783 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 269 311 service requests, 252 HPD complaints, 161 HPD housing violations.
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A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More 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 194. In ZIP 11221, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 33 total — 12 class C (immediately hazardous), 9 class B, 12 class A. Oldest open since 2015-05-15. |
| Pending HPD litigation | 1 case(s) pending in housing court |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
68 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (15) · FLOORING/STAIRS (12) · PAINT/PLASTER (11) · ELECTRIC (7) · PLUMBING (6) · APPLIANCE (5).
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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1910) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (15) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | 555 & 561 GATES LLC |
| Head officer | ERIC ORLOFSKY |
| Managing agent | EBD MANAGEMENT SERVICES |
| Last registered | 2026-06-08 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $972,000 | $437,400 |
| 2026 | $953,000 | $428,850 |
| 2027 | $1,265,000 | $569,250 |
The city's market estimate has risen 30% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
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.
| Subway | Bedford-Nostrand Avs — G · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Nostrand Av — A 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 · 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.
555 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 |
68 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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.
Managed by EBD MANAGEMENT SERVICES — 9 buildings, 71 units. Grades across the portfolio: A5 · B2 · C2. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 555 Gates Avenue | BK | 15 | C |
| 244 President Street | BK | 8 | C |
| 110 Calyer Street | BK | 8 | A |
| 246 President Street | BK | 8 | B |
| 1333 Pacific Street | BK | 8 | A |
| 93-02 95 Avenue | QN | 6 | B |
| 69 Bushwick Avenue | BK | 6 | A |
| 365 Tompkins Avenue | BK | 6 | A |
| 1122 Manhattan Avenue | BK | 6 | A |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $604,378 on 2020-11-25 (lender: Signature Bank), covering 2 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-11-25 | AL&R $6,850,000 — from 555 & 561 GATES LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $6,850,000 | |
| 2020-11-25 | Agreement $6,850,000 — from 555 & 561 GATES LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $6,850,000 | |
| 2020-11-25 | Mortgage $604,379 — from 555 & 561 GATES LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $604,379 | |
| 2016-09-26 | AL&R $1,900,000 — from 555 & 561 GATES LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $1,900,000 | |
| 2016-09-26 | Mortgage $1,900,000 — from 555 & 561 GATES LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $1,900,000 | |
| 2014-12-23 | AL&R $4,900,000 — from 555 & 561 GATES LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $4,900,000 | |
| 2014-12-23 | Agreement $4,900,000 — from 555 & 561 GATES LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $4,900,000 | |
| 2014-12-23 | Mortgage $2,817,593 — from 555 & 561 GATES LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $2,817,593 | |
| 2014-12-23 | Deed $6,350,000 — from 555 GATES LLC to 555 & 561 GATES LLC | $6,350,000 | |
| 2012-07-03 | Deed $2,900,000 — from 555 GATES REALTY, LLC to 555 GATES LLC | $2,900,000 | |
| 2012-07-03 | Agreement $2,175,000 — from 555 GATES LLC to INVESTORS BANK | $2,175,000 | |
| 2012-07-03 | AL&R $2,175,000 — from 555 GATES LLC to INVESTORS BANK | $2,175,000 | |
| 2012-07-03 | Mortgage $865,838 — from 555 GATES LLC to INVESTORS BANK | $865,838 | |
| 2009-11-16 | AL&R $1,350,000 — from 555 GATES AVENUE, LLC to MADISON NATIONAL BANK | $1,350,000 | |
| 2009-11-16 | Mortgage $1,350,000 — from 555 GATES AVENUE, LLC to MADISON NATIONAL BANK | $1,350,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| 2018 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 19 |
| 2019 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 20 |
| 2020 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 16 |
| 2021 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| 2022 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
| 2023 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 2024 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 12 |
| 2025 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 2026 | 0 | 203 | 0 | 2 | 205 |
Every one of the 783 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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