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57 Avenue O

1,829Records
14City systems
55Open violations
282.4Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11204 · Neighborhood: Bensonhurst
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1,829 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 722 311 service requests, 513 HPD housing violations, 489 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11204
Built1926
Floors4
Res. units38
ClassC6
Owner (PLUTO)57 79 AVE OWNERS CORP
BBL3065760043
BIN3173225

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 94% 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 282.4. In ZIP 11204, 76% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

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Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations55 total — 18 class C (immediately hazardous), 29 class B, 8 class A. Oldest open since 2019-01-02.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

149 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 104 · winter 2025–26: 43). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

2
’23–24
104
’24–25
43
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

260 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (91) · HEAT/HOT WATER (72) · PLUMBING (23) · Noise (17) · DOOR/WINDOW (15) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (11).

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 (1926)
YesSix or more residential units (38)
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)57/79 AVENUE O OWNERS CORP
Head officerARTHUR WIENER
Managing agentUNITED MANAGEMENT
Last registered2025-08-04

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,356,000 $1,060,200
2026$2,446,000 $1,100,700
2027$2,610,000 $1,174,500

The city's market estimate has risen 11% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: SENIOR CITIZEN HOMEOWNER

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $514,800 a year ($17.16 per sq ft), operating expenses $221,400 ($7.38 per sq ft), net operating income $293,400. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 26/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)

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.

1 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.

Getting around

SubwayBay Pkwy — N · 250 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Bay Pkwy / W 10 St — B6 · 500 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 247 Brooklyn
Middle: I.S. 096 Seth Low. 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

57 Avenue O

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

260 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 72 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 UNITED MANAGEMENT — 22 buildings, 2,088 units. Grades across the portfolio: A13 · B6 · C3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1360 Ocean Parkway BK176 C
1150 Brighton Beach Ave BK159 A
1120 Brighton Beach Ave BK157 B
101 7 Avenue MN155 A
1110 Stadium Avenue BX130 C
132 Crown Street BK123 B
2 West End Avenue BK121 B
1035 Washington Avenue BK104 B
611 Banner Avenue BK101 B
3145 Brighton 4 Street BK96 A
300 Ocean Parkway BK94 A
1015 Washington Avenue BK90 A
248 East 65 Street MN88 A
1151 Brighton Beach Ave BK82 A
260 Ocean Parkway BK77 A
8814 Bay Parkway BK71 B
105 Winthrop Street BK66 A
3111 Brighton 1 Place BK66 A
2020 Kings Highway BK48 A
57 Avenue O BK38 C
286 Corbin Place BK37 A
250 Henry Street BK9 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $478,118 on 2020-08-11 (lender: Santander Bank, N.A.), covering 2 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-04-19RPTT&RET $293,069 — from STRIPER 1 LLC to TUONG, JENNY $293,069
2021-04-07Sold for $293,069 $293,069 $7,712
2020-12-09RPTT&RET $272,108 — from STRIPER 1 LLC to LI, CINDY $272,108
2020-12-09Sold for $272,108 $272,108 $7,161
2020-11-10RPTT&RET $314,030 — from STRIPER 1 LLC to ZHAO, CHUN HUA $314,030
2020-10-30Sold for $314,030 $314,030 $8,264
2020-08-11Mortgage $478,119 — from 57/79 AVENUE O OWNERS CORP. to SANTANDER BANK, N.A. $478,119
2020-08-11Agreement $1,650,000 — from 57/79 AVENUE O OWNERS CORP. to SANTANDER BANK, N.A. $1,650,000
2019-07-22RPTT&RET $185,000 — from MA, CHI MAY; MA, SAM to LI, JIEYUN; WU, XIANJIE $185,000
2019-07-11Sold for $185,000 $185,000 $4,868
2013-11-18RPTT&RET $125,000 — from BERNEMAN, COLETTE to COLERIDGE REALTY LLC $125,000
2013-08-16RPTT&RET $167,000 — from RUAN, LUCINDE; YUAN, MEE HUNG to NI, FENGYAN; LAM, KIN $167,000
2012-01-19Agreement $1,400,000 — from 57/79 AVENUE O OWNERS CORP. to SOVEREIGN BANK $1,400,000
2012-01-19Mortgage $418,265 — from 57/79 AVENUE O OWNERS CORP. to SOVEREIGN BANK $418,265
2001-11-20Mortgage $314,697 — from 57/79 AVENUE OWNERSCORP to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $314,697

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170100010
201819702100
2019213520139
202009761104
202119920102
2022219900201
2023011100111
2024121600217
2025121822223
2026116000161
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The full timeline

Construction 3Enforcement 14Housing & tenants 1,755Ownership & money 43Health & systems 14

Every one of the 1,829 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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