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559 Decatur Street

138Records
10City systems
1Open violations
16.7Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11233 · Neighborhood: Bedford-Stuyvesant (East)
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138 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 10 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 49 311 service requests, 43 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 22 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11233
Built1899
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassB3
Owner (PLUTO)559 DECATUR STREET LLC
BBL3015000055
BIN3040296

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 86% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 16.7. In ZIP 11233, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2012-11-17.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4).

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

What 311 hears from this address

4 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · Illegal Parking (1) · Noise (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 (1899)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. 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)ISKYO ARONOV
Managing agentSAFEGUARD MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2025-10-11

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,060,000 $123,600
2026$1,751,000 $105,060
2027$1,743,000 $104,580

The city's market estimate has fallen 15% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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

SubwayRalph Av — C · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Halsey St — J · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Ralph Av / Bainbridge St — B47 · 550 ft
Citi BikeMacon St & Howard Ave · 550 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 040 George W. Carver. 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

559 Decatur 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

4 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by SAFEGUARD MANAGEMENT LLC — 44 buildings, 158 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B9 · C22 · D11 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1349 Franklin Avenue BX16 C
1103 Hoe Avenue BX10 A
41 Bruckner Boulevard BX7 B
431 Bainbridge Street BK6 B
20 Mt Hope Place BX4 D
703 Greene Avenue BK4 C
860 New Lots Avenue BK4 D
822 Faile Street BX4 D
655 Greene Avenue BK4 D
218 Quincy Street BK4 B
369 Tompkins Avenue BK4 C
70 Herkimer Street BK4 D
980 DeKalb Avenue BK4 C
2131 Bruckner Boulevard BX4 D
992 Hancock Street BK3 B
436 East 141 Street BX3 C
9 Covert Street BK3 C
635 Coster Street BX3 C
1258 Bushwick Avenue BK3 C
282 Schaefer Street BK3 C
2092 Ryer Avenue BX3 F
391 Montauk Avenue BK3 D
396 Bleecker Street BK3 D
631 Coster Street BX3 C
981 Hancock Street BK3 B
1669 Norman Street QN3 B
313 Van Buren Street BK3 C
811 East 226 Street BX3 C
191 Patchen Avenue BK3 C
181 Schaefer Street BK3 B
629A Madison Street BK3 C
1578 Eastern Parkway BK3 C
286 Tompkins Avenue BK3 D
93 Malcolm X Boulevard BK2 C
3703 Church Avenue BK2 C
559 Decatur Street BK2 C
326 Tompkins Avenue BK2 D
424 Convent Avenue MN2 B
857 Lincoln Place BK2 C
442 Quincy Street BK2 C
1017 Halsey Street BK2 C
1107 Jefferson Avenue BK2 C
1340 Bushwick Avenue BK2 D
255 Covert Street BK2 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $420,000 on 2015-05-29 (lender: Guaranteed Rate, INC) (recorded via MERS). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2015-05-29Agreement $770,000 — from ARONOV, ISKYO to GUARANTEED RATE, INC; MERS $770,000
2015-05-29Mortgage $420,000 — from ARONOV, ISKYO to MERS; GUARANTEED RATE, INC $420,000
2013-01-28Mortgage $110,000 — from IA INVESTORS, LLC to S&S FUNDING, LLC $110,000
2013-01-28Mortgage $240,000 — from IA INVESTORS, LLC to S&S FUNDING, LLC $240,000
2013-01-28Deed $242,500 — from BERA, YAQUELIN; RODRIGUEZ, WILLIAM to IA INVESTORS LLC $242,500
2007-03-21Agreement $616,000 — from RODRIGUEZ, WILLIAM; BREA, YAQUELIN to MERS $616,000
2007-03-21Mortgage $77,000 — from RODRIGUEZ, WILLIAM; BREA, YAQUELIN to MERS $77,000
2007-03-21Mortgage $218,099 — from RODRIGUEZ, WILLIAM; BREA, YAQUELIN to MERS $218,099
2005-03-14Mortgage $99,350 — from BREA, YAQUELIN; RODRIGUEZ, WILLIAM to MERS $99,350
2005-03-14Mortgage $427,150 — from RODRIGUEZ, WILLIAM; BREA, YAQUELIN to MERS $427,150
2003-11-18Mortgage $387,000 — from RODRIGUEZ, WILLIAM; BREA, YAQUELIN to ARGENT MORTGAGE COMPANY, LLC $387,000
2003-09-18Mortgage $54,470 — from RODRIGUEZ, WILLIAM; BREA, YAQUELIN to BANK ONE $54,470
2003-02-25Mortgage $288,850 — from RODRIGUEZ, WILLIAM; BREA, YAQUELIN to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS; FIRSTRATE CAPITAL CORP. $288,850
2000-11-09Mortgage $254,899 — from BREA, YAQUELIN; RODRIGUEZ, WILLIAM A to NATIONAL CITY MORTGAGE CO $254,899
1999-11-15Mortgage $180,000 — from PURCELL, BELVA to EQUICREDIT CORPORATION OF NY $180,000

Ten-year activity

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YearHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20171001
20185016
20194004
20205005
202191010
20222013
20235005
20243216
20253014
20262013
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The full timeline

Enforcement 1Housing & tenants 88Ownership & money 44Health & systems 5

Every one of the 138 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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