4,871 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 22 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 2,001 311 service requests, 1,349 HPD complaints, 724 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 93% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 78.9. In ZIP 11207, 62% of residential buildings hold an A and 13% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 118 total — 53 class C (immediately hazardous), 52 class B, 13 class A. Oldest open since 2017-08-09. |
| Pending HPD litigation | 1 case(s) pending in housing court |
| Active vacate order | 1 unit(s) under an unrescinded HPD vacate order |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
51 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 10 · winter 2024–25: 13 · winter 2025–26: 28). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
1 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.
$8,267 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
531 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (235) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (73) · PAINT/PLASTER (36) · WATER LEAK (32) · HEAT/HOT WATER (25) · PLUMBING (21).
$1,898,370 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (19 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.
| No | Built before 1974 (1975) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (195) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | REMEEDER HOUSES OWNER LLC |
| Head officer | RICK GROPPER |
| Managing agent | DOLPHIN PROPERTY SERVICES, LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-08-22 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $23,890,000 | $10,750,500 |
| 2026 | $25,476,000 | $11,464,200 |
| 2027 | $27,837,000 | $12,526,650 |
The city's market estimate has risen 17% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: SHELTER RENT
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 16/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SAFE (cycle 10) |
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.
7 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2010 (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.
| Subway | Sutter Av — L · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Pennsylvania Av — 3 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Sutter Av / Williams Av — B14 · 350 ft |
| Citi Bike | Sutter Ave & Sheffield Ave · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 328 Phyllis Wheatley Middle: J.H.S. 292 Margaret S. Douglas. 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.
579 Blake 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 |
531 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 25 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 DOLPHIN PROPERTY SERVICES LLC — 79 buildings, 4,889 units. Grades across the portfolio: A5 · B32 · C22 · D16 · F2. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 79 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $96,267,000 on 2024-10-10 (lender: Merchants Capital Corp), covering 4 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.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-10 | Mortgage $96,267,000 — from REMEEDER HOUSES OWNER LLC to MERCHANTS CAPITAL CORP | $96,267,000 | |
| 2022-02-01 | Deed $107,500,000 — from REMEEDER HOUSES HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND; REMEEDER HOUSES, L.P. to REMEEDER HOUSES HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND; REMEEDER HOUSES OWNER LLC | $107,500,000 | |
| 2022-02-01 | AL&R $27,000,000 — from REMEEDER HOUSES HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND; REMEEDER HOUSES OWNER LLC to MERCHANTS BANK OF INDIANA | $27,000,000 | |
| 2022-02-01 | Mortgage $63,000,000 — from REMEEDER HOUSES OWNER LLC; REMEEDER HOUSES HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to MERCHANTS BANK OF INDIANA | $63,000,000 | |
| 2022-02-01 | AL&R $63,000,000 — from REMEEDER HOUSES OWNER LLC; REMEEDER HOUSES HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to MERCHANTS BANK OF INDIANA | $63,000,000 | |
| 2022-02-01 | Mortgage $27,000,000 — from REMEEDER HOUSES OWNER LLC; REMEEDER HOUSES HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to MERCHANTS BANK OF INDIANA | $27,000,000 | |
| 2021-12-23 | Sold for $107,500,000 | $107,500,000 | $551,282 |
| 2021-05-13 | RPTT $1,696,842 — from CATALYST INVESTORS IV, L.P.; MIP III TOWERS, LLC; MIP III (REIT) AIV, LP; COX CPH, LLC; CA to AMERICAN TOWER INVESTMENTS, LLC | $1,696,842 | |
| 2017-10-11 | Mortgage $26,253,000 — from REMEEDER HOUSES HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND; REMEEDER HOUSES, L.P. to KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $26,253,000 | |
| 2007-11-29 | Mortgage $1,890,000 — from REMEEDER HOUSES HOUSING DEVELOPMENT; REMEEDER HOUSES, L.P. to NEW YORK STATE HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY | $1,890,000 | |
| 2007-11-29 | Agreement $18,900,000 — from NEW YORK STATE HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY to CITIBANK, N.A. | $18,900,000 | |
| 2007-11-29 | Mortgage $18,900,000 — from REMEEDER HOUSES HOUSING DEVELOPMENT; REMEEDER HOUSES, L.P. to NEW YORK STATE HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY | $18,900,000 | |
| 2007-11-29 | TERA $660,562 — from THE CITY OF NEW YORK; DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND D to REMEEDER HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMPAN | $660,562 | |
| 2007-11-29 | Deed $12,620,562 — from REMEEDER HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMPAN to REMEEDER HOUSES HOUSING DEVELOPMENT; REMEEDER HOUSES, L.P. | $12,620,563 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 7 | 289 | 10 | 5 | 311 |
| 2018 | 0 | 17 | 192 | 1 | 4 | 214 |
| 2019 | 2 | 4 | 228 | 0 | 6 | 240 |
| 2020 | 0 | 5 | 300 | 0 | 3 | 308 |
| 2021 | 0 | 7 | 156 | 2 | 3 | 168 |
| 2022 | 2 | 23 | 116 | 11 | 7 | 159 |
| 2023 | 1 | 12 | 186 | 0 | 1 | 200 |
| 2024 | 1 | 19 | 414 | 7 | 2 | 443 |
| 2025 | 20 | 8 | 447 | 4 | 185 | 664 |
| 2026 | 6 | 5 | 224 | 0 | 3 | 238 |
Every one of the 4,871 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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