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556 East 94 Street

1,543Records
15City systems
137Open violations
1738Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11236 · Neighborhood: East Flatbush-Remsen Village
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1,543 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 592 HPD complaints, 452 311 service requests, 396 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11236
Built1920
Floors3
Res. units6
ClassC2
Owner (PLUTO)556 E 94TH STREET PARTNERS LLC
BBL3047140056
BIN3103496

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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 1738. In ZIP 11236, 84% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% 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 violations137 total — 47 class C (immediately hazardous), 75 class B, 15 class A. Oldest open since 2019-03-06.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

75 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 18 · winter 2024–25: 6 · winter 2025–26: 32 · winter 2026–27: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

18
’23–24
6
’24–25
32
’25–26
2
’26–27

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

What 311 hears from this address

118 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (32) · DOOR/WINDOW (17) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (17) · APPLIANCE (11) · PLUMBING (11) · FLOORING/STAIRS (8).

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 (1920)
YesSix or more residential units (6)
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)556E 94TH STREET PARTNERS LLC
Head officerATIN BATRA
Managing agentHassan Faour
Last registered2026-02-02

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$660,000 $297,000
2026$792,000 $356,400
2027$882,000 $396,900

The city's market estimate has risen 34% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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.

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

SubwaySaratoga Av — 3 · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 14-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Church Av / E 94 St — B8 B35 · 400 ft
Citi BikeLinden Blvd & Church Ave · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 233 Langston Hughes. 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

556 East 94 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

118 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 32 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: $194,940 on 2017-12-15 (lender: Ridgewood Savings Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2023-01-25AL&R $1,000,000 — from 554 E 94TH STREET PARTNERS LLC to PONCE BANK A FEDERAL SAVINGS ASSOCIATION $1,000,000
2023-01-25Mortgage $141,394 — from 554 E 94TH STREET PARTNERS LLC to PONCE BANK A FEDERAL SAVINGS ASSOCIATION $141,394
2023-01-25Agreement $858,606 — from PONCE BANK A FEDERAL SAVINGS ASSOCIATION to 554 E 94TH STREET PARTNERS LLC $858,606
2017-12-15AL&R $950,000 — from 556 E 94TH STREET PARTNERS LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $950,000
2017-12-15Agreement $950,000 — from 556 E 94TH STREET PARTNERS LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $950,000
2017-12-15Mortgage $194,940 — from 556 E 94TH STREET PARTNERS LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $194,940
2015-08-04Mortgage $290,000 — from 556 E 94TH STREET PARTNERS LLC to NASSAU EDUCATORS FEDERAL CREDIT UNION $290,000
2015-08-04Agreement $800,000 — from 556 E 94TH STREET PARTNERS LLC to NASSAU EDUCATORS FEDERAL CREDIT UNION $800,000
2015-08-04AL&R $800,000 — from 556 E 94TH STREET PARTNERS LLC to NASSAU EDUCATORS FEDERAL CREDIT UNION $800,000
2014-11-13Deed $830,000 — from HUNTER, GEORGE to 556 E 94TH STREET PARTNERS LLC $830,000
2014-11-13AL&R $510,000 — from 556 E 94TH STREET PARTNERS LLC to CROSS RIVER BANK $510,000
2014-11-13Mortgage $510,000 — from 556 E 94TH STREET PARTNERS LLC to CROSS RIVER BANK $510,000
2007-06-13AL&R $472,000 — from HUNTER, GEORGE to LNB COMMERCIAL CAPITAL CORPORATION $472,000
2007-06-13Mortgage $472,000 — from HUNTER, GEORGE to LNB COMMERCIAL CAPITAL CORPORATION $472,000
2007-06-13Deed $615,000 — from BENNERSON, LYNWOOD; BENNERSON , DENISE to HUNTER, GEORGE $615,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017085013
2018029500295
2019018001181
20200570158
20211940196
20222830186
2023210052109
2024110101103
2025013401135
2026023201233
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The full timeline

Enforcement 15Housing & tenants 1,484Ownership & money 35Health & systems 9

Every one of the 1,543 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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