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506 Avenue C

316Records
9City systems
85Open violations
1092.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11218 · Neighborhood: Kensington
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316 recorded events, 1981–2026, from 9 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 100 311 service requests, 98 HPD housing violations, 69 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11218
Built1925
Floors2.75
Res. units3
ClassC0
Owner (PLUTO)HOSSAIN, MOSHARAF
BBL3053740003
BIN3126154

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GRADE F

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 1092.3. In ZIP 11218, 71% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations85 total — 20 class C (immediately hazardous), 39 class B, 26 class A. Oldest open since 1989-04-24.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

22 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 14 · winter 2025–26: 8). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

14
’24–25
8
’25–26

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

$9,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

90 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (42) · Building/Use (16) · HEAT/HOT WATER (11) · Rodent (5) · SAFETY (3) · GENERAL (2).

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 (1925)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
No421-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 with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)Mosharraf Hossain
Managing agentMOSHARAF HOSSAIn
Last registered2025-11-20

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,260,000 $75,600
2026$1,509,000 $90,540
2027$1,984,000 $119,040

The city's market estimate has risen 57% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: McDonald Av / Avenue C — B67 B69 · 0.2 mi
Citi BikeOcean Pkwy & Ave C · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 179 Kensington
Middle: J.H.S. 062 Ditmas. 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

506 Avenue C

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

90 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 11 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: $1,756,000 on 2022-10-27 (lender: First Central Savings Bank) (recorded via MERS). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-10-27Mortgage $1,756,000 — from HOSSAIN, MOSHARAF to FIRST CENTRAL SAVINGS BANK; MERS $1,756,000
2022-10-27Deed $2,195,000 — from AZIZ, TAHIRA; AZIZ, TAHEIRA to HOSSAIN, MOSHARAF $2,195,000
2022-10-19Sold for $2,195,000 $2,195,000 $731,667
2013-09-19Agreement $408,000 — from AZIZ, AKA TAHEIRA; AZIZ, TAHIRA to BANK OF AMERICA $408,000
2013-09-19Mortgage $3,988 — from AZIZ, TAHIRA; AZIZ, AKA TAHEIRA to BANK OF AMERICA $3,988
2007-08-13Mortgage $450,000 — from AZIZ, TAHIRA to BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. $450,000
1990-03-12Mortgage $206,250 — from AZIZ, ABDUL; AZIZ, TAHEIRA to GREEN POINT SAVINGSBANK $206,250

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201701001
201801001
201901001
202000000
202102002
2022244010
202302002
202405027
2025617801185
202612470059
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The full timeline

Enforcement 25Housing & tenants 271Ownership & money 17Health & systems 3

Every one of the 316 recorded events, 1981–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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