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579 Jefferson Avenue

123Records
13City systems
0Open violations
27.5Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11221 · Neighborhood: Bedford-Stuyvesant (East)
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123 recorded events, 1982–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 42 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 17 HPD housing violations, 17 DOB job filings.

BoroughBrooklyn 11221
Built1899
Floors3
Res. units4
ClassR1
Owner (PLUTO)UNAVAILABLE OWNER
BBL3016507501
BIN3045454

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 90% 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 27.5. 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

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

2 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Missed Collection (1) · Illegal Parking (1).

Filed construction activity

$12,000 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1899)
NoSix or more residential units (4)
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)Eco-Condos on Jefferson Condominium
Head officerKevin C Wright
Managing agentWRG Property Management
Last registered2025-11-28

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$125,700 $56,565
2026$134,000 $60,300
2027$151,750 $68,288

The city's market estimate has risen 21% 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

SubwayUtica Av — A C · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Lewis Av / Jefferson Av — B15 · 150 ft
Citi BikeLewis Ave & Madison St · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 262 El Hajj Malik El Shabazz Elementary School. 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

579 Jefferson 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

2 311 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 WRG PROPERTY MANAGEMENT — 14 buildings, 124 units. Grades across the portfolio: A9 · B2 · C2 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1142 Bedford Avenue BK29 A
153 Chauncey Street BK16 A
239 East 10 Street MN12 A
313 Hart Street BK10 A
72 Steuben Street BK10 A
328 Central Avenue BK8 A
959 Madison Street BK8 A
1390 Putnam Ave BK8 A
104 Jackson Street BK6 A
579 Jefferson Avenue BK4 C
1273 DeKalb Avenue BK4 C
337 Chauncey Street BK4 B
2073 Pacific Street BK3 D
306 East 81 Street MN2 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-12-09Deed $850,000 — from PAAS, ANNE to COHEN, ELEONORE; COHEN, PHILOMENE; COHEN, BENOIT $850,000
2025-11-26Sold for $850,000 $850,000 $212,500
2025-11-26Sold for $850,000 $850,000 $212,500
2020-09-15Mortgage $465,000 — from VESELIC, ANA; CHERMAYEFF, JESSICA to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK $465,000
2020-07-07Deed $620,000 — from TURNBULL, REBECCA to VESELIC, ANA; CHERMAYEFF, JESSICA $620,000
2020-06-17Sold for $620,000 $620,000 $155,000
2019-06-06Mortgage $708,000 — from PETERSON, SARAH S to WELLS FARGO BANK NA $708,000
2019-06-06Deed $885,000 — from GRISE, PASCALE to PETERSON, SARAH S $885,000
2019-05-20Sold for $885,000 $885,000 $221,250
2015-03-06Mortgage $4,700,000 — from GRISE, PASCALE to MERS, AS NOMINEE FOR CITIBANK, N.A.; MERS, AS NOMINEE FOR CITIBANK, N.A.; MERS, AS NOMINEE $4,700,000
2015-03-06Deed $738,231 — from 579 JEFFERSON LLC to GRISE, PASCALE $738,231
2013-09-23Mortgage $349,930 — from MCCUTCHEON, MELODY B to WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. $349,930
2013-09-23Deed $503,399 — from 579 JEFFERSON LLC to MCCUTCHEON, MELODY B $503,399
2013-08-30Deed $427,401 — from 579 JEFFERSON LLC to TURNBULL, REBECCA $427,401
2013-08-30Mortgage $115,000 — from TURNBULL, REBECCA to MERS $115,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017011002
2018003115
2019002608
2020001607
2021202004
2022004015
2023002103
2024003216
20250038112
2026001012
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The full timeline

Construction 28Enforcement 7Housing & tenants 36Ownership & money 47Health & systems 5

Every one of the 123 recorded events, 1982–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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