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98 Troy Avenue · Brooklyn · BBL 3013400046 · 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, AEP27.6
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 98% 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 92. 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 violations4 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2025-11-23.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

10 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 8).

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

What 311 hears from this address

16 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Abandoned Vehicle (4) · HEAT/HOT WATER (4) · WATER LEAK (1) · Street Sweeping Complaint (1) · Root/Sewer/Sidewalk Condition (1) · Water System (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.

3 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2011 (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

SubwayUtica Av — A C · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Dean St / Troy Av — B15 B65 · 100 ft
Citi BikePacific St & Troy Ave · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted bike lane mapped within 75 ft
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

98 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

16 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 4 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
2015-06-29Deed $4,700,000 — from DEAN 1561, LLC to 1559 DEAN LLC $4,700,000
2015-06-29AL&R $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
2015-06-29Agreement $3,760,000 — from 1559 DEAN LLC to CARVER FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $3,760,000
2013-11-29Agreement $2,750,000 — from DEAN 1561, LLC to SUFFOLK COUNTY NATIONAL BANK $2,750,000
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
2010-01-15Agreement $2,800,000 — from DEAN 1561, LLC to STATE BANK OF LONG ISLAND $2,800,000
2010-01-15AL&R $2,800,000 — from DEAN 1561, LLC to STATE BANK OF LONG ISLAND $2,800,000

Ten-year activity

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2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201702608
201800213
201923005
202000000
202101001
202204004
202304004
202407007
20250170017
202607007
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The last 12 months — 16 records

DateRecord
2026-06-17HPD class B: § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LIGHT FIXTURE AT CEILING IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY, 1st A
2026-06-17HPD 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
2026-06-01311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
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
2026-01-08311: GENERAL — BELL/BUZZER/INTERCOM
2026-01-08Tenant complaint: GENERAL — BELL/BUZZER/INTERCOM
2025-11-23311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025-11-23Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025-11-23HPD class C: § 27-2033 ADM CODE PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM DOOR LOCKED AT BASEMENT AT 1st BOILER ROOM FROM EAST, 1st STORY
2025-11-23HPD class C: § 27-2029 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HEAT FOR THE APARTMENT IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT F
2025-11-22311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2025-11-22Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2025-11-21311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2025-11-21Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
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
2026-06-17HPD class B: § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LIGHT FIXTURE AT CEILING IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY, 1st A
2026-06-17HPD 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
2026-06-01311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
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
2026-01-08311: GENERAL — BELL/BUZZER/INTERCOM
2026-01-08Tenant complaint: GENERAL — BELL/BUZZER/INTERCOM
2025
2025-11-23311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025-11-23Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025-11-23HPD class C: § 27-2033 ADM CODE PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM DOOR LOCKED AT BASEMENT AT 1st BOILER ROOM FROM EAST, 1st STORY
2025-11-23HPD class C: § 27-2029 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HEAT FOR THE APARTMENT IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT F
2025-11-22311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2025-11-22Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2025-11-21311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2025-11-21Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
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
2025-09-03311: APPLIANCE — ELECTRIC/GAS RANGE
2025-09-03311: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2025-09-03Tenant complaint: APPLIANCE — ELECTRIC/GAS RANGE
2025-09-03Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2025-06-26311: Water System — Dirty Water (WE)
2025-06-26311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2025-06-26Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2025-05-12Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024
2024-09-10311: Root/Sewer/Sidewalk Condition — Trees and Sidewalks Program
2024-04-10311: Abandoned Vehicle — With License Plate
2024-04-08311: Abandoned Vehicle — With License Plate
2024-04-08311: Street Sweeping Complaint — Inadequate Sweeping
2024-04-05311: Abandoned Vehicle — With License Plate
2024-04-04311: Abandoned Vehicle — With License Plate
2024-03-28Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023
2023-12-18311: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2023-12-18Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
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
2022-05-25Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-03-09311: Missed Collection — Bulky Trash
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
2022-03-06311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021
2021-02-25Bedbug filing: 1 infested units
2019
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
2019-05-22311: Water System — Dirty Water (WE)
2019-02-28Bedbug filing: 2 infested units
2019-01-25FDNY inspection (RISK)
2019-01-25FDNY inspection (RISK)
2018
2018-05-18Rodent inspection: Passed
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
2017-12-13311: Graffiti — Graffiti
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
2017-11-03Agreement $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
2017-02-27311: Noise — Noise, Barking Dog (NR5)
2016
2016-12-05311: Noise - Residential — Banging/Pounding
2016-12-05311: Noise — Noise, Barking Dog (NR5)
2016-07-15311: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2016-07-15311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2016-07-15311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2016-07-15Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2016-07-15Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2016-07-15Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2016-03-13311: Noise — Noise, Barking Dog (NR5)
2016-01-24311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — GARBAGE/RECYCLING STORAGE
2016-01-24Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — GARBAGE/RECYCLING STORAGE
2015
2015-12-21311: GENERAL — JANITOR/SUPER
2015-12-21311: Noise - Residential — Banging/Pounding
2015-12-21Tenant complaint: GENERAL — JANITOR/SUPER
2015-11-14HPD class A: SECTION 26-1103 ADMIN. CODE: POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER NOTICE ON WALL OF THE ENTRANCE STORY IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH ON THE AVAILABILITY OF T
2015-10-15311: PLUMBING — BATHTUB/SHOWER
2015-10-15Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — BATHTUB/SHOWER
2015-06-29Deed $4,700,000 — from DEAN 1561, LLC to 1559 DEAN LLC$4,700,000
2015-06-29AL&R $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
2015-06-29Agreement $3,760,000 — from 1559 DEAN LLC to CARVER FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK$3,760,000
2015-04-04311: Noise — Noise, Barking Dog (NR5)
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
2015-02-28311: Noise — Noise, Barking Dog (NR5)
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
2014-08-26311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2014-08-26311: PLUMBING — TOILET
2014-08-26311: APPLIANCE — REFRIGERATOR
2014-08-26311: APPLIANCE — REFRIGERATOR
2014-08-26Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — TOILET
2014-08-26Tenant complaint: APPLIANCE — REFRIGERATOR
2014-08-26Tenant complaint: APPLIANCE — REFRIGERATOR
2014-08-13311: SAFETY — WINDOW GUARD BROKEN/MISSING
2014-08-13311: ELECTRIC — WIRING
2014-08-13311: SAFETY — SMOKE DETECTOR
2014-08-13311: ELECTRIC — WIRING
2014-08-13311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2014-08-13311: SAFETY — CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTOR
2014-08-13311: GENERAL — VENTILATION SYSTEM
2014-08-13311: APPLIANCE — REFRIGERATOR
2014-08-13Tenant complaint: APPLIANCE — REFRIGERATOR
2014-08-13Tenant complaint: GENERAL — VENTILATION SYSTEM
2014-08-13Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2014-08-13Tenant complaint: SAFETY — CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTOR
2014-08-13Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — WIRING
2014-08-13Tenant complaint: SAFETY — WINDOW GUARD BROKEN/MISSING
2014-08-13Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — WIRING
2014-08-13Tenant complaint: SAFETY — SMOKE DETECTOR
2014-08-08311: Asbestos — N/A
2014-08-06311: SAFETY — WINDOW GUARD BROKEN/MISSING
2014-08-06Tenant complaint: SAFETY — WINDOW GUARD BROKEN/MISSING
2014-08-02311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2014-08-02DOB complaint, category ?
2014-07-24311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2014-07-24DOB complaint, category ?
2014-07-18311: Building/Use — SRO - Illegal Work/No Permit/Change In Occupancy/Use
2014-07-17311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2014-04-13311: Animal Abuse — Chained
2014-01-09311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2014-01-09311: PLUMBING — WATER-SUPPLY
2014-01-09311: HEATING — HEAT
2014-01-09311: PLUMBING — WATER-LEAKS
2014-01-09Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER-LEAKS
2014-01-09Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2014-01-09Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2014-01-09DOB complaint, category ?
2013
2013-11-29Mortgage assigned — from VALLEY NATIONAL BANK to SUFFOLK COUNTY NATIONAL BANK
2013-11-29TL&R — from STATE BANK OF LONG ISLAND
2013-11-29Agreement $2,750,000 — from DEAN 1561, LLC to SUFFOLK COUNTY NATIONAL BANK$2,750,000
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
2013-11-20311: HEATING — HEAT
2013-11-20Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2012
2012-03-23311: Dirty Conditions — E15 Illegal Postering
2011
2011-05-02311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2011-03-25311: Sewer — Catch Basin Clogged/Flooding (Use Comments) (SC)
2010
2010-12-03311: Dirty Conditions — E15 Illegal Postering
2010-12-02311: Dirty Conditions — E15 Illegal Postering
2010-11-30311: General Construction/Plumbing — Egress - Doors Locked/Blocked/Improper/No Secondary Means
2010-11-30311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2010-11-30DOB complaint, category ?
2010-11-29311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2010-11-29DOB complaint, category ?
2010-11-04311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2010-03-22Deed — from DEAN 1561, LLC to DEAN 1561, LLC
2010-01-25EASE — from DEAN 1561, LLC to DEAN 1561, LLC
2010-01-15Mortgage assigned — from JNL FUNDING CORP. to STATE BANK OF LONG ISLAND
2010-01-15Agreement $2,800,000 — from DEAN 1561, LLC to STATE BANK OF LONG ISLAND$2,800,000
2010-01-15AL&R $2,800,000 — from DEAN 1561, LLC to STATE BANK OF LONG ISLAND$2,800,000

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