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511 Graham Avenue · Brooklyn · BBL 3027140025 · 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, AEP3.4
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 18.8. 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

Open HPD violations1 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 1984-05-17.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2026–27: 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: Noise (2) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (1) · Dirty Condition (1) · Residential 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 (1920)
NoSix or more residential units (5)
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)511 GRAHAM AVE LLC
Head officerDEREK BESTREICH
Managing agentAscent Realty Group LLC
Last registered2026-06-30

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,646,400 $740,880
2026$1,420,000 $639,000
2027$1,704,000 $766,800

The city's market estimate has risen 3% 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 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Graham Av — L · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 12-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Graham Av / Engert Av — B43 · 100 ft
Citi BikeManhattan Ave & Leonard St · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted bike lane mapped within 75 ft
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

511 Graham 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

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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by ASCENT REALTY GROUP LLC — 10 buildings, 50 units. Grades across the portfolio: B7 · C3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1021 8 Avenue BK7 B
152 Guernsey Street BK6 B
319 Menahan Street BK6 B
411 Suydam Street BK6 B
511 Graham Avenue BK5 C
329 Henry Street BK5 B
870 Hancock Street BK5 C
913 Union Street BK4 B
109 Moffat Street BK4 B
199 Grand Street BK2 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $824,275 on 2022-11-22 (lender: Ridgewood Savings Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-11-30AL&R $2,125,000 — from 511 GRAHAM AVENUE LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $2,125,000
2022-11-23Agreement $2,125,000 — from 511 GRAHAM AVENUE LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $2,125,000
2022-11-22Mortgage $824,275 — from 511 GRAHAM AVENUE LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $824,275
2021-09-29AL&R $1,312,500 — from 511 GRAHAM AVENUE LLC to CONNECTONE BANK $1,312,500
2021-09-29Deed $1,750,000 — from GOLDEN BROOK REALTY CORP.; GOLDEN BROOK REALTY CORP. to 511 GRAHAM AVENUE LLC; 511 GRAHAM AVENUE LLC $1,750,000
2021-09-29Mortgage $1,312,500 — from 511 GRAHAM AVENUE LLC to CONNECTONE BANK $1,312,500
2021-09-29Deed $1,750,000 — from GOLDEN BROOK REALTY CORP.; GOLDEN BROOK REALTY CORP. to 511 GRAHAM AVENUE LLC; 511 GRAHAM AVENUE LLC $1,750,000
2021-09-23Sold for $1,750,000 $1,750,000 $350,000

Ten-year activity

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2022
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2023
2024
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2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201700000
201804004
201909009
202006006
202103508
2022165012
20230130114
202406006
202501023
202604004
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The last 12 months — 5 records

DateRecord
2026-10-13311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2026-10-13Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2026-10-11311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2026-10-11Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025-12-02Bedbug filing: 0 infested units

The full timeline

2026
2026-10-13311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2026-10-13Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2026-10-11311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2026-10-11Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025
2025-12-02Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-04-09Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2025-03-05Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2024
2024-12-17Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-08-29HPD class A: § 329, M/D LAW AND DEPT. RULES AND REGS. PROVIDE A COMPLETED CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION VISITS IN A PROPER FRAME AT OR NEAR MAILBOXES, BOTTOM
2024-06-14311: Residential Disposal Complaint — Storage Area Not Provided
2024-06-01311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2024-05-22311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — GARBAGE/RECYCLING STORAGE
2024-05-22Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — GARBAGE/RECYCLING STORAGE
2023
2023-12-19Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-12-03311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2023-12-03311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2023-09-05311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2023-09-04311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2023-09-04311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2023-09-04311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2023-08-30311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2023-08-20311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2023-08-20311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2023-08-20311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2023-07-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-03-27Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-03-23HPD 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
2022-12-04311: Emergency Response Team (ERT) — After Hours Work - Illegal
2022-12-04DOB complaint, category ?
2022-11-30AL&R $2,125,000 — from 511 GRAHAM AVENUE LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK$2,125,000
2022-11-23Agreement $2,125,000 — from 511 GRAHAM AVENUE LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK$2,125,000
2022-11-22Mortgage assigned — from CONNECTONE BANK to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK
2022-11-22TL&R — from 511 GRAHAM AVENUE LLC to CONNECTONE BANK
2022-11-22Mortgage $824,275 — from 511 GRAHAM AVENUE LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK$824,275
2022-08-13311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2022-08-13311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2022-04-30311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2022-03-01Bedbug 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
2021
2021-09-29AL&R $1,312,500 — from 511 GRAHAM AVENUE LLC to CONNECTONE BANK$1,312,500
2021-09-29Deed $1,750,000 — from GOLDEN BROOK REALTY CORP.; GOLDEN BROOK REALTY CORP. to 511 GRAHAM AVENUE LLC; 511 GRAHAM AVENUE LLC$1,750,000
2021-09-29Mortgage $1,312,500 — from 511 GRAHAM AVENUE LLC to CONNECTONE BANK$1,312,500
2021-09-29Deed $1,750,000 — from GOLDEN BROOK REALTY CORP.; GOLDEN BROOK REALTY CORP. to 511 GRAHAM AVENUE LLC; 511 GRAHAM AVENUE LLC$1,750,000
2021-09-23Sold for $1,750,000$1,750,000
2021-08-23311: Noise - Residential — Loud Talking
2021-04-26Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-04-09HPD 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
2020
2020-07-01311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-05-17311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-03-26311: Construction Lead Dust — Coming into Apartment
2020-03-26311: Construction Lead Dust — Common Areas and Apartment
2020-02-02311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2020-01-25311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2019
2019-12-31Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2019-12-19311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2019-12-13311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2019-11-09311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2019-10-26311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2019-10-06311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2019-09-13311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2019-09-13311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2019-02-12Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2018
2018-08-29311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-08-27311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-08-22311: Air Quality — Air: Odor/Fumes, Vehicle Idling (AD3)
2018-03-15311: Derelict Vehicle — With License Plate
2016
2016-09-12311: Street Sign - Missing — Stop
2016-03-02HPD 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
2014-08-06Rodent inspection: Passed
2014-07-09Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2014-07-07311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2013
2013-02-04311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
1984
1984-05-17HPD class C: D26-17.10 ADM CODE PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDING'S HEATING SYSTEM CELLAR DOOR LOCKED 1 STY PUB HALL.
1981
1981-07-28Deed — from GOLDEN MYRNA; GOLDEN THEODORE to GOLDEN BROOK REALTY CORP
1975
1975-12-09Deed — from GOLDEN CELIA to GOLDEN THEODORE; GOLDEN MYRNA

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