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502 Avenue M

124Records
13City systems
0Open violations
0Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11230 · Neighborhood: Mapleton-Midwood (West)
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124 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 39 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 28 311 service requests, 11 DOB permits.

BoroughBrooklyn 11230
Built1925
Floors3
Res. units3
ClassS3
Owner (PLUTO)502 AVENUE M LLC
BBL3065680001
BIN3172875

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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 100% 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 0. 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.

What 311 hears from this address

6 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Blocked Driveway (2) · Commercial Disposal Complaint (1) · Graffiti (1) · Noise (1) · Street Sign (1).

Filed construction activity

$124,200 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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

YesBuilt before 1974 (1925)
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)502 AVE M LLC
Head officerSONNY FAKSE
Managing agentSONNY FAKSE
Last registered2025-06-18

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$907,000 $408,150
2026$967,000 $435,150
2027$1,095,000 $492,750

The city's market estimate has risen 21% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Bassoul's Gourmet KitchenJewish/KosherB—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 6 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

3 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2010 (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.

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. 226 Alfred De B. Mason
Middle: P.S. 226 Alfred De B. Mason. 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

502 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

6 311 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: $826,000 on 2017-06-21 (lender: Sab Chessed Fund LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2018-03-19Deed $1,700,000 — from TAIBI, ABRAHAM to FAKSE, SONNY $1,700,000
2018-03-13Sold for $1,700,000 $1,700,000 $566,667
2017-06-21Mortgage $826,000 — from TAIBI, ABRAHAM to SAB CHESSED FUND LLC $826,000
2005-03-25Mortgage $439,000 — from TAIBI, ABRAHAM to MERS, INC. $439,000
2005-03-25Deed $750,500 — from ROSENBERG, ROBERT; ROSENBERG, MARTIN; ROSENBERG, DAVID to TAIBI, ABRAHAM $750,500
2005-03-25EASE $45,000 — from ROSENBERG, MARTIN; ROSENBERG, ROBERT; ROSENBERG, DAVID to WEISS, MARK; WEISS, ESTHER $45,000
1999-04-20Mortgage $61,583 — from DAVIDOWITZ, BARRY to BRUCHA MORTGAGE BANKERS CORP $61,583
1998-02-02Mortgage $80,000 — from ROSENBERG, DAVID; ROSENBERG, ROBERT; ROSENBERG, MARTIN to HOCH, MOTI $80,000
1988-06-03Mortgage $11,225 — from HOCH, ALTER; HOCH, HENYA to STATE SAVINGS FA $11,225
1988-03-09Mortgage $60,000 — from HOCH, HENYA; HOCH, ALTER to KATZ, ELI M $60,000
1987-07-30Mortgage $60,000 — from KATZ, ELI M to ADAMO, JERRY $60,000
1984-07-12Mortgage $100,000 — from ADAMO, JERRY to ZARCADOOLAS, DENNIS; ZARCADOOLAS, OLGA $100,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017002204
2018201508
2019003003
2020005005
2021007007
2022013004
20236040010
2024007007
2025002125
2026001001
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The full timeline

Construction 18Enforcement 14Housing & tenants 49Ownership & money 41Health & systems 2

Every one of the 124 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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