1,982 recorded events, 1993–2026, from 21 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 941 HPD complaints, 673 311 service requests, 132 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 83% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 32.5. In ZIP 11238, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 12 total — 6 class C (immediately hazardous), 5 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2005-10-26. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
18 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 4 · winter 2025–26: 13). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
4 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.
$2,185 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
217 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (44) · Illegal Parking (26) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (26) · Elevator (13) · Blocked Driveway (12) · WATER LEAK (11).
$231,125 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (6 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1930) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (159) |
| 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) | 545 PROSPECT LLC |
| Head officer | EFSTAHIOS VALIOTIS |
| Managing agent | ALMA REALTY CORP |
| Last registered | 2026-07-16 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $26,156,000 | $11,770,200 |
| 2026 | $30,118,000 | $13,553,100 |
| 2027 | $29,306,000 | $13,187,700 |
The city's market estimate has risen 12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: ARTICLE XI
| Energy grade (LL33) | B — ENERGY STAR score 83/100 (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SAFE (cycle 8) |
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 a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Classon Av / Prospect Pl — B48 · 400 ft |
| Citi Bike | Classon Ave & St Marks Ave · 450 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.
545 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 |
217 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 8 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: $1,705,096 on 2026-04-23 (lender: Zions Bancorporation, N.A.), covering 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-23 | Agreement $83,000,000 — from 565 PROSPECT PL, LLC; 713 CLASSON AVE LLC; 480 ST. MARKS AVE LLC; 545 PROSPECT PL, LLC; 50 to ZIONS BANCORPORATION, N.A. | $83,000,000 | |
| 2026-04-23 | Mortgage $1,705,097 — from 565 PROSPECT PL, LLC; 713 CLASSON AVE LLC; 500 ST. MARKS AVE LLC; 480 ST. MARKS AVE LLC; 5 to ZIONS BANCORPORATION, N.A. | $1,705,097 | |
| 2020-03-11 | Agreement $37,646,000 — from 545 PROSPECT PLACE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT F; 545 PROSPECT PL, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $37,646,000 | |
| 2020-03-11 | Mortgage $15,600,489 — from 545 PROSPECT PL, LLC; 545 PROSPECT PLACE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT F to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $15,600,489 | |
| 2017-07-11 | Agreement $24,900,000 — from 545 PROSPECT PLACE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $24,900,000 | |
| 2014-08-01 | Mortgage $4,709,836 — from 545 PROSPECT PL, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $4,709,836 | |
| 2014-08-01 | Agreement $24,900,000 — from 545 PROSPECT PL, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $24,900,000 | |
| 2011-08-16 | Agreement $21,335,303 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to 555 PROSPECT ASSOCIATES, LLC | $21,335,303 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 29 |
| 2018 | 2 | 8 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 36 |
| 2019 | 5 | 8 | 57 | 0 | 3 | 73 |
| 2020 | 2 | 9 | 109 | 3 | 8 | 131 |
| 2021 | 3 | 8 | 69 | 0 | 1 | 81 |
| 2022 | 3 | 11 | 66 | 0 | 6 | 86 |
| 2023 | 0 | 17 | 53 | 0 | 2 | 72 |
| 2024 | 0 | 8 | 238 | 1 | 3 | 250 |
| 2025 | 0 | 3 | 66 | 0 | 4 | 73 |
| 2026 | 2 | 12 | 76 | 6 | 2 | 98 |
Every one of the 1,982 recorded events, 1993–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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