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527 Monroe Street

951Records
16City systems
1Open violations
128.4Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11221 · Neighborhood: Bedford-Stuyvesant (East)
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951 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 337 HPD complaints, 235 311 service requests, 215 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11221
Built1931
Floors4
Res. units14
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)529 MONROE LLC
BBL3016350001
BIN3044629

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 86% 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 128.4. In ZIP 11221, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

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 violations1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2026-09-23.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2).

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

$260,000 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

64 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (13) · Rodent (8) · Noise (6) · ELECTRIC (6) · Dirty Condition (5) · Illegal Parking (4).

Filed construction activity

$3,553,900 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (11 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1931)
YesSix or more residential units (14)
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)529 Monroe LLC
Head officerDaniel Wolfson
Managing agentOutpost Club INC
Last registered2026-06-24

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,332,000 $1,049,400
2026$2,400,000 $1,080,000
2027$2,637,000 $1,186,650

The city's market estimate has risen 13% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

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

SubwayKosciuszko St — J · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 14-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Kingston-Throop Avs — C · 0.6 mi straight-line (about a 15-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Gates Av / Lewis Av — B52 · 200 ft
Citi BikeLewis Ave & Madison St · 350 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

527 Monroe 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

64 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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 OUTPOST CLUB INC — 42 buildings, 324 units. Grades across the portfolio: A8 · B14 · C10 · D8 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
186 North 6 Street BK40 A
3116 Clarendon Road BK22 A
107 Greenpoint Avenue BK20 A
29 Brooklyn Avenue BK20 B
340 Clifton Place BK19 B
111 Greenpoint Avenue BK16 B
115 Greenpoint Avenue BK16 A
527 Monroe Street BK14 C
246 West 108 Street MN10 C
125 West 138 Street MN10 B
424 West 47 Street MN9 B
209 West 135 Street MN9 B
537 Edgecombe Avenue MN9 B
54 Cumberland Street BK8 A
61-47 Woodbine Street QN8 C
17-16 Linden Street QN6 A
400 Suydam Street BK6 B
624 East 17 Street BK6 C
267 West 139 Street MN6 D
1118 Willoughby Avenue BK6 B
1867 Cornelia Street QN6 B
827 Halsey Street BK6 C
17-21 Menahan Street QN6 C
355 Tompkins Avenue BK4 A
854 Hancock Street BK4 B
568 Jefferson Avenue BK4 D
913 St Marks Avenue BK4 F
151 Tompkins Avenue BK3 D
34-42 Crescent Street QN3 A
16-59 Hancock Street QN3 C
440 St Marks Avenue BK2 D
1396 Prospect Place BK2 D
780 Lafayette Avenue BK2 D
647 Greene Avenue BK2 B
1299 St Johns Place BK2 B
417 Grand Avenue BK2 C
1287 Sterling Place BK2 B
63 West 130 Street MN2 D
1389 Flatbush Avenue BK2 C
1257 Hancock Street BK2 C
468 West 146 Street MN1 D
305 West 29 Street MN0 —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,050,000 on 2019-06-25 (lender: Connectone Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-05-09Agreement $5,900,000 — from 529 MONROE LLC to CONNECTONE BANK $5,900,000
2022-05-09AL&R $5,900,000 — from 529 MONROE LLC to CONNECTONE BANK $5,900,000
2019-06-25AL&R $5,900,000 — from 529 MONROE LLC to CONNECTONE BANK $5,900,000
2019-06-25Agreement $3,850,000 — from 529 MONROE LLC to CONNECTONE BANK $3,850,000
2019-06-25Deed $5,050,000 — from MONROE LEWIS LLC to 529 MONROE LLC $5,050,000
2019-06-25Mortgage $2,050,000 — from 529 MONROE LLC to CONNECTONE BANK $2,050,000
2019-06-25Mortgage $1,139,039 — from 529 MONROE LLC to CONNECTONE BANK $1,139,039
2019-06-13Sold for $5,050,000 $5,050,000 $360,714
2017-07-05M&CON $2,800,000 — from MONROE LEWIS LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $2,800,000
2017-07-05AL&R $2,800,000 — from MONROE LEWIS LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $2,800,000
2016-05-18Mortgage $1,150,000 — from MONROE LEWIS LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $1,150,000
2016-05-18AL&R $1,150,000 — from MONROE LEWIS LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $1,150,000
2016-05-18Deed $1,700,000 — from HOOD, SHEILA to MONROE LEWIS LLC $1,700,000
2016-05-05Sold for $1,700,000 $1,700,000 $121,429
1983-08-25Mortgage $3,375 — from HOOD, CLARKSON C to NEW YORK CITY $3,375

Ten-year activity

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2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
83
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2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017014172033
201821550022
20195549023
20207120010
202190160025
202200512154
202307300037
202401780483
2025012200133
202600200525
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The full timeline

Construction 25Enforcement 67Housing & tenants 816Ownership & money 31Health & systems 12

Every one of the 951 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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