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499 Pennsylvania Avenue

209Records
15City systems
0Open violations
12Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11207 · Neighborhood: East New York-New Lots
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209 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 58 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 41 311 service requests, 26 DOB permits.

BoroughBrooklyn 11207
Built2023
Floors4
Res. units9
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)499 PENNSYLVANIA LLC
BBL3038060005
BIN3084650, 3429357

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 57% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 12. In ZIP 11207, 62% of residential buildings hold an A and 13% grade D or F. How grades work

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Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

$625 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

24 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (11) · ELECTRIC (4) · GENERAL (2) · Smoking or Vaping (2) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (1) · General Construction/Plumbing (1).

Filed construction activity

$2,923,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (10 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

NoBuilt before 1974 (2023)
YesSix or more residential units (9)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. 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)499 Pennsylvania LLC
Head officerChesky Weiss
Managing agentFrontgate Management
Last registered2025-11-24

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$209,000 $94,050
2026$1,234,000 $555,300
2027$1,397,000 $628,650

The city's market estimate has risen 568% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 35YR WITH AFF HOUSING PCT

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 5 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 · 100 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Pennsylvania Av / Livonia Av — B20 B83 · 100 ft
Citi BikePennsylvania Ave & Livonia Ave · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 013 Roberto Clemente
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

499 Pennsylvania 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

24 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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 FRONTGATE MANAGEMENT — 77 buildings, 1,379 units. Grades across the portfolio: A25 · B31 · C10 · D5 · F5. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1034 Atlantic Avenue BK237 B
1258 Shakespeare Ave BX90 B
329 Broadway BK63 A
711 East 214 Street BX61 B
Trinity Avenue BX52 B
65 South 11 Street BK46 A
1818 Prospect Avenue BX46 B
2177 60 Street BK44 A
49 South 11 Street BK42 A
374 South 5 Street BK41 B
713 Snediker Avenue BK35 A
366 South 5 Street BK32 B
1058 University Avenue BX26 B
524 West 134 Street MN24 B
Grand Avenue BX24 B
87 East 53 Street BK24 D
51 West 174 Street BX24 B
924 Myrtle Avenue BK23 A
2076 Morris Avenue BX17 B
1694 Nelson Avenue BX15 B
1307 Findlay Avenue BX13 C
2308 Prospect Avenue BX13 A
14 Duffield Street BK12 B
1467 Bedford Avenue BK12 A
287 East 169 Street BX12 B
412 Mother Gaston Blvd BK10 B
1686 Grand Avenue BX10 B
303 West 74 Street MN10 A
1344 Findlay Avenue BX10 B
3533 Barnes Avenue BX10 B
305 East 162 Street BX10 A
285 East 169 Street BX10 A
2890 Bailey Avenue BX10 A
4829 White Plains Road BX10 B
1691 Carroll Street BK10 A
720 Saratoga Avenue BK10 B
1426 Vyse Avenue BX10 B
4831 White Plains Road BX10 A
1101 Hoe Avenue BX10 B
1447 Longfellow Avenue BX10 C
1343 Harrod Avenue BX9 C
499 Pennsylvania Avenue BK9 A
540 East 142 Street BX8 B
1143 Ward Avenue BX8 C
501 Dean Street BK8 B
166 Scholes Street BK8 A
164 Scholes Street BK8 A
538 East 142 Street BX8 C
162 Scholes Street BK8 B
863 Hancock Street BK8 B
149 Albany Avenue BK8 A
10 Clermont Avenue BK7 A
120 Skillman Street BK7 A
160 Scholes Street BK7 A
321 South 5 Street BK7 A
299 Schaefer Street BK6 B
305 Schaefer Street BK6 B
303 Schaefer Street BK6 A
297 Schaefer Street BK6 B
258 Melrose Street BK6 D

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $542,779 on 2026-01-16 (lender: Amalgamated Bank), 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
2026-01-16Agreement $6,800,000 — from 499 PENNSYLVANIA LLC; DUMONT SARATOGA LLC to AMALGAMATED BANK $6,800,000
2026-01-16AL&R $6,800,000 — from DUMONT SARATOGA LLC; 499 PENNSYLVANIA LLC to AMALGAMATED BANK $6,800,000
2026-01-16Mortgage $542,780 — from 499 PENNSYLVANIA LLC; DUMONT SARATOGA LLC to AMALGAMATED BANK $542,780
2022-06-24Deed $550,000 — from 265 PENN REALTY CORP. to 499 PENNSYLVANIA LLC $550,000
2022-06-24AL&R $2,400,000 — from 499 PENNSYLVANIA LLC to BROADVIEW CAPITAL LLC $2,400,000
2022-06-24Mortgage $2,400,000 — from 499 PENNSYLVANIA LLC to BROADVIEW CAPITAL LLC $2,400,000
2022-06-24AL&R $360,000 — from 499 PENNSYLVANIA LLC to BROADVIEW CAPITAL LLC $360,000
2022-06-24Mortgage $360,000 — from 499 PENNSYLVANIA LLC to BROADVIEW CAPITAL LLC $360,000
2022-06-09Sold for $550,000 $550,000 $61,111
2016-11-01Deed $330,040 — from VERDIRAME, AS REFEREE, BARTHOLOMEW to NYCTL 2013-A TRUST; THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON $330,040
2016-11-01Deed $300,000 — from BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON; NYCTL 1998-2 TRUST to 265 PENN REALTY CORP. $300,000
2016-08-23Sold for $300,000 $300,000 $33,333
2016-08-23Sold for $330,040 $330,040 $36,671
2005-03-08Mortgage $59,266 — from CUMMINGS, LINVAL to LEHMAN BROTHERS BANK $59,266
2005-03-08Mortgage $19,000 — from CUMMINGS, LINVAL to LEHMAN BROTHERS BANK $19,000

Ten-year activity

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2018000022
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202100150015
202280010018
202323510029
2024600006
202582141025
202602229033
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The full timeline

Construction 48Enforcement 27Housing & tenants 59Ownership & money 62Health & systems 13

Every one of the 209 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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