500 recorded events, 2002–2026, from 7 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 321 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 134 311 service requests, 16 bedbug filings.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 100% 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. In ZIP 11238, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-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.
70 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (51) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (11) · Noise (3) · Street Light Condition (2) · Lead (1) · Air Quality (1).
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.
| No | Built before 1974 (2006) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (10) |
| Yes | 421-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 owner(s) | 525-527 VANDERBILT CONDO |
| Head officer | HARLAN DUBE |
| Managing agent | NARROWS MANAGEMENT |
| Last registered | 2025-08-13 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $313,711 | $141,170 |
| 2026 | $383,229 | $172,453 |
| 2027 | $451,756 | $203,290 |
The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 15 YR NO CAP
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 | Clinton-Washington Avs — C · 350 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Vanderbilt Av / Atlantic Av — B69 · 250 ft |
| Citi Bike | Fulton St & Waverly Ave · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| Bike facility | Painted bike lane mapped within 75 ft |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 011 Purvis J. Behan. 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.
525 Vanderbilt 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 |
70 311 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 NARROWS MANAGEMENT — 85 buildings, 3,159 units. Grades across the portfolio: A66 · B14 · C5. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 85 buildings
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-26 | Mortgage $611,250 — from RAE, JOI; MACDOUGALL, ALAN to CITIZENS BANK, N.A. | $611,250 | |
| 2024-04-26 | Deed $815,000 — from HARRISON, CLAIRE to MACDOUGALL, ALAN; RAE, JOI | $815,000 | |
| 2024-04-22 | Sold for $815,000 | $815,000 | $81,500 |
| 2024-02-01 | Mortgage $712,000 — from VANISKO, ROBERT STEPHEN; FIELDS, LAURA EMILY to MERS AS NOMINEE FOR CITIBANK NA | $712,000 | |
| 2024-02-01 | Deed $890,000 — from CREAMER, MICHAEL NORMAN to FIELDS, LAURA EMILY; VANISKO, ROBERT STEPHEN | $890,000 | |
| 2024-01-25 | Sold for $890,000 | $890,000 | $89,000 |
| 2022-06-22 | Mortgage $764,000 — from BARD, ALEXANDER; BARD, AMANDA BURNETT to CITIBANK, N.A. | $764,000 | |
| 2022-06-22 | Deed $955,000 — from CASTANEDA, CELESTE EVERETT; CASTANEDA, EDISON to BARD, AMANDA BURNETT; BARD, ALEXANDER | $955,000 | |
| 2022-06-06 | Sold for $955,000 | $955,000 | $95,500 |
| 2021-05-11 | Mortgage $729,000 — from BORENSTEIN, AMANDA; DUBE, HARLAN to BANK OF AMERICA NA; MERS | $729,000 | |
| 2021-05-11 | Deed $810,000 — from SMYTHE, ZOE; KERNER, JACQUES to BORENSTEIN, AMANDA; DUBE, HARLAN | $810,000 | |
| 2021-04-30 | Sold for $810,000 | $810,000 | $81,000 |
| 2021-04-13 | Agreement $522,500 — from BARKER, KIMBERLY to CITIBANK, N.A. | $522,500 | |
| 2021-04-13 | Mortgage $3,440 — from BARKER, KIMBERLY to CITIBANK, N.A. | $3,440 | |
| 2021-03-12 | Agreement $398,000 — from IP, ISABELLA to MERS; TD BANK, N.A. | $398,000 |
| Year | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 2018 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 2019 | 11 | 77 | 88 |
| 2020 | 13 | 97 | 110 |
| 2021 | 5 | 21 | 26 |
| 2022 | 10 | 6 | 16 |
| 2023 | 22 | 0 | 22 |
| 2024 | 20 | 9 | 29 |
| 2025 | 15 | 3 | 18 |
| 2026 | 31 | 0 | 31 |
Every one of the 500 recorded events, 2002–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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