1,723 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 651 311 service requests, 525 HPD housing violations, 435 HPD complaints.
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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 1486.7. In ZIP 11225, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 217 total — 71 class C (immediately hazardous), 99 class B, 47 class A. Oldest open since 1991-10-01. |
| Pending HPD litigation | 1 case(s) pending in housing court |
| Alternative Enforcement | currently in HPD's worst-buildings program |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
50 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 10 · winter 2024–25: 20 · winter 2025–26: 14). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$6,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
87 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (21) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (13) · PAINT/PLASTER (13) · WATER LEAK (11) · PLUMBING (8) · DOOR/WINDOW (5).
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 (1931) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (9) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | 56 WINTHROP STREET |
| Head officer | RONY LEROUGE |
| Managing agent | 56 WINTHROP LLC MANAGEMENT |
| Last registered | 2021-08-10 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,082,000 | $936,900 |
| 2026 | $2,324,000 | $1,045,800 |
| 2027 | $1,859,000 | $836,550 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 11% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
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.
2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2012 (1 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.
| Subway | Parkside Av — Q · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Prospect Park — B Q S · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Bedford Av / Winthrop St — B49 · 500 ft |
| Citi Bike | Parkside Ave & Flatbush Ave · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 375 Jackie Robinson School Middle: Ebbets Field 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.
56 Winthrop Street
| 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 |
87 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 21 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $65,000 on 1998-12-23 (lender: Emigrant Funding Corporation). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-12-23 | Mortgage $65,000 — from LEROUGE, NICOLE M; LEROUGE, RONY to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION | $65,000 | |
| 1997-02-20 | Mortgage $126,000 — from 56 WINTHROP ST LLC to GREENPOINT BANK | $126,000 | |
| 1991-10-29 | Mortgage $120,000 — from RUDVON REALTY CORP to GREEN POINT SAVS BANK | $120,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 69 | 1 | 2 | 73 |
| 2018 | 17 | 123 | 1 | 0 | 141 |
| 2019 | 6 | 189 | 0 | 0 | 195 |
| 2020 | 0 | 62 | 0 | 1 | 63 |
| 2021 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| 2022 | 0 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 37 |
| 2023 | 5 | 148 | 0 | 0 | 153 |
| 2024 | 4 | 123 | 0 | 0 | 127 |
| 2025 | 3 | 152 | 0 | 2 | 157 |
| 2026 | 0 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 87 |
Every one of the 1,723 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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