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516 Kings Highway · Brooklyn · BBL 3066810148 · 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, AEP9
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class2
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 93% 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 36.7. In ZIP 11223, 79% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% 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 violations5 total — 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2022-03-16.

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

3 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Consumer Complaint (1) · Illegal Parking (1) · Illegal Dumping (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 (1929)
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).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)516 KINGS HIGHWAY LLC
Head officerTOBY GINGSBERG
Managing agentFLAT MGT LLC
Last registered2020-11-25

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,976,000 $118,560
2026$2,502,000 $150,120
2027$3,290,000 $197,400

The city's market estimate has risen 66% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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

SubwayKings Hwy — F · 450 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Kings Hwy / E 3 St — B82 · 250 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 215 Morris H. Weiss
Middle: I.S. 228 David A. Boody. 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

516 Kings Highway

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

3 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by FLAT MGT LLC — 9 buildings, 387 units. Grades across the portfolio: A6 · B1 · C2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
88-35 164 Street QN162 C
300 Lenox Road BK76 A
2157 Wallace Avenue BX72 B
1880 East 4 Street BK35 A
501 Avenue R BK30 A
1716 East 4 Street BK6 A
505 Kings Highway BK2 A
1744 East 3 Street BK2 A
516 Kings Highway BK2 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $850,000 on 2021-08-20 (lender: Cross River Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-08-20Deed $1,300,000 — from 516 KINGS HIGHWAY LLC to 516 KINGS HIGHWAY REALTY LLC $1,300,000
2021-08-20Mortgage $850,000 — from 516 KINGS HIGHWAY REALTY LLC to CROSS RIVER BANK $850,000
2021-08-20AL&R $850,000 — from 516 KINGS HIGHWAY REALTY LLC to CROSS RIVER BANK $850,000
2021-08-11Sold for $1,300,000 $1,300,000 $650,000

Ten-year activity

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2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201701023
201800011
201904015
202002417
202103418
202203014
202302013
202403003
202522004
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The last 12 months — 3 records

DateRecord
2025-11-28FDNY inspection (RISK)
2025-11-24HPD 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
2025-11-14DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2024 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

The full timeline

2025
2025-11-28FDNY inspection (RISK)
2025-11-24HPD 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
2025-11-14DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2024 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2025-03-10311: Illegal Dumping — Removal Request
2024
2024-12-04HPD 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
2024-06-16311: Illegal Parking — Paper License Plates
2024-02-18311: Consumer Complaint — Clothing, Shoe, or Accessories Store
2023
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
2023-05-24311: Illegal Dumping — Chronic Dumping
2023-04-19Boiler inspection
2022
2022-11-17HPD 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
2022-05-20311: Illegal Dumping — Removal Request
2022-03-17Boiler inspection
2022-03-16HPD 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
2021-08-20Deed $1,300,000 — from 516 KINGS HIGHWAY LLC to 516 KINGS HIGHWAY REALTY LLC$1,300,000
2021-08-20Mortgage $850,000 — from 516 KINGS HIGHWAY REALTY LLC to CROSS RIVER BANK$850,000
2021-08-20AL&R $850,000 — from 516 KINGS HIGHWAY REALTY LLC to CROSS RIVER BANK$850,000
2021-08-11Sold for $1,300,000$1,300,000
2021-04-02Boiler inspection
2021-01-10Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2021-01-10311: Water System — No Water (WNW)
2021-01-10311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2020
2020-12-03Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2020-07-27Boiler inspection
2020-04-01Deed — from SAFRAN FAMILY IRREVOCABLE TRUST; GINSBERG, TRUSTEE, TOBY to SAFRAN FAMILY IRREV. TRUST, DECLARED ON ; GINSBERG, TRUSTEE, TOBY
2020-04-01Deed — from SAFRAN FAMILY IRREV. TRUST DECLARED ON 1; GINSBERG, TRUSTEE, TOBY to 516 KINGS HIGHWAY LLC
2020-04-01Deed — from SAFRAN, ABRAHAM PERETZ; SAFRAN, PERETZ ABRAHAM to 516 KINGS HIGHWAY LLC
2020-02-26Deed transfer (nominal price)
2020-02-16311: Root/Sewer/Sidewalk Condition — Trees and Sidewalks Program
2019
2019-12-06Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2019-12-06311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2019-12-05Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2019-09-12Boiler inspection
2019-05-24311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2018
2018-10-23Boiler inspection
2017
2017-12-04Boiler inspection
2017-11-14311: Sidewalk Condition — Sidewalk Violation
2017-05-11Boiler inspection — defects found
2015
2015-05-11HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE COUNTERBALANCE AT LOWER AND UPPER WINDOW SASH AT EAST-1 AND-SEAST- 2 WINDOWS IN T
2015-05-11HPD class B: § 27-2046.1, 2046.2 HMC: PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW A
2015-05-11HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE GROUT AT THE WEST TILE WALL AT BATHTUB IN THE BATHROOM LOCA
2015-04-23Tenant complaint: DOOR/WINDOW — WINDOW FRAME
2015-04-23Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2015-04-23311: DOOR/WINDOW — WINDOW FRAME
2015-04-23311: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2014
2014-12-19311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Traffic
2013
2013-02-27311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2013-02-27DOB complaint, category ?
2009
2009-12-18Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2007
2007-01-19DOB violation LL6291:
2000
2000-03-30Deed — from SAFRAN, MANIA to GINSBERG, TOBY; ROTHERNBERG, SIMA/TR; SAFRAN, ABRAHAM PERETZ/TR
2000-03-30PAT — from SAFRAN, MANIA to GINSBERG, TOBY
2000-03-30PAT — from SAFRAN, HERMAN to GINSBERG, TOBY
1990
1990-07-24DOB violation B: 18B/24A/24B
1978
1978-12-08Deed — from SAFRAN WILLIAM; SAFRAN MANIA to SAFRAN PERETZ ABRAHAM; SAFRAN MANIA

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