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558 Ralph Avenue

907Records
15City systems
113Open violations
218.1Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11233 · Neighborhood: Crown Heights (North)
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907 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 330 HPD housing violations, 244 311 service requests, 226 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11233
Built1925
Floors4
Res. units12
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)558 RALPH AVE RLTY INC
BBL3013810047
BIN3036927

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 91% 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 218.1. In ZIP 11233, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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B
C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations113 total — 35 class C (immediately hazardous), 63 class B, 15 class A. Oldest open since 2018-10-18.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

7 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2).

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

What 311 hears from this address

24 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (3) · Residential Disposal Complaint (2) · PLUMBING (2) · ELECTRIC (2) · DOOR/WINDOW (2) · Water System (1).

Filed construction activity

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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1925)
YesSix or more residential units (12)
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)558 RALPH AVE. REALTY INC.
Head officerDOLORES CHAVIZ
Managing agentNEWGENT MANAGEMENT, LLC
Last registered2024-09-26

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,192,000 $536,400
2026$1,248,000 $561,600
2027$1,293,000 $581,850

The city's market estimate has risen 8% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

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.

3 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2019 (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

SubwaySutter Av-Rutland Rd — 3 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Crown Hts-Utica Av — 3 4 · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 13-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Ralph Av / Saint Johns Pl — B45 B47 B65 · 100 ft
Citi BikeSterling Pl & Ralph Ave · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 191 Paul Robeson. 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

558 Ralph Avenue

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

24 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 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 NEWGENT MANAGEMENT LLC — 22 buildings, 460 units. Grades across the portfolio: A13 · B7 · C1 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
136 Beach 117 Street QN93 A
3215 Olinville Avenue BX47 A
38 Patricia Lane BX44 A
1067 Dean Street BK32 B
7939 Seaview Avenue BK24 B
349 West Broadway MN24 A
109-18 Lefferts Boulevard QN24 B
160 East 23 Street MN18 A
125 West 142 Street MN18 D
53 Avenue B MN16 A
13 West 29 Street MN15 B
625 East 11 Street MN12 A
511 East 11 Street MN12 A
558 Ralph Avenue BK12 C
69 West 106 Street MN11 A
214 Green Street BK10 A
440 East 117 Street MN10 A
444 17 Street BK9 A
29 West 27 Street MN8 B
100 1 Avenue MN7 B
1835 East 14 Street BK7 A
355 East 19 Street MN7 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $700,000 on 2018-12-27 (lender: Golden Bridge Funding LLC and Golden Bridge LLC D/B/A). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2018-12-27AL&R $700,000 — from 558 RALPH AVENUE REALTY INC to GOLDEN BRIDGE LLC D/B/A; GOLDEN BRIDGE FUNDING LLC $700,000
2018-12-27Mortgage $700,000 — from 558 RALPH AVENUE REALTY INC to GOLDEN BRIDGE FUNDING LLC; GOLDEN BRIDGE LLC D/B/A $700,000
2018-12-27AL&R $700,000 — from 558 RALPH AVENUE REALTY INC to GOLDEN BRIDGE LLC D/B/A; GOLDEN BRIDGE FUNDING LLC $700,000
2018-12-27Mortgage $700,000 — from 558 RALPH AVENUE REALTY INC to GOLDEN BRIDGE FUNDING LLC; GOLDEN BRIDGE LLC D/B/A $700,000

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20172610265
20181764687
20191424605265
20202601265
20210390241
2022015600156
20233102116
20240120214
20252552059
20260480048
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The full timeline

Enforcement 30Housing & tenants 838Ownership & money 16Health & systems 23

Every one of the 907 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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