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509 Hinsdale Street

5,380Records
20City systems
438Open violations
1121.5Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11207 · Neighborhood: East New York-New Lots
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5,380 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 2,198 HPD complaints, 1,586 HPD housing violations, 1,246 311 service requests.

BoroughBrooklyn 11207
Built1930
Floors4
Res. units21
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)RIVERDALE AVENUE PROPERTIES LLC
BBL3038350021
BIN3085400

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GRADE F

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 1121.5. In ZIP 11207, 62% of residential buildings hold an A and 13% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

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

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations438 total — 161 class C (immediately hazardous), 243 class B, 34 class A. Oldest open since 1998-10-09.
Pending HPD litigation2 case(s) pending in housing court
Alternative Enforcementcurrently in HPD's worst-buildings program

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

36 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 24 · winter 2024–25: 3 · winter 2025–26: 5). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

24
’23–24
3
’24–25
5
’25–26

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

$18,780 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

268 service requests in the last three years. Most common: PAINT/PLASTER (49) · DOOR/WINDOW (36) · ELECTRIC (35) · PLUMBING (29) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (27) · WATER LEAK (23).

Filed construction activity

$84,751 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (1930)
YesSix or more residential units (21)
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)RIVERDALE AVENUE PROPERTIES LLC
Head officerBARRY SINGER
Managing agentDANIEL CALLER
Last registered2025-10-03

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,605,000 $722,250
2026$1,891,000 $850,950
2027$1,944,000 $874,800

The city's market estimate has risen 21% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
New Joy GardenChineseBMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

3 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Spoiled, Food Temperature) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

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.

4 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2018 (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

SubwayLivonia Av — L · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: New Lots Av / Williams Av — B15 · 850 ft
Citi BikeHinsdale St & Newport St · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 190 Sheffield. 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

509 Hinsdale Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

268 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 13 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: $3,174,172 on 2017-08-08 (lender: Customers 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
2017-08-08AL&R $6,000,000 — from RIVERDALE AVENUE PROPERTIES LLC to CUSTOMERS BANK $6,000,000
2017-08-08Mortgage $3,174,173 — from RIVERDALE AVENUE PROPERTIES LLC to CUSTOMERS BANK $3,174,173
2017-08-08Deed $8,000,000 — from CRP 482 RIVERDALE AVENUE ANNEX LLC; CRP 482 RIVERDALE AVENUE LLC to RIVERDALE AVENUE PROPERTIES LLC $8,000,000
2017-08-08Agreement $6,000,000 — from RIVERDALE AVENUE PROPERTIES LLC to CUSTOMERS BANK $6,000,000
2017-08-02Sold for $8,000,000 $8,000,000 $380,952
2012-05-21Mortgage $1,144,105 — from CRP 482 RIVERDALE AVENUE LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $1,144,105
2012-05-21Agreement $3,130,000 — from CRP 482 RIVERDALE AVENUE LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $3,130,000
2012-05-21Deed $4,175,000 — from RIVERDALE OWNER LLC to CRP 482 RIVERDALE AVENUE LLC $4,175,000
2012-05-21AL&R $3,130,000 — from CRP 482 RIVERDALE AVENUE LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $3,130,000
2011-10-11Agreement $2,000,000 — from RIVERDALE OWNER LLC to INTERVEST NATIONAL BANK $2,000,000
2011-10-11Deed $3,451,000 — from 510-482 RIVERDALE OWNER LLC to RIVERDALE OWNER LLC $3,451,000
2008-09-10Deed $4,650,000 — from DUREM 6, LLC to 510-482 RIVERDALE LLC $4,650,000
2008-03-17Agreement $3,700,000 — from DUREM 6, LLC to CITIBANK, N.A. $3,700,000
2008-03-17Mortgage $1,183,354 — from DUREM 6, LLC to CITIBANK, N.A. $1,183,354
2008-03-17Deed $2,000,000 — from MIS REALTY LLC to DUREM 6, LLC $2,000,000

Ten-year activity

1,0005000
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
585
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170319692210
20180743905451
20190329200295
20200138100382
20210129900300
20220013901140
20230044901450
20240057708585
20251915802170
20261213821144
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The full timeline

Construction 13Enforcement 80Housing & tenants 5,169Ownership & money 68Health & systems 50

Every one of the 5,380 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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