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59 Sutter Avenue

610Records
14City systems
26Open violations
88.7Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11212 · Neighborhood: Brownsville
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610 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 251 HPD complaints, 207 311 service requests, 87 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11212
Built1920
Floors2
Res. units6
ClassC2
Owner (PLUTO)US MCLEOD HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPO RATION
BBL3035110001
BIN3080852

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 81% 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 88.7. In ZIP 11212, 56% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

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 violations26 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 20 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 2014-05-10.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4).

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

What 311 hears from this address

21 service requests in the last three years. Most common: DOOR/WINDOW (5) · PAINT/PLASTER (4) · PLUMBING (3) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · SAFETY (2) · FLOORING/STAIRS (2).

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 (1920)
YesSix or more residential units (6)
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)US MCLEOD HDFC
Head officerGARY GOLDING
Managing agentURBAN STRATEGIES MGT CORP
Last registered2025-11-03

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$541,000 $243,450
2026$649,000 $292,050
2027$741,000 $333,450

The city's market estimate has risen 37% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2021 (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

SubwaySutter Av-Rutland Rd — 3 · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Ralph Av / Sutter Av — B15 · 550 ft
Citi BikeSutter Ave & Grafton St · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: Elementary schools in this district are not zoned. 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 Sutter 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

21 311 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 URBAN STRATEGIES MGT CORP — 53 buildings, 520 units. Grades across the portfolio: A19 · B18 · C7 · D5 · F3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
807 Saratoga Avenue BK40 A
1741 Pitkin Avenue BK32 B
61 Riverdale Avenue BK27 A
2092 Dean Street BK27 A
607 Jerome Street BK20 B
747 Blake Avenue BK20 B
218 Grafton Street BK20 A
450 Herzl Street BK16 B
463 Herzl Street BK16 A
2102 Dean Street BK15 B
733 Dumont Avenue BK15 C
775 Blake Avenue BK12 B
2166 Fulton Street BK12 B
2176 Fulton Street BK12 B
903 Saratoga Avenue BK11 B
38 Somers Street BK9 B
287 Sumpter Street BK8 C
98 Hull Street BK8 A
749 Mac Donough Street BK8 A
753 Mac Donough Street BK8 F
139 Hull Street BK8 B
747 Mac Donough Street BK8 C
763 Mac Donough Street BK8 A
135 Hull Street BK8 B
759 Mac Donough Street BK8 A
755 Mac Donough Street BK8 A
358 Bainbridge Street BK7 C
2108 Fulton Street BK7 B
2255 Strauss Street BK6 A
198 Mac Dougal Street BK6 B
210 Mac Dougal Street BK6 A
141 Rockaway Avenue BK6 A
2256 Strauss Street BK6 A
54 Lott Avenue BK6 A
321 Sumpter Street BK6 A
2031 Union Street BK6 B
57 Sutter Avenue BK6 C
59 Sutter Avenue BK6 B
2035 Union Street BK6 A
159A Mac Dougal Street BK6 B
80 Newport Street BK6 C
147 Rockaway Avenue BK5 D
2160 Fulton Street BK5 F
2158 Fulton Street BK5 C
27 Truxton Street BK4 B
29 Truxton Street BK4 A
2184 Fulton Street BK4 A
2204A Fulton Street BK4 D
30 Lott Avenue BK4 D
420 Chauncey Street BK3 D
2138 Fulton Street BK3 D
171 Sumpter Street BK3 F
808 Saratoga Avenue BK0 —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $102,371 on 2015-09-03 (lender: The City Of New York), covering 21 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
2015-09-03Agreement $2,235,053 — from US MCLEOD HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPO to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $2,235,053
2015-09-03Mortgage $102,371 — from US MCLEOD HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPO to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $102,371
2015-09-03Mortgage $2,245,313 — from US MCLEOD HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPO to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $2,245,313
2015-09-03Deed $2,235,053 — from UNION SUTTER REDEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATES, L to US MCLEOD HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPO $2,235,053
2015-08-18RPTT $2,221,554 — from NEW YORK EQUITY FUND 1992 LIMITED PARTNE to US MCLEOD HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPO $2,221,554
1993-07-13Mortgage $2,731,573 — from UNION SUTTER REDEVELOP to NYC HPD $2,731,573

Ten-year activity

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2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
55
2023
2024
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
2017346251
2018028028
20190011
20201012
2021013114
20220516
2023153155
2024030131
20250213
20260213
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The full timeline

Construction 7Enforcement 11Housing & tenants 560Ownership & money 22Health & systems 10

Every one of the 610 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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