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505 Throop Avenue

250Records
12City systems
3Open violations
31Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11221 · Neighborhood: Bedford-Stuyvesant (East)
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250 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 86 HPD complaints, 56 311 service requests, 53 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11221
Built1905
Floors4
Res. units4
ClassC3
Owner (PLUTO)505 THROOP LLC
BBL3018310010
BIN3052127

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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 31. In ZIP 11221, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations3 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2009-02-19.

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: Illegal Parking (6) · Illegal Fireworks (1) · Abandoned Bike (1) · Illegal Dumping (1) · Dirty Condition (1) · Abandoned Vehicle (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 (1905)
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)505 THROOP LLC
Head officerPERNILLA A AVITAL
Managing agentJ&M REALTY SERVICES CORP
Last registered2025-11-03

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,879,000 $845,550
2026$1,503,000 $676,350
2027$1,583,000 $712,350

The city's market estimate has fallen 16% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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.

4 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2016 (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.

Getting around

SubwayKingston-Throop Avs — C · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Nostrand Av — A C · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 14-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Throop Av / Jefferson Av — B43 · 150 ft
Citi BikePutnam Ave & Throop Ave · 100 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

505 Throop 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

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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by J & M REALTY SERVICES CORP — 31 buildings, 595 units. Grades across the portfolio: A15 · B9 · C4 · D2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
210 East 58 Street MN105 A
474 West 158 Street MN72 A
452 Ft Washington Avenue MN57 B
155 East 55 Street MN56 A
803 West 180 Street MN36 B
113 West 17 Street MN35 A
217 East 27 Street MN24 B
434 East 83 Street MN21 A
146 West 17 Street MN15 A
131 Perry Street MN14 A
144 West 17 Street MN14 A
135 West 17 Street MN14 A
705 9 Avenue MN14 B
148 West 17 Street MN13 A
481 Columbus Avenue MN11 B
142 West 17 Street MN11 A
420 West 49 Street MN9 C
68 Perry Street MN9 A
57 Halsey Street BK8 A
114 West 76 Street MN8 A
1727 Harman Street QN6 A
1829 Madison Street QN6 B
401 Himrod Street BK6 B
1680 Woodbine Street QN6 B
308 West 78 Street MN5 B
505 Throop Avenue BK4 C
224 East 14 Street MN4 C
178 Spring Street MN4 C
1022 Lexington Avenue MN4 D
237 East 31 Street MN4 D
104 Franklin Street MN0 —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $800,000 on 2006-07-12 (recorded via MERS, the industry registry; the lender is not named on the record). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2012-12-18Deed $625,000 — from DUNCAN, MICHELLE to 505 THROOP LLC $625,000
2006-07-12Mortgage $800,000 — from DUNCAN, MICHELLE; COWIE, GILBERT to MERS $800,000
2005-09-15Mortgage $612,720 — from COWIE, GILBERT to MERS $612,720
2005-09-15Deed $765,900 — from LOWRY, JASPER to COWIE, GILBERT $765,900
2005-09-15Mortgage $114,885 — from COWIE, GILBERT to MERS $114,885
1987-11-25Mortgage $12,500 — from LOWERY, JASPER L to OXFORD RESOURCES CORP $12,500

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170505
20180404
20190718
20203508
20210303
20220527
202319010
20240819
20250516
20260527
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The full timeline

Construction 6Enforcement 7Housing & tenants 209Ownership & money 21Health & systems 7

Every one of the 250 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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