The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 85% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty
points per 10 units; this building carries 1.7. In ZIP 11222, 66% of residential buildings hold an A and
5% grade D or F.
How grades work
this building
A
B
C
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
Open with the city right now
Open HPD violations
17 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 15 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 1988-01-20.
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
6 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Graffiti (2) · Damaged Tree (1) · Noise (1) · Overgrown Tree/Branches (1) · Food Establishment (1).
Filed construction activity
$146,000 in permitted construction work filed since
2016 (4 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 (1928)
Yes
Six or more residential units (6)
No
421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll
2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. 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)
596 MANHATTAN AVENUE LLC
Head officer
JOZEF BURAK
Managing agent
JOZEF BURAK
Last registered
2026-07-17
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
$1,840,000
$828,000
2026
$2,208,000
$993,600
2027
$2,650,000
$1,192,500
The city's market estimate has risen
44% 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 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
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 14-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Manhattan Av / Nassau Av — B43 B62 · 200 ft
Citi Bike
Leonard St & Nassau Ave · 300 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.
6 311 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.
Sales, deeds & mortgages
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $192,000 on
1987-08-11 (lender: Polish & Slavic F/c/u). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid
down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded
document.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
1987-08-11
Mortgage $192,000 — from PARCIAK, JOHN; BURAK, JOZEF to POLISH & SLAVIC F/C/U
$192,000
1987-01-29
Mortgage $148,000 — from SWIATEK, JOSEPH to POLISH &SLAVIC FED CR UN
$148,000
1986-01-24
Mortgage $85,000 — from JACOBSON, ADAM; GROSKY, SAMUEL to POLISH & SLAVIC FEDCR U
$85,000
1982-07-22
Mortgage $43,000 — from PALER, IRVING to MENA, SEGUNDO
$43,000
Ten-year activity
20100
2017
2018
13
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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Year
Construction
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
1
1
1
0
0
3
2018
1
2
1
0
1
5
2019
4
3
3
2
1
13
2020
1
0
7
0
1
9
2021
2
1
7
0
1
11
2022
0
0
5
0
1
6
2023
0
1
1
0
4
6
2024
0
0
4
0
3
7
2025
0
0
2
0
1
3
2026
0
0
4
0
3
7
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2024-10-02Restaurant inspection: CHARLOTTE PATISSERIE — grade A
2024-09-11Restaurant inspection: CHARLOTTE PATISSERIE
2024-06-05311: Damaged Tree — Branch or Limb Has Fallen Down
2024-05-27Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-04-10HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2023
2023-12-07Boiler inspection
2023-10-19Restaurant inspection: CHARLOTTE PATISSERIE — grade A · mice evidence
2022-11-10HPD 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
2022-03-11Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-02-25HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2022-02-03311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2021
2021-12-21311: Vaccine Mandate Non-Compliance — Customer Proof of Vaccination Not Checked
2021-12-19311: Vaccine Mandate Non-Compliance — Customer Proof of Vaccination Not Checked
2021-12-07Boiler inspection
2021-10-14311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-09-27Permit Plumbing — Signed-off
2021-08-31FDNY inspection (RISK)
2021-08-28311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2021-08-27311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2021-07-29Job filed: Replace 6 gas meter bars in cellar, replace new gas pipes to new gas risers (6 apartments) for floors 2,3,4. 1 new gas pipe from ex. GM #7 to existing$60,000
2021-05-11311: Damaged Tree — Branch or Limb Has Fallen Down
2021-04-08Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2020
2020-12-21311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Restaurant/Bar Not in Compliance
2020-12-17Boiler inspection
2020-12-10311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-09-18311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Business not in compliance
2020-08-18Permit Plumbing — Signed-off
2020-08-01311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-05-23311: Non-Emergency Police Matter — Face Covering Violation
2020-04-22311: Non-Emergency Police Matter — Social Distancing
2020-04-16Bedbug filing: 6 infested units
2019
2019-11-18Boiler inspection
2019-11-08DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2017 INSPECTION REPORT
2019-10-30HPD 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
2019-10-17Job filed: Replace 6 gas meter bars in cellar, replace new gas pipes to new gas risers (6 apartments) for floors 2,3,4. 1 new gas pipe from ex. GM #7 to existing$60,000
2019-08-30DOB violation C:
2019-08-21DOB complaint, category ?
2019-07-29311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2019-06-17Job filed: REPLACE GLASS STORE FRONT.NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY$13,000
2019-06-17Job filed: REPLACE GLASS STORE FRONT.NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY$13,000
2019-06-17Permit EW — ISSUED
2019-03-22311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2019-02-01Deed — from BURAK, ELZBIETA; BURAK, JOZEF to 596 MANHATTAN AVENUE LLC
2019-01-24Deed transfer (nominal price)
2018
2018-12-05311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2018-11-16Boiler inspection
2018-08-21Permit EW — ISSUED
2018-04-06DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2016 INSPECTION REPORT
2018-04-06DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2016 INSPECTION REPORT
2017
2017-06-15Permit EW — ISSUED
2017-02-24311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2017-02-24DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2015 INSPECTION REPORT
2015
2015-10-07Permit EW — ISSUED
2015-10-07Permit AL — ISSUED
2015-08-26FDNY inspection (OTHER)
2015-06-24311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2015-05-15Permit EW — ISSUED
2015-05-14Permit PL — ISSUED
2015-01-21Permit AL — ISSUED
2014
2014-09-09Permit AL — ISSUED
2014-05-28FDNY inspection (RISK)
2014-04-17Job filed: CHANGE OF COFO WITHIN THE SAME USE GROUP - FROM STORE TO EATING AND DRINKING ESTABLISHMENT WITH BACKYARD. CONVERSION AFFECTS ONLY 1ST FLOOR. NEW AWN$10,000
2014-04-11311: Construction Safety Enforcement — Excavation Tracking Complaint
2014-04-11DOB complaint, category ?
2014-04-09DOB violation C:
2014-04-01Permit EW — ISSUED
2014-03-18Job filed: NEW ANSUL SYSTEM IN CONJUNCTION WITH APPLICATION # 320948588, NO CHANGE OF USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY$10,000
2014-02-25311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2014-02-14Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION OF EXISTING 2 COMMERCIAL SPACE. REMOVAL OF NON-BEARING PARTITIONS. NEW FLOORING AND MILLWORK, PLUMBING WORK, MECHANICAL WORK. NO C$101,000
2014-02-14Permit PL — ISSUED
2014-02-14Permit PL — ISSUED
2014-02-14Permit EW — ISSUED
2014-02-14Permit EW — ISSUED
2014-02-06Job filed: REMOVAL OF INTERIOR PARTITIONS AS INDICATED AND PLUMBING FIXTURES. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$10,900
2011-08-09311: Noise — Noise: Construction Equipment (NC1)
2011-08-08311: General Construction/Plumbing — Cons - Contrary/Beyond Approved Plans/Permits
2011-08-08311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2011-08-08DOB complaint, category ?
2011-07-28311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2011-07-14Permit PL — ISSUED
2011-07-14Permit EW — ISSUED
2011-07-14Permit EW — ISSUED
2011-07-13Job filed: NEW EATING AND DRINKING ESTABLISHMENT IN COMMERCIAL SPACE, NONE-BEARING PARTITION BETWEEN SALES AND PREPARATION AREA, NEW FLOORING AND MILLWORK AT PRE$30,000
2011-07-13Job filed: NEW EATING AND DRINKING ESTABLISHMENT IN COMMERCIAL SPACE, NONE-BEARING PARTITION BETWEEN SALES AND PREPARATION AREA, NEW FLOORING AND MILLWORK AT PRE$30,000
2010
2010-05-13311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2009
2009-11-05Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2009-10-17Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2009-10-17Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2009-04-06Permit PL — ISSUED
2009-04-06Permit EW — ISSUED
2009-01-23Permit EW — ISSUED
2009-01-01DOB violation LL6291:
2008
2008-10-31Job filed: RENOVATION OF THE CELLAR IN EXISTING MIXED BUILDING. LEGALIZE TOILET WITH LAVATORY IN CELLAR. NO CHANGE TO USE, OCCUPANCY AND EGRESS.$8,000
2008-10-31Job filed: RENOVATION OF THE CELLAR IN EXISTING MIXED BUILDING. LEGALIZE TOILET WITH LAVATORY IN CELLAR. NO CHANGE TO USE, OCCUPANCY AND EGRESS.$8,000
2008-10-31Job filed: RENOVATION OF THE CELLAR IN EXISTING MIXED BUILDING. LEGALIZE TOILET WITH LAVATORY IN CELLAR. NO CHANGE TO USE, OCCUPANCY AND EGRESS.$8,000
2006
2006-12-02Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2003
2003-05-22HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOODING FLOORING IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 3
2003-05-22HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF REFRIGERATOR OBSTRUCTING WINDOW TO FIRE ESCAPE IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT A
2003-05-22HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR WALLS AND CEILINGS IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT
2003-05-22HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE MAILBOX LOCKSET AND COVER AT VESTIBULE FOR 3RD STY SOUTH APT 3R
2003-05-22HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE AND/OR INOPERABLE PILOTS AT OVEN AND TOP BURNERS ON STOVE IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED
2003-05-22HPD class B: § 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE .. IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 3
2003-05-22HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF ELECTRICAL WIRES EXPOSED AT CEILING AND SOUTH WALL IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED
2003-05-22HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF EXPOSED ELECTRICAL WIRES AT NORTH AND SOUTH WALLS IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM EAS
2003-05-22HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD FLOORING IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 3R, 3rd STORY,
2003-05-22HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF ELECTRICAL WIRES EXPOSED AT NORTH WALL IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 3R, 3
2002-08-17HPD class B: § 27-2026 ADM CODE REPAIR THE FLUSHING APPARATUS AND MAINTAIN SAME SO AS TO FLUSH EFFECTIVELY THE WATER CLOSET IN THE BATHROOM FROM NORTH AT
2002-08-17HPD class B: § 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR MISSING ( ROBB ) IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1L, 1st STORY, APARTMENT AT
2002-07-22Job filed: Renovate cellar to be used for recreational purposes and storage. Obtain new Certificate of Occupancy.$50,000
2002-07-09DOB complaint, category ?
2002-06-11HPD class B: § 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR MISSING MS. C. ZAP IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3-L, 3rd STORY, APARTMENT
2002-06-11HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CERAMIC TILE FLOOR IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 3-L, 3rd
2002-04-29ECB Non-Hazardous violation: WORK W/O A PERMIT. WORK NOTED : HAVING CONSTRUCTED PARTITION WALLS IN CELLAR CREATING (1) ROOM APPROX 14 X 18 WITH METAL ENTRANCE $250
2001
2001-08-13DOB complaint, category ?
2001-02-27DOB violation LL6291:
1999
1999-07-14HPD 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
1994
1994-07-25DOB violation LL6291:
1990
1990-11-01Deed — from PARCIAK, JOHN; BURAK, JOZEF to BURAK, ELZBIETA; BURAK, JOZEF
1989
1989-05-10HPD class C: § 27-2033 ADM CODE POST NOTICE, IN FORM APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, STATING THE NAME AND LOCATION OF THE PERSON DESIGNATED BY THE OWNER TO H
1988
1988-01-20HPD class C: § 27-2031 ADM CODE PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES 1 STY EAST APT 1R KITCHEN & BATHROOM ER1. , SECTION '' ''
1987
1987-08-11Mortgage satisfied — from SWIATEK, JOSEPH to POLISH&SLAVIC FED/CR/UN
1987-08-11Deed — from SWIATEK, JOSEPH to BURAK, JOZEF; PARCIAK, JOHN
1987-08-11Mortgage $192,000 — from PARCIAK, JOHN; BURAK, JOZEF to POLISH & SLAVIC F/C/U$192,000
1987-01-29Deed — from GROSKY, SAMUEL; JACOBSON, ADAM to SWIATEK, JOSEPH
1987-01-29Mortgage $148,000 — from SWIATEK, JOSEPH to POLISH &SLAVIC FED CR UN$148,000
1987-01-29Mortgage satisfied — from JACOBSON, ADAM; GORSKY, SAMUEL to POLISH &SLAVIC FED CR UN
1987-01-29PAT — from GROSKY, SAMUEL M to JACOBSON, ADAM
1986
1986-01-24Mortgage satisfied — from PALER, IRVING; PALER, ALAN to MENA, SEGUNDO
1986-01-24Deed — from PALER, ALAN M to GROSKY, SAMUEL; JACOBSON, ADAM
1986-01-24Mortgage $85,000 — from JACOBSON, ADAM; GROSKY, SAMUEL to POLISH & SLAVIC FEDCR U$85,000
1984
1984-07-12Deed — from PALER, IRVING H to PALER, ALAN M
1982
1982-07-22Mortgage $43,000 — from PALER, IRVING to MENA, SEGUNDO$43,000
1982-07-22Deed — from MENA, SEGUNDO to PALER, IRVING
1982-07-22Mortgage satisfied — from MENA, SEGUNDO to DUBOWSKI, FRANK J; CURRY, DOROTHY
1977
1977-06-15Deed — from KORYTOWSKY KORALINA; KORYTOWSKY MICHAEL to MENA SEGUNDO
1975
1975-04-24Mortgage assigned — from MENA SEGUNDO to SRAGG ELI; SRAGG NANCY
1975-04-22Deed — from MENA SEGUNDO to KORTOWSKY MICHAEL; KORTOWSKY KORALINA
1975-04-22Mortgage — from KORYTOWSKY MICHAEL; KORYTOWSKY KORALINA to MENA SEGUNDO
1973
1973-06-15Deed — from GUERNSEY RLTY CORP; GUERNEY RLTY CORP to MENA SEGUNDO
1973-06-15Mortgage — from MENA SEGUNDO to CURRY DOROTHY; DUBOWSKI FRANK J