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524 Jefferson Avenue · Brooklyn · BBL 3016540019 · 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, AEP0
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s6
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 11221, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% 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 violations22 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 16 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 1978-08-29.

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

4 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (2) · Derelict Vehicles (1) · Commercial Disposal Complaint (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 (1899)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
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)UNITED JAMAICA LLC
Head officerMANSOUR MEHDIZADEH
Managing agentUNITED JAMAICA LLC
Last registered2026-06-29

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,780,000 $106,800
2026$2,007,000 $120,420
2027$1,789,000 $107,340

The city's market estimate has risen 1% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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.

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

SubwayKingston-Throop Avs — C · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Utica Av — A C · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Marcus Garvey Blvd / Jefferson Av — B15 · 400 ft
Citi BikeLewis Ave & Madison St · 700 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: 243, 262. 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

524 Jefferson 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

4 311 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 UNITED JAMAICA LLC — 3 buildings, 8 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · C1 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
524 Jefferson Avenue BK3 C
108A Somers Street BK3 A
1841 Strauss Street BK2 F

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $75,000 on 2004-12-13 (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.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2016-11-07DEED, RC $670,000 — from SPRINGER, MICHAEL G to UNITED FRANKLIN LLC $670,000
2016-10-25Sold for $670,000 $670,000 $223,333
2004-12-13Mortgage $75,000 — from SPRINGER, MICHAEL G to MERS $75,000
2004-12-13Deed $637,000 — from JEFFERSON CAPITAL REALTY GROUP LLC to SPRINGER, MICHAEL G $637,000
2004-12-13Mortgage $529,550 — from SPRINGER, MICHAEL G to MERS $529,550
2004-07-16Deed $330,000 — from TREUHOLD CAPITAL GROUP LLC to JEFFERSON CAPITAL REALTY GROUP LLC $330,000
2004-07-16Mortgage $387,500 — from JEFFERSON CAPITAL REALTY GROUP LLC to ARTHUR FEIN ENTERPRISES II, INC. $387,500
2004-07-08DEEDO $170,000 — from JONES, RALEIGH A; SIMMONS, JOSELINE to CITY DEVELOPMENT, LLC $170,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201700268
201801001
201901001
202002103
202102013
202202013
202312003
202411013
202502024
202602013
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The last 12 months — 4 records

DateRecord
2026-10-10311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2026-06-22311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2026-02-06Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-12-03Bedbug filing: 0 infested units

The full timeline

2026
2026-10-10311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2026-06-22311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2026-02-06Rodent inspection: Passed
2025
2025-12-03Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-08-27Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2025-06-16Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity and Other Reason
2025-05-23311: Commercial Disposal Complaint — Waste Disposal
2024
2024-12-04Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-06-27Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-04-26FDNY inspection (RISK)
2023
2023-12-29311: Derelict Vehicles — Derelict Vehicles
2023-12-05Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-02-08FDNY inspection (RISK)
2022
2022-12-01Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-10-28Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-02-23311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021
2021-12-01Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-02-24Rodent inspection: Passed
2021-02-03311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2020
2020-12-02Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2020-10-28Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2020-01-10Mortgage assigned — from RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK to CITIBANK, N.A.
2019
2019-05-27311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2018
2018-12-04311: Derelict Vehicles — Derelict Vehicles
2017
2017-09-13Rodent inspection: Monitoring visit
2017-08-30Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2017-08-23Rodent inspection: Monitoring visit
2017-08-14Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2017-05-09Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2017-04-25Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2017-04-21Deed — from UNITED FRANKLIN LLC to UNITED JAMAICA LLC
2017-04-04Deed transfer (nominal price)
2016
2016-11-30Mortgage satisfied — from SPRINGER, MICHAEL G to FOR CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF NOMURA ASSET A; SERIES 2005-AR2; FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK TRUST
2016-11-10HPD 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
2016-11-07DEED, RC $670,000 — from SPRINGER, MICHAEL G to UNITED FRANKLIN LLC$670,000
2016-11-03Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity and Other Reason
2016-11-03Rodent inspection: Passed
2016-10-25Sold for $670,000$670,000
2016-10-03Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2016-09-26Rodent inspection: Monitoring visit
2016-09-19MCON — from SPRINGER, MICHAEL to OPTION ONE
2016-09-19Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2016-09-07Deed transfer (nominal price)
2016-09-07Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2016-06-15Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2016-05-18Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2016-04-20Rodent inspection: Monitoring visit
2016-04-14Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2016-04-07Rodent inspection: Monitoring visit
2016-04-01Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2016-03-19Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity and Other Reason
2016-03-02Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2015
2015-10-09HPD 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
2015-02-23HPD 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
2014
2014-12-01311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2013
2013-10-21City emergency repair (OMO): apt 2: as per the requirement contract with hpd, provide and install 8 window guards throughout entire apartment. remove$448
2013-10-12311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2013-09-14HPD class B: SECTION 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR MISSING LOCATED AT APT 2, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
2013-09-14HPD class B: SECTION 27-2046.1 HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). INOPERATIVE LOCATED AT APT 2, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FRO
2013-09-14HPD class C: SECTION 27-2043.1 HMC INSTALL THE MISSING OR REPAIR/REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE WINDOW GUARD(S) IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPECIFICATIONS OF THE NEW Y
2013-09-14HPD class A: SECTION 27-2005 HMC:TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF MOLD ... AND MILDEW.AT CEILING CEILING IN THE BATHROOM
2013-09-06311: GENERAL CONSTRUCTION — FLOOR
2013-09-06311: NONCONST — VERMIN
2013-09-06311: GENERAL CONSTRUCTION — MAIL-BOX
2013-09-06311: GENERAL CONSTRUCTION — DOORS
2013-09-06311: GENERAL CONSTRUCTION — FLOOR
2013-09-06311: NONCONST — VERMIN
2013-09-06311: GENERAL CONSTRUCTION — DOORS
2013-09-06311: GENERAL CONSTRUCTION — FLOOR
2013-09-06311: GENERAL CONSTRUCTION — FLOOR
2013-09-06311: PLUMBING — WATER-LEAKS
2013-09-06311: GENERAL CONSTRUCTION — MOLD
2013-09-06311: GENERAL CONSTRUCTION — FLOOR
2013-09-06311: GENERAL CONSTRUCTION — FLOOR
2013-09-06Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2013-09-06Tenant complaint: GENERAL — FLOOR
2013-09-06Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2013-09-06Tenant complaint: GENERAL — FLOOR
2013-09-06Tenant complaint: GENERAL — FLOOR
2013-09-06Tenant complaint: GENERAL — FLOOR
2013-09-06Tenant complaint: GENERAL — FLOOR
2013-09-06Tenant complaint: GENERAL — FLOOR
2013-09-06Tenant complaint: GENERAL — DOORS
2013-09-06Tenant complaint: GENERAL — DOORS
2013-09-06Tenant complaint: GENERAL — MAILBOX
2013-09-06Tenant complaint: GENERAL — MOLD
2013-09-06Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER-LEAKS
2013-08-22Mortgage assigned — from HASBC BANK USA, N.A. to THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPAN
2011
2011-08-13311: Drinking — In Public
2010
2010-12-15311: HEATING — HEAT
2010-12-15Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2010-07-20Mortgage satisfied — from SPRINGER, MICHAEL G to FAIRMONT FUNDING, LTD.; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS
2010-04-22Mortgage satisfied — from SPRINGER, MICHAEL G to FAIRMONT FUNDING LTD.; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS
2007
2007-12-12RTXL — from JONES, RELAEIGH A; JONES, RALEIGH A
2007-01-30Mortgage assigned — from FAIRMONT FUNDING LTD; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS to NOMURA ASSET ACCEPTANCE CORPORATION MORT; HSBC BANK, USA NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
2006
2006-10-07Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2006-09-14Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — LIGHTING
2006-08-10Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — LIGHTING
2006-08-10HPD class B: SECTION 27-2039 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHT OF NOT LESS THAN 60 WATTS INCANDESCENT OR EQUIVALENT ILLUMINATION ALL STORIES AT PUBLIC HALL
2006-08-09Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — ELECTRIC-SUPPLY
2006-08-07Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — ELECTRIC-SUPPLY
2006-07-31Tenant complaint: APPLIANCE — REFRIGERATOR
2006-06-21Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — ELECTRIC-SUPPLY
2004
2004-12-13Mortgage satisfied — from JEFFERSON CAPITAL REALTY GROUP LLC to ARTHUR FEIN ENTERPRISES II, INC.
2004-12-13Mortgage $75,000 — from SPRINGER, MICHAEL G to MERS$75,000
2004-12-13Deed $637,000 — from JEFFERSON CAPITAL REALTY GROUP LLC to SPRINGER, MICHAEL G$637,000
2004-12-13Mortgage $529,550 — from SPRINGER, MICHAEL G to MERS$529,550
2004-09-16Mortgage satisfied — from JONES, RALEIGH A to CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
2004-07-16Deed $330,000 — from TREUHOLD CAPITAL GROUP LLC to JEFFERSON CAPITAL REALTY GROUP LLC$330,000
2004-07-16Mortgage $387,500 — from JEFFERSON CAPITAL REALTY GROUP LLC to ARTHUR FEIN ENTERPRISES II, INC.$387,500
2004-07-08Deed — from CITY DEVELOPMENT, LLC to TREUHOLD CAPITAL GROUP, LLC
2004-07-08Mortgage satisfied — from JONES, RALEIGH A to JAMAICA SAVINGS BANK
2004-07-08DEEDO $170,000 — from JONES, RALEIGH A; SIMMONS, JOSELINE to CITY DEVELOPMENT, LLC$170,000
2000
2000-01-13HPD class B: SECTION 27-2040 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT OR NEAR THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT ENTRANCEWAY OF THE BUILDING AND KEEP SAME BURNING FRO
1997
1997-04-11HPD class A: SECTION 27-2098 ADM CODE FILE WITH THIS DEPARTMENT A REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR BUILDING.
1988
1988-04-13HPD class B: SECTION 27-2039 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHT OF NOT LESS THAN 60 WATTS INCANDESCENT OR EQUIVALENT ILLUMINATION VESTIBULE PUBLIC HALL NIGH
1988-04-13HPD class B: SECTION 27-2040 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT OR NEAR THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT ENTRANCEWAY OF THE BUILDING AND KEEP SAME BURNING FRO
1986
1986-02-06HPD class C: D26-10.01 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF DOUBLE CYLINDR KEY OPERATED LOCK ENTRANCE DOOR TO BLDG.
1983
1983-05-18HPD class A: D26-41.03 ADM CODE FILE WITH THIS DEPARTMENT A REGISTRATION AND OCCUPANCY STATEMENT OF BUILDING.
1978
1978-08-29HPD class B: D26-10.01 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERBOARD CLG OF CELLAR THRU OUT.
1978-08-29HPD class B: D26-19.05 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHT OF NOT LESS THAN 60 WATTS INCANDESCENT OR EQUIVALENT ILLUMINATION VESTIBULE 1 STY PUB HALL.
1978-08-29HPD class B: SECTION 65 M/D LAW PROVIDE UNDER COMPLETED PERMIT, A PROPER ENCLOSURE FOR THE CENTRAL HEATING PLANT, CELLAR.
1978-08-29HPD class B: D26-10.01, 10.05 ADM CODE REMOVE ALL ENCUMBRANCES CONSISTING OF FURNITURE ETC PUB HALL ALL STYS.
1978-08-29HPD class B: D26-21.07 ADM CODE SEAL IN OPEN POSITION THE O.S.Y. VALVE OF THE SPRINKLER SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THIS DEPAR
1978-08-29HPD class C: D26-10.01, 10.05 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING SCUTTLE HATCH COVER 2 STY PUB HALL ER1.
1978-08-29HPD class B: D26-10.01, 10.05 ADM CODE EGRESS OBSTRUCTED. PROVIDE PROPER MEANS OF EGRESS BY REMOVING PARTITIONS FORMING CLOSET ENCLOSING SCUTTLE LADDER T
1978-08-29HPD class B: D26-16.01 ADM CODE PROVIDE SUITABLE TIGHT COVER FOR THE HANDHOLE OPENING OF TRAP CELLAR AT FRONT.
1978-08-29HPD class A: SECTION 329, M/D LAW AND DEPT. RULES AND REGS. PROVIDE A COMPLETED CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION VISITS IN A PROPER FRAME AT OR NEAR MAILBOXES,
1978-08-29HPD class B: D26-10.01, 10.05 ADM CODE REMOVE ALL ENCUMBRANCES CONSISTING OF HOUSEHOLD ITEMS SCUTTLE CLOSET 2 STY PUB HALL.
1978-08-29HPD class B: D26-10.01 ADM CODE ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF PAINTED SPRINKLER HEADS 2 STY PUB HALL.
1978-08-29HPD class B: D26-21.07 ADM CODE PROVIDE A PIECE OF GARDEN HOSE 10 FEET IN LENGTH WITH FEMALE COUPLING AND A 10 QUART PAIL ON PREMISES TO TEST SPRINKLER S
1978-08-29HPD class A: D26-10.01 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING GLASS OF DOOR BASEMENT STY VESTIBULE TO BASEMENT STY PUB HALL.
1978-08-29HPD class A: D26-21.07 ADM CODE MAINTAIN ON THE PREMISES A COPY OF THE SPRINKLER TES T FOR THE CURRENT YEAR.
1978-06-27Mortgage — from JONES RALEIGH to JAMAICA SAVING BANK
1974
1974-04-10Deed — from SPELLER JULIA to JONES RALEIGH A
1974-04-10Mortgage — from JONES RALEIGH A to CHASE MANHATTAN BANK NA
1970
1970-07-09RTXL — from SPELLER CHARLES DECD

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