to TEACHERS FEDERAL CREDIT UNION $114,208
2016-04-27Mortgage $661,297 — from 554 VANDERBILT AVENUE LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $661,297
2016-04-27Agreement $2,350,000 — from 554 VANDERBILT AVENUE LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $2,350,000
2016-04-27AL&R $2,350,000 — from 554 VANDERBILT AVENUE LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $2,350,000
2014-03-14AL&R $1,762,000 — from STAMENIS, NIKOLAS to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $1,762,000
2014-03-14Mortgage $1,762,000 — from STAMENIS, NIKOLAS to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $1,762,000
2010-03-02Mortgage $220,000 — from STAMENIS, NIKOLAS to MITSINIKOS, JOHN $220,000
2010-03-02Agreement $1,130,000 — from STAMENIS, NIKOLAS to MITSINIKOS, JOHN $1,130,000
2008-05-22Mortgage $50,000 — from STAMENIS, NIKOLAS to MITSINIKOS ASSOCIATES; MITSINIKOS, JOHN $50,000
2007-12-17Agreement $1,080,000 — from STAMENIS, NIKOLAS to MITSINIKOS, JOHN; A/K/A MITSINIKOS ASSOCIATES $1,080,000
2007-12-17Mortgage $320,000 — from STAMENIS, NIKOLAS to MITSINIKOS, JOHN; A/K/A MITSINIKOS ASSOCIATES $320,000
2006-04-05Mortgage $760,000 — from STAMENIS, NIKOLAS to MITSINKOS, JOHN $760,000
2006-04-05AL&R $760,000 — from MITSINKOS, JOHN to STAMENIS, NIKOLAS $760,000

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YearHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20171012
20181023
20192013
20204015
202155111
20220011
20232013
20240011
20254026
20262013
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The full timeline

Construction 22Enforcement 11Housing & tenants 24Ownership & money 27Health & systems 12

Every one of the 96 recorded events, 1977–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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