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496 Broadway

78Records
14City systems
0Open violations
20Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11211 · Neighborhood: South Williamsburg
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78 recorded events, 1990–2025, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 15 DOB job filings, 13 HPD complaints, 11 DOB permits.

BoroughBrooklyn 11211
Built1931
Floors3
Res. units1
ClassRM
Owner (PLUTO)THE BROADWAY CORPORATE GROUP LLC
BBL3022287501
BIN3335341, 3335342

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 87% 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 20. In ZIP 11211, 58% of residential buildings hold an A and 7% 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

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

1 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Dumping (1).

Filed construction activity

$1,014,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (8 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 (1931)
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).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)THE BROADWAY CORPORATE GROUP
Head officerABE SCHIFF
Managing agentREGENCY MANAGEMENT
Last registered2026-01-13

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,264,800 $569,160
2026$1,343,800 $604,710
2027$1,119,800 $503,910

The city's market estimate has fallen 11% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this condo as if it were a rental building. Its 2023 estimate: gross income $148,097 a year ($26.46 per sq ft), operating expenses $66,772 ($11.93 per sq ft), net operating income $81,324. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 4 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

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

SubwayBroadway — G · 100 ft straight-line (under a minute) · station accessibility: none
Hewes St — J M · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Broadway / Heyward St — B46 · 100 ft
Citi BikeBoerum St & Broadway · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 380 John Wayne Elementary. 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

496 Broadway

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

1 311 service request 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 REGENCY MANAGEMENT LLC — 11 buildings, 72 units. Grades across the portfolio: A3 · B5 · C2 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
774 Franklin Avenue BK16 A
215 Marion Street BK12 A
475 Wilson Avenue BK8 C
477 Wilson Avenue BK8 B
39 Granite Street BK6 B
627 Grand Avenue BK6 B
524 Chauncey Street BK6 A
310 Bedford Avenue BK4 B
113 Lynch Street BK3 B
206 Spencer Street BK2 D
496 Broadway BK1 C

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017620008
20188000210
2019200002
2020100102
2021200406
2022014005
2023011002
2024010001
2025012003
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The full timeline

Construction 27Enforcement 23Housing & tenants 21Ownership & money 5Health & systems 2

Every one of the 78 recorded events, 1990–2025, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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