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572 Manhattan Avenue

530Records
16City systems
81Open violations
515Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11222 · Neighborhood: Greenpoint
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530 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 229 311 service requests, 110 HPD housing violations, 89 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11222
Built1931
Floors3
Res. units4
ClassS9
Owner (PLUTO)OSTROWSKA HALINA
BBL3026800035
BIN3066752

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GRADE F

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 515. 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

Open HPD violations81 total — 9 class C (immediately hazardous), 45 class B, 27 class A. Oldest open since 1999-03-14.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

28 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2025–26: 12). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

2
’23–24
12
’25–26

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

$28,780 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

107 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (47) · HEAT/HOT WATER (14) · Real Time Enforcement (11) · Building/Use (6) · DOOR/WINDOW (6) · Residential Disposal Complaint (5).

Filed construction activity

$296,750 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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 (4)
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)HALINA OSTROWSKA
Last registered2025-12-31

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,917,000 $862,650
2026$2,300,000 $1,035,000
2027$2,760,000 $1,242,000

The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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.

2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2011 (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

SubwayNassau Av — G · 450 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bedford Av — L · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 13-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Driggs Av / Leonard St — B43 · 100 ft
Citi BikeDriggs Ave & Lorimer St · 350 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

572 Manhattan 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

107 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 14 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $75,000 on 2000-10-26 (lender: Greenpoint Mortgagefunding INC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2000-10-26Mortgage $75,000 — from OSTROWSKA, HALINA to GREENPOINT MORTGAGEFUNDING INC $75,000
1997-10-09Mortgage $139,500 — from DE CASTILLO, EMILIASOTO; SOTO, MIRIAM to COASTAL CAPITAL CORP $139,500
1988-11-21Mortgage $175,000 — from CASTILLO, WHITER JAIR; CASTILLO, LEONTER to GREEN POINT SAVS BANK $175,000
1988-07-14Mortgage $110,000 — from CASTILLO, CESAR; SWIRSKI, CHARLES to GREEN POINT SAVS BANK $110,000
1987-07-06Mortgage $58,500 — from CASTILLO, CESAR; SWIRSKI, CHARLES to KOZIEJ, JOHN $58,500

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201705430048
20180090110
201900320133
202000200121
202100380139
202206170124
202302430247
2024210350148
202529741187
202614610066
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The full timeline

Construction 10Enforcement 47Housing & tenants 437Ownership & money 27Health & systems 9

Every one of the 530 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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