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981 57 Street · Brooklyn · BBL 3056870049 · 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, AEP89
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class90
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE F

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 596.7. In ZIP 11219, 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 violations30 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 21 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 2012-11-29.

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.

$166,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

11 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (4) · Blocked Driveway (2) · Building/Use (1) · SAFETY (1) · Illegal Parking (1) · Real Time Enforcement (1).

Filed construction activity

$255,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (1925)
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).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,435,000 $86,100
2026$1,661,000 $99,660
2027$2,169,000 $130,140

The city's market estimate has risen 51% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Flood exposure

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

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

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

SubwayFort Hamilton Pkwy — N · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 57 St / Fort Hamilton Pkwy — B16 · 150 ft
Citi Bike57 St & 7 Ave · 0.4 mi · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 105 The Blythebourne
Middle: J.H.S. 223 The Montauk. 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

981 57 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

11 311 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: $245,584 on 2018-07-03 (recorded via MERS, the industry registry; the lender is not named on the record). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2018-07-03Agreement $740,000 — from ZHUANG, MING FENG to MERS $740,000
2018-07-03Mortgage $245,584 — from ZHUANG, MING FENG to MERS $245,584
2014-02-24Mortgage $533,000 — from ZHUANG, MING FENG; WU, MIN QUN to MERS $533,000
2011-01-25AL&R $600,000 — from WU, MIN QUN; ZHUANG, MINGFENG to CHESTOR HOLDING LLC $600,000
2011-01-25Mortgage $600,000 — from ZHUANG, MINGFENG; WU, MIN QUN to CHESTOR HOLDING LLC $600,000
2011-01-25Deed $990,000 — from THE JOSEPH MAGGIO AND ELLA MAGGIO LIVING; ROBERT MAGGIO, AS TRUSTEE; FRANK MAGGIO, AS TRU to ZHUANG, MING FENG; WU, MIN QUN $990,000

Ten-year activity

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2018
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2021
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2023
2024
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2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & money
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The last 12 months — 4 records

DateRecord
2026-07-22311: Water Maintenance — Fire Hydrant Leaking
2025-11-28311: Real Time Enforcement — Work Without A Permit - Occupied Multiple Dwelling
2025-11-28DOB complaint, category ?
2025-10-20Permit Plumbing — Permit Issued

The full timeline

2026
2026-07-22311: Water Maintenance — Fire Hydrant Leaking
2025
2025-11-28311: Real Time Enforcement — Work Without A Permit - Occupied Multiple Dwelling
2025-11-28DOB complaint, category ?
2025-10-20Permit Plumbing — Permit Issued
2025-10-08Permit General Construction — Permit Issued
2025-09-13311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2025-06-25Job filed: PROPOSE PLUMBING & GAS WORKS ON CELLAR, 1ST & 2ND AS PER PLAN TO RESOLVE ECB VIOLATIONS #: 39145543R;39145545K. NO CHANGE IN USE, BULK, EGRESS OR OCCU$110,000
2025-05-06Job filed: PROPOSED INTERIOR RENOVATION ON CELLAR, 1ST THRU 2ND FLOOR. CEILING, FLOORING, PARTITION WORKS AS PER PLAN. REMEDY TO CURE DOB VIOLATIONS #: 39145780K$145,000
2025-04-25DOB complaint, category ?
2025-04-21ECB CLASS - 1 violation: DWELLING CONVERTED, MAINTAINED OR OCCUPIED WITH 3 OR MORE ADDITIONAL DWELLING UNITS. AT TIME OF INSPECTION OBSERVED AT: Ý5.¨ (2ND $15,000
2025-04-21ECB CLASS - 1 violation: DWELLING CONVERTED, MAINTAINED OR OCCUPIED WITH 3 OR MORE ADDITIONAL DWELLING UNITS. AT TIME OF INSPECTION OBSERVED AT: Ý1.¨ (1ST $15,000
2025-04-21ECB CLASS - 1 violation: OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY THE CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY OR BUILDING DEPT. RECORDS. AT TIME OF INSPECTION OBSERVED AT CE$2,500
2025-04-21ECB CLASS - 1 violation: DWELLING CONVERTED, MAINTAINED OR OCCUPIED WITH 3 OR MORE ADDITIONAL DWELLING UNITS. AT TIME OF INSPECTION OBSERVED AT: Ý3.¨ (1ST $15,000
2025-04-21ECB CLASS - 1 violation: ILLEGAL OCCUPANCY WITH 3 OR MORE ADDITIONAL DWELLING UNITS. A LEGAL TWO STORY, 2 FAMILY DWELLING 1ST FLOOR LIVING ROOM CONVERTED A$12,500
2025-04-21ECB CLASS - 1 violation: DWELLING CONVERTED, MAINTAINED OR OCCUPIED WITH 3 OR MORE ADDITIONAL DWELLING UNITS. AT TIME OF INSPECTION OBSERVED AT: Ý6.¨ (1ST $15,000
2025-04-21ECB CLASS - 1 violation: DWELLING CONVERTED, MAINTAINED OR OCCUPIED WITH 3 OR MORE ADDITIONAL DWELLING UNITS. AT TIME OF INSPECTION OBSERVED AT: Ý2.¨ (1ST $15,000
2025-04-21ECB CLASS - 1 violation: OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY C OF O # 4708. A LEGAL TWO STORY, 2 FAMILY DWELLING HAS BEEN ILLEGALLY SUBDIVIDED AND OCCUPI$6,250
2025-04-21ECB CLASS - 1 violation: ILLEGAL OCCUPANCY WITH 3 OR MORE ADDITIONAL DWELLING UNITS. A LEGAL TWO STORY, 2 FAMILY DWELLING 2ND FLOOR LIVING ROOM, CONVERTED $12,500
2025-04-21ECB CLASS - 1 violation: DWELLING CONVERTED, MAINTAINED OR OCCUPIED WITH 3 OR MORE ADDITIONAL DWELLING UNITS. AT TIME OF INSPECTION OBSERVED AT: Ý4.¨ (2ND $15,000
2025-04-21ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE COMPLIANT MANNER. AT TIME OF INSPECTION OBSERVED WINDOWS AT 1ST FLOOR OBSTRUCTED BY STEEL GAT$2,500
2025-04-21ECB CLASS - 1 violation: WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT. AT TIME OF INSPECTION OBSERVED PARTITION WALLS ERECTED AT CELLAR, 1ST, 2ND FLOORS ALONG WITH DOMESTIC PLUMB$2,500
2025-04-21ECB CLASS - 1 violation: ILLEGAL OCCUPANCY WITH 3 OR MORE ADDITIONAL DWELLING UNITS. A LEGAL TWO STORY, 2 FAMILY DWELLING 2ND FLOOR FRONT BEDROOM LEFT N/W $12,500
2025-04-21ECB CLASS - 1 violation: ILLEGAL OCCUPANCY WITH 3 OR MORE ADDITIONAL DWELLING UNITS. A LEGAL TWO STORY, 2 FAMILY DWELLING 2ND FLOOR FRONT BEDROOM RIGHT S/E$12,500
2025-04-21DOB complaint, category ?
2025-04-14311: Blocked Driveway — Partial Access
2025-04-04HPD class A: § 27-2005 HMC: POST, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, AND MAINTAIN A NOTICE IN A COMMON AREA OF THE BUILDING REGARDING THE PROCEDURES
2025-04-04HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF SLIDE BOLT WITH EYELET CAPABLE OF BEING PADLOCKED AT EGRESS WINDOW TO BUILDING REAR
2025-04-04HPD class B: § 27-2026 ADMIN. CODE: REMOVE ALL OBSTRUCTIONS AND REPAIR ALL DEFECTS IN AT WASTE PIPS OF THE SINK DRAINAGE, IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 1
2025-04-04HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD COUNTER TOP AT SINK CABINET 1ST FROM NORTH AT EAST
2025-04-04HPD class A: § 27-2010, 2011, 2012 ADMIN CODE: CLEANSE TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT THE VISIBLE MOLD AT GROUTS JOINTS OF THE CERAMIC TILES AT E
2025-04-04HPD class C: § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE HOTWATER BASEBOARD RADIATOR AT NORTH WALL , IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT
2025-04-04HPD class B: § 27-2046.1 HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). DEFECTIVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY, 1
2025-04-04HPD class B: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM E
2025-04-04HPD class B: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FRO
2025-04-02311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2025-04-02Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2025-04-01HPD 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
2025-03-25HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR AT EAST WALL IN THE KITCHENETTE LOCATED
2025-03-25HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF SLIDE BOLT WITH PADLOCK AT EGRESS WINDOW TO REAR YARD. IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH AT
2025-03-25HPD class B: § 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... LESS THAN 10 SQUARE FEET AT THE PLYWOOD BASE INSIDE THE
2025-03-25HPD class B: § 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... LESS THAN 10 SQUARE FEET AT THE PLYWOOD BASE INSIDE THE
2025-03-25HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR AT EAST WALL IN THE KITCHENETTE LOCATED
2025-03-25HPD class B: § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD COUNTER TOP AT SINK CABINET 1ST FROM NORTH AT EAST, IN THE KITCHENETT
2025-03-25HPD class B: § 27-2046.1 HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). DEFECTIVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY, 1
2025-03-25HPD class B: § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLYWOOD BASE INSIDE THE SINK CABINT, IN THE KITCHENETTE LOCATED AT APT 1,
2025-03-25HPD class A: § 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... LESS THAN 10 SQUARE FEET AT THE PLYWOOD BASE INSIDE THE
2025-03-25HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF KEY OPERATED LOCK INSTALLED ON ENTRANCE DOOR AT ROOM WITH EGRESS WINDOW TO REAR YARD
2025-03-25HPD class A: § 27-2005 HMC: POST, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, AND MAINTAIN A NOTICE IN A COMMON AREA OF THE BUILDING REGARDING THE PROCEDURES
2025-03-25HPD class B: § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE MECHANICAL STOPER OF THE BATHTUB DRAINAGE, IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT
2025-03-25HPD class A: § 27-2013 ADMIN. CODE: PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT AT THE CEILING, IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM NORTH AT W
2025-03-25HPD class B: § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE METAL CASING OF THE BASEBOARD RADIATOR AT WEST WALL, IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM
2025-03-25HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF BASEBOARD RADIATOR ND COVER DETACHED AT NORTH WALL , IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT
2025-03-25HPD class A: § 27-2010, 2011, 2012 ADMIN CODE: CLEANSE TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT THE VISIBLE MOLD AT GROUTS JOINTS OF CERAMIC TILES AT EAST,
2025-03-25HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR AT THE CEILING, IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED
2025-03-25HPD class A: § 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... LESS THAN 10 SQUARE FEET AT THE PLYWOOD BASE INSIDE THE
2025-03-25HPD class B: § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLYWOOD BASE INSIDE THE SINK CABINTET IN THE KITCHENETTE LOCATED AT APT 1,
2025-03-25HPD class B: § 27-2026 ADMIN. CODE: REMOVE ALL OBSTRUCTIONS AND REPAIR ALL DEFECTS IN AT WASTE PIPS OF THE SINK DRAINAGE, IN THE KITCHENETTE LOCATED AT A
2025-03-25HPD class B: § 27-2026 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CONNECTION WASTE PIPS OF THE SINK DRAINAGE, IN THE KITCHENETTE LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st S
2025-03-24311: SAFETY — FIRE ESCAPE
2025-03-24Tenant complaint: SAFETY — FIRE ESCAPE
2025-03-21ECB CLASS - 1 violation: ILLEGAL OCCUPANCY WITH 3 OR MORE ADDITIONAL DWELLING UNITS. A LEGAL TWO STORY, 2 FAMILY DWELLING 1ST FLOOR FRONT BEDROOM, OCCUPIED$12,500
2025-02-26311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2025-02-26311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — SEWAGE
2025-02-26311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2025-02-26311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2025-02-26Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — SEWAGE
2025-02-26Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2025-02-26Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2025-02-26DOB complaint, category ?
2024
2024-02-13311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2023
2023-10-01311: Blocked Driveway — Partial Access
2022
2022-12-11311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2018
2018-07-03Agreement $740,000 — from ZHUANG, MING FENG to MERS$740,000
2018-07-03Mortgage assigned — from MERS; FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION to MERS; SUMMIT MORTGAGE BANKERS, INC.
2018-07-03Mortgage assigned — from SUMMIT MORTGAGE BANKERS, INC.; MERS to MERS; FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION
2018-07-03Deed — from WU, MIN QUN; ZHUANG, MING FENG to ZHUANG, MING FENG
2018-07-03Mortgage $245,584 — from ZHUANG, MING FENG to MERS$245,584
2017
2017-06-30311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Permit - None
2017-06-30DOB complaint, category ?
2016
2016-01-24311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2015
2015-12-21311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2015-09-14311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2015-09-14311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2015-09-08311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2015-09-08311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2014
2014-02-24Mortgage $533,000 — from ZHUANG, MING FENG; WU, MIN QUN to MERS$533,000
2014-02-18TL&R — from CHESTOR HOLDING LLC to ZHUANG, MINGFENG; WU, MIN QUN
2014-02-18Mortgage satisfied — from WU, MIN QUN; ZHUANG, MINGFENG to CHESTOR HOLDING LLC
2013
2013-02-20HPD litigation: Heat and Hot Water
2012
2012-12-20City emergency repair (OMO): at building entrance door supply and install a new glass pane similar to existing one at entrance door approximately siz$440
2012-11-29HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF SCALDING HOT WATER IN EXCESS OF 130 DEGREES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1
2012-11-29HPD class C: SECTION 27-2029 ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HEAT FOR THE APARTMENT IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY
2012-11-29HPD class C: SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING DOUBLE CYLINDER KEY OPERATED LOCK INSTALLED AT BUILDING ENTRANCE DOOR
2012-11-29HPD class C: SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE GLASS AT BUILDING ENTRANCE DOOR
2012-11-24311: HEATING — HEAT
2012-11-24Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2011
2011-02-22Permit PL — ISSUED
2011-02-01Permit EW — ISSUED
2011-01-25AL&R $600,000 — from WU, MIN QUN; ZHUANG, MINGFENG to CHESTOR HOLDING LLC$600,000
2011-01-25Mortgage $600,000 — from ZHUANG, MINGFENG; WU, MIN QUN to CHESTOR HOLDING LLC$600,000
2011-01-25Deed $990,000 — from THE JOSEPH MAGGIO AND ELLA MAGGIO LIVING; ROBERT MAGGIO, AS TRUSTEE; FRANK MAGGIO, AS TRU to ZHUANG, MING FENG; WU, MIN QUN$990,000
2011-01-18Job filed: INSTALL NEW BOILER AND HOT WATER HEATER IN CELLAR, ERECT WALL PARTITION AND INSTALL NEW BATHROOM IN CELLAR, 1ST & 2ND FLOOR OF EXISTING 2 STORIES $74,000
2010
2010-07-06311: Dirty Conditions — E15 Illegal Postering
2005
2005-09-20Deed — from JOSEPH MAGGIO, AS TRUSTEE; ELLA MAGGIO, AS TRUSTEE to FRANK J. MAGGIO, AS TRUSTEE; ROBERT J. MAGGIO, AS TRUSTEE
1999
1999-07-07Deed — from MAGGIO, JOSEPH ANTHONY; MAGGIO, ELLA to MAGGIO, JOSEPH/TRUSTEE; MAGGIO, ELLA/TRUSTEE

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