A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 89% 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 23.3. 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
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
What 311 hears from this address
28 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (18) · Sewer (2) · Graffiti (2) · Illegal Parking (2) · HEAT/HOT WATER (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
Yes
Built before 1974 (1931)
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 with HPD — the names behind the building
Registered owner(s)
597 MANHATTAN AVE LLC
Head officer
ERIC MANN
Managing agent
L ROSE REALTY, INC
Last registered
2025-08-04
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
What the city thinks it's worth
Tax year
City market value
Assessed value
2025
$1,490,000
$89,400
2026
$1,849,000
$110,940
2027
$2,041,000
$122,460
The city's market estimate has risen
37% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Pet/Animal) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
Flood exposure
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 2 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.
8 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since
2014 (2 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
Nassau Av — G · 250 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Bedford Av — L · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 13-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Manhattan Av / Nassau Av — B43 B62 · 150 ft
Citi Bike
Bedford Ave & Nassau Ave · 400 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.
28 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $293,888 on
2023-02-08 (lender: Modern Bank, N.A.), 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
2023-02-08
AL&R $2,950,000 — from 320 CUMBERLAND ASSOCIATES, LLC; 597 MANHATTAN AVENUE LLC to MODERN BANK, N.A.
$2,950,000
2023-02-08
Agreement $2,950,000 — from 597 MANHATTAN AVENUE LLC; 320 CUMBERLAND ASSOCIATES, LLC to MODERN BANK, N.A.
$2,950,000
2023-02-08
Mortgage $293,888 — from 320 CUMBERLAND ASSOCIATES, LLC; 597 MANHATTAN AVENUE LLC to MODERN BANK, N.A.
$293,888
2018-09-14
AL&R $1,100,000 — from 597 MANHATTAN AVENUE LLC to INVESTORS BANK
$1,100,000
2018-09-14
Agreement $1,100,000 — from 597 MANHATTAN AVENUE LLC to INVESTORS BANK
$1,100,000
2018-09-14
Mortgage $322,807 — from 597 MANHATTAN AVENUE LLC to INVESTORS BANK
$322,807
2013-05-02
Agreement $910,000 — from 597 MANHATTAN AVENUE ASSOCIATES LLC to INVESTORS BANK
$910,000
2013-05-02
Mortgage $237,891 — from 597 MANHATTAN AVENUE ASSOCIATES LLC to INVESTORS BANK
$237,891
2013-05-02
AL&R $910,000 — from 597 MANHATTAN AVENUE ASSOCIATES LLC to INVESTORS BANK
$910,000
2007-11-13
AL&R $712,500 — from MANN, ERIC; MANN, AVIVA; MANN, MITCHELL to FIRST CENTRAL SAVINGS BANK
$712,500
2007-11-13
Mortgage $712,500 — from MANN, MITCHELL; MANN, ERIC; MANN, AVIVA to FIRST CENTRAL SAVINGS BANK
$712,500
2007-11-13
Deed $950,000 — from BEDNEREK, VIRGINIA H; BEDNAREK, VIRGINIA H; HAINES, ROBERT to MANN, ERIC; MANN, MITCHELL; MANN, AVIVA
$950,000
2006-04-11
DEEDO $350,000 — from DELCAR REALTY INC. to HAINES, ROBERT; BEDNERAK, VIRGINIA H
$350,000
2006-04-11
Mortgage $600,000 — from BEDNERAK, VIRGINIA H; HAINES, ROBERT to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
$600,000
Ten-year activity
50250
44
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
4
40
0
0
44
2018
3
20
6
1
30
2019
0
3
0
1
4
2020
0
3
0
1
4
2021
0
19
0
1
20
2022
0
7
0
1
8
2023
0
10
5
1
16
2024
0
6
0
3
9
2025
0
10
0
3
13
2026
0
14
0
0
14
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2023-11-28HPD 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
2021-09-30311: Indoor Air Quality — Dust from Construction
2021-08-17Boiler inspection
2021-05-03311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Talking
2021-04-21HPD 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
2021-04-19311: Water System — Hydrant Running (WC3)
2021-04-16311: Water System — Hydrant Running Full (WA4)
2021-04-16311: Water System — Hydrant Running (WC3)
2021-04-16311: Water System — Hydrant Running (WC3)
2021-04-15311: Water System — Hydrant Running (WC3)
2021-04-07311: Water System — Hydrant Running (WC3)
2021-04-05311: Water System — Hydrant Leaking (WC1)
2021-04-02311: Water System — Hydrant Leaking (WC1)
2021-03-31311: Water System — Hydrant Leaking (WC1)
2021-03-30311: Water System — Hydrant Running (WC3)
2021-03-27311: Water System — Hydrant Defective (WC2)
2021-03-27311: Water System — Hydrant Defective (WC2)
2021-03-02311: Water Maintenance — Fire Hydrant Leaning/Missing
2020
2020-12-14Boiler inspection
2020-05-24311: Non-Emergency Police Matter — Face Covering Violation
2013-10-10311: Building/Use — No Certificate Of Occupancy/Illegal/Contrary To CO
2013-10-10DOB complaint, category ?
2013-10-03311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2013-09-16311: Building/Use — No Certificate Of Occupancy/Illegal/Contrary To CO
2013-09-16311: Emergency Response Team (ERT) — M.A.R.C.H. Program (Interagency)
2013-09-16DOB complaint, category ?
2013-09-14ECB CLASS - 1 violation: OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY C OF O #310244241 FOR CELLAR,1STFL & REAR YARD. C.O. ALLOWS MAX 39 PEOPLE. ESTABLISHMENT OCC$2,400
2013-09-14ECB CLASS - 1 violation: OPERATION OF A PLACE OF ASSEMBLY W/O A CURRENT C OF O. NOTED: PREMISES IS A EATING & DRINKING ESTABLISHMENT D/B/A NO NAME BAR W/A $1,600
2013-09-14ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN IN CODE COMPLIANT MANNER. REAR FIRE ESCAPE DROPPERLADDER OBSTRUCTED BY METAL LADDER,FREEZER,& FURNITURE IN REA$250