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59 Graham Avenue

154Records
14City systems
4Open violations
20Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11206 · Neighborhood: East Williamsburg
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154 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 39 311 service requests, 28 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 25 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11206
Built1931
Floors4
Res. units5
ClassS5
Owner (PLUTO)59 VILLAS LLC
BBL3031050021
BIN3071503

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 87% 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 20. In ZIP 11206, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations4 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2012-05-16.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

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

7 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (4) · Residential Disposal Complaint (1) · General Construction/Plumbing (1) · Sidewalk Condition (1).

Filed construction activity

$861,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (11 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 (5)
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)59 VILLAS LLC
Head officerMENDY DEUTCH
Managing agent59 VILLAS LLC
Last registered2025-11-19

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,134,000 $510,300
2026$1,209,000 $544,050
2027$1,369,000 $616,050

The city's market estimate has risen 21% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Mothers Seafood & MoreSoul FoodB—

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 — J M · 1,050 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Graham Av / Seigel St — B43 · 200 ft
Citi BikeMcKibbin St & Manhattan Ave · 650 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 250 George H. Lindsay. 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

59 Graham 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

7 311 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: $550,000 on 2022-10-28 (lender: Signature Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-10-28Mortgage $550,000 — from 59 VILLAS LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $550,000
2022-10-28AL&R $550,000 — from 59 VILLAS LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $550,000
2020-07-17Mortgage $1,100,000 — from 59 VILLAS LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $1,100,000
2020-07-17Agreement $3,600,000 — from 59 VILLAS LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $3,600,000
2020-07-17AL&R $3,600,000 — from 59 VILLAS LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $3,600,000
2019-08-26Mortgage $500,000 — from ABRAHAM 294 LLC; 59 VILLAS LLC to LOWENTHAL, P.C. $500,000
2019-07-23Mortgage $500,000 — from 59 VILLAS LLC; ABRAHAM 294 LLC to LOWENTHAL P.C., AS NOMINEE $500,000
2019-07-23AL&R $500,000 — from ABRAHAM 294 LLC; 59 VILLAS LLC to LOWENTHAL P.C., AS NOMINEE $500,000
2019-01-18Mortgage $2,000,000 — from 59 VILLAS LLC to CONVENTUS LLC $2,000,000
2019-01-18Deed $2,600,000 — from 59 GRAHAM AVE LLC to 59 VILLAS LLC $2,600,000
2019-01-07Sold for $2,600,000 $2,600,000 $520,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017002002
2018001001
2019116147038
202000157022
202100180018
202210452021
2023104005
20240048113
2025003025
2026015039
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The full timeline

Construction 22Enforcement 14Housing & tenants 79Ownership & money 30Health & systems 9

Every one of the 154 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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