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522 Metropolitan Avenue

384Records
16City systems
17Open violations
11.4Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11211 · Neighborhood: Williamsburg
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384 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 136 HPD housing violations, 82 311 service requests, 76 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11211
Built1930
Floors5
Res. units19
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)METRO UNION PROPERTY LLC
BBL3027610010
BIN3347673

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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 58% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 11.4. In ZIP 11211, 58% of residential buildings hold an A and 7% grade D or F. How grades work

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Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations17 total — 17 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 1989-07-05.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 4).

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

What 311 hears from this address

13 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Graffiti (4) · FLOORING/STAIRS (2) · Street Condition (2) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · Animal (1) · PLUMBING (1).

Filed construction activity

$746,700 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 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 (1930)
YesSix or more residential units (19)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. 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)METRO UNION PROPOERTY, LLC
Head officerMANJULA MUKHOPADHYAY
Managing agentREM RESIDENTIAL
Last registered2025-09-19

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,183,000 $532,350
2026$1,257,000 $565,650
2027$1,328,000 $597,600

The city's market estimate has risen 12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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 2012 (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

SubwayLorimer St — G L · 50 ft straight-line (under a minute) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Metropolitan Av / Union Av — B24 · 50 ft
Citi BikeMetropolitan Ave & Meeker Ave · 300 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

522 Metropolitan 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

13 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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 REM RESIDENTIAL — 138 buildings, 2,863 units. Grades across the portfolio: A66 · B32 · C23 · D15 · F2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
630 1 Avenue MN484 A
681 West 193 Street MN125 F
2 West 120 Street MN106 D
11 Hillside Avenue MN90 C
281 Wadsworth Avenue MN84 C
20 East 68 Street MN83 A
87-50 Kingston Place QN77 A
4530 Broadway MN73 C
241 Sherman Avenue MN72 D
518 East 84 Street MN59 A
639 West 207 Street MN56 D
509 West 155 Street MN54 B
12-10 Astoria Park South QN54 A
412 West 148 Street MN48 D
155 Audubon Avenue MN48 C
402 West 148 Street MN48 C
176 West 86 Street MN47 A
536 Isham Street MN46 C
58 Elizabeth Street MN45 A
227 Riverside Drive MN39 B
35 Underhill Avenue BK39 A
196 South 1 Street BK32 A
245 East 110 Street MN30 F
373 South 5 Street BK30 C
233 East 77 Street MN24 B
514 Amsterdam Avenue MN23 B
2226 1 Avenue MN23 D
237 West 18 Street MN20 A
349 East 51 Street MN20 B
546 West 50 Street MN20 B
524 Metropolitan Avenue BK20 A
527 West 46 Street MN20 A
548 West 50 Street MN20 B
544 West 50 Street MN20 C
332 West 37 Street MN19 A
522 Metropolitan Avenue BK19 A
548 Driggs Avenue BK18 B
231 East 29 Street MN18 A
231 East 34 Street MN17 A
164 West 146 Street MN17 B
717 9 Avenue MN17 A
132 North 1 Street BK16 A
231 East 81 Street MN16 A
26 Bedford Street MN16 A
313 East 115 Street MN15 D
323 Park Avenue South MN14 A
8 Saint Marks Place BK14 A
552 Driggs Avenue BK13 B
2400 Amsterdam Avenue MN12 A
320 West 108 Street MN12 A
323 West 42 Street MN12 B
325 West 42 Street MN12 D
41-25 48 Street QN12 A
10-09 34 Avenue QN12 A
251 East Broadway MN11 C
107 Berry Street BK11 B
127 Mercer Street MN10 A
116 West 69 Street MN10 A
131 East 110 Street MN9 B
133 East 110 Street MN9 B

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $400,000 on 2016-04-04 (lender: Emigrant Funding Corporation). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-03-09Agreement $1,600,000 — from METRO UNION PROPERTY LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $1,600,000
2022-03-09AL&R $1,600,000 — from METRO UNION PROPERTY LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $1,600,000
2020-09-04AL&R $2,800,000 — from METRO UNION PROPERTY LLC to GOLDEN BOY FUNDING, LLC $2,800,000
2020-09-04Deed $3,800,000 — from MUENTES, WINSTON; CASTANO, LILIA A to METRO UNION PROPERTY LLC $3,800,000
2020-09-04M&CON $2,800,000 — from METRO UNION PROPERTY LLC to GOLDEN BOY FUNDING, LLC $2,800,000
2020-08-27Sold for $3,800,000 $3,800,000 $200,000
2019-10-16AL&R $600,000 — from MARLILWIN, LLC to 333 GRAHAM AVENUE, LLC $600,000
2019-10-16Mortgage $600,000 — from MARLILWIN, LLC to 333 GRAHAM AVENUE, LLC $600,000
2016-04-04AL&R $400,000 — from MARLILWIN, LLC to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION $400,000
2016-04-04Mortgage $400,000 — from MARLILWIN, LLC to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION $400,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017423009
2018014005
20190134210
20203067016
202151140121
202202393347
202303260130
202400143219
2025025018
2026007007
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The full timeline

Construction 22Enforcement 20Housing & tenants 303Ownership & money 28Health & systems 11

Every one of the 384 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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