995 recorded events, 1978–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 532 311 service requests, 247 HPD complaints, 126 HPD housing violations.
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A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 85% 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 122.6. In ZIP 11238, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% 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 | 3 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2026-09-19. |
| Pending HPD litigation | 1 case(s) pending in housing court |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
37 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 6 · winter 2024–25: 20). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
2 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.
111 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (44) · Water System (15) · HEAT/HOT WATER (14) · PAINT/PLASTER (9) · WATER LEAK (6) · PLUMBING (5).
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 (1931) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (20) |
| 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) | CRESPA, LLC |
| Head officer | EFSTAHIOS VALIOTIS |
| Managing agent | ALMA REALTY CORP |
| Last registered | 2026-07-17 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $768,000 | $345,600 |
| 2026 | $1,049,000 | $472,050 |
| 2027 | $1,427,000 | $642,150 |
The city's market estimate has risen 86% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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.
| Subway | Park Pl — S · 250 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: full Botanic Garden — 2 3 4 5 S · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Franklin Av / Prospect Pl — B48 · 200 ft |
| Citi Bike | Franklin Ave & St Marks Ave · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: Brooklyn Arts and Science Elementary School Middle: Ebbets Field Middle 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.
597 Prospect Place
| 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 |
111 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 14 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 ALMA REALTY CORP — 155 buildings, 7,629 units. Grades across the portfolio: A38 · B64 · C45 · D7 · F1. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 155 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,473,921 on 2018-08-02 (lender: Investors Bank), covering 3 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.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-08-02 | Mortgage $1,473,922 — from CRESPA, LLC to INVESTORS BANK | $1,473,922 | |
| 2018-08-02 | AL&R $4,470,000 — from CRESPA, LLC to INVESTORS BANK | $4,470,000 | |
| 2018-08-02 | Agreement $4,470,000 — from CRESPA, LLC to INVESTORS BANK | $4,470,000 | |
| 2013-07-11 | Mortgage $509,026 — from CRESPA, LLC to FIRST NATIONAL BANK | $509,026 | |
| 2013-07-11 | Agreement $3,355,000 — from CRESPA, LLC to FIRST NATIONAL BANK | $3,355,000 | |
| 2009-09-02 | M&CON $3,000,000 — from CRESPA, LLC to ALMA REALTY CORP. | $3,000,000 | |
| 2003-07-29 | DEEDO $2,475,000 — from PROSPECT PLAZA, INC. to CRESPA, LLC | $2,475,000 | |
| 1999-10-07 | Mortgage $1,325,000 — from PROSPECT PLAZA INC to WEINBERG AND ASSOCIATES, INC | $1,325,000 | |
| 1994-07-08 | Mortgage $125,200 — from GOTTEHRER, BARRY to NYC HPD | $125,200 | |
| 1987-09-09 | Mortgage $300,000 — from GOTTEHRER, BARRY to AMERIFEDERAL SAVS BANK | $300,000 | |
| 1986-04-11 | Mortgage $300,000 — from GOTTEHRER, BARRY to GETZ, SIGMUND | $300,000 | |
| 1983-11-28 | Mortgage $30,000 — from JOHN BLAIR PROPERTIES IN to MARKUS, LOUIS | $30,000 | |
| 1983-11-28 | Mortgage $90,000 — from JOHN BLAIR PROPERTIES I to 117 JEFFERSON CORP; PROSPECT PLACE RLTYCORP | $90,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 46 | 0 | 1 | 48 |
| 2018 | 0 | 42 | 7 | 2 | 51 |
| 2019 | 0 | 114 | 0 | 3 | 117 |
| 2020 | 0 | 97 | 0 | 2 | 99 |
| 2021 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 34 |
| 2022 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 2 | 47 |
| 2023 | 1 | 47 | 0 | 2 | 50 |
| 2024 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 2 | 57 |
| 2025 | 0 | 101 | 0 | 4 | 105 |
| 2026 | 1 | 51 | 0 | 3 | 55 |
Every one of the 995 recorded events, 1978–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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