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533 Nostrand Avenue

99Records
9City systems
0Open violations
6.7Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11216 · Neighborhood: Bedford-Stuyvesant (West)
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99 recorded events, 1983–2026, from 9 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 46 311 service requests, 18 rodent inspections, 8 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11216
Built1910
Floors3
Res. units1
ClassS1
Owner (PLUTO)531-533 NOSTRAND
BBL3018670010
BIN3053943

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 81% 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 6.7. 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

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.

Patterns

4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 4).

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

What 311 hears from this address

7 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · Sewer (1) · Homeless Person Assistance (1) · Illegal Parking (1) · Food Establishment (1) · Air Quality (1).

Filed construction activity

$1,800 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (1910)
NoSix or more residential units (1)
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).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,153,000 $69,180
2026$1,418,000 $85,080
2027$1,540,000 $92,400

The city's market estimate has risen 34% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
David's Brisket HouseSandwichesA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 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: No Permit or License) · 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.

4 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2011 (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

SubwayNostrand Av — A C · 400 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Franklin Av — C S · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Nostrand Av / Fulton St — B44 B44-SBS · 350 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi BikePacific St & Nostrand Ave · 550 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 093 William H. Prescott. 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

533 Nostrand 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

7 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $315,000 on 2002-07-25 (lender: Astoria Federal Savings And Loan Association), 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.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2002-07-25Mortgage $315,000 — from 531-533 NOSTRAND LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $315,000
2001-10-29Mortgage $410,000 — from 531-533 NOSTRAND LLC to BERLINER, JOSEPH H $410,000
1983-05-03Mortgage $180,000 — from 531-535 NOSTRAND AVERTY to CARDINAL REALTY CO INC $180,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201703115
201800325
201900325
202000516
202100415
202200336
202300325
202400145
2025206715
202600213
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The full timeline

Construction 11Enforcement 5Housing & tenants 50Ownership & money 8Health & systems 25

Every one of the 99 recorded events, 1983–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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