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563 Dumont Avenue

1,259Records
20City systems
28Open violations
42.4Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11207 · Neighborhood: East New York (North)
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1,259 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 332 311 service requests, 316 HPD housing violations, 284 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11207
Built1971
Floors6
Res. units59
ClassD3
Owner (PLUTO)WILLIAMS AND GEORGIA TOWERS HOUSING DEVE LOPMENT FU
BBL3037850075
BIN3084438

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 61% 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 42.4. In ZIP 11207, 62% of residential buildings hold an A and 13% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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B
C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations28 total — 9 class C (immediately hazardous), 19 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2018-09-20.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

32 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 6 · winter 2024–25: 12 · winter 2025–26: 12). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
12
’24–25
12
’25–26

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

$3,125 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

74 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (16) · Noise (13) · Elevator (7) · Indoor Air Quality (6) · DOOR/WINDOW (5) · PLUMBING (5).

Filed construction activity

$3,003,140 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 (1971)
YesSix or more residential units (59)
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)WILLIAMS AND GEORGIA TOWERS HDFC
Head officerDOROTHY JONES
Managing agentPRESTIGE MGT, INC
Last registered2025-11-07

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$4,756,000 $2,140,200
2026$7,307,000 $3,288,150
2027$7,563,000 $3,403,350

The city's market estimate has risen 59% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: ARTICLE XI

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 9/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Flood exposure

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.

Getting around

SubwayPennsylvania Av — 3 · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Livonia Av — L · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Pennsylvania Av / Dumont Av — B20 B83 · 650 ft
Citi BikeBlake Ave & Pennsylvania Ave · 750 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: Brooklyn Gardens Elementary School
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.

Report a problem to 311

563 Dumont 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

74 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 16 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 PRESTIGE MGT, INC — 4 buildings, 456 units. Grades across the portfolio: B2 · C2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
475 Carlton Avenue BK304 C
405 Williams Avenue BK83 B
563 Dumont Avenue BK59 B
101 West 138 Street MN10 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,500,000 on 2023-07-11 (lender: New York City Housing Development Corporation), covering 2 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
2023-07-11Mortgage $1,500,000 — from WILLIAMS AND GEORGIA TOWERS HOUSING DEVE to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $1,500,000
2023-07-11Mortgage $9,068,378 — from WILLIAMS AND GEORGIA TOWERS HOUSING DEVE to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $9,068,378
2023-07-11Mortgage $1,931,622 — from WILLIAMS AND GEORGIA TOWERS HOUSING DEVE to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $1,931,622
2023-07-11Agreement $6,279,455 — from WILLIAMS AND GEORGIA TOWERS HOUSING DEVE to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $6,279,455
2010-02-05Agreement $6,279,455 — from WILLIAMS AND GEORGIA TOWERS HOUSING to THE CITY OF NEW YORK, THRU DEPARTMENT OF $6,279,455
2010-02-05Agreement $4,099,315 — from WILLIAMS AND GEORGIA TOWERS HOUSING to LOW INCOME INVESTMENT FUND $4,099,315
2010-02-05Mortgage $647,315 — from ELVA-UHAB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPO to LOW INCOME INVESTMENT FUND $647,315
2010-02-05Deed $10,378,770 — from ELVA-UHAB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPO to WILLIAMS AND GEORGIA TOWERS HOUSING DEVE $10,378,770
2010-02-05AL&R $4,099,315 — from WILLIAMS AND GEORGIA TOWERS HOUSING to LOW INCOME INVESTMENT FUND $4,099,315
2010-02-05ASPM $10,378,770 — from ELVA-UHAB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND; WILLIAMS AND GEORGIA TOWERS HOUSING to LOW INCOME INVESTMENT FUND $10,378,770
2007-07-12Mortgage $3,452,000 — from ELVA-UHAB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPO to LOW INCOME INVESTMENT FUND $3,452,000
2007-07-12AL&R $3,452,000 — from ELVA-UHAB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPO to LOW INCOME INVESTMENT FUND $3,452,000
2007-07-12Mortgage $6,279,455 — from ELVA-UHAB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPO to LOW INCOME INVESTMENT FUND $6,279,455
2007-07-12AL&R $6,279,455 — from ELVA-UHAB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPO to LOW INCOME INVESTMENT FUND $6,279,455
2007-07-12Deed $284,000 — from NEIGHBORHOOD RESTORE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT to ELVA-UHAB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPO $284,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201703246033
201801012902141
201902328100304
2020499606115
202102330035
202206270033
2023121561112101
2024913511276
202546590473
202632360243
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The full timeline

Construction 59Enforcement 141Housing & tenants 961Ownership & money 78Health & systems 20

Every one of the 1,259 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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