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501 Avenue M

88Records
9City systems
0Open violations
10Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11230 · Neighborhood: Mapleton-Midwood (West)
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88 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 9 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 52 311 service requests, 17 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 6 boiler inspections.

BoroughBrooklyn 11230
Built1931
Floors2
Res. units2
ClassS2
Owner (PLUTO)501 AVENUE M, LLC
BBL3065410055
BIN3171732

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 82% 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 10. In ZIP 11230, 82% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% 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

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

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

$200 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

31 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Outdoor Dining (12) · Noise (6) · Illegal Dumping (3) · Blocked Driveway (2) · Illegal Parking (2) · Illegal Posting (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)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
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 Avenue M LLC
Head officerJacob P Selig
Managing agent501 Avenue M LLC
Last registered2026-02-10

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,131,000 $127,860
2026$2,178,000 $130,680
2027$2,449,000 $146,940

The city's market estimate has risen 15% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Viva La DoughNot yet graded—
Viva La DoughBakery Products/DessertsA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

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

SubwayAvenue N — F · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Ocean Pkwy South / Avenue M — B9 · 400 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 099 Isaac Asimov
Middle: P.S. 099 Isaac Asimov. 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 Avenue M

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

31 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

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: $42,577 on 2026-02-19 (lender: Connectone Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-02-19AL&R $1,230,000 — from 501 AVENUE M, LLC to CONNECTONE BANK $1,230,000
2026-02-19Agreement $1,230,000 — from 501 AVENUE M, LLC to CONNECTONE BANK $1,230,000
2026-02-19Mortgage $42,578 — from 501 AVENUE M, LLC to CONNECTONE BANK $42,578
2022-05-17Mortgage $1,225,000 — from 501 AVENUE M, LLC to PREFERRED BANK $1,225,000
2022-05-17AL&R $1,225,000 — from 501 AVENUE M, LLC to PREFERRED BANK $1,225,000
2022-05-17Deed $1,800,000 — from CHEE PROPERTY LLC to 501 AVENUE M, LLC $1,800,000
2022-04-28Sold for $1,800,000 $1,800,000 $900,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201702215
201801113
201901012
202002013
202100011
2022074011
202312014
202406006
20253160120
2026085013
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The full timeline

Enforcement 8Housing & tenants 53Ownership & money 19Health & systems 8

Every one of the 88 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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