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537 Gates Avenue

428Records
11City systems
2Open violations
0.2Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11216 · Neighborhood: Bedford-Stuyvesant (West)
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428 recorded events, 2006–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 210 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 87 311 service requests, 37 ECB/OATH violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11216
Built2006
Floors3
Res. units18
ClassR3
Owner (PLUTO)UNAVAILABLE OWNER
BBL3018097501
BIN—

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 90% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 0.2. In ZIP 11216, 38% of residential buildings hold an A and 19% grade D or F. How grades work

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Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations2 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2013-07-28.

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

14 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (9) · Missed Collection (2) · Air Quality (1) · PAINT/PLASTER (1) · Homeless Person Assistance (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

NoBuilt before 1974 (2006)
YesSix or more residential units (18)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. 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)TOWNHOUSES ON GATES CONDOMINIUM
Head officerNAOMI CAVANAUGH
Managing agentALVIC PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
Last registered2025-10-24

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$0 $0
2026$543,720 $32,623
2027$602,381 $36,143

Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 25 YR NO CAP

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 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Nostrand Av — A C · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 13-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Gates Av / Tompkins Av — B52 · 100 ft
Citi BikeMonroe St & Tompkins Ave · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 044 Marcus Garvey. 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

537 Gates 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

14 311 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 ALVIC PROPERTY MANAGEMENT — 112 buildings, 1,997 units. Grades across the portfolio: A82 · B20 · C5 · D4. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
2400 East 3 Street BK180 B
1701 Albemarle Road BK84 B
2128 Ocean Avenue BK65 A
675 Academy Street MN61 B
1809 East 19 Street BK58 A
303 Avenue P BK53 B
3165 Emmons Avenue BK43 A
15 West End Avenue BK39 A
1740 West 4 Street BK37 A
2315 Gerritsen Avenue BK36 A
2331 Ocean Avenue BK36 A
622 Foster Avenue BK35 A
1495 East 28 Street BK32 A
8686 Bay Parkway BK32 A
8001 New Utrecht Avenue BK31 D
81-18 Queens Boulevard QN30 A
52 92 Street BK30 B
550 Ft Washington Avenue MN29 A
998 East 35 Street BK28 A
355 Kings Highway BK28 A
153 Bay 26 Street BK28 B
1270 East 91 Street BK28 A
713 East 86 Street BK27 A
1251 East 19 Street BK26 A
8807 Bay 16 Street BK24 A
7903 Seaview Avenue BK24 A
542 Dahill Road BK22 A
6833 Shore Road BK22 A
42 Main Street BK21 A
2388 Ocean Avenue BK21 A
1642 West 9 Street BK21 A
365 Marion Street BK20 A
295 Avenue P BK20 A
1559 West 6 Street BK19 A
1806 Voorhies Avenue BK18 A
537 Gates Avenue BK18 A
172 Stuyvesant Avenue BK18 A
3064 Coney Island Avenue BK16 C
6911 Shore Road BK16 A
3016 Brighton 5th Street BK16 A
2025 Ocean Ave BK16 A
117 Thomas S Boyland St BK15 C
3567 Shore Parkway BK15 B
58-17 43 Avenue QN15 A
3392 Guider Avenue BK15 A
2536 East 1 Street BK15 A
8754 18 Avenue BK15 A
1379 West 6 Street BK15 A
2784 East 12 Street BK14 A
2833 Ocean Parkway BK14 A
2158 Ocean Avenue BK14 A
108-27 63 Avenue QN12 B
62-48 60 Place QN12 A
2726 East 19 Street BK12 A
345 92 Street BK12 A
1575 West 10 Street BK12 A
2409 Ocean Avenue BK12 A
728 Ocean View Avenue BK11 A
79 Perry Street MN11 A
120 Ocean View Avenue BK10 B

showing 60 of 112 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-09-09Mortgage $76,066 — from RAPHAEL, JORDAN; MITCHELL, JENNIFER to CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, LLC; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS $76,066
2025-10-22Mortgage $126,861 — from ANJORIN-AGBAJE, BOLATITO; ADEPOJU, ADERONKE; ADEPOJU, ADETOMIWA to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $126,861
2025-10-22Agreement $495,000 — from ADEPOJU, ADERONKE; ANJORIN-AGBAJE, BOLATITO; ADEPOJU, ADETOMIWA to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $495,000
2025-07-14Deed $777,000 — from JOHNSON, BARBARA to RAPHAEL, JORDAN; MITCHELL, JENNIFER $777,000
2025-07-14Mortgage $616,000 — from RAPHAEL, JORDAN; MITCHELL, JENNIFER to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS $616,000
2024-04-05Mortgage $150,000 — from RELF, BENJAMIN; ROMNEY, SARAH to TD BANK NA $150,000
2023-11-02Mortgage $375,000 — from ADEPOJU, ADERONKE; ADEPOJU, ADETOMIWA to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK N.A. $375,000
2022-07-25Mortgage $85,000 — from FIGUEROA, LOURDES to BETHPAGE FEDERAL CREDIT UNION $85,000
2022-03-17Mortgage $422,000 — from MEDEROS, JESSICA A to HOMESTEAD FUNDING CORP. $422,000
2021-12-01Mortgage $520,200 — from HERRLINGER, ALEXANDER CHARLES; D'SOUZA, CHERYL to WINGS FINANCIAL CREDIT UNION $520,200
2021-12-01Deed $578,000 — from RODRIGUEZ, DELIA O to HERRLINGER, ALEXANDER CHARLES; D'SOUZA, CHERYL $578,000
2021-11-15Sold for $578,000 $578,000 $32,111
2021-03-08Agreement $268,400 — from CAVANAUGH, NAOMI E to MERS $268,400
2021-03-08Mortgage $10,166 — from CAVANAUGH, NAOMI E to MERS $10,166
2020-11-24Mortgage $520,000 — from NEUBERG, VINCENT to WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. $520,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017154111
20180720229
2019056213
20200186125
20210309140
20220185225
20230165223
20240105217
20250148224
202603115
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The full timeline

Construction 9Enforcement 39Housing & tenants 145Ownership & money 219Health & systems 16

Every one of the 428 recorded events, 2006–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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