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501 Cortelyou Road

104Records
9City systems
2Open violations
46.7Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11218 · Neighborhood: Kensington
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104 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 9 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 38 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 33 311 service requests, 16 DOB violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11218
Built1930
Floors2
Res. units3
ClassS9
Owner (PLUTO)FRENCH OPEN LLC
BBL3053740056
BIN3126169

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 95% 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 46.7. In ZIP 11218, 71% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations2 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2022-06-05.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2).

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

$3,780 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

6 service requests in the last three years. Most common: General Construction/Plumbing (2) · Overgrown Tree/Branches (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · Graffiti (1) · Water System (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)
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)501 CORTELYOU ROAD LLC
Head officerRAHIM SIUNYKALIMI
Managing agentMACCABI PROPERTY MANAGEMENT INC
Last registered2026-07-07

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$363,000 $163,350
2026$436,000 $196,200
2027$523,000 $235,350

The city's market estimate has risen 44% 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

SubwayDitmas Av — F · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Church Av — F G · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: McDonald Av / Cortelyou Rd — B67 B69 · 0.2 mi
Citi BikeE 3 St & Cortelyou Rd · 600 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

501 Cortelyou Road

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

6 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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 MACCABI PROPERTY MANAGEMENT INC — 22 buildings, 68 units. Grades across the portfolio: A5 · B4 · C7 · D5. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1490 Bedford Avenue BK8 B
736 Washington Avenue BK6 B
3507 Church Avenue BK6 A
1015 Montgomery Street BK5 B
221 East 2 Street BK4 A
405 Clermont Avenue BK4 C
3733 Cypress Avenue BK3 C
238 Flatbush Avenue BK3 C
1508 Prospect Place BK3 B
501 Cortelyou Road BK3 D
907 Gates Avenue BK3 D
7218 Avenue M BK3 C
1500 Prospect Place BK3 D
808 Blake Avenue BK2 A
874 Clarkson Avenue BK2 D
211 Church Avenue BK2 A
123 Church Avenue BK2 C
2023 East 24 Street BK2 C
1101 Clarkson Avenue BK2 D
505 Cortelyou Road BK1 C
595 Washington Avenue BK1 A
1812 Flatbush Avenue BK0 —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $400,000 on 2008-12-24 (lender: Banco Popular North America). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2016-11-04AL&R $1,712,500 — from 501 CORTELYOU ROAD LLC; 1812 FLASTBUSH AVENUE LLC; 503 CORTELYOU ROAD LLC to CARVER FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $1,712,500
2016-11-04M&CON $1,712,500 — from 503 CORTELYOU ROAD LLC; 1812 FLASTBUSH AVENUE LLC; 501 CORTELYOU ROAD LLC to CARVER FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $1,712,500
2008-12-24AL&R $400,000 — from 501 CORTELYOU ROAD, LLC. to BANCO POPULAR NORTH AMERICA $400,000
2008-12-24Mortgage $400,000 — from 501 CORTELYOU ROAD, LLC. to BANCO POPULAR NORTH AMERICA $400,000
1997-06-18Mortgage $81,944 — from SIONY, NATHAN to KAUL, SURINDE R. EST; KAUL, MARGARITA ADMINITRATRIX $81,944
1986-04-07Mortgage $25,000 — from KAUL, SURINDER R/ESTOF; KAUL, ROGER/AKA; KAUL, MARGARITA/ADM to GREEN POINT SAVS BK $25,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201711002
201801102
201912014
202003003
202102002
20220110011
20235130018
202412003
202510001
202642006
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The full timeline

Enforcement 20Housing & tenants 43Ownership & money 38Health & systems 3

Every one of the 104 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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