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555 Washington Avenue

1,492Records
16City systems
12Open violations
13.4Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11238 · Neighborhood: Clinton Hill
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1,492 recorded events, 1989–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,134 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 143 311 service requests, 41 DOB violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11238
Built1915
Floors3.5
Res. units53
ClassR2
Owner (PLUTO)CATHEDRAL CONDOMINIUMS
BBL3020137501
BIN3057591

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 60% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 13.4. In ZIP 11238, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations12 total — 8 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2023-07-19.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

8 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 6 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
2
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

43 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Water System (11) · Illegal Parking (4) · Noise (4) · HEAT/HOT WATER (3) · Snow or Ice (3) · WATER LEAK (2).

Filed construction activity

$879,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (11 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 (1915)
YesSix or more residential units (53)
No421-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 with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)CATHEDRAL CONDOMINIUM
Head officerVicente Nazario
Managing agentCITADEL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CORP
Last registered2025-08-29

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$0 $0
2026$207,928 $93,568
2027$300,741 $135,334

Tax exemptions on the roll: COLD WAR VETERAN - DISABILITY · SENIOR CITIZEN HOMEOWNER

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this condo as if it were a rental building. Its 2021 estimate: gross income $1,629,166 a year ($25.64 per sq ft), operating expenses $568,048 ($8.94 per sq ft), net operating income $1,061,118. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 16/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL

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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2022 (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

SubwayClinton-Washington Avs — C · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Franklin Av — C S · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Washington Av / Atlantic Av — B45 · 300 ft
Citi BikeUnderhill Ave & Pacific St · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 056 Lewis H. Latimer. 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

555 Washington 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

43 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 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 CITADEL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CORP — 20 buildings, 588 units. Grades across the portfolio: A19 · B1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
9707 4 Avenue BK145 A
35-45 81 Street QN59 A
2611 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN53 A
555 Washington Avenue BK53 A
157 East 2 Street MN40 A
560A Gates Avenue BK34 A
2360 Amsterdam Avenue MN29 A
26-21A 2 Street QN25 A
512 East 11 Street MN20 A
244 East 90 Street MN20 A
50 Avenue A MN17 A
215 Avenue B MN17 A
547 East 12 Street MN15 A
536 East 13 Street MN11 A
107 Avenue A MN10 B
549 East 11 Street MN9 A
234 West 20 Street MN9 A
120 West 18 Street MN9 A
514 East 11 Street MN8 A
50 Lispenard Street MN5 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-03-17Deed $995,000 — from WILLARD, BRAD to SCHOR, ABIGAIL ELEK $995,000
2026-03-03Sold for $995,000 $995,000 $18,774
2025-07-01Deed $962,500 — from NASRAT, PRIS; VAN GELDER, LISA JANE to LOW ARANYI, AS CO-TRUSTEE, MILLICENT JEA; THE LOW TRUST DATED JUNE 13, 1988; LOW, AS CO-TR $962,500
2025-06-17Sold for $962,500 $962,500 $18,160
2025-04-01Agreement $1,040,000 — from SKILES, JESSICA to PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES LLC; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEM, $1,040,000
2023-11-21Mortgage $1,050,000 — from SKILES, JESSICA to MERS; MIDWEST BANKCENTRE $1,050,000
2023-11-21Deed $1,400,000 — from HELMS, LAURA M to SKILES, JESSICA $1,400,000
2023-11-06Sold for $1,400,000 $1,400,000 $26,415
2022-07-13Mortgage $36,997 — from PINNEY, BRENDA to WELLS FARGO BANK NA $36,997
2022-07-13Agreement $239,920 — from PINNEY, BRENDA to WELLS FARGO BANK NA $239,920
2022-06-16M&CON $613,409 — from ABLORH-ODJIDJA, YVONNE; ABLORH-ODJIDJA, ALBERT to PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC $613,409
2022-05-26Agreement $270,000 — from RAYMOND, KATHERINE; RAYMOND, DIANE; GROSSMAN, DIANE CHRISTINE to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS; BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. $270,000
2022-05-26Mortgage $13,522 — from RAYMOND, KATHERINE; GROSSMAN, DIANE CHRISTINE; RAYMOND, DIANE to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS; BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. $13,522
2022-03-30Mortgage $192,073 — from REIS, NAOMI; DATZ, JAMES S to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS; NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC; MR COOPER $192,073
2022-03-30Agreement $444,000 — from REIS, NAOMI; DATZ, JAMES S to NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS; MR COOPER $444,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201773222034
2018421818244
2019032110135
2020311215233
2021511021138
2022101114127
202331288141
202438283143
202520812325
202621166126
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The full timeline

Construction 55Enforcement 66Housing & tenants 205Ownership & money 1,153Health & systems 13

Every one of the 1,492 recorded events, 1989–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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