A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 81% 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 6.7. In ZIP 11216, 38% of residential buildings hold an A and
19% 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
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.
Patterns
4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 4).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
What 311 hears from this address
7 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · Sewer (1) · Homeless Person Assistance (1) · Illegal Parking (1) · Food Establishment (1) · Air Quality (1).
Filed construction activity
$1,800 in permitted construction work filed since
2016 (1 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 (1910)
No
Six or more residential units (1)
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).
What the city thinks it's worth
Tax year
City market value
Assessed value
2025
$1,153,000
$69,180
2026
$1,418,000
$85,080
2027
$1,540,000
$92,400
The city's market estimate has risen
34% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: No Permit or License) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
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.
4 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
Subway
Nostrand Av — A C · 400 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Franklin Av — C S · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Nostrand Av / Fulton St — B44 B44-SBS · 350 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi Bike
Pacific St & Nostrand Ave · 550 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.
7 311 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.
Sales, deeds & mortgages
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $315,000 on
2002-07-25 (lender: Astoria Federal Savings And Loan Association), covering 2 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
2002-07-25
Mortgage $315,000 — from 531-533 NOSTRAND LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA
$315,000
2001-10-29
Mortgage $410,000 — from 531-533 NOSTRAND LLC to BERLINER, JOSEPH H
$410,000
1983-05-03
Mortgage $180,000 — from 531-535 NOSTRAND AVERTY to CARDINAL REALTY CO INC
$180,000
Ten-year activity
20100
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
15
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Construction
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
3
1
1
5
2018
0
0
3
2
5
2019
0
0
3
2
5
2020
0
0
5
1
6
2021
0
0
4
1
5
2022
0
0
3
3
6
2023
0
0
3
2
5
2024
0
0
1
4
5
2025
2
0
6
7
15
2026
0
0
2
1
3
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2017-10-28ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY W/THE COMM'S ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS/VIO#35236446N ISSUED ON 09/11/17 & TO FILE A C OF C PURSUANT TO 28-201.1$400
2017-10-23Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-09-11ECB CLASS - 1 violation: WORK W/O PERMIT. OBSERVED: AT TIME OF INSPECITON A METAL SHED WITH AN OPEN AND UNLOCKED DOOR, 15'00"WIDE 10'-00" DECK AND 8'00"HIG$400
2017-07-11311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2017-07-11DOB complaint, category ?
2016
2016-01-14311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2015
2015-11-25311: Food Establishment — Pet/Animal
2015-11-03311: Other Enforcement — E6 Commercial Waste Disposal
2015-05-13DOB complaint, category ?
2014
2014-12-27311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2014-12-27Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2014-07-15311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2014-07-14311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2012-02-09Job filed: JOB FILED TO INSTALL RANGE HOOD FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM AS SHOWN IN PLANS, NO CHANGE IN USE OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS$5,000
2011
2011-12-27Job filed: FILING FOR INTERIOR WORK AT THE EXISTING FIRST FLOOR STORE AS, DELI AND RETAIL. NEW HOOD, RELOCATING EXISTING HOOD, NON-RESIDENTIAL COOKING EQUIPMENT $75,000
2011-12-27Job filed: FILING FOR INTERIOR WORK AT THE EXISTING FIRST FLOOR STORE AS, DELI AND RETAIL. NEW HOOD, RELOCATING EXISTING HOOD, NON-RESIDENTIAL COOKING EQUIPMENT $75,000
2011-05-18311: Food Establishment — Kitchen/Food Prep Area
2011-04-13Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity and Other Reason