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520 Crown Street

1,184Records
16City systems
22Open violations
40.1Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11213 · Neighborhood: Crown Heights (South)
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1,184 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 441 311 service requests, 380 HPD complaints, 196 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11213
Built1921
Floors4
Res. units34
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)520 CROWN LLC
BBL3013000021
BIN3034322

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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 60% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 40.1. In ZIP 11213, 61% of residential buildings hold an A and 11% grade D or F. How grades work

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B
C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations22 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 17 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 2013-03-13.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

28 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 8 · winter 2024–25: 16 · winter 2025–26: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

8
’23–24
16
’24–25
4
’25–26

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

46 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (14) · Noise (10) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (4) · DOOR/WINDOW (3) · FLOORING/STAIRS (2) · Illegal Parking (2).

Filed construction activity

$857,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (7 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 (1921)
YesSix or more residential units (34)
No421-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 with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)520 CROWN LLC
Head officerKENNETH ROSENBLUM
Managing agentMDAYS REALTY LLC
Last registered2025-07-23

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,357,000 $1,510,650
2026$3,567,000 $1,605,150
2027$3,701,000 $1,665,450

The city's market estimate has risen 10% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)C — ENERGY STAR score 65/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2013 (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

SubwayKingston Av — 3 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Crown Hts-Utica Av — 3 4 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Kingston Av / Montgomery St — B43 · 350 ft
Citi BikeKingston Ave & Montgomery St · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 221 Toussaint L'Ouverture
Middle: New Heights 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.

Report a problem to 311

520 Crown Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

46 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by MDAYS REALTY LLC — 14 buildings, 347 units. Grades across the portfolio: A12 · B2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
520 Crown Street BK34 A
654 St Marks Avenue BK30 A
1437 Carroll Street BK28 A
1154 President Street BK28 A
1452 Carroll Street BK27 A
1460 Carroll Street BK27 A
1552 President Street BK24 A
446 East 78 Street MN24 A
1588 President Street BK24 A
1580 President Street BK24 A
1575 President Street BK21 A
444 East 78 Street MN20 B
1581 President Street BK20 B
1475 President Street BK16 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $7,060,822 on 2015-12-08 (lender: Bankunited, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2020-05-06Agreement $5,250,000 — from 520 CROWN LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NA $5,250,000
2020-05-06Agreement $8,610,756 — from 520 CROWN LLC; SOHO VILLAGE REALTY INC. to BANK UNITED, NA $8,610,756
2015-12-08Deed $9,100,000 — from CROWN & KINGSTON PROPERTIES, LLC to 520 CROWN LLC $9,100,000
2015-12-08AL&R $9,100,000 — from 520 CROWN LLC; SOHO VILLAGE REALTY LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. $9,100,000
2015-12-08Agreement $9,100,000 — from SOHO VILLAGE REALTY LLC; 520 CROWN LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. $9,100,000
2015-12-08Mortgage $7,060,822 — from 520 CROWN LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. $7,060,822
2012-04-09Mortgage $115,925 — from CROWN & KINGSTON PROPERTIES, LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK, N.A. $115,925
2012-04-09Agreement $2,200,000 — from CROWN & KINGSTON PROPERTIES, LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK, N.A. $2,200,000
2005-06-21Deed $2,381,000 — from PRESIDENT-PARK, INC. to CROWN & KINGSTON PROPERTIES, LLC $2,381,000
2005-06-21Mortgage $2,200,000 — from CROWN & KINGSTON PROPERTIES, LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $2,200,000
2005-06-21AL&R $2,200,000 — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to CROWN & KINGSTON PROPERTIES, LLC $2,200,000
2005-06-21RETT $919,000 — from MEIRON ASSOCIATES LLC to CROWN & KINGSTON PROPERTIES, LLC $919,000
1987-02-25Mortgage $61,200 — from PRESIDENT-PARK INC to CITY OF NEW YORK $61,200

Ten-year activity

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2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
75
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201710330135
201811210326
201900470451
202000414146
202101330135
202200290231
202300190120
202400730275
202500210324
20260080210
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The full timeline

Construction 44Enforcement 43Housing & tenants 1,032Ownership & money 41Health & systems 24

Every one of the 1,184 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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