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539 Vanderbilt Avenue

336Records
9City systems
5Open violations
5Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11238 · Neighborhood: Clinton Hill
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336 recorded events, 2020–2026, from 9 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 229 311 service requests, 39 HPD complaints, 26 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11238
Built2020
Floors29
Res. units264
ClassRM
Owner (PLUTO)THE CLARENCE A. GREIFINGER TRUST
BBL3020107505
BIN—

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 56% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 5. In ZIP 11238, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% grade D or F. How grades work

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Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations5 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2025-09-25.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

14 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 6). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’24–25
6
’25–26

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

$625 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

229 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (114) · Noise (38) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (15) · PLUMBING (10) · HEAT/HOT WATER (7) · Building/Use (5).

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

NoBuilt before 1974 (2020)
YesSix or more residential units (264)
Yes421-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 with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)539 VANDERBILT PARTNERS LLC
Head officerSHA DINOUR
Managing agentROSE PROPERTY MGMT GRP LLC
Last registered2025-07-07

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2026$5,356,755 $2,410,539
2027$0 $0

The city's market estimate has fallen 100% between tax years 2026 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 35YR WITH AFF HOUSING PCT

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.

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.

Getting around

SubwayClinton-Washington Avs — C · 500 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Vanderbilt Av / Atlantic Av — B69 · 100 ft
Citi BikeFulton St & Waverly Ave · 550 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted 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.

Report a problem to 311

539 Vanderbilt 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

229 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 7 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by ROSE PROPERTY MGMT GRP LLC — 198 buildings, 24,128 units. Grades across the portfolio: A148 · B26 · C8 · D2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
115 Broad Street MN1320 A
22-44 Jackson Avenue QN1122 A
415 West 23 Street MN901 A
222 Broadway MN788 A
66 Pine Street MN612 A
9 DeKalb Avenue BK541 A
450 East 63 Street MN503 A
241 West 28 Street MN480 A
517 West 59 Street MN465 A
21 India Street BK463 A
100 Flatbush Avenue BK441 A
41-42 24 Street QN421 A
55 West 25 Street MN407 A
984 1 Avenue MN397 A
1752 Broadway MN396 A
151 Bank Street MN384 A
11 Ocean Parkway BK375 A
222 East 40 Street MN372 A
210 Livingston St BK367 A
150 East 44 Street MN360 A
15 Hanover Place BK314 A
61-01 Junction Boulevard QN312 A
736 Avenue of the Americas MN301 B
1510 Lexington Avenue MN298 A
47 Willoughby Street BK293 A
21 West Street MN293 A
422 East 53 Street MN292 A
7 West 21 Street MN289 A
1520 York Avenue MN267 A
539 Vanderbilt Avenue BK264 A
211 North End Avenue MN253 A
240 East 86 Street MN246 A
23-10 42 Road QN240 A
204 Wythe Avenue BK232 A
4650 Broadway MN222 A
65 West 96 Street MN217 A
260 West 52 Street MN215 A
1490 Lexington Avenue MN211 A
800 5 Avenue MN208 B
4-21 27 Avenue QN208 C
300 East 50 Street MN194 A
233 West 125 Street MN191 A
341 8th Avenue MN188 A
5-11 47 Avenue QN188 A
245 East 124 Street MN185 B
2180 Broadway MN181 A
1245 Park Avenue MN164 A
308 Livingston Street BK160 A
85 4 Avenue MN159 A
306 East 96 Street MN159 A
25-34 Jackson Avenue QN157 A
729 2nd Avenue MN157 A
240 West 167 Street BX155 D
989 1 Avenue MN150 A
2495 Broadway MN147 A
150 East 57 Street MN144 A
181 West 97 Street MN140 B
23 India Street BK140 C
110 Green Street BK130 A
34-20 Junction Boulevard QN125 B

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2024-10-21Agreement $126,210,000 — from 550 CLINTON PARTNERS LLC; 539 VANDERBILT PARTNERS LLC to MF1 2022-B1 LLC $126,210,000
2024-10-21Agreement $126,210,000 — from 550 CLINTON PARTNERS LLC; 539 VANDERBILT PARTNERS LLC to MF1 2022-B1 LLC $126,210,000
2024-10-21Agreement $126,210,000 — from 550 CLINTON PARTNERS LLC; 539 VANDERBILT PARTNERS LLC to MF1 2022-B1 LLC $126,210,000
2024-10-21Agreement $126,210,000 — from 550 CLINTON PARTNERS LLC; 539 VANDERBILT PARTNERS LLC to MF1 2022-B1 LLC $126,210,000

Ten-year activity

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202421421257
20252097099
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The full timeline

Construction 22Enforcement 2Housing & tenants 300Ownership & money 12

Every one of the 336 recorded events, 2020–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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