3,432 recorded events, 1981–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,355 HPD complaints, 992 HPD housing violations, 799 311 service requests.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 75% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 84.7. In ZIP 11212, 56% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 23 total — 13 class C (immediately hazardous), 9 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2007-07-17. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
18 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 10 · winter 2025–26: 6). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
70 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (16) · Noise (12) · PLUMBING (10) · HEAT/HOT WATER (9) · WATER LEAK (6) · PAINT/PLASTER (3).
$81,020 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (6 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1930) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (32) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | 509 SARATOGA LLC |
| Head officer | RYAN COLBERT |
| Managing agent | EPP MANAGEMENT LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-07-25 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,038,000 | $917,100 |
| 2026 | $2,352,000 | $1,058,400 |
| 2027 | $2,213,000 | $995,850 |
The city's market estimate has risen 9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 6 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.
| Subway | Sutter Av-Rutland Rd — 3 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Pitkin Av / Saratoga Av — B7 B12 B14 · 150 ft |
| Citi Bike | Pitkin Ave & Grafton St · 600 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.
509 Saratoga Avenue
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
70 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 9 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.
Managed by EPP MANAGEMENT LLC — 23 buildings, 322 units. Grades across the portfolio: A3 · B10 · C4 · D5 · F1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 780 East 2 Street | BK | 49 | D |
| 509 Saratoga Avenue | BK | 32 | B |
| 1226 Lincoln Place | BK | 31 | D |
| 330 East 22 Street | BK | 27 | C |
| 1613 Eastern Parkway | BK | 19 | B |
| 1639 Carroll Street | BK | 16 | B |
| 83 East 94 Street | BK | 16 | A |
| 1617 Eastern Parkway | BK | 13 | C |
| 222 Pulaski Street | BK | 12 | B |
| 1631 Eastern Parkway | BK | 12 | B |
| 436 East 34 Street | BK | 12 | B |
| 1625 Eastern Parkway | BK | 12 | B |
| 1621 Eastern Parkway | BK | 8 | A |
| 497 Dean Street | BK | 8 | A |
| 226 Pulaski Street | BK | 8 | C |
| 345 Chauncey Street | BK | 7 | B |
| 3013 Newkirk Avenue | BK | 6 | B |
| 3019 Newkirk Avenue | BK | 6 | D |
| 3017 Newkirk Avenue | BK | 6 | D |
| 642 Wilson Avenue | BK | 6 | B |
| 304 Schaefer Street | BK | 6 | C |
| 209 Sumpter Street | BK | 6 | D |
| 164 Underhill Avenue | BK | 4 | F |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,148,259 on 2021-04-23 (lender: New York Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-04-23 | Agreement $4,900,000 — from 509 SARATOGA LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $4,900,000 | |
| 2021-04-23 | AL&R $4,900,000 — from 509 SARATOGA LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $4,900,000 | |
| 2021-04-23 | Mortgage $1,148,259 — from 509 SARATOGA LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $1,148,259 | |
| 2017-07-07 | Agreement $3,950,000 — from 509 SARATOGA LLC to SANTANDER BANK, N.A. | $3,950,000 | |
| 2017-07-07 | Mortgage $204,554 — from 509 SARATOGA LLC to SANTANDER BANK, N.A. | $204,554 | |
| 2017-07-07 | Deed $5,500,000 — from RH 509 SARATOGA AVE LLC to 509 SARATOGA LLC | $5,500,000 | |
| 2017-06-30 | Sold for $5,500,000 | $5,500,000 | $171,875 |
| 2016-11-30 | AL&R $568,000 — from RH 509 SARATOGA AVE LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $568,000 | |
| 2016-11-30 | Mortgage $568,000 — from RH 509 SARATOGA AVE LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $568,000 | |
| 2015-08-04 | AL&R $3,300,000 — from RH 509 SARATOGA AVE LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $3,300,000 | |
| 2015-08-04 | M&CON $3,300,000 — from RH 509 SARATOGA AVE LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $3,300,000 | |
| 2015-08-04 | Deed $4,100,000 — from SARATOGA509 LLC to RH 509 SARATOGA AVE LLC | $4,100,000 | |
| 2012-07-06 | AL&R $2,000,000 — from SARATOGA509 LLC to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB | $2,000,000 | |
| 2012-07-06 | Agreement $2,000,000 — from FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB to SARATOGA509 LLC | $2,000,000 | |
| 2012-07-06 | Mortgage $304,586 — from SARATOGA509 LLC to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB | $304,586 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6 | 17 | 193 | 8 | 4 | 228 |
| 2018 | 0 | 8 | 399 | 0 | 3 | 410 |
| 2019 | 0 | 5 | 223 | 0 | 2 | 230 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 143 | 0 | 1 | 144 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 136 | 4 | 1 | 142 |
| 2022 | 4 | 4 | 79 | 0 | 2 | 89 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 122 | 0 | 1 | 125 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 37 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 56 | 0 | 2 | 59 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 38 |
Every one of the 3,432 recorded events, 1981–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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