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560 Ovington Avenue

255Records
16City systems
37Open violations
502Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11209 · Neighborhood: Bay Ridge
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255 recorded events, 1975–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 78 HPD housing violations, 61 311 service requests, 54 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11209
Built1931
Floors3
Res. units6
ClassC2
Owner (PLUTO)FALSEF REALTY LLC
BBL3058930037
BIN3146669

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 97% 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 502. In ZIP 11209, 84% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations37 total — 11 class C (immediately hazardous), 17 class B, 9 class A. Oldest open since 2021-02-19.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

19 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2024–25: 6 · winter 2025–26: 5). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
6
’24–25
5
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

12 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (8) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · Noise (1) · Damaged Tree (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 (1931)
YesSix or more residential units (6)
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)FALSEF REALTY LLC
Head officerEMAD HAMDAN
Managing agentDAFNONAS ESTATES, LTD
Last registered2025-11-03

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,949,000 $877,050
2026$1,559,000 $701,550
2027$1,598,000 $719,100

The city's market estimate has fallen 18% 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

SubwayBay Ridge Av — R · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Ovington Av / 6 Av — B64 · 350 ft
Citi Bike6 Ave & 74 St · 850 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: Ralph A. Fabrizio School
Middle: J.H.S. 259 William McKinley. 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

560 Ovington 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

12 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 8 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 DAFNONAS ESTATES, LTD — 69 buildings, 1,113 units. Grades across the portfolio: A25 · B23 · C9 · D8 · F4. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
7301 17 Avenue BK100 A
310 94 Street BK67 A
969 43 Street BK58 C
77 Eastern Parkway BK40 A
367 95 Street BK39 B
7624 19 Avenue BK38 B
2744 Bedford Avenue BK36 B
37-27 107 Street QN33 A
416 68 Street BK29 D
400 Avenue U BK28 A
1 Elton Street BK27 C
265 74 Street BK26 A
45 Bay 28 Street BK25 A
237 West 109 Street MN25 A
367 96 Street BK24 C
335 78 Street BK23 C
8684 20 Avenue BK23 C
2430 63 Street BK23 B
484 67 Street BK21 B
440 Senator Street BK20 B
119 Avenue D MN18 A
1888 West 9 Street BK18 D
455 61 Street BK17 B
459 61 Street BK17 B
115 Avenue S BK17 B
18-12 Menahan Street QN16 B
6914 6 Avenue BK16 C
527 8 Street BK15 A
1189 Ocean Parkway BK14 A
9401 5 Avenue BK10 B
523 8 Street BK9 A
342 54 Street BK9 B
475A Hicks Street BK8 B
340 54 Street BK8 A
259 55 Street BK8 D
567 St Johns Place BK8 D
204 Malcolm X Boulevard BK8 B
440 15 Street BK8 A
480 12 Street BK8 A
1380 DeKalb Avenue BK8 D
5019 4 Avenue BK8 B
445 DeKalb Avenue BK8 A
447 DeKalb Avenue BK7 B
361 7 Street BK7 A
138 Wyckoff Avenue BK6 B
1336 Hancock Street BK6 F
109 North 9 Street BK6 A
1514 DeKalb Avenue BK6 B
6821 6 Avenue BK6 C
556 82 Street BK6 B
107 North 9 Street BK6 A
1532 DeKalb Avenue BK6 B
395 Linden Street BK6 C
560 Ovington Avenue BK6 D
272 86 Street BK6 B
284 Cooper Street BK6 C
1335 Hancock Street BK6 F
8401 3 Avenue BK6 A
111 North 9 Street BK6 A
463 52 Street BK6 F

showing 60 of 69 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,012,500 on 2021-06-19 (lender: Kearny Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-06-19AL&R $1,012,500 — from FALSEF REALTY LLC to KEARNY BANK $1,012,500
2021-06-19Mortgage $1,012,500 — from FALSEF REALTY LLC to KEARNY BANK $1,012,500
2021-06-19Deed $1,350,000 — from 560 REALTY LLC to FALSEF REALTY LLC $1,350,000
2021-05-27Sold for $1,350,000 $1,350,000 $225,000
2014-12-08Mortgage $165,993 — from 560 REALTY LLC to FLUSHING BANK $165,993
2014-12-08AL&R $670,000 — from 560 REALTY LLC to FLUSHING BANK $670,000
2014-12-08Agreement $670,000 — from 560 REALTY LLC to FLUSHING BANK $670,000
2010-05-14RPTT&RET $237,500 — from STEVEN PESSO, TRUSTEE AXELROD FAMILY IRR to NOTARO, RALPH $237,500
2010-05-07RPTT&RET $237,500 — from STEVEN PESSO, TRUSTEE AXELROD FAMILY IRR to KELLY, PHILIP C $237,500
2010-04-26RPTT&RET $79,135 — from ANTHONY J. CARONE (TRUSTEE); FRANCESCO CARONE IRREVOCABLE TRUST to KELLY, PHILLIP C $79,135
2010-04-26RPTT&RET $79,135 — from GABRIELLA CARONE IRREVOCABLE TRUST; ANTHONY J. CARONE (TRUSTEE) to NOTARO, RALPH $79,135
2004-07-14DEEDO $800,000 — from FRANCINE REALTY CORP. to 560 REALTY, LLC $800,000
1997-05-07Mortgage $262,500 — from FRANCINE REALTY CORP; FRANCINE REALTY CORPORATION to GREATER NEW YORK SAVINGS BANK $262,500

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201711002
201802013
201900011
202001012
20210416451
20220250227
20230130114
20240330336
20250440145
20260100111
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The full timeline

Construction 2Enforcement 6Housing & tenants 208Ownership & money 22Health & systems 17

Every one of the 255 recorded events, 1975–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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