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527 Marcy Avenue

159Records
11City systems
7Open violations
40Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11206 · Neighborhood: Bedford-Stuyvesant (West)
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159 recorded events, 1993–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 43 rodent inspections, 35 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 25 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11206
Built1931
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassS2
Owner (PLUTO)BSD 527 MARCY LLC
BBL3017390005
BIN3048507

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 93% 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 40. In ZIP 11206, 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 violations7 total — 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2019-06-24.

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

2 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (1) · Investigations and Discipline (IAD) (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 (1931)
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)52 MARCY LLC
Head officerSHLOMO KARPEN
Managing agentKEREN STAR MANAGEMENT
Last registered2020-12-15

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,963,000 $117,780
2026$2,278,000 $136,680
2027$2,763,000 $165,780

The city's market estimate has risen 41% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 4 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

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

SubwayMyrtle-Willoughby Avs — G · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Myrtle Av / Marcy Av — B54 · 700 ft
Citi BikePark Ave & Marcy Ave · 150 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 297 Abraham Stockton. 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 Marcy 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 KEREN STAR MANAGEMENT — 29 buildings, 122 units. Grades across the portfolio: A16 · B6 · C7. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
808 Driggs Avenue BK30 A
886 Jefferson Avenue BK6 A
365 Marcy Avenue BK6 B
370 Throop Avenue BK6 B
155 Lorimer Street BK3 C
103 Stockton Street BK3 A
599 Central Avenue BK3 A
597A Central Avenue BK3 C
587 Central Avenue BK3 A
32 Meserole Street BK3 B
36A Meserole Street BK3 A
34 Meserole Street BK3 C
123 Middleton Street BK3 C
36 Meserole Street BK3 A
101 Stockton Street BK3 B
26 Meserole Street BK3 C
107 Stockton Street BK3 A
28 Meserole Street BK3 A
597 Central Avenue BK3 A
30 Meserole Street BK3 A
595A Central Avenue BK3 A
589 Central Avenue BK3 C
105 Stockton Street BK3 A
595 Central Avenue BK3 B
593 Central Avenue BK3 A
593A Central Avenue BK3 A
103A Stockton Street BK3 B
35 Meserole Street BK3 A
527 Marcy Avenue BK2 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,061,000 on 2023-07-14 (lender: A&d Mortgage 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
2023-07-14Mortgage $2,061,000 — from SCHWARTZ, RACHEL to A&D MORTGAGE LLC; MERS $2,061,000
2023-07-14Deed $2,500,000 — from 52 MARCY LLC to SCHWARTZ, RACHEL $2,500,000
2023-06-22Sold for $2,500,000 $2,500,000 $1,250,000
2019-05-10AL&R $800,000 — from 52 MARCY REALTY LLC; 52 MARCY REALTY LLC to SIGNATURE BANK; SIGNATURE BANK $800,000
2019-05-10AL&R $800,000 — from 52 MARCY REALTY LLC; 52 MARCY REALTY LLC to SIGNATURE BANK; SIGNATURE BANK $800,000
2019-05-10Mortgage $800,000 — from 52 MARCY REALTY LLC; 52 MARCY REALTY LLC to SIGNATURE BANK; SIGNATURE BANK $800,000
2019-05-10Mortgage $800,000 — from 52 MARCY REALTY LLC; 52 MARCY REALTY LLC to SIGNATURE BANK; SIGNATURE BANK $800,000
2019-05-10Mortgage $800,000 — from 52 MARCY REALTY LLC; 52 MARCY REALTY LLC to SIGNATURE BANK; SIGNATURE BANK $800,000
2019-05-10Mortgage $800,000 — from 52 MARCY REALTY LLC; 52 MARCY REALTY LLC to SIGNATURE BANK; SIGNATURE BANK $800,000
2014-05-12AL&R $2,900,000 — from 52 MARCY LLC; MARCY WILLOUGHBY REALTY LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $2,900,000
2014-05-12Agreement $2,900,000 — from MARCY WILLOUGHBY REALTY LLC; 52 MARCY LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $2,900,000
2014-05-12Mortgage $1,450,000 — from 52 MARCY LLC; MARCY WILLOUGHBY REALTY LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $1,450,000
2012-11-19AL&R $450,000 — from 52 MARCY LLC; MARCY WILLOUGHBY REALTY LLC to EASTERN CAPITAL GROUP LLC $450,000
2012-11-19Mortgage $450,000 — from 52 MARCY LLC; MARCY WILLOUGHBY REALTY LLC to EASTERN CAPITAL GROUP LLC $450,000
2012-11-19Deed $445,000 — from KHANI, FRANCES to 52 MARCY LLC $445,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017000011
2018001023
201900310417
2020001012
2021000088
20220030912
2023001629
2024001124
2025002035
2026111025
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The full timeline

Construction 7Enforcement 5Housing & tenants 67Ownership & money 37Health & systems 43

Every one of the 159 recorded events, 1993–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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