309 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 119 HPD housing violations, 56 311 service requests, 34 HPD complaints.
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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 153.8. In ZIP 11221, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
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.
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$5,000 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
4 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (3) · Rodent (1).
$4,229,140 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (17 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1931) |
| No | Six or more residential units (4) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | Gates Commons LLC |
| Head officer | Gabriel Dorfman |
| Managing agent | NBM Management LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-09-11 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $807,600 | $363,420 |
| 2026 | $861,000 | $387,450 |
| 2027 | $975,000 | $438,750 |
The city's market estimate has risen 21% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2023 (0 in the last three years).
Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.
| Subway | Bedford-Nostrand Avs — G · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Kingston-Throop Avs — C · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 14-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Gates Av / Tompkins Av — B52 · 100 ft |
| Citi Bike | Monroe St & Tompkins Ave · 400 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.
565 Gates Avenue
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
4 311 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.
Managed by NBM MANAGEMENT LLC — 43 buildings, 359 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B7 · C14 · D15 · F5. See the whole portfolio
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $70,000 on 2021-06-23 (lender: Plaza Home Mortgage INC.) (recorded via MERS). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-06-23 | Agreement $1,470,000 — from DORFMAN, GAVRIEL to PLAZA HOME MORTGAGE INC.; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS | $1,470,000 | |
| 2021-06-23 | Mortgage $70,000 — from DORFMAN, GAVRIEL to PLAZA HOME MORTGAGE INC.; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS | $70,000 | |
| 2019-05-13 | Mortgage $1,125,000 — from GATES COMMONS LLC to CONVENTUS LLC | $1,125,000 | |
| 2019-05-01 | Mortgage $1,400,000 — from GATES COMMON LLC to CONVENTUS LLC | $1,400,000 | |
| 2019-05-01 | Deed $1,750,000 — from ONI F/K/A TRACY PIERRE-LOUIS, TRACY M to GATES COMMONS LLC | $1,750,000 | |
| 2019-04-17 | Sold for $1,750,000 | $1,750,000 | $437,500 |
| 2016-07-28 | Mortgage $845,000 — from PIERRE-LOUIS, TRACY to NEW PENN FINANCIAL, LLC; MERS | $845,000 | |
| 2005-05-25 | Mortgage $438,000 — from MARTHONE, ROSE to MERS | $438,000 | |
| 2004-09-13 | Mortgage $400,000 — from LAZARE, EDIUS to MERS | $400,000 | |
| 2002-10-01 | Mortgage $248,000 — from LAZARE, EDIUS to OLYMPIA MORTGAGE CORP | $248,000 | |
| 2002-10-01 | Mortgage $46,500 — from LAZARE, EDIUS to OLYMPIA MORTGAGE CORP | $46,500 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 39 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 18 |
| 2019 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| 2020 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 6 | 0 | 65 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 23 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
Every one of the 309 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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