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559 Grand Street · Brooklyn · BBL 3027790030 · 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 11211, 58% of residential buildings hold an A and 7% 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 violations6 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 1984-04-11.

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

47 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (44) · Illegal Parking (1) · Abandoned Bike (1) · Drinking (1).

Filed construction activity

$24,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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

YesBuilt before 1974 (1920)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
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)559 GRAND STREET LLC
Head officerANGELA L FORTUNATO
Managing agent559 GRAND STREET LLC
Last registered2026-07-20

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,055,000 $924,750
2026$1,644,000 $739,800
2027$1,973,000 $887,850

The city's market estimate has fallen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
OntarioAmericanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

Flood exposure

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

Hurricane evacuation zone 5 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

SubwayLorimer St — G L · 500 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Grand St / Lorimer St — Q54 Q59 · 100 ft
Citi BikeHope St & Union Ave · 600 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 132 The Conselyea School. 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

559 Grand Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

47 311 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: $235,000 on 2000-05-04 (lender: Marathon National Bank Of New York). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2000-05-04Mortgage $235,000 — from FORTUNATO, SALVATORE to MARATHON NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK $235,000

Ten-year activity

50250
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2018
2019
2020
2021
32
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201705005
201800022
201900011
202000011
202104015
20225242132
202303025
202403025
20250230124
20260240226
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The last 12 months — 31 records

DateRecord
2026-09-26311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2026-09-22311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2026-09-06311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2026-08-09311: Noise - Residential — Loud Talking
2026-07-19311: Drinking — In Public
2026-07-08311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2026-06-28311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2026-06-28311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2026-05-31311: Noise - Residential — Loud Talking
2026-05-23311: Noise - Residential — Loud Talking
2026-05-22311: Noise - Residential — Loud Talking
2026-05-22311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2026-05-17311: Noise - Residential — Loud Talking
2026-05-16311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Talking
2026-05-01311: Noise - Residential — Loud Talking
2026-04-22Restaurant inspection: ONTARIO — grade A
2026-03-26311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2026-03-17311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2026-03-10311: Abandoned Bike — Chained to Public Property
2026-02-05311: Noise - Residential — Loud Talking
2026-02-05311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2026-02-05311: Noise - Residential — Banging/Pounding
2026-02-02311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2026-01-23311: Noise - Residential — Loud Talking
2026-01-04311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2026-01-01Boiler inspection
2025-12-31311: Noise - Residential — Loud Talking
2025-12-19Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-12-11311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2025-12-02311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2025-11-07311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Talking

The full timeline

2026
2026-09-26311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2026-09-22311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2026-09-06311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2026-08-09311: Noise - Residential — Loud Talking
2026-07-19311: Drinking — In Public
2026-07-08311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2026-06-28311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2026-06-28311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2026-05-31311: Noise - Residential — Loud Talking
2026-05-23311: Noise - Residential — Loud Talking
2026-05-22311: Noise - Residential — Loud Talking
2026-05-22311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2026-05-17311: Noise - Residential — Loud Talking
2026-05-16311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Talking
2026-05-01311: Noise - Residential — Loud Talking
2026-04-22Restaurant inspection: ONTARIO — grade A
2026-03-26311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2026-03-17311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2026-03-10311: Abandoned Bike — Chained to Public Property
2026-02-05311: Noise - Residential — Loud Talking
2026-02-05311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2026-02-05311: Noise - Residential — Banging/Pounding
2026-02-02311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2026-01-23311: Noise - Residential — Loud Talking
2026-01-04311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2026-01-01Boiler inspection
2025
2025-12-31311: Noise - Residential — Loud Talking
2025-12-19Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-12-11311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2025-12-02311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2025-11-07311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Talking
2025-10-15311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2025-10-13311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2025-10-13311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2025-10-10311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2025-08-09311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Talking
2025-06-02311: Noise - Residential — Loud Talking
2025-05-29311: Noise - Residential — Loud Talking
2025-05-26311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2025-05-03311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2025-04-29311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2025-04-25311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2025-04-17311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2025-04-14311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2025-03-30311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2025-03-27311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2025-03-18311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2025-03-14311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2025-03-10311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2025-01-14Boiler inspection
2024
2024-12-19Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-10-26Restaurant inspection: ONTARIO — grade A
2024-07-08311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2024-03-17Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-03-15Boiler inspection
2023
2023-08-02311: Drug Activity — Use Indoor
2023-07-11Boiler inspection
2023-06-06Restaurant inspection: ONTARIO — grade A
2023-04-07Bedbug 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
2022-11-30311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2022-11-28311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2022-11-21Boiler inspection
2022-10-31311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2022-10-04311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2022-08-16311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2022-08-14311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2022-08-14311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2022-08-09311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2022-08-07311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2022-08-02311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2022-07-31311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2022-07-19311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2022-06-05Job filed: INSTALL NEW GAS-FIRED STEAM BOILER$7,000
2022-05-28311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2022-05-14311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2022-05-11311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2022-05-11Permit Boiler Equipment — Signed-off
2022-05-11Permit Plumbing — Signed-off
2022-05-05Job filed: INSTALL NEW GAS METER AND GAS-FIRED WATER HEATER AND RELATED GAS PIPNG FOR EACH AND FOR NEW BOILER FILED UNDER APPLICATION B00728822$10,000
2022-05-05Job filed: INSTALL NEW GAS-FIRED STEAM BOILER$7,000
2022-04-30311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2022-04-30311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2022-04-22311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2022-04-12Deed — from FORTUNATO, MARIA STELLA; FORTUNATO, ANGELA to 559 GRAND STREET LLC
2022-04-08311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint - Non Passenger
2022-04-08311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2022-04-08311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint - Non Passenger
2022-04-08311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2022-03-26Deed transfer (nominal price)
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
2021
2021-11-23311: Noise - Commercial — Car/Truck Music
2021-11-21311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2021-11-20311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2021-04-29Boiler inspection
2021-02-10Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2020
2020-06-15Boiler inspection
2019
2019-07-29Boiler inspection
2018
2018-10-03Boiler inspection
2018-07-19Boiler inspection
2017
2017-12-03311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2017-04-05311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2017-02-04311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2017-01-28311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2017-01-15311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2016
2016-10-13311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2015
2015-10-09HPD class I: SECTION27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE ?27-2097 AND IS THER
2015-10-07Deed — from FORTUNATO, SALVATORE to FORTUNATO, ANGELA; FORTUNATO, MARIA STELLA
2015-02-20HPD class I: SECTION27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE ?27-2097 AND IS THER
2014
2014-05-15DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2012 INSPECTION REPORT
2013
2013-05-10311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2013-03-10311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2013-03-06311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2013-03-01DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2011 INSPECTION REPORT
2012
2012-08-02311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2012-02-25311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2012-01-13311: Noise Survey — People Created Noise
2012-01-13311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2011
2011-12-09311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2011-10-29311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2011-10-28311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2011-05-22311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2011-05-11311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2011-03-11311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2011-03-10311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2011-02-25311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2010
2010-11-06311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2010-08-31311: Street Condition — Pothole
2010-03-12ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BLDG IN A CODE-COMPLIANT MANNER. DEFECT IS: AT CELLAR BOILER ROOM: OPEN HOLES IN CEILING AND WALLS IN VARIOUS $250
2010-02-18DOB complaint, category ?
2010-01-09311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2009
2009-11-04Job filed: INSTALL (2) 275 GALLON OIL TANKS. NO CHANGE IN EGRESS USE OR OCCUPANCY IS INVOLVED UNDER THIS APPLICATION.$6,000
2009-11-04Job filed: INSTALL (2) 275 GALLON OIL TANKS. NO CHANGE IN EGRESS USE OR OCCUPANCY IS INVOLVED UNDER THIS APPLICATION.$6,000
2009-11-04Permit EW — ISSUED
2009-06-11DOB complaint, category ?
2009-05-28Permit EW — ISSUED
2009-04-14Permit PL — ISSUED
2009-04-08Permit EW — ISSUED
2009-04-06Permit EQ — ISSUED
2009-03-06DOB complaint, category ?
2009-02-12Job filed: RENOVATE EXISTING STORE FOR EATING & DRINKING PLACE(U.G.6). REPLACE STOREFRONT, NO CHANGE TO EGRESS, OCCUPANCY OR USE.$42,000
2007
2007-12-03Permit EW — ISSUED
2007-12-03Permit EW — ISSUED
2007-11-28Job filed: REPLACE BOILER AND OIL BURNER. INSTALL A PEELESS ECT 6 WITH A BECKETT CF 375. NO CHANGE IN EGRESS, USE, OR OCCUPANCY IS INVOLVED UNDER THIS APPLICATIO
2007-11-28Job filed: REPLACE BOILER AND OIL BURNER. INSTALL A PEELESS ECT 6 WITH A BECKETT CF 375. NO CHANGE IN EGRESS, USE, OR OCCUPANCY IS INVOLVED UNDER THIS APPLICATIO
2003
2003-03-19DOB violation LL6291:
2001
2001-02-27DOB violation LL6291:
2000
2000-05-04PAT — from ELTMAN, SARA to ELTMAN, SAMUEL
2000-05-04Mortgage assigned — from FORTUNATO, SALVATORE to MARATHON NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK
2000-05-04Mortgage $235,000 — from FORTUNATO, SALVATORE to MARATHON NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK$235,000
2000-05-04Deed — from ELTMAN, SAMUEL; ELTMAN, SARA to FORTUNATO, SALVATORE
1999
1999-07-12HPD class B: SECTION 27-2040 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT OR NEAR THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT ENTRANCEWAY OF THE BUILDING AND KEEP SAME BURNING FRO
1997
1997-04-25DOB complaint, category ?
1985
1985-05-30Deed — from MONEL FURNITURE FACTORIE to ELTMAN, SARA; ELTMAN, SAMUEL
1984
1984-04-11HPD class A: D26-12.03 ADM CODE AND DEPT. RULES AND REGULATIONS. SCRAPE AND REMOVE RUST SCALES AND PAINT WITH 2 COATS OF PAINT STY REAR FIRE ESCAPE.
1984-04-11HPD class A: SECTION 62 M/D LAW REARRANGE TELEVISION AND/OR RADIO ANTENNA TO BE AT LEAST 10 FEET ABOVE ROOF AND NOT ATTACHED TO ANY FIRE ESCAPE OR SOIL O
1984-04-11HPD class A: D26-12.01 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT WALL & CLG PUB HALL VESTIBULE.
1984-04-11HPD class B: D26-10.01, 10.05 ADM CODE REMOVE ALL ENCUMBRANCES CONSISTING OF FURNITURE ETC 4 STY PUB HALL.
1984-04-11HPD class A: D26-20.08,20.09 ADM CODE FILE CERTIFICATION OF SATISFACTORY INSTALLATION OF SMOKE DETECTING DEVICE IN ACCORDANCE WITH H.P.D. RULES AND REGUL
1984-04-11HPD class A: D26-20.07 ADM CODE PROVIDE APPROVED ONE-HOUR FIRE RESISTANCE RATED SELF-CLOSING DOOR AT ALL OPENINGS TO PUBLIC HALL OTHER THAN APT MAIN ENTR
1970
1970-10-19Mortgage — from MONEL FURNITURE FACTORIES INC to PETRELLA LIVIA; ANELLO GLORIA
1970-10-19Deed — from ANELLO GLORIA; MIRANDA GLORIA; PETRELLA LIVIA; MIRANDA LIVIA to MONEL FURNITURE FACTORIES INC

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