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96 Troy Avenue · Brooklyn · BBL 3013400045 · generated 2026-10-20 · FREE

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Where the penalty points come from

ComponentWhat it coversPoints
Housing codeHPD violations by class, complaints, emergency repairs, litigation, vacate orders, AEP19
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 97% 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 63.3. In ZIP 11213, 61% of residential buildings hold an A and 11% 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 violations15 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 12 class A. Oldest open since 2019-11-12.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2).

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: HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · Sewer (2) · Root/Sewer/Sidewalk Condition (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

NoBuilt before 1974 (2007)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. 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)1559 DEAN LLC
Head officerFRAIDY RUBIN
Managing agent1559 DEAN LLC
Last registered2025-12-05

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,360,000 $81,600
2026$1,541,000 $92,460
2027$1,448,000 $86,880

The city's market estimate has risen 6% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 25 YR NO CAP

Flood exposure

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 2014 (1 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

SubwayUtica Av — A C · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Troy Av / Dean St — B15 · 100 ft
Citi BikePacific St & Troy Ave · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 243K- The Weeksville School. 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

96 Troy Avenue

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 — 2 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 1559 DEAN LLC — 6 buildings, 18 units. Grades across the portfolio: B3 · D2 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1563 Dean Street BK3 B
92 Troy Avenue BK3 F
98 Troy Avenue BK3 D
1559 Dean Street BK3 B
94 Troy Avenue BK3 B
96 Troy Avenue BK3 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $457,011 on 2017-11-03 (lender: The Community Preservation Corporation), covering 6 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
2017-11-03Agreement $4,116,000 — from 1559 DEAN LLC to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $4,116,000
2017-11-03Mortgage $457,011 — from 1559 DEAN LLC to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $457,011
2015-06-29AL&R $3,760,000 — from 1559 DEAN LLC to CARVER FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $3,760,000
2015-06-29Agreement $3,760,000 — from 1559 DEAN LLC to CARVER FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $3,760,000
2015-06-29Mortgage $1,093,239 — from 1559 DEAN LLC to CARVER FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $1,093,239
2015-06-29Deed $4,700,000 — from DEAN 1561, LLC to 1559 DEAN LLC $4,700,000
2013-11-29AL&R $2,750,000 — from DEAN 1561, LLC to SUFFOLK COUNTY NATIONAL BANK $2,750,000
2013-11-29Mortgage $94,569 — from DEAN 1561, LLC to SUFFOLK COUNTY NATIONAL BANK $94,569
2013-11-29Agreement $2,750,000 — from DEAN 1561, LLC to SUFFOLK COUNTY NATIONAL BANK $2,750,000
2010-01-15AL&R $2,800,000 — from DEAN 1561, LLC to STATE BANK OF LONG ISLAND $2,800,000
2010-01-15Agreement $2,800,000 — from DEAN 1561, LLC to STATE BANK OF LONG ISLAND $2,800,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017066012
201802215
20192100012
202002002
202104004
20220200121
202305005
202402002
202502002
20260130013
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The last 12 months — 14 records

DateRecord
2026-09-03HPD class A: § 27-2104 ADM CODE POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER SIGN ON WALL OF ENTRANCE STORY SHOWING THE REGISTRATION NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE DEPARTMENT AND
2026-09-03HPD class A: §27-2045(B)(5) HMC, § 12-06, 12-10 RCNY POST A PROPER NOTICE OF CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE REQUIREMENTS, IN A FORM APPROVED BY COMMISS
2026-09-03HPD class A: §27-2104(B) HMC POST A PROPER NOTICE REGARDING RENT STABILIZATION LAW, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, IN A CONSPICUOUS LOCATION WIT
2026-09-03HPD class A: § 27-2005 HMC: POST, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, AND MAINTAIN A NOTICE IN A COMMON AREA OF THE BUILDING REGARDING THE PROCEDURES
2026-09-03HPD class A: § 329, M/D LAW AND DEPT. RULES AND REGS. PROVIDE A COMPLETED CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION VISITS IN A PROPER FRAME AT OR NEAR MAILBOXES, BOTTOM
2026-09-03HPD class A: §27-2045(B)(5) HMC, § 12-01 RCNY POST A PROPER NOTICE OF SMOKE DETECTOR REQUIREMENTS, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, AT OR NEAR THE
2026-09-03HPD class C: § 27-2033 ADM CODE POST NOTICE, IN FORM APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, STATING THE NAME AND LOCATION OF THE PERSON DESIGNATED BY THE OWNER TO H
2026-09-02311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2026-09-02Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2026-06-23311: Sewer — Catch Basin Clogged/Flooding (Use Comments) (SC)
2026-05-14311: Sewer — Sewer Odor (SA2)
2026-05-08HPD 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
2026-05-07Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-11-19HPD 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

The full timeline

2026
2026-09-03HPD class A: § 27-2104 ADM CODE POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER SIGN ON WALL OF ENTRANCE STORY SHOWING THE REGISTRATION NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE DEPARTMENT AND
2026-09-03HPD class A: §27-2045(B)(5) HMC, § 12-06, 12-10 RCNY POST A PROPER NOTICE OF CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE REQUIREMENTS, IN A FORM APPROVED BY COMMISS
2026-09-03HPD class A: §27-2104(B) HMC POST A PROPER NOTICE REGARDING RENT STABILIZATION LAW, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, IN A CONSPICUOUS LOCATION WIT
2026-09-03HPD class A: § 27-2005 HMC: POST, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, AND MAINTAIN A NOTICE IN A COMMON AREA OF THE BUILDING REGARDING THE PROCEDURES
2026-09-03HPD class A: § 329, M/D LAW AND DEPT. RULES AND REGS. PROVIDE A COMPLETED CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION VISITS IN A PROPER FRAME AT OR NEAR MAILBOXES, BOTTOM
2026-09-03HPD class A: §27-2045(B)(5) HMC, § 12-01 RCNY POST A PROPER NOTICE OF SMOKE DETECTOR REQUIREMENTS, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, AT OR NEAR THE
2026-09-03HPD class C: § 27-2033 ADM CODE POST NOTICE, IN FORM APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, STATING THE NAME AND LOCATION OF THE PERSON DESIGNATED BY THE OWNER TO H
2026-09-02311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2026-09-02Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2026-06-23311: Sewer — Catch Basin Clogged/Flooding (Use Comments) (SC)
2026-05-14311: Sewer — Sewer Odor (SA2)
2026-05-08HPD 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
2026-05-07Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025
2025-11-19HPD 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
2025-05-12Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024
2024-09-10311: Root/Sewer/Sidewalk Condition — Trees and Sidewalks Program
2024-03-28Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023
2023-12-30311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2023-12-30Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2023-05-08Eviction executed (2)
2023-04-20Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-03-31HPD 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
2022
2022-12-13City emergency repair (OMO): hpd emergency operations service work'' division replace broken/defective door and jamb with new properly fire rated doo$1,980
2022-11-09311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2022-11-09Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2022-11-09HPD class A: § 27-2005 HMC: POST, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, AND MAINTAIN A NOTICE IN A COMMON AREA OF THE BUILDING REGARDING THE PROCEDURES
2022-11-09HPD class A: § 27-2046.1 HMC: POST A PROPER NOTICE OF CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE REQUIREMENTS, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, IN A COMMON
2022-11-09HPD class A: § 26-1103 ADMIN. CODE: POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER NOTICE ON WALL OF THE ENTRANCE STORY IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH ON THE AVAILABILITY OF THE AGE
2022-11-09HPD class C: § 27-2033 ADM CODE PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM NO ACCESS TO BOILER LOCKED DOOR FROM 1STY PUBLIC HALL LEADING TO BOILER
2022-11-09HPD class C: § 27-2031 ADM CODE PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST
2022-11-09HPD class A: § 27-2045 ADM CODE POST A PROPER NOTICE OF SMOKE DETECTOR REQUIREMENTS, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, AT OR NEAR THE MAIL BOX MISS
2022-11-09HPD class A: § 329, M/D LAW AND DEPT. RULES AND REGS. PROVIDE A COMPLETED CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION VISITS IN A PROPER FRAME AT OR NEAR MAILBOXES, BOTTOM
2022-11-09HPD class C: § 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE .. IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 2
2022-11-09HPD class A: § 27-2104 ADM CODE POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER SIGN ON WALL OF ENTRANCE STORY SHOWING THE REGISTRATION NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE DEPARTMENT AND
2022-10-28311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2022-10-28Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2022-07-25Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-07-07311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2022-07-07311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2022-06-18311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2022-05-25Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-03-16311: Street Condition — Pothole
2022-03-09HPD 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
2021-12-01311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2021-12-01Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2021-07-20311: Curb Condition — Broken Curb
2021-02-25Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2020
2020-03-30311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2020-03-30Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2019
2019-12-09311: Water System — Dirty Water (WE)
2019-11-12HPD class C: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1STFLO, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT F
2019-11-12HPD class B: § 27-2046.1 HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). DEFECT IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1STFLO, 1st STORY,
2019-11-12HPD class B: § 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR DEFECT IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1STFLO, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM
2019-11-12HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF SCALDING HOT WATER EXCEEDING THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 130 DEGREES AT ALL
2019-11-10311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2019-11-10Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2019-11-04HPD 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
2019-09-16311: Water System — Dirty Water (WE)
2019-02-28Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2019-01-25FDNY inspection (RISK)
2019-01-25FDNY inspection (RISK)
2018
2018-08-07311: Illegal Tree Damage — Trunk Damaged
2018-05-18Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-04-20311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-03-07Mortgage assigned — from FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION to U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUST
2018-02-14Mortgage assigned — from THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION to FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION
2017
2017-11-30311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2017-11-30311: WATER LEAK — DAMP SPOT
2017-11-30311: Rodent — Signs of Rodents
2017-11-30Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2017-11-30Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — DAMP SPOT
2017-11-03Agreement $4,116,000 — from 1559 DEAN LLC to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION$4,116,000
2017-11-03Mortgage $457,011 — from 1559 DEAN LLC to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION$457,011
2017-11-03Mortgage assigned — from CARVER FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK to COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION
2017-11-03TL&R — from CARVER FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK to 1559 DEAN LLC
2017-11-03TL&R — from CARVER FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK to DEAN 1561, LLC
2017-11-03Mortgage assigned — from THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION to FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION
2017-02-17Eviction executed (02)
2016
2016-07-08311: Dirty Conditions — E3 Dirty Sidewalk
2016-07-08311: Dirty Conditions — E1 Improper Disposal
2015
2015-06-29AL&R $3,760,000 — from 1559 DEAN LLC to CARVER FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK$3,760,000
2015-06-29Agreement $3,760,000 — from 1559 DEAN LLC to CARVER FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK$3,760,000
2015-06-29Mortgage $1,093,239 — from 1559 DEAN LLC to CARVER FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK$1,093,239
2015-06-29Deed $4,700,000 — from DEAN 1561, LLC to 1559 DEAN LLC$4,700,000
2015-03-04HPD class I: SECTION27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE ?27-2097 AND IS THER
2015-01-02AALR — from SUFFOLK COUNTY NATIONAL BANK to CARVER FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK
2015-01-02Mortgage assigned — from SUFFOLK COUNTY NATIONAL BANK to CARVER FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK
2014
2014-08-06311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2014-07-18311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2014-07-18311: Building/Use — SRO - Illegal Work/No Permit/Change In Occupancy/Use
2014-07-18DOB complaint, category ?
2013
2013-11-29Mortgage assigned — from VALLEY NATIONAL BANK to SUFFOLK COUNTY NATIONAL BANK
2013-11-29AL&R $2,750,000 — from DEAN 1561, LLC to SUFFOLK COUNTY NATIONAL BANK$2,750,000
2013-11-29Mortgage $94,569 — from DEAN 1561, LLC to SUFFOLK COUNTY NATIONAL BANK$94,569
2013-11-29Agreement $2,750,000 — from DEAN 1561, LLC to SUFFOLK COUNTY NATIONAL BANK$2,750,000
2013-11-29TL&R — from STATE BANK OF LONG ISLAND
2013-11-01311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2013-11-01DOB complaint, category ?
2011
2011-07-07311: Rodent — Mouse Sighting
2011-06-21311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2010
2010-11-30311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2010-11-30DOB complaint, category ?
2010-03-22Deed — from DEAN 1561, LLC to DEAN 1561, LLC
2010-01-25EASE — from DEAN 1561, LLC to DEAN 1561, LLC
2010-01-15AL&R $2,800,000 — from DEAN 1561, LLC to STATE BANK OF LONG ISLAND$2,800,000
2010-01-15Agreement $2,800,000 — from DEAN 1561, LLC to STATE BANK OF LONG ISLAND$2,800,000
2010-01-15Mortgage assigned — from JNL FUNDING CORP. to STATE BANK OF LONG ISLAND

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