572 Decatur Street · Brooklyn · BBL 3015050004 · generated 2026-10-20 · FREE
| Component | What it covers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Housing code | HPD violations by class, complaints, emergency repairs, litigation, vacate orders, AEP | 3 |
| Structural & safety | DOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class | 0 |
| Pests | Bedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s | 3 |
| Displacement | Marshal evictions executed | 0 |
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 11233, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
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.
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
1 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (1).
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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1899) |
| No | Six or more residential units (2) |
| 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 owner(s) | TRACY HENSLEY |
| Managing agent | BROWNSTONE MANAGEMENT LLC |
| Last registered | 2024-08-22 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,534,000 | $92,040 |
| 2026 | $1,437,000 | $86,220 |
| 2027 | $1,831,000 | $109,860 |
The city's market estimate has risen 19% 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.
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.
| Subway | Ralph Av — C · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Halsey St — J · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Saratoga Av / Bainbridge St — B7 · 750 ft |
| Citi Bike | Chauncey St & Howard Ave · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 040 George W. Carver. 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.
572 Decatur Street
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
1 311 service request 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.
Managed by BROWNSTONE MANAGEMENT LLC — 97 buildings, 821 units. Grades across the portfolio: A65 · B12 · C15 · D5. See the whole portfolio
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Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $194,970 on 2016-12-20 (recorded via MERS, the industry registry; the lender is not named on the record). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-12-20 | Agreement $80,000 — from HENSLEY, TRACY; HENSLEY, MARK to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS | $80,000 | |
| 2016-12-20 | Mortgage $194,971 — from HENSLEY, TRACY; HENSLEY, MARK to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS | $194,971 | |
| 2015-06-23 | Deed $830,000 — from PETTWAY, GEORGE; SCOURZES-BARNES, LISA; BARNES, LISA to HENSLEY, KATHERINE; HENSLEY, TRACY | $830,000 | |
| 2015-06-23 | Mortgage $618,750 — from HENSLEY, KATHERINE; HENSLEY, TRACY to MERS | $618,750 | |
| 2009-05-22 | Mortgage $675,000 — from HOOKS, GEORGE to SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPME | $675,000 | |
| 2009-05-22 | Mortgage $675,000 — from HOOKS, GEORGE to FINANCIAL FREEDOM ACQUISITION LLC | $675,000 | |
| 2005-12-06 | Mortgage $469,342 — from HOOKS, GEORGE to SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPME | $469,343 | |
| 2005-12-06 | Mortgage $469,342 — from HOOKS, GEORGE to CONTINENTAL CAPITAL CORP. | $469,343 | |
| 2003-06-02 | Mortgage $75,000 — from HOOKS, GEORGE to INDYMAC BANK, F.S.B. | $75,000 | |
| 2000-04-11 | Mortgage $45,000 — from HOOKS, GEORGE to DELTA FUNDING CORPORATION | $45,000 |
| Year | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Date | Record | |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-16 | 311: Illegal Parking — Commercial Overnight Parking | |
| 2026-05-29 | Rodent inspection: Passed | |
| 2025-12-24 | Deed — from HENSLEY, TRACY D to HENSLEY, MARK D | |
| 2025-12-19 | Deed transfer (nominal price) | |
| 2025-11-24 | HPD 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 |