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589 Vanderbilt Avenue

162Records
12City systems
2Open violations
3.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11238 · Neighborhood: Prospect Heights
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162 recorded events, 1975–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 51 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 34 311 service requests, 14 rodent inspections.

BoroughBrooklyn 11238
Built1880
Floors4
Res. units3
ClassS3
Owner (PLUTO)589 VANDERBILT AVENUE, LLC
BBL3011380009
BIN3027904

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 79% 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 3.3. 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

Open HPD violations2 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2004-12-28.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

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

8 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (4) · Graffiti (1) · Illegal Parking (1) · Lead (1) · Missed Collection (1).

Filed construction activity

$168,780 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. 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 (3)
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).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)589 VANDERBILT ASSOCIATES LLC
Head officerSCOTT ELGART
Managing agentSCOTT ELGART
Last registered2025-07-25

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,197,600 $538,920
2026$1,437,000 $646,650
2027$1,724,000 $775,800

The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Weather UpAmericanB—

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.

2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2021 (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.

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 an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Vanderbilt Av / Bergen St — B69 · 100 ft
Citi BikeBergen St & Vanderbilt Ave · 150 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

589 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

8 311 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: $103,003 on 2026-06-12 (lender: Citizens Bank, N.A.), covering 4 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-06-12AL&R $3,000,000 — from 589 VANDERBILT ASSOCIATES, LLC; K&S ASSOCIATES LLC to CITIZENS BANK, N.A. $3,000,000
2026-06-12Mortgage $103,003 — from K&S ASSOCIATES LLC; 589 VANDERBILT ASSOCIATES, LLC to CITIZENS BANK, N.A. $103,003
2026-06-12Agreement $3,000,000 — from K&S ASSOCIATES LLC; 589 VANDERBILT ASSOCIATES, LLC to CITIZENS BANK, N.A. $3,000,000
2016-06-16Mortgage $1,067,008 — from K & S ASSOCIATES LLC; 589 VANDERBILT ASSOCIATES, LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $1,067,008
2016-06-16Agreement $3,700,000 — from 589 VANDERBILT ASSOCIATES, LLC; K & S ASSOCIATES LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $3,700,000
2016-06-16AL&R $3,700,000 — from 589 VANDERBILT ASSOCIATES, LLC; K & S ASSOCIATES LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $3,700,000
2013-05-21Mortgage $1,523,779 — from 589 VANDERBILT ASSOCIATES LLC; K & S ASSOCIATES LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $1,523,779
2013-05-21Agreement $2,800,000 — from K & S ASSOCIATES LLC; 589 VANDERBILT ASSOCIATES LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $2,800,000
2004-11-24Agreement $420,000 — from 589 VANDERBILT ASSOCIATES LLC to NORTH FORK BANK $420,000
2003-04-25DEEDO $740,000 — from JOA, JUDITH to 589 VANDERBILT AVENUE, LLC $740,000
2003-04-25Mortgage $465,500 — from 589 VANDERBILT ASSOCIATES, LLC to MASPETH FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $465,500
2003-04-25Mortgage $75,000 — from 589 VANDERBILT ASSOCIATES, LLC to JOA, JUDITH $75,000
2001-06-15Mortgage $105,000 — from JOA, JUDITH to CROSS COUNTY FEDERALSAVINGS BANK $105,000
2000-04-06Mortgage $225,000 — from JOA, JUDITH; WILLIAMS, KELLY to BEKA REALTY LLC $225,000
1996-08-19Mortgage $52,500 — from EVERLASTING PENTECOSTAL HOLINESS to LINCOLN EQUITIES CREDIT CORP $52,500

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017403018
2018105028
201910370121
2020012014
2021008019
2022012036
2023003025
2024004037
2025005038
2026003429
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The full timeline

Construction 17Enforcement 9Housing & tenants 57Ownership & money 51Health & systems 28

Every one of the 162 recorded events, 1975–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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