1,875 recorded events, 1985–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 685 HPD complaints, 668 311 service requests, 406 HPD housing violations.
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A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 86% 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 158.6. In ZIP 11209, 84% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 72 total — 13 class C (immediately hazardous), 45 class B, 14 class A. Oldest open since 2014-03-30. |
| Pending HPD litigation | 1 case(s) pending in housing court |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
623 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 11 · winter 2024–25: 138 · winter 2025–26: 462 · winter 2026–27: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
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.
397 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (308) · PLUMBING (17) · WATER LEAK (12) · PAINT/PLASTER (10) · General Construction/Plumbing (9) · DOOR/WINDOW (8).
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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1927) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (62) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | DEAN STREET ASSOCIATES, LLC |
| Head officer | MICHAEL NIAMONITAKIS |
| Managing agent | MERIDIAN PROPERTIES LLC |
| Last registered | 2026-07-23 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,433,000 | $1,094,850 |
| 2026 | $2,482,000 | $1,116,900 |
| 2027 | $2,512,000 | $1,130,400 |
The city's market estimate has risen 3% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 30/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
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.
2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2015 (0 in the last three years).
Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.
| Subway | Bay Ridge Av — R · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Bay Ridge Av / 6 Av — B64 · 300 ft |
| Citi Bike | 68 St & 5 Ave · 700 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S./I.S. 30 Mary White Ovington Middle: P.S./I.S. 30 Mary White Ovington. 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.
537 Ovington Avenue
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
397 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 308 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.
Managed by MERIDIAN PROPERTIES LLC — 99 buildings, 3,747 units. Grades across the portfolio: A22 · B42 · C27 · D7 · F1. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 99 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $511,783 on 2026-02-13 (lender: Berkadia Commercial Mortgage LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-13 | Agreement $7,018,000 — from DEAN STREET ASSOCIATES 537 LLC to BERKADIA COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE LLC | $7,018,000 | |
| 2026-02-13 | Mortgage $511,783 — from DEAN STREET ASSOCIATES 537 LLC to BERKADIA COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE LLC | $511,783 | |
| 2015-04-09 | Deed $10,700,000 — from QUINRAY REALTY CORPORATION to DEAN STREET ASSOCIATES, LLC | $10,700,000 | |
| 2015-04-09 | Mortgage $5,810,208 — from DEAN STREET ASSOCIATES, LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH | $5,810,208 | |
| 2015-04-09 | AL&R $7,600,000 — from DEAN STREET ASSOCIATES, LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH | $7,600,000 | |
| 2015-04-09 | Agreement $7,600,000 — from DEAN STREET ASSOCIATES, LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH | $7,600,000 | |
| 2012-11-19 | Agreement $2,313,710 — from QUINDARY REALTY CORPORATION to CITY NATIONAL BANK | $2,313,710 | |
| 2012-11-19 | Agreement $1,900,000 — from QUINRAY REALTY CORPORATION to GREYSTONE SERVICING CORPORATION, INC. | $1,900,000 | |
| 2007-04-26 | Mortgage $2,500,000 — from QUINRAY REALTY CORPORATION to IMPERIAL CAPITAL BANK | $2,500,000 | |
| 1985-10-23 | Mortgage $80,821 — from QUINRAY REALTY CORP to RIDGEWOOD SAVS BANK | $80,821 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 23 |
| 2018 | 1 | 35 | 0 | 2 | 38 |
| 2019 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| 2020 | 0 | 78 | 0 | 1 | 79 |
| 2021 | 1 | 107 | 0 | 2 | 110 |
| 2022 | 6 | 56 | 0 | 1 | 63 |
| 2023 | 1 | 199 | 0 | 1 | 201 |
| 2024 | 2 | 99 | 0 | 3 | 104 |
| 2025 | 11 | 394 | 1 | 3 | 409 |
| 2026 | 3 | 422 | 5 | 6 | 436 |
Every one of the 1,875 recorded events, 1985–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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