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579 East 86 Street

113Records
11City systems
13Open violations
30Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11236 · Neighborhood: Canarsie
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113 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 45 311 service requests, 21 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 13 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11236
Built1965
Floors2
Res. units2
ClassB2
Owner (PLUTO)PETERS, CAROLINE
BBL3079650018
BIN3222880

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 90% 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 30. In ZIP 11236, 84% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% 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

Open HPD violations13 total — 8 class C (immediately hazardous), 5 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2011-09-03.

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

1 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (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 (1965)
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)FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION
Head officerTANISHA TANKARD
Managing agentPEMCO-LIMITED
Last registered2019-07-24

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$674,000 $40,440
2026$665,000 $39,900
2027$776,000 $46,560

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

Flood exposure

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

Hurricane evacuation zone 4 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

SubwayCanarsie-Rockaway Pkwy — L · 0.6 mi straight-line (about a 15-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Remsen Av / Foster Av — B17 · 1,000 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 114 Ryder Elementary
Middle: I.S. 068 Isaac Bildersee. 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

579 East 86 Street

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

1 311 service request 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 PEMCO-LIMITED — 20 buildings, 30 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · C18 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
2452 Wilson Avenue BX2 A
301 Beach 84 Street QN2 C
177-42 106 Road QN2 C
116-40 148 Street QN2 C
7255 Amboy Road SI2 C
579 East 86 Street BK2 C
145-05 232 Street QN2 D
230-09 Edgewood Avenue QN2 C
116-30 120 Street QN2 C
90 Brabant Street SI2 C
972 Schenck Avenue BK1 C
168 Arlington Place SI1 C
2025 Lafayette Avenue BX1 C
110-40 195 Street QN1 C
650 Thieriot Avenue BX1 C
276 Swinton Avenue BX1 C
216 Robinson Avenue SI1 C
285 Lockman Avenue SI1 C
59 Peacock Loop SI1 C
616 Ilyssa Way SI1 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $605,176 on 2019-10-18 (recorded via MERS, the industry registry; the lender is not named on the record). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2019-10-18Deed $605,000 — from FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION; FANNIE MAE to MORRIS, KIANA P; PETERS, CAROLINE $605,000
2019-10-18Mortgage $605,176 — from MORRIS, KIANA P; PETERS, CAROLINE to MERS $605,176
2019-09-17Sold for $605,000 $605,000 $302,500
2018-02-08Deed $507,100 — from MONACO, ESQ. , JOANN to FANNIE MAE; FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION $507,100
2018-02-01Sold for $507,100 $507,100 $253,550
2014-04-01Mortgage $23,000 — from BERGMAN, MAX; BERGMAN, ESTHER to ZASLOW, BEN; ZASLOW, MIRIAM $23,000
2006-04-17Deed $565,000 — from BERGMAN, RACHEL; BERGMAN, MAX to SIMMONDS, FREDERICK; SIMMONDS, ENID $565,000
2006-04-17Mortgage $113,000 — from SIMMONDS, ENID; SIMMONDS, FREDERICK to LEND AMERICA $113,000
2006-04-17Mortgage $452,000 — from SIMMONDS, FREDERICK; SIMMONDS, ENID to MERS $452,000
1986-09-18Mortgage $80,000 — from BERGMAN, RACHEL; BERGMAN, MAX to CHASE MANHATTAN BANKNA $80,000
1984-11-26Mortgage $35,000 — from BERGMAN, MAX; BERGMAN, RACHEL to SPIEGEL, JACK; SPIEGEL, MIRIAM $35,000
1982-08-23Mortgage $23,000 — from BERGMAN, MAX; BERGMAN, ESTHER to ZASLOW, MIRIAM; ZASLOW, BEN $23,000

Ten-year activity

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2018
2019
2020
7
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2022
2023
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2026
Housing & tenantsOwnership & money
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YearHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyTotal
2017000
2018022
2019336
2020000
2021707
2022202
2023123
2024101
2025101
2026101
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The full timeline

Enforcement 15Housing & tenants 69Ownership & money 24Health & systems 5

Every one of the 113 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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