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543 Vandalia Avenue

83Records
8City systems
0Open violations
82Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11239 · Neighborhood: Spring Creek-Starrett City
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83 recorded events, 2005–2026, from 8 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 22 311 service requests, 16 HPD housing violations, 15 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11239
Built2008
Floors4
Res. units3
ClassC0
Owner (PLUTO)ABONI, JEAN A
BBL3044520616
BIN3392098

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 97% 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 82. In ZIP 11239, 92% of residential buildings hold an A and 1% 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

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

10 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 8 · winter 2024–25: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

8
’23–24
2
’24–25

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

What 311 hears from this address

15 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (5) · PLUMBING (2) · Illegal Parking (2) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · Sewer (2) · Noise (1).

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

NoBuilt before 1974 (2008)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

0 of 3 signals present. None of the common signals are present — stabilization is unlikely (though never impossible). 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)JEAN A ABONI
Last registered2025-12-01

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$623,000 $37,380
2026$789,000 $47,340
2027$894,000 $53,640

The city's market estimate has risen 43% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: UDAAP

Flood exposure

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

Hurricane evacuation zone 3 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2026 (2 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

SubwayNew Lots Av — 3 · 0.9 mi straight-line (about a 23-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Flatlands Av / Elton St — B84 Q8 · 700 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 224 Hale A. Woodruff
Middle: Van Siclen Community Middle School. 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

543 Vandalia 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

15 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 5 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: $390,000 on 2026-09-21 (lender: Citizens Bank NA). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-09-21Mortgage $390,000 — from ABONI, JEAN A; NUVE, ISABELLE E to CITIZENS BANK NA $390,000
2025-04-22Mortgage $42,000 — from NUVE, ISABELLE E; ABONI, JEAN A to CITIZENS BANK, N.A. $42,000
2018-02-12Mortgage $75,000 — from NUVE, ISABELLE E; ABONI, JEAN A to TD BANK, N.A. $75,000
2015-03-11Mortgage $57,461 — from ABONI, JEAN A; NUVE, ESABELLE E to THE CITY OF NEW YORK HPD $57,461
2010-08-31Mortgage $468,300 — from NUVI, ISABELLE; ABONI, JEAN A to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS $468,300
2010-08-31Deed $488,000 — from NEHEMIAH HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMPAN to NUVI, ISABELLE; ABONI, JEAN A $488,000

Ten-year activity

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YearHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyTotal
2017202
2018112
2019112
2020000
2021101
2022314
202325025
2024808
2025718
2026729
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The full timeline

Construction 11Housing & tenants 56Ownership & money 15Health & systems 1

Every one of the 83 recorded events, 2005–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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