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516 Vermont Street

1,510Records
13City systems
332Open violations
2190Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11207 · Neighborhood: East New York (North)
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1,510 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 499 311 service requests, 482 HPD complaints, 459 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11207
Built1910
Floors3
Res. units4
ClassS4
Owner (PLUTO)FRANK'S CORNER, LLC
BBL3037900052
BIN3084514

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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 2190. In ZIP 11207, 62% of residential buildings hold an A and 13% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
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 violations332 total — 96 class C (immediately hazardous), 154 class B, 82 class A. Oldest open since 1983-09-26.
Active vacate order4 unit(s) under an unrescinded HPD vacate order

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

27 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 12 · winter 2024–25: 7). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

12
’23–24
7
’24–25

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

What 311 hears from this address

269 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (81) · PAINT/PLASTER (46) · PLUMBING (38) · FLOORING/STAIRS (26) · DOOR/WINDOW (23) · APPLIANCE (13).

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 (4)
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)FARNKS CORNER LLC
Head officerCRAIG A SEXTON
Managing agentCRAIG A SEXTON
Last registered2025-11-01

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$471,000 $211,950
2026$512,000 $230,400
2027$614,000 $276,300

The city's market estimate has risen 30% 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.

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 · 700 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

516 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

269 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 11 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.

Ten-year activity

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614
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EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017011310114
201806208
201904015
202001001
202103003
2022125610258
2023136100362
20243600110614
20251150420
202607007
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The full timeline

Enforcement 8Housing & tenants 1,462Ownership & money 23Health & systems 17

Every one of the 1,510 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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