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598 Monroe Street

145Records
11City systems
3Open violations
136.7Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11221 · Neighborhood: Bedford-Stuyvesant (East)
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145 recorded events, 1984–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 50 311 service requests, 35 HPD complaints, 20 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11221
Built1899
Floors2
Res. units2
ClassB3
Owner (PLUTO)RAIMA CORP
BBL3016400042
BIN3044883

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 98% 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 136.7. In ZIP 11221, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% 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 violations3 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2018-12-05.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

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

8 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Residential Disposal Complaint (2) · DOOR/WINDOW (1) · SAFETY (1) · ELECTRIC (1) · WATER LEAK (1) · PAINT/PLASTER (1).

Filed construction activity

$398,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (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)RAIMA CORP
Head officerBALKRISHNA MADDIWAR
Managing agentRaima Corp
Last registered2025-09-25

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,784,000 $107,040
2026$1,516,000 $90,960
2027$1,673,000 $100,380

The city's market estimate has fallen 6% 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

SubwayKosciuszko St — J · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 12-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Utica Av — A C · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 14-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Gates Av / Stuyvesant Av — B52 · 350 ft
Citi BikeStuyvesant Ave & Gates Ave · 450 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

598 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

8 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by RAIMA CORP — 4 buildings, 8 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B1 · C1 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
137-11 158 Street QN3 C
598 Monroe Street BK2 D
346 Thomas S Boyland St BK2 A
164-06 110 Road QN1 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $100,000 on 2007-03-13 (recorded via MERS, the industry registry; the lender is not named on the record). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2013-04-01Deed $325,000 — from DANEY , BRYAN to RAIMA CORP $325,000
2011-01-20M&CON $98,909 — from DANEY, BRYAN to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS $98,909
2007-03-13Deed $719,000 — from RZN CORP to DANEY, BRYAN $719,000
2007-03-13Mortgage $100,000 — from DANEY, BRYAN to MERS $100,000
2007-03-13Mortgage $619,000 — from DANEY, BRYAN to MERS $619,000
2007-01-08Deed $450,000 — from RENEAU, STEVEN; PHYLLIS RENEAU; RENEAU, ROBERT to RZN CORPORATION $450,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201701203
2018029213
201920406
202000000
202100303
2022055111
202322105
202400516
202500011
20260017118
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The full timeline

Construction 4Enforcement 11Housing & tenants 112Ownership & money 12Health & systems 6

Every one of the 145 recorded events, 1984–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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