Building Biography

The MapLandlordsNeighborhoodsZIP CodesGradesThe Mice MapAboutWhat's new

556 Avenue Z

2,633Records
18City systems
23Open violations
19.2Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11223 · Neighborhood: Gravesend (South)
Open in the map

2,633 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,199 311 service requests, 1,072 HPD complaints, 87 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11223
Built1951
Floors6
Res. units120
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)BEACH HAVEN GROUP LLC
BBL3072320081
BIN3320724, 3320725

Full record, year by year   Support this site

GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 76% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 19.2. In ZIP 11223, 79% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations23 total — 14 class C (immediately hazardous), 8 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 1993-01-13.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

61 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 22 · winter 2024–25: 12 · winter 2025–26: 19). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

22
’23–24
12
’24–25
19
’25–26

3 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

$25,000 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

106 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (30) · HEAT/HOT WATER (30) · Noise (9) · Elevator (7) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (4) · Sewer (3).

Filed construction activity

$63,675 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (8 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 (1951)
YesSix or more residential units (120)
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)BEACH HAVEN APTS # 5 INC
Head officerRONALD COULTER
Managing agentBEACH HAVEN APTS
Last registered2025-09-16

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$4,689,000 $2,110,050
2026$5,378,000 $2,420,100
2027$5,659,000 $2,546,550

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

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Flood exposure

In the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary flood maps) — lenders typically require flood insurance here.

Hurricane evacuation zone 2 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

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

2 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

SubwayNeptune Av — F · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Avenue Z / W 3 St — B4 · 300 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 216 Arturo Toscanini
Middle: I.S. 303 Herbert S. Eisenberg. 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

556 Avenue Z

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

106 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 30 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 BEACH HAVEN APTS — 4 buildings, 480 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
2670 Colby Court BK120 B
49 Bokee Court BK120 A
2677 Colby Court BK120 B
556 Avenue Z BK120 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $5,330,880 on 2022-06-29 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.), covering 5 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
2022-06-29Agreement $11,000,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to BEACH HAVEN GROUP LLC; BEACH HAVEN APARTMENTS NO. 5 INC.; BEACH HAVEN APARTMENTS NO. 6 INC $11,000,000
2022-06-29Mortgage $5,330,881 — from BEACH HAVEN APARTMENTS NO. 6 INC.; BEACH HAVEN APARTMENTS NO. 5 INC.; BEACH HAVEN GROUP LL to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $5,330,881
2016-07-05Agreement $6,500,000 — from BEACH HAVEN APARTMENTS NO.5 INC; BEACH HAVEN APARTMENTS NO.6 INC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK N.A $6,500,000
2016-07-05Agreement $6,500,000 — from BEACH HAVEN APARTMENTS NO.6 INC; BEACH HAVEN APARTMENTS NO.5 INC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK N.A $6,500,000
2006-02-22Mortgage $5,335,666 — from BEACH HAVEN APARTMENTS NO. 6 INC.; BEACH HAVEN GROUP LLC; BEACH HAVEN APARTMENTS NO. 5 INC to STATE BANK OF LONG ISLAND $5,335,666
2006-02-22Agreement $11,000,000 — from STATE BANK OF LONG ISLAND to BEACH HAVEN GROUP LLC; BEACH HAVEN APARTMENTS NO. 5 INC.; BEACH HAVEN APARTMENTS NO. 6 INC $11,000,000
2006-02-22AL&R $11,000,000 — from STATE BANK OF LONG ISLAND to BEACH HAVEN GROUP LLC $11,000,000
2006-02-22Deed $4,200,000 — from MIDLAND ASSOCIATES, LLC to BEACH HAVEN GROUP, LLC $4,200,000
2000-06-13Mortgage $484,885 — from BEACH HAVEN APARTMENTS NO 5 INC to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY $484,885
1997-02-06Mortgage $1,705,594 — from BEACH HAVEN APTS NO.5 INC. to M&T REAL ESTATE INC $1,705,594
1994-06-06Mortgage $230,890 — from BEACH HAVEN APARTMENTS NO 5 INC to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY $230,890

Ten-year activity

5002500
2017
2018
331
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201731213200147
2018099602107
20190432403331
202004170425
20210710702116
202212423022250
202309520263
2024078904100
202504560262
202607410351
This record is free. Keeping it free costs money.
Servers, data pipelines, weekends. Pay what you want — a dollar helps.
Chip in

The full timeline

Construction 40Enforcement 142Housing & tenants 2,385Ownership & money 36Health & systems 30

Every one of the 2,633 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

Explore: ZIP 11223 · Landlord rankings · How grades work · The map · The Mice Map