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524 Chauncey Street

209Records
14City systems
0Open violations
6.7Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11233 · Neighborhood: Ocean Hill
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209 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 92 HPD complaints, 29 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 25 311 service requests.

BoroughBrooklyn 11233
Built1910
Floors3
Res. units6
ClassC2
Owner (PLUTO)CHAUNCEY ESTATES, LLC
BBL3015170011
BIN3041177

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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 69% 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 6.7. In ZIP 11233, 51% 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

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

What 311 hears from this address

1 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Derelict Vehicles (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 (1910)
YesSix or more residential units (6)
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)CHAUNCEY ESTATES LLC
Head officerABRAHAM SCHIFF
Managing agentREGENCY MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2026-01-13

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$734,400 $330,480
2026$881,000 $396,450
2027$1,057,000 $475,650

The city's market estimate has risen 44% 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

SubwayChauncey St — J Z · 400 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Rockaway Av — C · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Broadway / Chauncey St — B20 Q24 · 250 ft
Citi BikeRockaway Ave & Bainbridge St · 400 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

524 Chauncey 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

1 311 service request 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by REGENCY MANAGEMENT LLC — 11 buildings, 72 units. Grades across the portfolio: A3 · B5 · C2 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
774 Franklin Avenue BK16 A
215 Marion Street BK12 A
475 Wilson Avenue BK8 C
477 Wilson Avenue BK8 B
39 Granite Street BK6 B
627 Grand Avenue BK6 B
524 Chauncey Street BK6 A
310 Bedford Avenue BK4 B
113 Lynch Street BK3 B
206 Spencer Street BK2 D
496 Broadway BK1 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $330,000 on 2006-06-07 (lender: Washington Mutual Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-05-24Agreement $2,000,000 — from CHAUNCEY ESTATES LLC to SPENCER SAVINGS BANK, SLA $2,000,000
2022-05-24Mortgage $903,480 — from CHAUNCEY ESTATES LLC to SPENCER SAVINGS BANK, SLA $903,480
2022-05-24AL&R $2,000,000 — from CHAUNCEY ESTATES LLC to SPENCER SAVINGS BANK, SLA $2,000,000
2012-10-23Agreement $1,350,000 — from CHAUNCEY ESTATES LLC to ARBOR COMMERCIAL FUNDING, LLC $1,350,000
2012-10-23Mortgage $334,287 — from CHAUNCEY ESTATES LLC to ARBOR COMMERCIAL FUNDING, LLC $334,287
2010-02-25Mortgage $763,083 — from CHAUNCEY ESTATES, LLC to NORTHFIELD BANK $763,083
2010-02-25Agreement $1,050,000 — from CHAUNCEY ESTATES, LLC to NORTHFIELD BANK $1,050,000
2010-02-25AL&R $105,000 — from CHAUNCEY ESTATES, LLC to NORTHFIELD BANK $105,000
2006-06-07Deed $429,221 — from MILLER, ESQ., JEFFREY to IB PROPERTY HOLDING, LLC $429,221
2006-06-07Deed $403,650 — from IB PROPERTY HOLDINGS, LLC to CHAUNCEY ESTATES, LLC $403,650
2006-06-07Mortgage $330,000 — from CHAUNCEY ESTATES, LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK $330,000
2003-05-29Mortgage $46,000 — from -GIBSON, CELESTE HAYNES to MERS $46,000
2003-05-29DEEDO $215,000 — from WHITE, WILBERT O; WHITE, TAMAR to BIBI CHANKOO $215,000
2003-05-29DEEDO $460,000 — from CHANKOO, BIBI to -GIBSON, CELESTE HAYNES $460,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201726019
201801012
201901001
202003003
202105005
202202406
202308008
202403003
202501001
202602013
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The full timeline

Construction 6Enforcement 25Housing & tenants 146Ownership & money 29Health & systems 3

Every one of the 209 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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