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559 Lorimer Street

306Records
13City systems
0Open violations
33.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11211 · Neighborhood: Williamsburg
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306 recorded events, 1991–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 217 311 service requests, 22 DOB job filings, 16 DOB violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11211
Built1930
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassS2
Owner (PLUTO)559 LORIMER STREET REALTY LLC
BBL3027610035
BIN3068790

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 93% 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 33.3. 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.

$6,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

83 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (73) · Graffiti (6) · Illegal Parking (2) · Street Sign (1) · Drinking (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 (1930)
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).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,049,000 $182,940
2026$3,860,000 $231,600
2027$5,076,000 $304,560

The city's market estimate has risen 66% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Metropolitan BarAmericanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

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.

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: Lorimer St / Metropolitan Av — B48 · 100 ft
Citi BikeDevoe St & Lorimer St · 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

559 Lorimer Street

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

83 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $450,000 on 2000-04-27 (lender: Tenaglia, James and Tenaglia, Mary Ann). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2004-07-03Agreement $450,000 — from TENAGLIA, MARYANN; TENAGLIA, JAMES to 559 LORIMER STREET REALTY CORP. $450,000
2000-04-27Mortgage $450,000 — from 559 LORIMER ST REALTY CORP to TENAGLIA, JAMES; TENAGLIA, MARY ANN $450,000
1999-11-12Mortgage $100,000 — from TENAGLIA, MARYANN; TENABLIA, JAMES to ITALO-AMERICAN FEDERAL CREDIT UNION $100,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20171120013
201814005
20191140015
202004004
20210240024
2022390012
2023590115
20241720073
2025354214
202602013
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The full timeline

Construction 37Enforcement 32Housing & tenants 224Ownership & money 9Health & systems 4

Every one of the 306 recorded events, 1991–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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