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920 53 Street

301Records
14City systems
0Open violations
2.3Penalty rate

301 recorded events, 1998–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 154 311 service requests, 29 HPD complaints, 27 boiler inspections.

BoroughBrooklyn 11219
Built1999
Floors5
Res. units88
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)THE MSGR JOSEPH F STE
BBL3056660012
BIN3343065

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 82% 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 2.3. In ZIP 11219, 66% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

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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

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

Patterns

10 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2025–26: 6 · winter 2026–27: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
6
’25–26
2
’26–27

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

$1,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

43 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (23) · HEAT/HOT WATER (5) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (4) · Noise (2) · Blocked Driveway (2) · Damaged Tree (1).

Filed construction activity

$582,018 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (10 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

NoBuilt before 1974 (1999)
YesSix or more residential units (88)
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)MSGR. JOSEPH F. STEDMAN RESIDENCE HDFC
Head officerJEANNE M DIULIO
Managing agentPROGRESS OF PEOPLES MANAGEMENT
Last registered2025-09-08

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,371,000 $1,516,950
2026$4,439,000 $1,997,550
2027$4,431,000 $1,993,950

The city's market estimate has risen 31% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: SHELTER RENT

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)C — ENERGY STAR score 65/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
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

SubwayFort Hamilton Pkwy — N · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
50 St — D · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 50 St / 9 Av — B11 · 900 ft
Citi Bike55 St & 7 Ave · 0.4 mi · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 160 William T. Sampson
Middle: J.H.S. 220 John J. Pershing. 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

920 53 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

43 311 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 PROGRESS OF PEOPLES MANAGEMENT — 23 buildings, 1,875 units. Grades across the portfolio: A17 · B2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
31-41 23 Street QN241 A
55 Pierrepont Street BK189 A
415 Bleecker Street BK150 A
Sackman Street BK136 B
1219 Avenue O BK120 B
4112 Ft Hamilton Parkway BK113 A
23-11 31 Road QN103 A
344 Carroll Street BK101 A
5313 9 Avenue BK100 A
78-01 30 Avenue QN93 A
920 53 Street BK88 A
313 Cumberland Street BK86 A
25-63 22 Street QN73 A
130 Rogers Avenue BK68 A
555 St Johns Place BK64 A
301 Parkville Avenue BK52 A
4624 17 Avenue BK51 A
1493 Bedford Avenue BK31 A
4303 8 Avenue BK16 A
249 Classon Avenue BK0 —
145-19 Liverpool Street QN0 —
155-55 Cross Bay Boulevard QN0 —
255 Ovington Avenue BK0 —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $50,000 on 2003-06-23 (lender: 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
2005-08-10Agreement $8,983,300 — from MSGR. JOSEPH F. STEDMAN RESIDENCE HOUSIN to THE SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSI $8,983,300
2003-06-23Mortgage $50,000 — from STEPHEN, DEBRA to BANK OF NEW YORK $50,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170312015
2018817319
20190210416
2020415313
2021613313
202201539
20230130334
2024007411
20252212319
20261234340
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The full timeline

Construction 33Enforcement 41Housing & tenants 195Ownership & money 3Health & systems 29

Every one of the 301 recorded events, 1998–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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