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597 Manhattan Avenue

348Records
15City systems
0Open violations
23.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11222 · Neighborhood: Greenpoint
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348 recorded events, 1975–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 258 311 service requests, 35 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 12 DOB complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11222
Built1931
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassS2
Owner (PLUTO)597 MANHATTAN AVENUE LLC
BBL3026790020
BIN3066714

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 89% 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 23.3. In ZIP 11222, 66% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% 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

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2).

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

What 311 hears from this address

28 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (18) · Sewer (2) · Graffiti (2) · Illegal Parking (2) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · Commercial Disposal Complaint (1).

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 (1931)
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).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)597 MANHATTAN AVE LLC
Head officerERIC MANN
Managing agentL ROSE REALTY, INC
Last registered2025-08-04

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,490,000 $89,400
2026$1,849,000 $110,940
2027$2,041,000 $122,460

The city's market estimate has risen 37% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
A BarBottled BeveragesA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Pet/Animal) · 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 2 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

8 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2014 (2 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

SubwayNassau Av — G · 250 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bedford Av — L · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 13-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Manhattan Av / Nassau Av — B43 B62 · 150 ft
Citi BikeBedford Ave & Nassau Ave · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 034 Oliver H. Perry. 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

597 Manhattan 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

28 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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 L ROSE REALTY, INC — 28 buildings, 272 units. Grades across the portfolio: A12 · B8 · C5 · D3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1007 Atlantic Avenue BK50 A
109 Gold Street BK33 A
820 Franklin Avenue BK32 A
169 North 10 Street BK20 A
209 West 20 Street MN12 A
583 Lorimer Street BK10 A
359 Lewis Avenue BK8 C
320 Cumberland Street BK7 A
259 St Nicholas Avenue BK7 B
266 3 Avenue MN7 A
377 Menahan Street BK6 B
152 Norman Avenue BK6 A
379 Menahan Street BK6 A
2041 Palmetto Street QN6 A
315 Melrose Street BK6 B
155 Evergreen Avenue BK6 B
223 Knickerbocker Avenue BK6 B
93 Bainbridge Street BK6 A
126 Bedford Avenue BK5 C
240 St Nicholas Avenue BK5 D
330 Rodney Street BK4 B
787 Franklin Avenue BK4 C
176 Delancey Street MN4 B
215 Knickerbocker Avenue BK4 D
211 Knickerbocker Avenue BK4 B
1452 Fulton Street BK3 C
1450 Fulton Street BK3 D
597 Manhattan Avenue BK2 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $293,888 on 2023-02-08 (lender: Modern Bank, N.A.), covering 2 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2023-02-08AL&R $2,950,000 — from 320 CUMBERLAND ASSOCIATES, LLC; 597 MANHATTAN AVENUE LLC to MODERN BANK, N.A. $2,950,000
2023-02-08Agreement $2,950,000 — from 597 MANHATTAN AVENUE LLC; 320 CUMBERLAND ASSOCIATES, LLC to MODERN BANK, N.A. $2,950,000
2023-02-08Mortgage $293,888 — from 320 CUMBERLAND ASSOCIATES, LLC; 597 MANHATTAN AVENUE LLC to MODERN BANK, N.A. $293,888
2018-09-14AL&R $1,100,000 — from 597 MANHATTAN AVENUE LLC to INVESTORS BANK $1,100,000
2018-09-14Agreement $1,100,000 — from 597 MANHATTAN AVENUE LLC to INVESTORS BANK $1,100,000
2018-09-14Mortgage $322,807 — from 597 MANHATTAN AVENUE LLC to INVESTORS BANK $322,807
2013-05-02Agreement $910,000 — from 597 MANHATTAN AVENUE ASSOCIATES LLC to INVESTORS BANK $910,000
2013-05-02Mortgage $237,891 — from 597 MANHATTAN AVENUE ASSOCIATES LLC to INVESTORS BANK $237,891
2013-05-02AL&R $910,000 — from 597 MANHATTAN AVENUE ASSOCIATES LLC to INVESTORS BANK $910,000
2007-11-13AL&R $712,500 — from MANN, ERIC; MANN, AVIVA; MANN, MITCHELL to FIRST CENTRAL SAVINGS BANK $712,500
2007-11-13Mortgage $712,500 — from MANN, MITCHELL; MANN, ERIC; MANN, AVIVA to FIRST CENTRAL SAVINGS BANK $712,500
2007-11-13Deed $950,000 — from BEDNEREK, VIRGINIA H; BEDNAREK, VIRGINIA H; HAINES, ROBERT to MANN, ERIC; MANN, MITCHELL; MANN, AVIVA $950,000
2006-04-11DEEDO $350,000 — from DELCAR REALTY INC. to HAINES, ROBERT; BEDNERAK, VIRGINIA H $350,000
2006-04-11Mortgage $600,000 — from BEDNERAK, VIRGINIA H; HAINES, ROBERT to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $600,000

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20174400044
20183206130
201903014
202003014
20210190120
202207018
20230105116
202406039
20250100313
20260140014
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The full timeline

Construction 9Enforcement 25Housing & tenants 265Ownership & money 36Health & systems 13

Every one of the 348 recorded events, 1975–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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