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500 Metropolitan Avenue

2,199Records
21City systems
54Open violations
155.2Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11211 · Neighborhood: Williamsburg
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2,199 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 21 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 943 311 service requests, 616 HPD complaints, 93 DOB permits.

BoroughBrooklyn 11211
Built2017
Floors14
Res. units60
ClassRM
Owner (PLUTO)UNAVAILABLE OWNER
BBL3023717501
BIN3413996

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 86% 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 155.2. In ZIP 11211, 58% of residential buildings hold an A and 7% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations54 total — 31 class C (immediately hazardous), 19 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 2025-01-30.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

784 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 54 · winter 2024–25: 281 · winter 2025–26: 357). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

54
’23–24
281
’24–25
357
’25–26

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

$5,124 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

828 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (383) · GENERAL (190) · Noise (82) · Graffiti (38) · Missed Collection (16) · Residential Disposal Complaint (16).

Filed construction activity

$3,292,294 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (19 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

NoBuilt before 1974 (2017)
YesSix or more residential units (60)
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)Jason Sackoor
Head officerJason Sackoor
Managing agentNYC Management
Last registered2025-11-07

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$33,787,000 $15,204,150
2026$35,526,000 $15,986,700
2027$35,738,994 $16,082,547

The city's market estimate has risen 6% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 25 YR NO CAP

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this condo as if it were a rental building. Its 2023 estimate: gross income $3,304,632 a year ($44.06 per sq ft), operating expenses $1,156,546 ($15.42 per sq ft), net operating income $2,148,086. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)B — ENERGY STAR score 77/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 9)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Aliya / Continent Brooklyn / Keap SippingNot yet graded—
Continent Brooklyn / Aliya / Brook & LYN EatingNot yet graded—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

2 food-poisoning reports to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick), shared by 2 restaurants
3 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food, Dishwashing/Utensils, Ventilation), shared by 2 restaurants · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

Flood exposure

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

Hurricane evacuation zone 3 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

SubwayLorimer St — G L · 200 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Metropolitan Av / Rodney St — Q59 · 150 ft
Citi BikeMetropolitan Ave & Meeker Ave · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
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

500 Metropolitan 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

828 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 383 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 NYC MANAGEMENT — 8 buildings, 240 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B2 · C2 · D1 · F2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
500 Metropolitan Avenue BK60 C
543 West 125 Street MN43 F
1071 Cypress Avenue QN39 B
1930 Bedford Avenue BK38 A
2325 Foster Avenue BK28 F
337 East 146 Street BX28 D
461 6 Avenue BK2 C
463 6 Avenue BK2 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2019-06-07Mortgage $59,743,556 — from AINSLIE VENTURE LLC; 500 METROPOLITAN OWNER LLC to 500 METRO LLC $59,743,556
2019-06-07Agreement $133,000,000 — from AINSLIE VENTURE LLC; 500 METROPOLITAN OWNER LLC to 500 METRO LLC $133,000,000
2019-06-07Agreement $133,000,000 — from AINSLIE VENTURE LLC; 500 METROPOLITAN OWNER LLC to 500 METRO LLC $133,000,000
2019-06-07Mortgage $59,743,556 — from AINSLIE VENTURE LLC; 500 METROPOLITAN OWNER LLC to 500 METRO LLC $59,743,556
2019-06-07Mortgage $59,743,556 — from AINSLIE VENTURE LLC; 500 METROPOLITAN OWNER LLC to 500 METRO LLC $59,743,556
2019-06-07Agreement $133,000,000 — from AINSLIE VENTURE LLC; 500 METROPOLITAN OWNER LLC to 500 METRO LLC $133,000,000
2019-06-07Mortgage $59,743,556 — from AINSLIE VENTURE LLC; 500 METROPOLITAN OWNER LLC to 500 METRO LLC $59,743,556
2019-06-07Agreement $133,000,000 — from AINSLIE VENTURE LLC; 500 METROPOLITAN OWNER LLC to 500 METRO LLC $133,000,000
2019-06-07Mortgage $59,743,556 — from AINSLIE VENTURE LLC; 500 METROPOLITAN OWNER LLC to 500 METRO LLC $59,743,556
2019-06-07Agreement $133,000,000 — from AINSLIE VENTURE LLC; 500 METROPOLITAN OWNER LLC to 500 METRO LLC $133,000,000

Ten-year activity

1,0005000
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
747
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20171736310066
201824241201979
201914131445692
2020112282346
202108240537
202202110922
202304460959
20240720205214
20251557853592
202611872602747
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The full timeline

Construction 194Enforcement 188Housing & tenants 1,658Ownership & money 63Health & systems 96

Every one of the 2,199 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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