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54 East 52 Street

251Records
12City systems
0Open violations
15Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11203 · Neighborhood: East Flatbush-Rugby
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251 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 66 HPD complaints, 56 HPD housing violations, 41 311 service requests.

BoroughBrooklyn 11203
Built1930
Floors3
Res. units6
ClassC2
Owner (PLUTO)RUTLAND CORNERS, LLC
BBL3046050019
BIN3099672, 3345496

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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 53% 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 15. In ZIP 11203, 76% of residential buildings hold an A and 7% 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

16 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 10 · winter 2025–26: 6). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

10
’23–24
6
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

11 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (8) · Noise (2) · Damaged Tree (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

YesBuilt before 1974 (1930)
YesSix or more residential units (6)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

3 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)RUTLAND CORNERS.LLC
Head officerLARRY HIRSCHFIELD
Managing agentELH MGMT.LLC
Last registered2025-08-25

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$859,000 $386,550
2026$687,000 $309,150
2027$790,000 $355,500

The city's market estimate has fallen 8% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: J51

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 13-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Crown Hts-Utica Av — 3 4 · 0.6 mi straight-line (about a 16-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Remsen Av / Rutland Rd — B17 · 350 ft
Citi BikeE 52 St & Winthrop St · 550 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 268 Emma Lazarus
Middle: The Middle School of Media, Law and Fine Arts. 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

54 East 52 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

11 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 8 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 ELH MGMT.LLC — 110 buildings, 3,367 units. Grades across the portfolio: A17 · B29 · C34 · D17 · F13. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
Amsterdam Avenue MN1272 B
600 Bergen Avenue BX280 B
556 Bergen Avenue BX214 B
2954 West 29 Street BK195 C
80 Greene Avenue BK97 A
1366 East New York Avenue BK72 A
1160 Evergreen Avenue BX69 B
1416 Walton Avenue BX60 C
2518 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN41 D
212 West 133 Street MN40 C
519 St Marks Avenue BK38 B
1198 Pacific Street BK35 B
535 West 151 Street MN33 C
33 St Felix Street BK32 A
221 Ashland Place BK32 B
53 St Felix Street BK32 A
523 West 134 Street MN25 A
527 West 134 Street MN25 A
22 Mt Morris Park West MN21 D
150 Tompkins Avenue BK20 D
510 West 152 Street MN20 C
420 East 73 Street MN20 A
505 West 134 Street MN19 A
520 West 151 Street MN19 C
611 Willoughby Avenue BK17 C
2540 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN17 B
607 Willoughby Avenue BK16 C
216 West 135 Street MN16 B
1051 Eastern Parkway BK16 A
361 Court Street BK15 B
519 West 152 Street MN15 B
208 West 133 Street MN15 B
508 West 151 Street MN14 D
24 Mt Morris Park West MN14 C
403 Kosciuszko Street BK13 C
124 Kingston Avenue BK12 C
399 Kosciuszko Street BK12 D
1772 2 Avenue MN12 C
488 St Nicholas Avenue MN10 D
490 St Nicholas Avenue MN10 A
424 East 83 Street MN10 C
1434 Broadway BK9 C
1138 Dean Street BK9 B
609 Willoughby Avenue BK9 C
235 West 135 Street MN8 D
816 Washington Ave BK8 D
1446 Pacific Street BK8 B
229 West 135 Street MN8 C
213 Sackett Street BK8 C
1324 St Johns Place BK8 D
295A Bainbridge Street BK8 D
239 Carroll Street BK8 B
815 Park Place BK8 C
771 Monroe Street BK8 C
1272 Pacific Street BK8 C
364 Montgomery Street BK8 C
315 Pulaski Street BK8 D
104 Ralph Avenue BK8 B
767 Monroe Street BK8 C
286 Willoughby Avenue BK8 C

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $233,750 on 1998-08-07 (lender: Fairfield Mortgagecorporation). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2011-01-04Agreement $1,261,771 — from RUTLAND CORNERS to CITY OF NEW YORK $1,261,771
2011-01-04Agreement $1,102,000 — from RUTLAND CORNERS,LLC to COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $1,102,000
2006-06-05DEEDO $28,000 — from NEIGHBORHOOD RESTORE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT to RUTLAND CORNERS, LLC $28,000
2006-06-05Mortgage $1,102,000 — from RUTLAND CORNERS LLC. to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $1,102,000
2006-06-05Mortgage $1,261,771 — from RUTLAND CORNERS, LLC to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $1,261,771
1998-08-07Mortgage $233,750 — from JAMES, LOREEN to FAIRFIELD MORTGAGECORPORATION $233,750
1991-10-28Mortgage $85,000 — from LINO, HENRY to OLYMPIA MTGE CORP $85,000
1988-08-10Mortgage $18,720 — from LINO, HENRY to DRAZNER, SANDRA $18,720
1987-04-01Mortgage $30,000 — from LINO, HENRY to GREEN POINT $30,000

Ten-year activity

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Housing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
2017000
2018011
2019415
2020011
2021213
202228129
202312214
202412113
2025314
2026617
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The full timeline

Construction 11Enforcement 27Housing & tenants 172Ownership & money 31Health & systems 10

Every one of the 251 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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