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587 Empire Boulevard

869Records
18City systems
16Open violations
16.4Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11225 · Neighborhood: Crown Heights (South)
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869 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 286 311 service requests, 269 HPD complaints, 168 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11225
Built1923
Floors4
Res. units36
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)EN VOGUE REALTY, LLC
BBL3013110044
BIN3034644

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 57% 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 16.4. In ZIP 11225, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations16 total — 8 class C (immediately hazardous), 8 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2001-10-06.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
2
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

29 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (10) · Street Light Condition (3) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (3) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · Food Establishment (2) · Noise (2).

Filed construction activity

$98,300 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 (1923)
YesSix or more residential units (36)
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)EN VOGUE REALTY LLC.
Head officerDAVID FISCHER
Managing agentHERSH ZARCHI
Last registered2026-07-14

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,617,000 $1,177,650
2026$2,750,000 $1,237,500
2027$2,715,000 $1,221,750

The city's market estimate has risen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 10/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Sushi Spot IiJewish/KosherA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

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.

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.

Getting around

SubwayKingston Av — 3 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Sterling St — 2 5 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Empire Blvd / Lamont Ct — B43 · 250 ft
Citi BikeKingston Ave & Montgomery St · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 221 Toussaint L'Ouverture
Middle: M.S. 061 Dr. Gladstone H. Atwell. 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

587 Empire Boulevard

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

29 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $273,326 on 2024-12-06 (lender: Arbor Agency Lending, LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2024-12-06Mortgage $273,327 — from EN VOGUE REALTY, LLC to ARBOR AGENCY LENDING, LLC $273,327
2024-12-06Agreement $5,479,000 — from EN VOGUE REALTY, LLC to ARBOR AGENCY LENDING, LLC $5,479,000
2019-05-17Mortgage $1,528,987 — from EN VOGUE REALTY, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,528,987
2019-05-17Agreement $5,800,000 — from EN VOGUE REALTY, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $5,800,000
2019-05-17AL&R $5,800,000 — from EN VOGUE REALTY, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $5,800,000
2015-02-11Mortgage $3,220,409 — from EN VOGUE REALTY, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $3,220,409
2015-02-11Agreement $4,700,000 — from EN VOGUE REALTY, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $4,700,000
2015-02-11AL&R $4,700,000 — from EN VOGUE REALTY, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $4,700,000
2005-04-01M&CON $1,800,000 — from EN VOGUE REALTY LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $1,800,000
2005-04-01AL&R $1,800,000 — from ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA to EN VOGUE REALTY, LLC $1,800,000
2002-09-25Mortgage $269,672 — from EN VOGUE PHOTOGRAPHERS LTD to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATI $269,672
1986-12-31Mortgage $940,000 — from CROWN REALTY CO to GOLBE MTGE CO $940,000
1984-03-28Mortgage $150,000 — from CROWN REALTY CO to FRIED, MARCIA; HOSCHANDER, AVIVA; COHEN, SAM; COHEN, ANNA; HOSCHANDER, ESTHER; PEARLMAN, F $150,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201702110114
201806330140
201900283132
202000560157
202100290130
202291700585
202300100414
202404206838
202501101416
202600130417
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The full timeline

Construction 18Enforcement 25Housing & tenants 742Ownership & money 48Health & systems 36

Every one of the 869 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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