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543 Metropolitan Avenue

85Records
10City systems
0Open violations
0Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11211 · Neighborhood: East Williamsburg
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85 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 10 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 37 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 14 311 service requests, 10 DOB job filings.

BoroughBrooklyn 11211
Built1920
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassS2
Owner (PLUTO)543 METROPOLITAN LP
BBL3027560042
BIN3068661

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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
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

5 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (2) · Graffiti (1) · Residential Disposal Complaint (1) · Food Establishment (1).

Filed construction activity

$298,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (10 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 (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).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)543 METROPOLITAN LP
Head officerPAUL HENRY
Managing agentPATOMA INC
Last registered2025-09-13

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,819,000 $169,140
2026$3,027,000 $181,620
2027$3,479,000 $208,740

The city's market estimate has risen 23% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Brooklyn Roasting CompanyCoffee/TeaC—

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 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 · 150 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Metropolitan Av / Union Av — B24 · 150 ft
Citi BikeMetropolitan Ave & Meeker Ave · 400 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

543 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

5 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by PATOMA INC — 34 buildings, 130 units. Grades across the portfolio: A14 · B11 · C6 · D3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
129 Graham Avenue BK9 B
1663 Madison Street QN7 C
284 Suydam Street BK7 A
1815 Woodbine Street QN6 A
1398 Putnam Avenue BK6 B
59 Irving Avenue BK6 B
179 Starr Street BK6 B
1665 Cornelia Street QN6 B
288 Troutman Street BK6 B
120 Wilson Avenue BK5 B
716 Knickerbocker Avenue BK5 B
545 Metropolitan Avenue BK5 D
801 Seneca Avenue QN4 C
1105 Willoughby Avenue BK3 B
250 South 3 Street BK3 C
254 South 3 Street BK3 D
1099 Willoughby Avenue BK3 C
252 South 3 Street BK3 D
1103 Willoughby Avenue BK3 B
248 South 3 Street BK3 A
44 Withers Street BK3 A
46 Withers Street BK3 C
1101 Willoughby Avenue BK3 C
48 Withers Street BK2 A
24 Marcy Avenue BK2 A
202 North 10 Street BK2 A
20 Marcy Avenue BK2 B
543 Metropolitan Avenue BK2 A
210 North 10 Street BK2 A
56 Marcy Avenue BK2 A
52 Marcy Avenue BK2 A
26 Marcy Avenue BK2 A
54 Marcy Avenue BK2 A
357 Grand Street BK2 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $3,674,286 on 2026-01-22 (lender: German American Capital Corporation), covering 5 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
2026-01-22Mortgage $3,674,286 — from 284 SUYDAM LP; 1815 WOODBINE LP; 543 METROPOLITAN LP; 545 METROPOLITAN LP to GERMAN AMERICAN CAPITAL CORPORATION $3,674,286
2026-01-22Agreement $13,500,000 — from 284 SUYDAM LP; 545 METROPOLITAN LP; 543 METROPOLITAN LP; 1815 WOODBINE LP to GERMAN AMERICAN CAPITAL CORPORATION $13,500,000
2026-01-22AL&R $13,500,000 — from 543 METROPOLITAN LP; 284 SUYDAM LP; 1815 WOODBINE LP; 545 METROPOLITAN LP to GERMAN AMERICAN CAPITAL CORPORATION $13,500,000
2024-01-26SPRD $6,500,000 — from 545 METROPOLITAN LP; 6 HAVEMEYER LP; 543 METROPOLITAN LP; 284 SUYDAM LP; 1815 WOODBINE LP to EMERALD CREEK CAPITAL 3 LLC $6,500,000
2024-01-26Mortgage $200,000 — from 543 METROPOLITAN LP to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $200,000
2024-01-26Agreement $1,500,000 — from 543 METROPOLITAN LP to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $1,500,000
2024-01-26AL&R $1,500,000 — from 543 METROPOLITAN LP to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $1,500,000
2024-01-26Mortgage $1,300,000 — from 543 METROPOLITAN LP to EMERALD CREEK CAPITAL 3 LLC $1,300,000
2022-06-01Mortgage $6,500,000 — from 545 METROPOLITAN LP; 1815 WOODBINE LP; 543 METROPOLITAN LP; 284 SUYDAM LP; 6 HAVEMEYER LP to EMERALD CREEK CAPITAL 3, LLC $6,500,000
2022-06-01AL&R $6,500,000 — from 543 METROPOLITAN LP; 284 SUYDAM LP; 6 HAVEMEYER LP; 545 METROPOLITAN LP; 1815 WOODBINE LP to EMERALD CREEK CAPITAL 3, LLC $6,500,000
2022-05-11Deed $1,395,000 — from 545 METROPOLITAN AVENUE CORP. to 543 METROPOLITAN LP $1,395,000
2022-04-15Sold for $1,395,000 $1,395,000 $697,500

Ten-year activity

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201801001
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202001001
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2022926219
20238112021
2024059115
202501001
2026037515
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The full timeline

Construction 19Enforcement 1Housing & tenants 19Ownership & money 38Health & systems 8

Every one of the 85 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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