Building Biography

The MapLandlordsNeighborhoodsZIP CodesGradesThe Mice MapAboutWhat's new

Building report

556 Court Street · Brooklyn · BBL 3003820034 · generated 2026-10-20 · FREE

Free while in beta — every NYC building gets a report like this, updated weekly from city records. If it's useful, chip in to keep it free

Where the penalty points come from

ComponentWhat it coversPoints
Housing codeHPD violations by class, complaints, emergency repairs, litigation, vacate orders, AEP3
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class3
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 87% 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 20. In ZIP 11231, 56% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% 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

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

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

5 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Pet Shop (2) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (1) · Plumbing (1) · Blocked Driveway (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 (1931)
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)GOLDBIRD REALTY CORP.
Head officerHUMBERTO LOPES
Managing agentHL. PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC.
Last registered2025-09-30

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,776,000 $106,560
2026$1,722,000 $103,320
2027$2,174,000 $130,440

The city's market estimate has risen 22% 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

SubwaySmith-9 Sts — F G · 700 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Court St / W 9 St — B57 B61 · 50 ft
Citi BikeCourt St & Huntington St · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityProtected bike path mapped within 75 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 058 The Carroll. 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 Court 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

5 311 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 HL. PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC. — 22 buildings, 91 units. Grades across the portfolio: A13 · B6 · C1 · D2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
446 Senator Street BK20 B
2062 73 Street BK13 B
322 Van Brunt Street BK9 A
260 67 Street BK6 A
234 Van Brunt Street BK3 A
84 Coffey Street BK3 A
33 Garnet Street BK3 A
190 West 9 Street BK3 B
76 Coffey Street BK3 A
80 Coffey Street BK3 A
360 Columbia Street BK3 D
556 Court Street BK2 C
482 Smith Street BK2 A
39 Garnet Street BK2 D
88 Pioneer Street BK2 A
484 Smith Street BK2 A
480 Smith Street BK2 A
463 3 Avenue BK2 B
45 Dikeman Street BK2 A
328 57 Street BK2 B
197 Columbia Street BK2 A
246 24 Street BK2 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $108,000 on 1998-02-19 (lender: Home Federal Savingsbank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1998-02-19Mortgage $108,000 — from GOLDBIRD REALTY CORP to HOME FEDERAL SAVINGSBANK $108,000
1987-07-16Mortgage $190,000 — from AVITABILE, ALEX S; AVITABILE, THERESA LIU; FU, CHUNG YEE; FU, TSUI-HUAN LIU to STATE SAVINGS F.A $190,000
1987-03-04Mortgage $110,000 — from TAYEH, ASSAD to BRACCO, JOHN $110,000

Ten-year activity

1050
2017
2018
7
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenants
Show as table
YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsTotal
2017022
2018022
2019167
2020235
2021257
2022000
2023145
2024246
2025022
2026101
This record is free. Keeping it free costs money.
Servers, data pipelines, weekends. Pay what you want — a dollar helps.
Chip in

The last 12 months — 1 records

DateRecord
2026-03-18FDNY inspection (RISK)

The full timeline

2026
2026-03-18FDNY inspection (RISK)
2025
2025-09-18311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2025-02-14Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024
2024-12-04HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2024-09-10311: Pet Shop — Dogs or Cats Not Sold
2024-07-25ECB CLASS - 2 violation: OBSERVED IN ALC ANIMAL FACILITY ON THE GROUND FLOOR NO SPRINKLER SYSTEM IN PLACE , SMOKE ALARM NOT HARD WIRED, AT TIME OF INSPECTI
2024-06-21311: Plumbing — Sprinkler System - Inadequate
2024-06-21DOB complaint, category ?
2024-06-09311: Pet Shop — Dogs or Cats Not Sold
2023
2023-12-05Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-10-29311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint - Non Passenger
2023-06-21311: Building/Use — No Certificate Of Occupancy/Illegal/Contrary To CO
2023-06-21DOB complaint, category ?
2023-01-28311: Missed Collection — Trash
2021
2021-11-24311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-04-12311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-01-07311: Building/Use — No Certificate Of Occupancy/Illegal/Contrary To CO
2021-01-07311: General Construction/Plumbing — Illegal Conversion Of Commercial Bldg/Space To Other Uses
2021-01-07311: Animal Facility - No Permit — N/A
2021-01-07DOB complaint, category ?
2021-01-07DOB complaint, category ?
2020
2020-05-12311: Homeless Person Assistance — N/A
2020-02-04ECB CLASS - 2 violation: AT TIME OF INSPECTION, COMMERCIAL SPACE AT FIRST FLOOR OF PREMISES OCCUPIED AS DOG GROOMING ESTABLISHMENT, SAID OCCUPANCY IS CONTR
2020-01-22311: Building/Use — No Certificate Of Occupancy/Illegal/Contrary To CO
2020-01-22311: Noise — Noise, Barking Dog (NR5)
2020-01-22DOB complaint, category ?
2019
2019-12-04311: Consumer Complaint — Retail Store
2019-10-24311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-07-18311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2019-04-30311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-04-13311: Pet Shop — Dogs or Cats Not Sold
2019-03-06311: General Construction/Plumbing — Cons - Contrary/Beyond Approved Plans/Permits
2019-03-06DOB complaint, category ?
2018
2018-10-12311: Noise — Noise, Barking Dog (NR5)
2018-04-13311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2017
2017-07-16311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2017-05-01311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 2 Bulk-Missed Collection
2016
2016-09-20FDNY inspection (RISK)
2013
2013-10-27311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2012
2012-10-29311: Damaged Tree — Branch or Limb Has Fallen Down
2012-06-06Mortgage satisfied — from GOLDBIRD REALTY CORP. to NORTH FORK BANK; HOME FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK; CAPITAL ONE, N.A.
2009
2009-10-21DEED COR — from HOME FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK to GOLDBIRD REALTY CORP.
2009-03-28DOB complaint, category ?
2008
2008-11-02DOB complaint, category ?
2004
2004-03-22DOB complaint, category ?
2004-01-11Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
1998
1998-02-19Mortgage $108,000 — from GOLDBIRD REALTY CORP to HOME FEDERAL SAVINGSBANK$108,000
1998-02-19Deed — from AVITABLE, ALEX S/DEF; AVITABILE, THERESA LIU ET AL/DEF; FU, CHUNG YEE/DEF; LEO, JOHN J/REF to HOME FEDERAL SAVINGSBANK
1998-02-19Deed — from HOME FEDERAL SAVINGSBANK to GOLDBIRD REALTY CORP
1994
1994-01-05Mortgage assigned — from RESOLUTION TRUST CORP to HOME FEDERAL SAVINGSBK
1987
1987-07-16Mortgage $190,000 — from AVITABILE, ALEX S; AVITABILE, THERESA LIU; FU, CHUNG YEE; FU, TSUI-HUAN LIU to STATE SAVINGS F.A$190,000
1987-07-16Deed — from TAYEH, ASSAD; MOHAMMED, YOUSEF to AVITABLE, THERESA L; AVITABILE, ALEX; FU, CHUNG YEE; FU, TSUI-HUAN
1987-07-16Mortgage satisfied — from TAYEH, ASSAD to BRACCO, JOHN
1987-06-01CNTR — from TAYEH, ASSAD; MOHAMMED, YOUSEF to AVITABILE, ALEX S; FU, TSUI-HUAN LIU; FU, CHUNG YEE; AVITABILE, THERESA LIU
1987-03-24Deed — from TAYEH, ASSAD to TAYEH, ASSAD; MOHAMAD, YOUSEF
1987-03-04Mortgage $110,000 — from TAYEH, ASSAD to BRACCO, JOHN$110,000
1987-01-28Deed — from BRACCO, JOHN to TAYEH, ASSAD
1969
1969-05-27Deed — from BRACCO JOHN; BRACCO SALVATORE; BRACCO FRANK AS HEIRS & DISTRIBUTEES OF; BRACCO JOSEPHINE D to BRACCO JOHN
1969-05-27RTXL — from BRACCO JOSEPHINE DECEASED
1969-05-27RTXL — from BRACCO FRANK J DECEASED

Support this site Back to the building page