The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 79% 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 3.3. In ZIP 11238, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and
10% 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 violations
2 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2004-12-28.
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
8 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (4) · Graffiti (1) · Illegal Parking (1) · Lead (1) · Missed Collection (1).
Filed construction activity
$168,780 in permitted construction work filed since
2016 (5 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
Yes
Built before 1974 (1880)
No
Six or more residential units (3)
No
421-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)
589 VANDERBILT ASSOCIATES LLC
Head officer
SCOTT ELGART
Managing agent
SCOTT ELGART
Last registered
2025-07-25
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
What the city thinks it's worth
Tax year
City market value
Assessed value
2025
$1,197,600
$538,920
2026
$1,437,000
$646,650
2027
$1,724,000
$775,800
The city's market estimate has risen
44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.
Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.
2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since
2021 (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
Subway
Clinton-Washington Avs — C · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 7 Av — B Q · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Vanderbilt Av / Bergen St — B69 · 100 ft
Citi Bike
Bergen St & Vanderbilt Ave · 150 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
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.
8 311 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.
Sales, deeds & mortgages
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $103,003 on
2026-06-12 (lender: Citizens Bank, N.A.), covering 4 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.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
2026-06-12
AL&R $3,000,000 — from 589 VANDERBILT ASSOCIATES, LLC; K&S ASSOCIATES LLC to CITIZENS BANK, N.A.
$3,000,000
2026-06-12
Mortgage $103,003 — from K&S ASSOCIATES LLC; 589 VANDERBILT ASSOCIATES, LLC to CITIZENS BANK, N.A.
$103,003
2026-06-12
Agreement $3,000,000 — from K&S ASSOCIATES LLC; 589 VANDERBILT ASSOCIATES, LLC to CITIZENS BANK, N.A.
$3,000,000
2016-06-16
Mortgage $1,067,008 — from K & S ASSOCIATES LLC; 589 VANDERBILT ASSOCIATES, LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH
$1,067,008
2016-06-16
Agreement $3,700,000 — from 589 VANDERBILT ASSOCIATES, LLC; K & S ASSOCIATES LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH
$3,700,000
2016-06-16
AL&R $3,700,000 — from 589 VANDERBILT ASSOCIATES, LLC; K & S ASSOCIATES LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH
$3,700,000
2013-05-21
Mortgage $1,523,779 — from 589 VANDERBILT ASSOCIATES LLC; K & S ASSOCIATES LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH
$1,523,779
2013-05-21
Agreement $2,800,000 — from K & S ASSOCIATES LLC; 589 VANDERBILT ASSOCIATES LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH
$2,800,000
2004-11-24
Agreement $420,000 — from 589 VANDERBILT ASSOCIATES LLC to NORTH FORK BANK
$420,000
2003-04-25
DEEDO $740,000 — from JOA, JUDITH to 589 VANDERBILT AVENUE, LLC
$740,000
2003-04-25
Mortgage $465,500 — from 589 VANDERBILT ASSOCIATES, LLC to MASPETH FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA
$465,500
2003-04-25
Mortgage $75,000 — from 589 VANDERBILT ASSOCIATES, LLC to JOA, JUDITH
$75,000
2001-06-15
Mortgage $105,000 — from JOA, JUDITH to CROSS COUNTY FEDERALSAVINGS BANK
$105,000
2000-04-06
Mortgage $225,000 — from JOA, JUDITH; WILLIAMS, KELLY to BEKA REALTY LLC
$225,000
1996-08-19
Mortgage $52,500 — from EVERLASTING PENTECOSTAL HOLINESS to LINCOLN EQUITIES CREDIT CORP
$52,500
Ten-year activity
50250
2017
2018
21
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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Year
Construction
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
4
0
3
0
1
8
2018
1
0
5
0
2
8
2019
10
3
7
0
1
21
2020
0
1
2
0
1
4
2021
0
0
8
0
1
9
2022
0
1
2
0
3
6
2023
0
0
3
0
2
5
2024
0
0
4
0
3
7
2025
0
0
5
0
3
8
2026
0
0
3
4
2
9
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AL&R $3,000,000 — from 589 VANDERBILT ASSOCIATES, LLC; K&S ASSOCIATES LLC to CITIZENS BANK, N.A.
2026-06-12
Mortgage $103,003 — from K&S ASSOCIATES LLC; 589 VANDERBILT ASSOCIATES, LLC to CITIZENS BANK, N.A.
2026-06-12
Mortgage assigned — from F/K/A THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSB; DIME COMMUNITY BANK to CITIZENS BANK, N.A.
2026-06-12
Agreement $3,000,000 — from K&S ASSOCIATES LLC; 589 VANDERBILT ASSOCIATES, LLC to CITIZENS BANK, N.A.
2026-05-09
Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2026-05-06
HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2026-04-29
Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-03-25
311: Missed Collection — Compost
2026-03-20
Boiler inspection
2025-12-15
311: Lead — Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)
The full timeline
2026
2026-06-12AL&R $3,000,000 — from 589 VANDERBILT ASSOCIATES, LLC; K&S ASSOCIATES LLC to CITIZENS BANK, N.A.$3,000,000
2026-06-12Mortgage $103,003 — from K&S ASSOCIATES LLC; 589 VANDERBILT ASSOCIATES, LLC to CITIZENS BANK, N.A.$103,003
2026-06-12Mortgage assigned — from F/K/A THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSB; DIME COMMUNITY BANK to CITIZENS BANK, N.A.
2026-06-12Agreement $3,000,000 — from K&S ASSOCIATES LLC; 589 VANDERBILT ASSOCIATES, LLC to CITIZENS BANK, N.A.$3,000,000
2026-05-09Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2026-05-06HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2026-04-29Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-03-25311: Missed Collection — Compost
2026-03-20Boiler inspection
2025
2025-12-15311: Lead — Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)
2025-06-29311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Talking
2025-05-24311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2025-05-24311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2025-05-15Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-05-04Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-04-17Restaurant inspection: WEATHER UP — grade B
2023-03-27HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2023-03-20311: Illegal Dumping — Removal Request
2022
2022-12-11Restaurant inspection: WEATHER UP — grade A
2022-07-20Boiler inspection
2022-07-06Boiler inspection — defects found
2022-06-08DOB violation LANDMK:
2022-03-08Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-03-02HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2021-04-13HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2021-02-20311: Noise — Noise: Construction Equipment (NC1)
2020
2020-10-31311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Restaurant/Bar Not in Compliance
2020-10-14Boiler inspection
2020-07-29311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Business not in compliance
2020-07-29DOB complaint, category ?
2019
2019-12-11DOB complaint, category ?
2019-10-31HPD 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
2019-10-07Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF TEMPORARY PIPE SCAFFOLD AS PER PLANS. WORK SHALL COMPLY WITH CHAPTER #33 OF THE NYC BUILDING CODE. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANC$5,000
2019-10-07Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED AS PER PLANS. LIVE LOAD 300 LBS PER SQUARE FEET. SIDEWALK SHED SHALL COMPLY WITH CHAPTER #33 OF THE $3,500
2019-09-23Boiler inspection
2019-08-27311: General Construction/Plumbing — Working Contrary To Stop Work Order
2019-08-27DOB complaint, category ?
2019-08-23311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Permit - None
2019-01-29Job filed: APPLICATION FILED FOR THE INTERIOR REPAIR/ RENOVATION OF EXISTING APARTMENTS ON 3RD AND 4TH FLOORS. NEW ENTRANCE DOOR AT 1ST FLOOR AND NEW CONDENSING $103,280
2018
2018-08-15Boiler inspection
2018-07-30311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-07-23311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-07-11311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-07-06311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-06-25311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-05-15Permit EW — ISSUED
2018-04-17Rodent inspection: Passed
2017
2017-11-30HPD 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
2017-11-27311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint
2017-10-30Boiler inspection
2017-05-04Permit PL — ISSUED
2017-04-10Permit EW — ISSUED
2017-04-05Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION OF EXISTING EATING AND DRINKING ESTABLISHMENT. NEW BAR WITH ASSOCIATED PLUMBING FIXTURES AND FINISHES. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS AN$28,500
2017-04-05Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION OF EXISTING EATING AND DRINKING ESTABLISHMENT. NEW BAR WITH ASSOCIATED PLUMBING FIXTURES AND FINISHES. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS AN$28,500
2017-01-19311: Water System — Dirty Water (WE)
2016
2016-08-16TL&R — from THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH to K & S ASSOCIATES LLC; 589 VANDERBILT ASSOCIATES, LLC
2016-06-16Mortgage $1,067,008 — from K & S ASSOCIATES LLC; 589 VANDERBILT ASSOCIATES, LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH$1,067,008
2016-06-16Agreement $3,700,000 — from 589 VANDERBILT ASSOCIATES, LLC; K & S ASSOCIATES LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH$3,700,000
2016-06-16AL&R $3,700,000 — from 589 VANDERBILT ASSOCIATES, LLC; K & S ASSOCIATES LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH$3,700,000
2015
2015-10-14HPD 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
2015-01-23Rodent inspection: Monitoring visit
2015-01-13Rodent inspection: Monitoring visit
2014
2014-12-10Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2014-09-26Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2014-09-19Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2014-09-12Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2014-09-05Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2014-07-23Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2010-12-13LDMK — from PROSPECT HEIGHTS HISTORIC DISTRICT
2010-04-25311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2009
2009-12-31DOB violation LBLVIO:
2007
2007-09-23DOB complaint, category ?
2007-08-30Job filed: APPLICATION FILE TO PROPOSE DRINKING STABLISHMENT ON FIRST FLOOR. CHANGE OF USE, EGREES OBTAIN NEW CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY.$50,000
2007-08-30Job filed: APPLICATION FILE TO PROPOSE DRINKING STABLISHMENT ON FIRST FLOOR. CHANGE OF USE, EGREES OBTAIN NEW CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY.$50,000
2005
2005-12-27Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2005-01-31DOB violation LL6291:
2005-01-04Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2004
2004-12-28HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF SCALDING HOT WATER AT FAUCETS IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3FL,
2004-12-28HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY SECURE THE LOOSE TREAD IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3FL, 3rd STORY
2004-12-25Tenant complaint: GENERAL — FLOOR
2004-12-25Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2004-12-25Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2004-12-24Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2004-12-06Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2004-11-24Mortgage satisfied — from 589 VANDERBILT ASSOCIATES,LLC to JUDITH JOA
2004-11-24Mortgage assigned — from MASPETH FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA to NORTH FORK BANK
2004-11-24Agreement $420,000 — from 589 VANDERBILT ASSOCIATES LLC to NORTH FORK BANK$420,000
2004-11-24AL&R — from NORTH FORK BANK to 589 VANDERBILT ASSOCIATES LLC
2004-02-13DOB violation LL6291:
2003
2003-06-18TL&R — from CROSS COUNTY FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK to JOA, JUDITH
2003-06-18Mortgage satisfied — from JOA, JUDITH; WILLIAMS, KELLY to CROSS COUNTY FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK
2003-04-25PAT — from TOLIN, JACK to ELGART, HARVEY
2003-04-25DEEDO $740,000 — from JOA, JUDITH to 589 VANDERBILT AVENUE, LLC$740,000
2003-04-25Mortgage $465,500 — from 589 VANDERBILT ASSOCIATES, LLC to MASPETH FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA$465,500
2003-04-25Mortgage $75,000 — from 589 VANDERBILT ASSOCIATES, LLC to JOA, JUDITH$75,000
2001
2001-06-15Mortgage assigned — from JOA, JUDITH to CROSS COUNTY FEDERALSAVINGS BANK
2001-06-15Deed — from WILLIAMS, KELLY; JUDITH, JOA to JOA, JUDITH
2001-06-15Mortgage $105,000 — from JOA, JUDITH to CROSS COUNTY FEDERALSAVINGS BANK$105,000
2001-06-15Agreement — from JOA, JUDITH to CROSS COUNTY FEDERALSAVINGS BANK
2001-06-15Mortgage assigned — from BEKA REALTY LLC to CROSS COUNTY FEDERALSAVINGS BANK
2000
2000-04-06PAT — from WILLIAMS, KELLY to GUTLEBER, STEPHEN C
2000-04-06Mortgage $225,000 — from JOA, JUDITH; WILLIAMS, KELLY to BEKA REALTY LLC$225,000
2000-04-06Deed — from BEKA REALTY CORP to JOA, JUUDITH; WILLIAMS, KELLY
1999
1999-11-04Deed — from EVERLASTING PENTECOSTAL HOLINESS/DEF; VACCO, DENNIS C/DEF; PEOPLE OF THE STATEOF NEW YORK/ to BEKA REALTY LLC
1997
1997-12-09Deed — from VACCO, DENNIS C/DEF; YOUNG, BETTY/DEF; NYC DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE/DEF; PEOPLE OF THE STATEO to BEKA REALTY LLC
1996
1996-08-19Mortgage $52,500 — from EVERLASTING PENTECOSTAL HOLINESS to LINCOLN EQUITIES CREDIT CORP$52,500
1990
1990-07-06Mortgage satisfied — from EVERLASTING PENTECOSTAL to MC CABE, JOHN; MC CABE, THERESA
1984
1984-03-23Mortgage $13,000 — from EVERLASTING PENTECOSHOL to MC CABE, THERESA; MC CABE, JOHN$13,000
1984-03-23Deed — from JONES, LEON HEIRS/OF; BLOUNT, BARBARA; JONES, LARRY to EVERLASTING PENTCOSHOL
1984-03-23Mortgage assigned — from JONES, LARRY; BLOUNT, BARBARA to RAPPAPORT, PHYLLIS; SOLE, MILTON
1984-03-23Mortgage satisfied — from EVERLASTING PEN/H/CH/INC to BLOUNT, BARBARA; JONES, LARRY; JONES, LEON DIST/OF
1982
1982-10-07VAC — from NEW YORK CITY to VACATE ORDER
1982-08-18Deed — from COMMISSIONER FINANCENY to NEW YORK CITY
1979
1979-07-12RTXL — from PELLEGRINO CONSTANTINE DECEASED
1979-07-12RTXL — from JONES LEON DECEASED
1979-05-11Deed — from BLOUNT BARBARA SOLE HEIRS AT LAW & DISTR; JONES LEON DECEASED; JONES LARRY to EVERLASTING PENTECOSTAL HOLINESS CHURCH
1979-05-11Mortgage — from EVERLASTING PENTECOSTAL HOLINESS CHURCH to BLOUNT BARBARA SOLE HEIRS AT LAW & DISTR; JONES LARRY; JONES LEON DECD
1975
1975-12-01Mortgage assigned — from PELLEGRINO CONSTANTINE EXEC OF to PELLEGRINO IRENE
1975-12-01Mortgage assigned — from PELLEGRINO IRENE V to ROMAGNANO SALLY
1975-06-16Deed — from PELLEGRINO CONSTANTINE DECD EXEC OF to JONES LEON
1975-06-16Mortgage — from JONES LEON to PELLEGRINO CONSTANTINE EXEC OF