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53 East 51 Street

114Records
14City systems
0Open violations
18.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11203 · Neighborhood: East Flatbush-Rugby
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114 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 33 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 18 311 service requests, 16 DOB permits.

BoroughBrooklyn 11203
Built2021
Floors4
Res. units6
ClassC2
Owner (PLUTO)EAST 51 ENTERPRISE LLC
BBL3045920029
BIN3099229, 3353231, 3429171

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 52% 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 18.3. In ZIP 11203, 76% of residential buildings hold an A and 7% 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

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

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

What 311 hears from this address

6 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (4) · Animal (2).

Filed construction activity

$107,805 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (8 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 (2021)
YesSix or more residential units (6)
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)EAST 51 ENTERPRISE LLC
Head officerBEN WEISS
Managing agentBava Capital
Last registered2025-11-19

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$681,600 $306,720
2026$545,000 $245,250
2027$654,000 $294,300

The city's market estimate has fallen 4% 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).

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

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

SubwaySutter Av-Rutland Rd — 3 · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 12-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Crown Hts-Utica Av — 3 4 · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 14-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Remsen Av / Rutland Rd — B17 · 250 ft
Citi BikeE 92 St & Rutland Rd · 800 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 398 Walter Weaver
Middle: New Heights 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

53 East 51 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

6 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

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 BAVA CAPITAL — 5 buildings, 28 units. Grades across the portfolio: A3 · C1 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
51 East 51 Street BK7 A
52 East 52 Street BK6 A
53 East 51 Street BK6 A
890 Rutland Road BK5 C
1081 Willmohr Street BK4 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,472,000 on 2023-05-24 (lender: Berkadia Commercial Mortgage LLC), 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
2023-05-24Mortgage $1,472,000 — from EAST 51 ENTERPRISE LLC to BERKADIA COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE LLC $1,472,000
2023-05-24Agreement $4,412,000 — from EAST 51 ENTERPRISE LLC to BERKADIA COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE LLC $4,412,000
2021-08-12Mortgage $2,640,000 — from EAST 51 ENTERPRISE LLC to ACCOLEND LLC $2,640,000
2021-08-12Mortgage $300,000 — from EAST 51 ENTERPRISE LLC to ACCOLEND LLC $300,000
2018-10-10Deed $910,000 — from BADILLO, JERRY to EAST 51 ENTERPRISE LLC $910,000
2018-09-17Sold for $910,000 $910,000 $151,667
2016-06-06Mortgage $187,220 — from BADILLO, JERRY to MERS AS NOMINEE FOR CLIFFCO, INC. DBA CL $187,220
2016-06-06Deed $230,000 — from GENEROSA ECHEVARRIA, AS TRUSTEE; VICTOR GUZMAN, AS TRUSTEE; ELIZABETH RIVERA, AS TRUSTEE to BADILLO, JERRY $230,000
2016-05-16Sold for $230,000 $230,000 $38,333
1999-08-30Mortgage $10,760 — from ECHEVARRIA, GENEROSA; ECHEVARRIA, MANUEL L to ASSOCIATES CONSUMERDISCOUNT COMPANY INC $10,760
1998-09-16Mortgage $14,880 — from ECHEVARRIA, MANUEL L; ECHEVARRIA, GENEROSA to ASSOCIATES CONSUMERDISCOUNT COMPANY, INC $14,880
1997-01-13Mortgage $8,418 — from ECHEVARRIA, MANUEL L; ECHEVARRIA, GENEROSA to ASSOCIATES CONSUMERDISCOUNT COMPANY INC $8,418
1996-08-23Mortgage $12,624 — from ECHEVARRIA, GENEROSA; ECHEVARRIA, MANUEL L to ASSOCIATES CONSUMERDISCOUNT COMPANY INC $12,624
1994-06-13Mortgage $33,127 — from ECHEVARRIA, MANUEL L; ECHEVARRIA, GENEROSA to CONSUMER DISCOUNT COMPANY $33,127

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017001001
2018600309
20198206218
2020013004
202114812025
2022520209
20230098017
2024005005
2025013004
2026004004
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The full timeline

Construction 33Enforcement 15Housing & tenants 29Ownership & money 35Health & systems 2

Every one of the 114 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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