1,567 recorded events, 1981–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 644 HPD complaints, 442 HPD housing violations, 288 311 service requests.
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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 250.7. In ZIP 11233, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 23 total — 8 class C (immediately hazardous), 9 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 2005-07-10. |
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.
$625 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
10 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (3) · ELECTRIC (3) · Noise (1) · WATER LEAK (1) · PLUMBING (1) · PAINT/PLASTER (1).
$21,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1907) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (6) |
| 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) | 538 BAINBRIDGE REALTY LLC |
| Head officer | OSCAR WERCBERGER |
| Managing agent | WATERSTONE GROUP LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-07-08 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $751,200 | $338,040 |
| 2026 | $901,000 | $405,450 |
| 2027 | $1,081,000 | $486,450 |
The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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 | Chauncey St — J Z · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Thomas S Boyland St / Bainbridge St — B7 · 350 ft |
| Citi Bike | Thomas S. Boyland St & Marion St · 500 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.
538 Bainbridge 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 |
10 311 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 WATERSTONE GROUP LLC — 66 buildings, 608 units. Grades across the portfolio: A15 · B11 · C18 · D11 · F11. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 66 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $549,121 on 2014-03-25 (lender: Northeast Community Bank), covering 3 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.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-03-07 | Agreement $1,050,000 — from RIFOS REALTY LLC to ARBOR COMMERCIAL FUNDING I, LLC | $1,050,000 | |
| 2017-03-07 | Mortgage $420,718 — from RIFOS REALTY LLC to ARBOR COMMERCIAL FUNDING I, LLC | $420,718 | |
| 2017-03-07 | Mortgage $629,282 — from RIFOS REALTY LLC to ARBOR COMMERCIAL FUNDING I, LLC | $629,282 | |
| 2017-02-23 | Agreement $1,350,000 — from DEKALB AVENUE REALTY CORP; RIFOS REALTY LLC to ARBOR COMMERCIAL FUNDING I, LLC | $1,350,000 | |
| 2014-03-25 | Mortgage $549,121 — from RIFOS REALTY LLC; DEKALB AVENUE REALTY CORP.; ARLOW REALTY CORP. to NORTHEAST COMMUNITY BANK | $549,121 | |
| 2014-03-25 | AL&R $1,350,000 — from DEKALB AVENUE REALTY CORP.; RIFOS REALTY LLC; ARLOW REALTY CORP. to NORTHEAST COMMUNITY BANK | $1,350,000 | |
| 2014-03-25 | Agreement $1,350,000 — from DEKALB AVENUE REALTY CORP.; RIFOS REALTY LLC; ARLOW REALTY CORP. to NORTHEAST COMMUNITY BANK | $1,350,000 | |
| 2010-12-20 | Mortgage $25,000 — from RIFOS REALTY LLC to CROSS RIVER BANK | $25,000 | |
| 2010-12-20 | Agreement $375,000 — from CROSS RIVER BANK to RIFOS REALTY LLC | $375,000 | |
| 2010-02-08 | Deed $170,000 — from 538 BAINBRIDGE REALTY LLC to RIFOS REALTY LLC | $170,000 | |
| 2009-07-30 | Agreement $1,210,000 — from NCC FUNDING SP, LLC to 538 BAINBRIDGE REALTY LLC; 180 DECTAUR STREET REALTY LLC; 8 HARRISON AVE. REALTY LLC | $1,210,000 | |
| 2009-07-30 | Mortgage $540,000 — from 538 BAINBRIDGE REALTY LLC; 8 HARRISON AVE. REALTY LLC; 180 DECTAUR STREET REALTY LLC to NCC FUNDING SP, LLC | $540,000 | |
| 2009-07-30 | Mortgage $670,000 — from 538 BAINBRIDGE REALTY LLC; 8 HARRISON AVE. REALTY LLC; 180 DECTAUR STREET REALTY LLC to NCC FUNDING SP, LLC | $670,000 | |
| 2009-06-22 | Agreement $1,700,000 — from NCC FUNDING SP, LLC to 8 HARRISON AVE. REALTY LLC; CAPTIAL A PROPERTIES, INC.; 180 DECTAUR STREET REALTY LLC; 538 | $1,700,000 | |
| 2009-06-22 | Mortgage $490,000 — from 538 BAINBRIDGE REALTY LLC; 8 HARRISON AVE. REALTY LLC; 180 DECTAUR STREET REALTY LLC; CAPT to NCC FUNDING SP, LLC | $490,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 28 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 14 |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 93 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 69 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 549 | 0 | 0 | 549 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 32 |
| 2023 | 0 | 5 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 60 |
| 2024 | 0 | 3 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 74 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
Every one of the 1,567 recorded events, 1981–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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