599 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 166 311 service requests, 147 HPD housing violations, 75 HPD complaints.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 73% 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 5.2. In ZIP 11213, 61% of residential buildings hold an A and 11% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 55 total — 20 class C (immediately hazardous), 24 class B, 11 class A. Oldest open since 1992-12-15. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
13 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Derelict Vehicles (2) · PAINT/PLASTER (2) · Illegal Parking (2) · Abandoned Vehicle (1) · Street Condition (1) · FLOORING/STAIRS (1).
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 (1922) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (29) |
| 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) | MACHON CHANA WOMENS INSTITUTE INC |
| Head officer | SARAH LABKOWSKY |
| Managing agent | PERFECT MANAGEMENT |
| Last registered | 2025-07-21 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,773,000 | $1,247,850 |
| 2026 | $2,863,000 | $1,288,350 |
| 2027 | $2,769,000 | $1,246,050 |
The city's market estimate has risen 0% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: RELIGIOUS-SCHOOL
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 10/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
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 | Kingston 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 a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Kingston Av / Montgomery St — B43 · 700 ft |
| Citi Bike | Albany Ave & Carroll 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.
556 Crown Street
| 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 |
13 311 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.
Managed by PERFECT MANAGEMENT — 12 buildings, 187 units. Grades across the portfolio: A11 · C1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 605 East New York Avenue | BK | 50 | A |
| 556 Crown Street | BK | 29 | A |
| 828 New York Avenue | BK | 24 | A |
| 645 Lefferts Avenue | BK | 22 | A |
| 1365 Carroll Street | BK | 16 | A |
| 730 Lefferts Avenue | BK | 15 | A |
| 1229 President Street | BK | 12 | A |
| 1553 Union Street | BK | 6 | A |
| 540 East New York Avenue | BK | 5 | A |
| 718 Lefferts Avenue | BK | 3 | C |
| 447 Troy Avenue | BK | 3 | A |
| 4701 Church Avenue | BK | 2 | A |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $327,736 on 2024-03-29 (lender: 805 Putnam LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-29 | Mortgage $327,737 — from 556 CROWN ST LLC to 805 PUTNAM LLC | $327,737 | |
| 2024-03-29 | Deed $5,000,000 — from MACHON CHANA WOMEN'S INSTITUTE, INC. to 556 CROWN ST LLC | $5,000,000 | |
| 2024-03-29 | Agreement $3,750,000 — from 556 CROWN ST LLC to 805 PUTNAM LLC | $3,750,000 | |
| 2024-03-25 | Sold for $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | $172,414 |
| 2022-03-29 | Mortgage $999,900 — from MACHON CHANA WOMEN'S INSTITUTE INC. to U.S. SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION | $999,900 | |
| 2016-06-01 | Agreement $3,900,000 — from MACHON CHANA WOMEN'S INSTITUTE, INC. to CUSTOMERS BANK | $3,900,000 | |
| 2016-06-01 | AL&R $3,900,000 — from MACHON CHANA WOMEN'S INSTITUTE, INC. to CUSTOMERS BANK | $3,900,000 | |
| 2016-06-01 | Mortgage $1,990,556 — from MACHON CHANA WOMEN'S INSTITUTE, INC. to CUSTOMERS BANK | $1,990,556 | |
| 2013-11-18 | AL&R $2,000,000 — from MACHON CHANA WOMEN'S INSTITUTE, INC. to CUSTOMERS BANK | $2,000,000 | |
| 2013-11-18 | Agreement $2,000,000 — from MACHON CHANA WOMEN'S INSTITUTE, INC. to CUSTOMERS BANK | $2,000,000 | |
| 2013-11-18 | Mortgage $707,014 — from MACHON CHANA WOMEN'S INSTITUTE, INC. to CUSTOMERS BANK | $707,014 | |
| 2003-12-17 | Mortgage $394,520 — from MACHON CHANA WOMEN'S INSTITUTE, INC. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $394,520 | |
| 2002-02-12 | Mortgage $81,697 — from MACHON CHANA WOMEN'SINSTITUTE INC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $81,697 | |
| 2001-05-11 | Mortgage $1,125,000 — from MACHON CHANA WOMEN'SINSTITUTE, INC. to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK | $1,125,000 | |
| 1999-07-08 | Mortgage $115,000 — from MACHON CHANA WOMEN'SINSTITUTE INC to CROWN HEIGHTS JEWISHCOMMUNITY COUNCIL IN | $115,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 50 | 0 | 1 | 52 |
| 2018 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
| 2019 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 18 | 35 |
| 2020 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| 2021 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 2022 | 1 | 102 | 1 | 10 | 114 |
| 2023 | 1 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 25 |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 12 |
| 2025 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 16 |
| 2026 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
Every one of the 599 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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