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563 Howard Avenue

1,039Records
16City systems
31Open violations
250.2Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11212 · Neighborhood: Ocean Hill
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1,039 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 477 HPD complaints, 253 311 service requests, 179 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11212
Built1910
Floors4
Res. units20
ClassC6
Owner (PLUTO)215 PROPERTIES, LLC
BBL3014760001
BIN3039578

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 93% 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 250.2. In ZIP 11212, 56% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations31 total — 9 class C (immediately hazardous), 17 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 2024-03-04.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

71 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 43 · winter 2025–26: 27). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

43
’24–25
27
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

91 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (31) · Illegal Parking (18) · DOOR/WINDOW (11) · Noise (11) · WATER LEAK (6) · GENERAL (4).

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 (1910)
YesSix or more residential units (20)
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)215 PROPERTIES LLC
Head officerCHRISTOPHER R BRAMWELL
Managing agentSHINDA MANAGEMENT CORPORATION
Last registered2026-07-22

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$797,000 $358,650
2026$681,000 $306,450
2027$766,000 $344,700

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

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $246,720 a year ($12.85 per sq ft), operating expenses $135,744 ($7.07 per sq ft), net operating income $110,976. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

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

SubwaySutter Av-Rutland Rd — 3 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Pitkin Av / Legion St — B14 · 450 ft
Citi BikePitkin Ave & Grafton St · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: Elementary schools in this district are not zoned. 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

563 Howard 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

91 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 31 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 SHINDA MANAGEMENT CORPORATION — 274 buildings, 8,157 units. Grades across the portfolio: A48 · B108 · C66 · D40 · F10. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
560 Winthrop Street BK293 C
721 Willoughby Avenue BK267 B
612 East 179 Street BX177 B
1880 Boston Road BX168 B
2424 Cropsey Avenue BK166 A
1332 Clinton Avenue BX150 A
150 East 120 Street MN125 A
890 Prospect Avenue BX124 B
738 Albany Avenue BK114 C
131-10 Guy R Brewer Blvd QN111 B
910 Hegeman Avenue BK105 C
77 New York Avenue BK103 A
603 Mother Gaston Blvd BK101 B
160-60 Claude Avenue QN100 A
1704 St Johns Place BK100 B
250 West 146 Street MN96 B
690 Albany Avenue BK95 B
1441 Boston Road BX92 A
164 West 116 Street MN89 A
443 Alabama Avenue BK84 B
1933 Union Street BK83 C
2075 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN82 B
243 Kingston Avenue BK80 B
2177 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN80 A
1355 East New York Avenue BK80 A
945 East 174 Street BX76 A
225 East 118 Street MN76 B
1920 Washington Avenue BX73 B
126 West 83 Street MN72 B
210 Hegeman Avenue BK71 A
Alabama Avenue BK71 A
871 Westchester Avenue BX70 B
616 East 139 Street BX70 B
1471 Popham Avenue BX69 B
1705 Andrews Avenue South BX66 F
946 College Avenue BX65 B
1920 Union Street BK65 A
858 Gates Avenue BK63 A
455 Jackson Avenue BX60 B
446 Alabama Avenue BK60 B
1023 Broadway BK59 B
1633 University Avenue BX59 B
717 East 9 Street MN57 A
2468 Tiebout Avenue BX57 A
1327 Southern Boulevard BX56 D
2031 Hughes Avenue BX54 C
110-42 Merrick Boulevard QN54 B
97 Crooke Avenue BK53 A
500 Trinity Avenue BX52 B
470 Montgomery Street BK52 B
1714 Crotona Park East BX52 B
3291 Broadway MN50 A
637 East 138 Street BX50 B
1345 Southern Boulevard BX50 D
2160 Walton Avenue BX48 C
840 Hegeman Avenue BK48 A
1690 Bryant Avenue BX48 A
250 East 105 Street MN48 A
440 Jackson Avenue BX47 B
1807 Clinton Avenue BX46 B

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $3,621,482 on 2009-07-17 (lender: The Community Preservation Corporation), covering 6 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.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2014-05-07Agreement $3,621,482 — from 215 PROPERTIES, LLC to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $3,621,482
2014-05-07AL&R $2,124,000 — from 215 PROPERTIES, LLC to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $2,124,000
2014-05-07Agreement $2,124,000 — from 215 PROPERTIES, LLC to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $2,124,000
2009-07-17AL&R $5,745,482 — from 215 PROPERTIES, LLC to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $5,745,482
2009-07-17Mortgage $3,621,482 — from 215 PROPERTIES, LLC to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $3,621,482
2009-07-17Mortgage $2,124,000 — from 215 PROPERTIES, LLC to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $2,124,000
2009-07-17Deed $70,000 — from NEIGHBORHOOD RESTORE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT to 215 PROPERTIES, LLC $70,000

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170910192
20181380443
20190170118
20200110112
20211150117
20221160118
20230190120
20240451046
2025215000152
20260640165
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The full timeline

Construction 12Enforcement 30Housing & tenants 954Ownership & money 31Health & systems 12

Every one of the 1,039 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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