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514 Vermont Street

815Records
13City systems
16Open violations
1765.7Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11207 · Neighborhood: East New York (North)
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815 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 266 311 service requests, 259 HPD complaints, 218 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11207
Built1910
Floors3
Res. units3
ClassC0
Owner (PLUTO)WOLF, YITZCHAK
BBL3037900051
BIN3084513

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GRADE F

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 1765.7. 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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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 violations16 total — 11 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 1991-06-21.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

90 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 18 · winter 2024–25: 24 · winter 2025–26: 45). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’24–25
45
’25–26

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

$500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

160 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (39) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (27) · APPLIANCE (15) · PAINT/PLASTER (12) · Noise (11) · DOOR/WINDOW (10).

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 (1910)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
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)YITZCHAK WOLF
Managing agentJOSH SHINE
Last registered2026-07-30

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$798,000 $47,880
2026$914,000 $54,840
2027$977,000 $58,620

The city's market estimate has risen 22% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2020 (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

SubwayPennsylvania Av — 3 · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Pennsylvania Av / Dumont Av — B20 B83 · 450 ft
Citi BikeDumont Ave & New Jersey Ave · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted bike lane mapped within 75 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 149 Danny Kaye
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

514 Vermont Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

160 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 39 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $471,997 on 2026-03-02 (recorded via MERS, the industry registry; the lender is not named on the record). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-03-02Mortgage $471,997 — from WOLF, YITZCHOK to MERS $471,997
2021-05-28Agreement $708,750 — from WOLF, YITZCHOK to MERS $708,750
2021-05-20Mortgage $44,438 — from WOLF, YITZCHOK to MERS $44,438
2019-08-08Deed $850,000 — from BECKFORD, ALTIMAN; BECKFORD, NORALENE DELORES; BECKFORD, DELORES to WOLF, YITZCHAK $850,000
2019-08-08Mortgage $680,000 — from WOLF, YITZCHOK to CROSS COUNTY SAVINGS BANK $680,000
2019-07-30Sold for $850,000 $850,000 $283,333
2014-08-30M&CON $514,787 — from BECKFORD, NORALENE D; BECKFORD, DELORES; BECKFORD, ALTIMAN to CITIBANK NA AS SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE TO US B $514,787
2007-01-08Mortgage $434,000 — from BECKFORD, NORALENE DELORES; BECKFORD A/K/ A, DELORES; BECKFORD, ALTIMAN to MERS $434,000
2004-05-25Mortgage $342,000 — from DELORES BECKFORD; AKA NORALENE DELORES BECKFORD; ALTIMAN BECKFORD to MERS $342,000
2004-05-25Deed $360,000 — from DOROTHY WADE to ALTIMAN BECKFORD; DELORES BECKFORD; AKA NORALENE DELORES BECKFORD $360,000
1999-12-22Mortgage $174,336 — from GULLY, MARINA to OLYMPIA MORTGAGE CORP $174,336
1991-06-24Mortgage $55,000 — from SEXTON, RONALD to GREEN POINT SAVS BANK $55,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170220022
20184180022
20191484154
20200330033
20210393042
20222640066
20232490051
20242199010211
2025217100173
20260121013
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The full timeline

Enforcement 15Housing & tenants 757Ownership & money 30Health & systems 13

Every one of the 815 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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