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58 Church Avenue

299Records
15City systems
77Open violations
25.8Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11218 · Neighborhood: Borough Park
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299 recorded events, 1974–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 100 HPD housing violations, 75 311 service requests, 50 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11218
Built1930
Floors4
Res. units20
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)58 CHURCH AVENUE APARTMENTS LLC
BBL3053510008
BIN3125121

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 60% 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 25.8. In ZIP 11218, 71% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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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 violations77 total — 7 class C (immediately hazardous), 55 class B, 15 class A. Oldest open since 1988-08-26.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

10 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 6 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’24–25
2
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

26 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (12) · HEAT/HOT WATER (5) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · PAINT/PLASTER (2) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (1) · Blocked Driveway (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 (20)
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)58 CHURCH AVENUE APARTMENTS, LLC
Head officerGEORGE N MALAFIS
Managing agentGNM MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2025-08-07

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,537,000 $691,650
2026$1,766,000 $794,700
2027$1,857,000 $835,650

The city's market estimate has risen 21% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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 — F G · 450 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 14 Av / Church Av — B35 · 100 ft
Citi BikeChurch Ave & Story St · 50 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 230 Doris L. Cohen
Middle: J.H.S. 223 The Montauk. 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

58 Church Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

26 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 5 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 GNM MANAGEMENT LLC — 11 buildings, 231 units. Grades across the portfolio: A10 · B1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
3723 18 Avenue BK46 A
325 1 Street BK32 A
433 3 Avenue BK26 A
64 Church Avenue BK20 A
58 Church Avenue BK20 B
233 18th Street BK20 A
624 11 Street BK17 A
549 6 Avenue BK16 A
911 8 Avenue BK16 A
683 4 Avenue BK16 A
337 11 Street BK2 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $711,230 on 2018-09-05 (lender: Investors Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2018-09-05Agreement $2,600,000 — from 58 CHURCH AVENUE APARTMENTS LLC to INVESTORS BANK $2,600,000
2018-09-05Mortgage $711,230 — from 58 CHURCH AVENUE APARTMENTS LLC to INVESTORS BANK $711,230
2018-09-05AL&R $2,600,000 — from 58 CHURCH AVENUE APARTMENTS LLC to INVESTORS BANK $2,600,000
2013-05-23Mortgage $719,549 — from 58 CHURCH AVENUE APARTMENTS, LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $719,549
2013-05-23Agreement $2,115,000 — from 58 CHURCH AVENUE APARTMENTS, LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $2,115,000
2008-08-04Mortgage $1,171,833 — from MALAFIS, GEORGE N; MALAFIS, KAY G; MALAFIS, KAY; 58-64 CHURCH AVE CORP; MALAFIS, GEORGE; M to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $1,171,833
2008-08-04Mortgage $328,167 — from 58 CHURCH AVENUE APARTMENTS LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $328,167
2008-08-04Agreement $1,500,000 — from 58 CHURCH AVENUE APARTMENTS LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $1,500,000
2006-03-01Agreement $7,231,591 — from 58-64 CHURCH AVE. CORP.; MALAFIS, GEORGE; MALAFIS, KAY G; MALAFIS, KAY; MALAFIS, GEORGE N to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $7,231,591
2004-02-23Agreement $7,725,000 — from MALAFIS, KAY G; 58-64 CHURCH AVE. CORP.; MALAFIS, GEORGE N to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $7,725,000
2004-02-23Mortgage $3,310,178 — from 58-64 CHURCH AVE. CORP.; MALAFIS, GEORGE N; MALAFIS, KAY G to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $3,310,178
1998-12-30Mortgage $1,051,534 — from MALAFIS, KAY; MALAFIS, GEORGE N; MALAFIS, GEORGE; 58-64 CHURCH AVE. CORP; MALAFIS, KAY G to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFWILLIAMSBURGH $1,051,534
1988-03-02Mortgage $286,000 — from 58-64 CHURCH AVE CORP to NORSTAR MTGE CORP $286,000
1986-06-12Mortgage $199,000 — from 58-64 CHURCH AVE CORP to GARDENIA UNION RLTYINC $199,000
1983-11-03Mortgage $9,000 — from GARDENIA UNION RLTYINC to DAVIS, JACK $9,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170350035
201801517
201905016
202005016
202104015
20220270128
20230140115
20240140115
2025180110
20260190221
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The full timeline

Construction 8Enforcement 5Housing & tenants 223Ownership & money 50Health & systems 13

Every one of the 299 recorded events, 1974–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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