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557 Driggs Avenue

246Records
10City systems
0Open violations
0Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11211 · Neighborhood: Williamsburg
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246 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 10 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 195 311 service requests, 20 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 14 DOB complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11211
Built1920
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassB9
Owner (PLUTO)DRIGGS AVE STUDIOS LLC
BBL3023290008
BIN3062109

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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 100% 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 0. In ZIP 11211, 58% of residential buildings hold an A and 7% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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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

58 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (58).

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

YesBuilt before 1974 (1920)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
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$1,979,000 $118,740
2026$2,505,000 $150,300
2027$2,372,000 $142,320

The city's market estimate has risen 20% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
LamonteAmericanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2023 (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

SubwayBedford Av — L · under 50 ft straight-line (under a minute) · station accessibility: full
Lorimer St — G L · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Driggs Av / N 7 St — B62 · 100 ft
Citi BikeN 7 St & Driggs Ave · 50 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. 017 Henry D. Woodworth. 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

557 Driggs 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

58 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $989,055 on 2019-08-19 (lender: Investors Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2019-08-19AL&R $1,800,000 — from DRIGGS AVE STUDIOS LLC to INVESTORS BANK $1,800,000
2019-08-19Agreement $1,800,000 — from DRIGGS AVE STUDIOS LLC to INVESTORS BANK $1,800,000
2019-08-19Mortgage $989,055 — from DRIGGS AVE STUDIOS LLC to INVESTORS BANK $989,055
2008-08-04Mortgage $325,000 — from DRIGGS AVE STUDIOS LLC to CAPITAL ONE NA $325,000
2007-11-29Mortgage $675,000 — from DRIGGS AVE STUDIOS LLC to SYNE SUBRAHIMI KANACEVIC $675,000
2007-11-29Deed $1,225,000 — from 557 DRIGGS, LLC to DRIGGS AVE STUDIOS LLC $1,225,000
2007-05-08AL&R $400,000 — from 557 DRIGGS, LLC to BOMBART, JONATHAN; BOMBART, LOUIS $400,000
2007-05-08Mortgage $400,000 — from 557 DRIGGS, LLC to BOMBART, JONATHAN; BOMBART, LOUIS $400,000
2006-04-25Mortgage $125,000 — from KANACEVIC, SYNE SUBRAHIMI to WOOSTER, MICHAEL; WOOSTER, RICK; WOOSTER, JAY $125,000
2004-12-21Deed $100,000 — from BALESTRINO, TERESA; BALESTRINO , ANDREW to KANACEVIC, SYNE S $100,000

Ten-year activity

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YearHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170000
20180000
20192529
20201001
20210000
20227007
2023970097
2024270128
2025140115
2026100010
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The full timeline

Construction 9Enforcement 18Housing & tenants 195Ownership & money 20Health & systems 4

Every one of the 246 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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