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571 Greene Avenue

636Records
17City systems
7Open violations
30.7Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11216 · Neighborhood: Bedford-Stuyvesant (West)
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636 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 215 HPD housing violations, 148 311 service requests, 127 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11216
Built1920
Floors3
Res. units3
ClassC0
Owner (PLUTO)571 GREENE AVE LLC
BBL3017990012
BIN3050425

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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 30.7. 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 violations7 total — 6 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2017-05-07.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2).

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

What 311 hears from this address

19 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Water System (5) · Outdoor Dining (4) · Dirty Condition (3) · PAINT/PLASTER (2) · Animal (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1).

Filed construction activity

$12,000 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 (1920)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
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)Barry K Brown Living Trust
Head officerMelina C Brown
Managing agentLivingston Management Services
Last registered2025-01-31

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,883,000 $112,980
2026$2,384,000 $143,040
2027$2,895,000 $173,700

The city's market estimate has risen 54% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Little Roy Coffee COCoffee/TeaAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Pet/Animal) · 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 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Lafayette Av / Marcy Av — B38 · 600 ft
Citi BikeMarcy Ave & Lafayette Ave · 550 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

571 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

19 311 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 LIVINGSTON MANAGEMENT SERVICES — 249 buildings, 4,468 units. Grades across the portfolio: A76 · B79 · C41 · D38 · F12. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
238 West 19 Street MN200 A
237 11 Street BK105 A
135 East 50 Street MN104 A
228 West 147 Street MN100 F
31 East 31 Street MN92 A
1147 1 Avenue MN75 A
449 East 83 Street MN69 A
517 West 29th Street MN60 A
950 Woodycrest Avenue BX60 D
238 East 33 Street MN58 A
55 3 Avenue MN55 A
770 St Marks Avenue BK52 B
957 Woodycrest Avenue BX52 F
549 Isham Street MN50 B
153 Norfolk Street MN50 C
4925 Broadway MN49 C
89 Hicks Street BK48 A
13 Cumming Street MN48 B
120 East 4 Street MN48 A
313 West 30 Street MN47 B
52 North 1 Street BK46 A
152 East 22 Street MN43 A
434 West 19 Street MN40 A
1417 Longfellow Avenue BX38 D
345 West 30 Street MN37 A
337 West 30 Street MN37 A
208 East 6 Street MN36 A
565 West 139 Street MN36 C
465 West 152 Street MN36 D
211 Avenue A MN35 B
63 West 104 Street MN34 A
306 East 5 Street MN34 A
198 2 Avenue MN33 A
573 Isham Street MN31 D
228 East 81 Street MN28 B
203 West 144 Street MN28 C
1685 1 Avenue MN27 A
458 West 52 Street MN26 B
170 Avenue A MN25 A
14 Avenue B MN25 A
311 2 Avenue MN24 B
904 Morris Avenue BX24 C
615 East 189 Street BX24 D
118 East 4 Street MN24 B
2512 University Avenue BX24 D
68 Richardson Street BK24 A
109 Ludlow Street MN24 C
343 East 76 Street MN24 B
221 East 82 Street MN24 A
191 Sterling Place BK24 B
283 West 147 Street MN23 D
302 East 5 Street MN22 A
2483 Cambreleng Avenue BX21 D
435 West 19th Street MN21 A
114 West 137 Street MN21 B
421 East 80 Street MN20 C
442 Sterling Place BK20 B
435 East 12 Street MN20 A
325 East 83 Street MN20 B
338 East 53 Street MN20 B

showing 60 of 249 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,612,500 on 2025-08-01 (lender: Hanover Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-08-01Mortgage $1,612,500 — from 571 GREENE AVE LLC to HANOVER COMMUNITY BANK $1,612,500
2025-08-01Deed $2,330,500 — from BARRY K. BROWN LIVING TRUST; MELINA BROWN AS TRUSTEE to 571 GREENE AVE LLC $2,330,500
2025-08-01AL&R $1,612,500 — from 571 GREENE AVE LLC to HANOVER COMMUNITY BANK $1,612,500
2025-07-15Sold for $2,330,500 $2,330,500 $776,833
2020-06-01AL&R $800,000 — from BROWN, BARRY K to CROSS RIVER BANK $800,000
2020-06-01Mortgage $800,000 — from BROWN, BARRY K to CROSS RIVER BANK $800,000
2016-01-06Deed $1,830,000 — from 227A MALCOLM X CORP. to BARRY K. BROWN LIVING TRUST; BARRY K. BROWN, TRUSTEE $1,830,000
2015-12-16Agreement $675,000 — from 227A MALCOLM X CORP. to STEPPING STONE EQUITY MANAGEMENT L.P. $675,000
2014-03-25Deed $750,000 — from N & M ACQUISITIONS, INC. to 227A MALCOLM X CORP $750,000
2014-03-25Mortgage $245,000 — from 227A MALCOLM X CORP to STEPPING STONE EQUITY MANAGAMENT L.P. $245,000
2013-12-06Mortgage $450,000 — from N & M ACQUISITIONS, INC. to HAMPTON PARTNERS LLC $450,000
2013-12-06Deed $360,000 — from EMONO, ELIZABETH to N & M ACQUISITIONS, INC. $360,000
2006-12-07Mortgage $187,500 — from EMONO, ELIZABETH to MERS, INC. $187,500
2006-12-07Mortgage $562,500 — from EMONO, ELIZABETH to MERS, INC. $562,500
2006-12-07Deed $750,000 — from SCHWARTZ, CHAIM to EMONO, ELIZABETH $750,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20173300134
201802024
20190101213
2020092112
202107018
20220100717
20230181423
2024090312
20250156425
202602024
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The full timeline

Construction 13Enforcement 18Housing & tenants 530Ownership & money 46Health & systems 29

Every one of the 636 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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