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593 Lexington Avenue

1,324Records
14City systems
313Open violations
1567.7Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11221 · Neighborhood: Bedford-Stuyvesant (East)
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1,324 recorded events, 1978–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 412 311 service requests, 388 HPD complaints, 363 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11221
Built1899
Floors2
Res. units2
ClassB3
Owner (PLUTO)KOSH 200 LLC
BBL3016190065
BIN3044001

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GRADE F

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 1567.7. In ZIP 11221, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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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 violations313 total — 34 class C (immediately hazardous), 237 class B, 42 class A. Oldest open since 2007-06-27.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

21 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 6 · winter 2024–25: 4 · winter 2025–26: 10). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
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’24–25
10
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

152 service requests in the last three years. Most common: PLUMBING (30) · FLOORING/STAIRS (22) · PAINT/PLASTER (20) · ELECTRIC (19) · DOOR/WINDOW (13) · WATER LEAK (11).

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)KOSH 200 LLC
Head officerYaacov Nagar
Managing agentYAACOV NAGAR
Last registered2025-09-24

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,314,000 $78,840
2026$1,664,000 $99,840
2027$1,449,000 $86,940

The city's market estimate has risen 10% 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.

2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2022 (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

SubwayMyrtle Av — J M Z · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 14-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Lewis Av / Greene Av — B15 · 500 ft
Citi BikeLewis Ave & Greene Ave · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 308 Clara Cardwell. 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

593 Lexington 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

152 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 10 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $250,000 on 2026-04-15 (lender: Fm Home Loans, LLC) (recorded via MERS). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-04-15Agreement $1,125,000 — from KOSH 200 LLC to FM HOME LOANS, LLC; MERS AS NOMINEE $1,125,000
2026-04-15Mortgage $250,000 — from KOSH 200 LLC to FM HOME LOANS, LLC; MERS AS NOMINEE $250,000
2025-03-05Mortgage $350,000 — from KOSH 200 LLC to HAMPTON PARTNERS, LLC $350,000
2025-03-05Deed $981,491 — from SG MORTGAGE SECURITIES TRUST 2006-FREI; HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASOCIATION, AS T to KOSH 200 LLC $981,491
2025-03-05Mortgage $875,000 — from KOSH 200 LLC to HAMPTON PARTNERS, LLC $875,000
2025-02-27Sold for $981,491 $981,491 $490,746
2024-05-30Deed $961,315 — from MILLER, ESQ., AS REFEREE, JEFFREY R ESQ. to HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $961,315
2024-05-07Sold for $961,315 $961,315 $480,658
2005-12-06Deed $630,000 — from O'BRIEN, DANIEL COLEY to PALDANO, STELLA $630,000
2005-12-06Mortgage $504,000 — from PALDANO, STELLA to MERS $504,000
2005-12-05Mortgage $126,000 — from PALDANO, STELLA to MERS $126,000
2004-12-01Deed $530,000 — from HOME REHAB & DEVELOPMENT INC. to O'BRIEN, DANIEL COLEY $530,000
2004-12-01Mortgage $424,000 — from O'BRIEN, DANIEL COLEY to MERS $424,000
2004-12-01Mortgage $106,000 — from O'BRIEN, DANIEL COLEY to MERS $106,000
2004-07-05Mortgage $324,900 — from HOME REHAB & DEVELOPMENT, INC to CARNEGIE CAPITAL LLC $324,900

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20171011911131
2018316004167
20190391848
20204430552
2021114513150
20220830386
20230920698
20240103213118
2025017948191
20260464151
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The full timeline

Construction 4Enforcement 26Housing & tenants 1,200Ownership & money 41Health & systems 53

Every one of the 1,324 recorded events, 1978–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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