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577 Leonard Street · Brooklyn · BBL 3026470023 · 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 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 100% 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 0. In ZIP 11222, 66% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% 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

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

2 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (1) · Missed Collection (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 (2)
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)577 LEONARD LLC
Head officerZBIGNIEW SAWICKI
Managing agentEmpire Group Property Management
Last registered2026-03-19

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,509,000 $90,540
2026$1,910,000 $114,600
2027$2,400,000 $144,000

The city's market estimate has risen 59% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 4 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

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

SubwayNassau Av — G · 250 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Nassau Av / Manhattan Av — B48 · 250 ft
Citi BikeLeonard St & Nassau Ave · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 034 Oliver H. Perry. 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

577 Leonard Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

2 311 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 EMPIRE GROUP PROPERTY MANAGEMENT — 3 buildings, 10 units. Grades across the portfolio: A2 · B1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
643 Manhattan Avenue BK6 A
577 Leonard Street BK2 A
88 Franklin Street BK2 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $400,000 on 2010-06-09 (lender: Maspeth Federal Savings And Loan Association). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2010-06-09Mortgage $400,000 — from SAWICKI, ZBIGNIEW to MASPETH FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $400,000
2010-06-09Deed $800,000 — from WLADYSLAWA KAFTAN, AS EXECUTRIX OF KAZMI to SAWICKI, ZBIGNIEW $800,000

Ten-year activity

530
2017
4
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Housing & tenantsOwnership & money
Show as table
YearHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyTotal
2017112
2018314
2019404
2020101
2021101
2022202
2023303
2024000
2025101
2026000
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The last 12 months — 0 records

No city records in the last 12 months — quiet is good.

The full timeline

2025
2025-07-02311: Missed Collection — Bulky Trash
2023
2023-10-28311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2023-06-02311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2023-05-26311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2022
2022-12-19311: Street Sweeping Complaint — Street Not Swept
2022-06-14311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2021
2021-08-20311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 1R Missed Recycling-All Materials
2020
2020-10-03311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2019
2019-08-29311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-05-16311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-05-13311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-05-04311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2018
2018-08-20311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-08-06311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-05-29311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-01-24Deed — from SAWICKI, ZBIGNIEW to 577 LEONARD LLC
2017
2017-12-16Deed transfer (nominal price)
2017-11-10311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2014
2014-08-26311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2014-07-18HPD class B: § 27-2040 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT OR NEAR THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT ENTRANCEWAY OF THE BUILDING AND KEEP SAME BURNING FROM SUNS
2014-07-12Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — NO LIGHTING
2014-07-12311: ELECTRIC — NO LIGHTING
2013
2013-05-03Rodent inspection: Passed
2010
2010-06-09Mortgage $400,000 — from SAWICKI, ZBIGNIEW to MASPETH FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA$400,000
2010-06-09Deed $800,000 — from WLADYSLAWA KAFTAN, AS EXECUTRIX OF KAZMI to SAWICKI, ZBIGNIEW$800,000

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