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50 East 19 Street

3,788Records
17City systems
220Open violations
313.1Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11226 · Neighborhood: Flatbush
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3,788 recorded events, 1987–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,735 311 service requests, 965 HPD complaints, 892 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11226
Built1935
Floors6
Res. units54
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)CRYSTAL RIDGE ASSOCIATES
BBL3050990040
BIN3117107

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 95% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 313.1. In ZIP 11226, 60% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations220 total — 93 class C (immediately hazardous), 72 class B, 55 class A. Oldest open since 2019-02-21.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

58 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 25 · winter 2025–26: 31). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
25
’24–25
31
’25–26

3 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

$7,400 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

874 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (607) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (50) · PAINT/PLASTER (27) · PLUMBING (26) · HEAT/HOT WATER (26) · WATER LEAK (25).

Filed construction activity

$300,970 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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

YesBuilt before 1974 (1935)
YesSix or more residential units (54)
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)CRYSTAL RIDGE ASSOCIATES LLC
Head officerALAN SHAMAH
Managing agentSHAMCO MANAGEMENT CORP
Last registered2025-10-24

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$4,964,000 $2,233,800
2026$4,892,000 $2,201,400
2027$4,211,000 $1,894,950

The city's market estimate has fallen 15% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)B — ENERGY STAR score 75/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL

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

SubwayChurch Av — B Q · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Church Av / E 18 St — B35 · 500 ft
Citi BikeOcean Ave & Tennis Ct · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 889
Middle: M.S. 246 Walt Whitman. 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

50 East 19 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

874 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 26 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 SHAMCO MANAGEMENT CORP — 31 buildings, 1,298 units. Grades across the portfolio: B15 · C14 · D2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1082 President Street BK80 B
65 East 19 Street BK69 B
2110 Newkirk Avenue BK67 C
1 St Pauls Court BK65 C
2015 Foster Avenue BK60 B
200 East 18 Street BK59 B
543 East 21 Street BK59 D
350 East 19 Street BK57 B
860 Ocean Avenue BK54 B
50 East 19 Street BK54 C
283 Albany Avenue BK53 B
538 East 21 Street BK53 B
672 St Nicholas Avenue MN48 B
1553 Ocean Avenue BK44 B
560 West 174 Street MN42 C
465 Ocean Avenue BK41 D
79 Bristol Street BK40 B
1901 Dorchester Road BK40 C
880 St Nicholas Avenue MN36 C
535 West 162 Street MN31 C
539 West 162 Street MN30 C
215 Martense Street BK29 B
1026 President Street BK28 B
522 West 147 Street MN21 B
526 West 147 Street MN21 C
534 West 147 Street MN21 C
1722 Caton Avenue BK20 B
1710 Caton Avenue BK20 C
530 West 147 Street MN20 C
1707 Caton Avenue BK20 C
1716 Caton Avenue BK16 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $252,364 on 1999-08-30 (lender: Republic National Bank Of New York). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-01-28Agreement $6,000,000 — from CRYSTAL RIDGE ASSOCIATES LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $6,000,000
2021-01-28AL&R $6,000,000 — from CRYSTAL RIDGE ASSOCIATES LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $6,000,000
2021-01-28Mortgage $1,008,042 — from CRYSTAL RIDGE ASSOCIATES LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,008,042
2017-12-01Agreement $5,000,000 — from CRYSTAL RIDGE ASSOCIATES LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $5,000,000
2017-12-01AL&R $5,000,000 — from CRYSTAL RIDGE ASSOCIATES LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $5,000,000
2017-12-01Mortgage $1,639,627 — from CRYSTAL RIDGE ASSOCIATES LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,639,627
2013-05-30Agreement $3,700,000 — from CRYSTAL RIDGE ASSOCIATES LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $3,700,000
2013-05-30Mortgage $1,605,451 — from CRYSTAL RIDGE ASSOCIATES LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,605,451
2009-12-21Agreement $2,200,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to CRYSTAL RIDGE ASSOCIATES, LLC $2,200,000
2009-12-21Mortgage $932,827 — from CRYSTAL RIDGE ASSOCIATES, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $932,827
2004-12-29Agreement $1,400,000 — from CRYSTAL RIDGE ASSOCIATES, LLC. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,400,000
2004-12-29Mortgage $477,766 — from CRYSTAL RIDGE ASSOCIATES, LLC. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $477,766
1999-08-30Mortgage $252,365 — from CRYSTAL RIDGE ASSOCIATES LLC to REPUBLIC NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK $252,365
1995-03-31Mortgage $217,476 — from CRYSTAL, RIDGE ASSOCIATES, L.P., to CHASE MANHATTAN BANK $217,476
1994-05-26Mortgage $630,000 — from CRYSTAL RIDGE ASSOCIATES L.P. to CHASE MANHATTAN BANK $630,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201701493154
201800570360
201903850189
20200319002195
20210029530298
20220122602229
20230218401187
20247941801435
20250253309544
20260051704521
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The full timeline

Construction 16Enforcement 68Housing & tenants 3,639Ownership & money 39Health & systems 26

Every one of the 3,788 recorded events, 1987–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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