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501 Avenue R

510Records
16City systems
10Open violations
6.5Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11223 · Neighborhood: Gravesend (East)-Homecrest
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510 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 148 311 service requests, 138 HPD complaints, 105 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11223
Built1935
Floors6
Res. units30
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)SAFRAN REALTY CORP
BBL3066810389
BIN3178657

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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 71% 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 6.5. In ZIP 11223, 79% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

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A
B
C

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 violations10 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 8 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2013-12-16.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

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

12 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Abandoned Vehicle (5) · Missed Collection (1) · Illegal Parking (1) · Dirty Condition (1) · Damaged Tree (1) · Snow or Ice (1).

Filed construction activity

$5,200 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (1935)
YesSix or more residential units (30)
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)SAFRAN REALTY CORP
Head officerTOBY GINSBERG
Managing agentFLAT MGT LLC
Last registered2025-08-11

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,710,000 $769,500
2026$1,529,000 $688,050
2027$1,487,000 $669,150

The city's market estimate has fallen 13% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 23/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Flood exposure

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

Hurricane evacuation zone 5 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

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

SubwayKings Hwy — F · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Kings Hwy / Ocean Pkwy — B82 · 250 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 215 Morris H. Weiss
Middle: I.S. 228 David A. Boody. 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 R

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.

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 FLAT MGT LLC — 9 buildings, 387 units. Grades across the portfolio: A6 · B1 · C2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
88-35 164 Street QN162 C
300 Lenox Road BK76 A
2157 Wallace Avenue BX72 B
1880 East 4 Street BK35 A
501 Avenue R BK30 A
1716 East 4 Street BK6 A
505 Kings Highway BK2 A
1744 East 3 Street BK2 A
516 Kings Highway BK2 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $28,000 on 1983-05-13 (lender: Safran, Mania). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1983-05-13Mortgage $28,000 — from SAFRAN REALTY CORP to SAFRAN, MANIA $28,000
1982-04-20Mortgage $5,717 — from SAFRAN REALTY CORP to SHEFFER, ROBERT $5,717

Ten-year activity

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2020
2021
62
2022
2023
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2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201700314
20182034238
20190238141
202001416
20210237241
20220059362
20230511117
202401517
202500628
202600819
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The full timeline

Construction 2Enforcement 39Housing & tenants 404Ownership & money 49Health & systems 16

Every one of the 510 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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