221 recorded events, 1974–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 74 HPD housing violations, 72 311 service requests, 39 HPD complaints.
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A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 87% 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 17.5. In ZIP 11236, 84% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 1 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2019-01-28. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
6 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Blocked Driveway (4) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · Building/Use (1).
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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1920) |
| No | Six or more residential units (4) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | HORACE L PALMER; ROBERT J PALMER |
| Managing agent | BROOKLYN PROPERTY MANAGERS |
| Last registered | 2026-01-13 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $641,000 | $288,450 |
| 2026 | $513,000 | $230,850 |
| 2027 | $589,000 | $265,050 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 8% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 6 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.
| Subway | Saratoga Av — 3 · 0.7 mi straight-line (about an 18-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Remsen Av / Church Av — B8 B17 · 150 ft |
| Citi Bike | Linden Blvd & E 91 St · 950 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 233 Langston Hughes Middle: I.S. 285 Meyer Levin. 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.
586 Remsen Avenue
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
6 311 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.
Managed by BROOKLYN PROPERTY MANAGERS — 66 buildings, 668 units. Grades across the portfolio: A26 · B16 · C12 · D12. See the whole portfolio
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Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $125,000 on 1987-03-10 (lender: Green Point Savingsbank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-10 | Mortgage $750,000 — from PALMER 586 REMSEN LLC to ACRA LENDING; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS; CITADEL SERVICING CORPORATION | $750,000 | |
| 2007-08-31 | M&CON $115,000 — from PALMER, HERMAN to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NA | $115,000 | |
| 2007-06-20 | Mortgage $50,000 — from PALMER, HERMAN to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA | $50,000 | |
| 1987-03-10 | Mortgage $125,000 — from PALMER, HERMAN to GREEN POINT SAVINGSBANK | $125,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2019 | 0 | 97 | 0 | 2 | 99 |
| 2020 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 2021 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
| 2022 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2025 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2026 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
Every one of the 221 recorded events, 1974–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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