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497 Greene Avenue

277Records
15City systems
18Open violations
162.5Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11216 · Neighborhood: Bedford-Stuyvesant (West)
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277 recorded events, 1975–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 85 311 service requests, 46 HPD housing violations, 35 rodent inspections.

BoroughBrooklyn 11216
Built1931
Floors4
Res. units4
ClassS9
Owner (PLUTO)497 GREENE REALTY LLC
BBL3017940092
BIN3050195

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GRADE D

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 162.5. In ZIP 11216, 38% of residential buildings hold an A and 19% 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 violations18 total — 9 class C (immediately hazardous), 7 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 1975-01-30.

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

13 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (6) · Food Establishment (2) · General Construction/Plumbing (1) · Drinking (1) · Emergency Response Team (ERT) (1) · Illegal Dumping (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 (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)497 GREENE REALTY LLC
Head officerNICK DRAGONETTI
Managing agent497 GREENE REALTY LLC
Last registered2025-10-30

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$897,600 $403,920
2026$1,011,000 $454,950
2027$1,213,000 $545,850

The city's market estimate has risen 35% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Captain Dan's Good Time TavernAmericanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Pet/Animal, Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

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

SubwayBedford-Nostrand Avs — G · 450 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Nostrand Av / Greene Av — B44 · 200 ft
Citi BikeGreene Ave & Nostrand Ave · 100 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 256 Benjamin Banneker. 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

497 Greene Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

13 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $173,769 on 2026-07-15 (lender: Newtek Bank, National Association). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-07-27Agreement $1,400,000 — from 497 GREEN REALTY LLC to NEWTEK BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $1,400,000
2026-07-27AL&R $1,400,000 — from 497 GREEN REALTY LLC to NEWTEK BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $1,400,000
2026-07-15Mortgage $173,770 — from 497 GREENE REALTY LLC to NEWTEK BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $173,770
2016-03-16Deed $2,125,000 — from 497 GREEN LLC to 497 GREENE REALTY LLC $2,125,000
2016-03-16Mortgage $1,555,000 — from 497 GREENE REALTY LLC to BANCO POPULAR NORTH AMERICA $1,555,000
2016-03-16AL&R $1,555,000 — from 497 GREENE REALTY LLC to BANCO POPULAR NORTH AMERICA $1,555,000
2016-02-29Sold for $2,125,000 $2,125,000 $531,250
2012-07-16Deed $725,000 — from RICHARD GOLDBERG, ESQ., REFEREE to 54, LLC $725,000
2005-09-20Deed $25,000 — from BLACKWOOD, BRUCE to 497 GREENE AVENUE CORP $25,000
2005-09-20Mortgage $215,000 — from 497 GREENE AVENUE CORP to 54, INC. $215,000
2005-04-28Mortgage $580,000 — from BLACKWOOD, BRUCE to NEW CENTURY MORTGAGE CORPORATION $580,000
2005-03-01Mortgage $499,700 — from BLACKWOOD, BRUCE to D&M FINANCIAL CORP. $499,700
1999-12-09Mortgage $241,250 — from ALPHA AND OMEGA INC to RYANS EXPRESS EQUITIES CORP $241,250

Ten-year activity

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201802035
201902035
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20210120113
2022060410
20232240228
20240701320
202501067
20260155222
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The full timeline

Construction 18Enforcement 19Housing & tenants 174Ownership & money 28Health & systems 38

Every one of the 277 recorded events, 1975–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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