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538 East 99 Street

1,023Records
13City systems
236Open violations
3553.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11236 · Neighborhood: East New York-New Lots
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1,023 recorded events, 1991–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 340 311 service requests, 322 HPD complaints, 319 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11236
Built1941
Floors2
Res. units2
ClassB2
Owner (PLUTO)PATRICK, PETRAN
BBL3081480046
BIN3389752

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GRADE F

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 3553.3. 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 violations236 total — 9 class C (immediately hazardous), 203 class B, 24 class A. Oldest open since 2024-09-25.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

58 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 52). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

2
’24–25
52
’25–26

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

$3,750 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

331 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (76) · PAINT/PLASTER (45) · SAFETY (41) · ELECTRIC (32) · WATER LEAK (29) · HEAT/HOT WATER (28).

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 (1941)
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)petran p patrick
Last registered2025-11-21

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$639,000 $38,340
2026$717,000 $43,020
2027$768,000 $46,080

The city's market estimate has risen 20% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Flood exposure

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

Hurricane evacuation zone 3 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 · 1,050 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Rockaway Av / Foster Av — B60 · 450 ft
Citi BikeOsborn St & Linden Blvd · 0.5 mi · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 114 Ryder Elementary
Middle: I.S. 211 John Wilson. 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

538 East 99 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

331 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 28 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $57,893 on 2021-06-02 (lender: Secretary Of Housing And Urban Development). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-06-02Mortgage $57,894 — from GRAHAM-PATRICK, PHYLICIA; PATRICK, PETRAN to SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPME $57,894
2018-08-17Mortgage $623,117 — from PATRICK, PETRAN; THOMAS, JENNIFER P; GRAHAM-PATRICK, PHYLICIA to MERS $623,117
2018-08-17Deed $765,500 — from BK BARCLAY BROWNSTONES LLC to GRAHAM-PATRICK, PHYLICIA; THOMAS, JENNIFER P; PATRICK, PETRAN $765,500
2018-08-07Sold for $765,500 $765,500 $382,750
2017-10-02AL&R $250,000 — from BK BARCLAY BROWNSTONES LLC to WASHINGTON EQUITY AND FUNDING CORP $250,000
2017-10-02Mortgage $125,000 — from BK BARCLAY BROWNSTONES LLC to WASHINGTON EQUITY AND FUNDING CORP $125,000
2017-10-02Mortgage $250,000 — from BK BARCLAY BROWNSTONES LLC to WASHINGTON EQUITY AND FUNDING CORP $250,000
2017-10-02Deed $250,000 — from LOCHARD, GREGORY to BK BARCLAY BROWNSTONES LLC $250,000
2017-08-04Sold for $250,000 $250,000 $125,000
2007-07-26Mortgage $35,000 — from LOCHARD, GREGORY to HOMEX FUNDING CORP. $35,000
2006-10-26Mortgage $548,000 — from LOCHARD, GREGORY to MERS $548,000
2006-10-26Deed $685,000 — from 534 & 538 EAST 99TH STREET CORP. to LOCHARD, GREGORY $685,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201700909
201813307
201900101
202001001
202100202
202202002
202301012
20240130013
2025425300257
2026368210686
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The full timeline

Construction 7Enforcement 9Housing & tenants 983Ownership & money 23Health & systems 1

Every one of the 1,023 recorded events, 1991–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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