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579 East 86 Street · Brooklyn · BBL 3079650018 · 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 class0
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 90% 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 30. In ZIP 11236, 84% 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 violations13 total — 8 class C (immediately hazardous), 5 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2011-09-03.

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

1 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (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 (1965)
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)FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION
Head officerTANISHA TANKARD
Managing agentPEMCO-LIMITED
Last registered2019-07-24

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$674,000 $40,440
2026$665,000 $39,900
2027$776,000 $46,560

The city's market estimate has risen 15% 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

SubwayCanarsie-Rockaway Pkwy — L · 0.6 mi straight-line (about a 15-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Remsen Av / Foster Av — B17 · 1,000 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 114 Ryder Elementary
Middle: I.S. 068 Isaac Bildersee. 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

579 East 86 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

1 311 service request 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 PEMCO-LIMITED — 20 buildings, 30 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · C18 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
2452 Wilson Avenue BX2 A
301 Beach 84 Street QN2 C
177-42 106 Road QN2 C
116-40 148 Street QN2 C
7255 Amboy Road SI2 C
579 East 86 Street BK2 C
145-05 232 Street QN2 D
230-09 Edgewood Avenue QN2 C
116-30 120 Street QN2 C
90 Brabant Street SI2 C
972 Schenck Avenue BK1 C
168 Arlington Place SI1 C
2025 Lafayette Avenue BX1 C
110-40 195 Street QN1 C
650 Thieriot Avenue BX1 C
276 Swinton Avenue BX1 C
216 Robinson Avenue SI1 C
285 Lockman Avenue SI1 C
59 Peacock Loop SI1 C
616 Ilyssa Way SI1 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $605,176 on 2019-10-18 (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
2019-10-18Deed $605,000 — from FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION; FANNIE MAE to MORRIS, KIANA P; PETERS, CAROLINE $605,000
2019-10-18Mortgage $605,176 — from MORRIS, KIANA P; PETERS, CAROLINE to MERS $605,176
2019-09-17Sold for $605,000 $605,000 $302,500
2018-02-08Deed $507,100 — from MONACO, ESQ. , JOANN to FANNIE MAE; FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION $507,100
2018-02-01Sold for $507,100 $507,100 $253,550
2014-04-01Mortgage $23,000 — from BERGMAN, MAX; BERGMAN, ESTHER to ZASLOW, BEN; ZASLOW, MIRIAM $23,000
2006-04-17Deed $565,000 — from BERGMAN, RACHEL; BERGMAN, MAX to SIMMONDS, FREDERICK; SIMMONDS, ENID $565,000
2006-04-17Mortgage $113,000 — from SIMMONDS, ENID; SIMMONDS, FREDERICK to LEND AMERICA $113,000
2006-04-17Mortgage $452,000 — from SIMMONDS, FREDERICK; SIMMONDS, ENID to MERS $452,000
1986-09-18Mortgage $80,000 — from BERGMAN, RACHEL; BERGMAN, MAX to CHASE MANHATTAN BANKNA $80,000
1984-11-26Mortgage $35,000 — from BERGMAN, MAX; BERGMAN, RACHEL to SPIEGEL, JACK; SPIEGEL, MIRIAM $35,000
1982-08-23Mortgage $23,000 — from BERGMAN, MAX; BERGMAN, ESTHER to ZASLOW, MIRIAM; ZASLOW, BEN $23,000

Ten-year activity

1050
2017
2018
2019
2020
7
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Housing & tenantsOwnership & money
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YearHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyTotal
2017000
2018022
2019336
2020000
2021707
2022202
2023123
2024101
2025101
2026101
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The last 12 months — 2 records

DateRecord
2026-03-12311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2025-11-25HPD 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

The full timeline

2026
2026-03-12311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2025
2025-11-25HPD 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
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
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
2023-08-29Deed — from PETERS, CAROLINE; MORRIS, KIANA P to PETERS, CAROLINE; PETERS, KITSON
2023-08-10Deed transfer (nominal price)
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
2022-03-16HPD 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
2021-10-31311: Missed Collection — Trash
2021-10-27311: Missed Collection — Trash
2021-10-27311: Missed Collection — Recycling - Paper
2021-08-14311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2021-08-07311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 1R Missed Recycling-All Materials
2021-04-21HPD 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
2021-02-23311: Noise - Residential — Banging/Pounding
2019
2019-10-18Deed $605,000 — from FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION; FANNIE MAE to MORRIS, KIANA P; PETERS, CAROLINE$605,000
2019-10-18Mortgage $605,176 — from MORRIS, KIANA P; PETERS, CAROLINE to MERS$605,176
2019-09-17Sold for $605,000$605,000
2019-03-06Eviction executed
2019-03-06Eviction executed
2019-03-06Eviction executed
2018
2018-02-08Deed $507,100 — from MONACO, ESQ. , JOANN to FANNIE MAE; FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION$507,100
2018-02-01Sold for $507,100$507,100
2016
2016-06-06311: Derelict Vehicle — With License Plate
2016-05-19311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2016-05-19311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2016-03-17311: Dirty Conditions — E3A Dirty Area/Alleyway
2015
2015-09-14311: Derelict Vehicle — With License Plate
2015-08-22311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2015-04-16Mortgage assigned — from CHASE HOME FINANCE, LLC to FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION
2014
2014-07-03Mortgage assigned — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., S/B/M CHASE H to FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION
2014-05-29Rodent inspection: Passed
2014-05-23311: Rodent — Condition Attracting Rodents
2014-04-01Mortgage $23,000 — from BERGMAN, MAX; BERGMAN, ESTHER to ZASLOW, BEN; ZASLOW, MIRIAM$23,000
2014-03-31CORR — from ZASLOW, BEN; ZASLOW, MIRIAM to BERGMAN, ESTHER; BERGMAN, MAX
2014-01-15DOB violation AEUHAZ1: FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION
2014-01-15DOB violation AEUHAZ1: FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION
2013
2013-07-02ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY W/THE COMMISSIONER'S ORDER TO CORRECT CONDITIONS CITED IN NOV 34995272N ISSUED 10.10.12 FOR WORK AT CELLAR W/O A$24,000
2013-05-26311: Dirty Conditions — E3A Dirty Area/Alleyway
2013-04-24ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY W/THE COMMISSIONER'S ORDER CONTAINED IN NOV #34995272N ISSUED ON 10.10.12. WORK AT THE CELLAR W/O A WORK PERMIT.$24,000
2013-02-04Rodent inspection: Cleanup done
2013-02-04ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY W/THE COMMISSIONER'S ORDER CONTAINED IN NOV #34995272N ISSUED ON 10.10.12. CELLAR WORK W/O PERMIT. NO PERMITS HA$24,000
2012
2012-12-09311: Dirty Conditions — E3A Dirty Area/Alleyway
2012-11-09311: Building/Use — No Certificate Of Occupancy/Illegal/Contrary To CO
2012-11-09DOB complaint, category ?
2012-10-11311: Building/Use — No Certificate Of Occupancy/Illegal/Contrary To CO
2012-10-11DOB complaint, category ?
2012-10-10ECB CLASS - 1 violation: RESIDENCE ALTERED FOR OCCUPANCY AS A DWELLING FROM 1 OR 2 FAMILIES TO 4 OR MORE FAMILIES.NOTED: CERT OF OCCUPANCY #161343 DATED JU$17,000
2012-10-10ECB CLASS - 1 violation: WORK W/O PERMIT.NOTED:AT CELLAR INSTALLED WATER&WASTE LINES TO CREATE 1 3PC BATHROOM(TOILET,SINK,BATHTUB)AND A RESIDENTIAL SINK.A $8,000
2012-10-10ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BLDG IN CODE-COMPLIANT MANNER.DEFECT NOTED:AT FRONT MASONRY STAIRS BRICK SPOILING,MORTAR MISSING,AND LOOSE.AT $5,000
2012-10-03311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2012-10-03DOB complaint, category ?
2012-09-19311: General Construction/Plumbing — Egress - Doors Locked/Blocked/Improper/No Secondary Means
2012-09-19DOB complaint, category ?
2012-08-23Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2012-08-23Rodent inspection: Passed
2012-08-17311: Dirty Conditions — E3 Dirty Sidewalk
2012-08-17311: Rodent — Condition Attracting Rodents
2012-07-27311: Recycling Enforcement — ER1 Resident Recyc. (Owner/Manager
2012-07-27311: Dirty Conditions — E3A Dirty Area/Alleyway
2012-07-27311: Dirty Conditions — E3 Dirty Sidewalk
2012-06-26311: Rodent — Mouse Sighting
2012-06-17311: Rodent — Mouse Sighting
2012-06-13311: Standing Water — Other - Explain Below
2012-06-13311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2012-05-29311: Dirty Conditions — E3A Dirty Area/Alleyway
2012-05-26311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2012-04-26311: Rodent — Mouse Sighting
2012-04-12Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2012-04-03311: Dirty Conditions — E3A Dirty Area/Alleyway
2012-04-03311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2012-04-03311: Rodent — Mouse Sighting
2012-03-30311: Rodent — Condition Attracting Rodents
2011
2011-11-18City emergency repair (OMO): repair with similar material the broken cement treads 1st. and 5th. up from bottom at stoop at front of the building; ''$389
2011-10-30311: HEATING — HEAT
2011-10-30Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2011-09-27City emergency repair (OMO): at building front replace 2 broken concrete treads 1st and 5th up from bottom. ''remove all work related debris''. note:$600
2011-09-06HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATE
2011-09-06HPD class B: § 27-2005 HMC:TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF MOLD ... EAST WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 2
2011-09-06HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE FRONT STAIR STEP NO.5 AND 9 FROM FIRST FLOOR TO INTERMEDIATE LANDING AT STOOP
2011-09-06HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING DOUBLE CYLINDER LOCK IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 2
2011-09-06HPD class B: § 27-2046.1, 2046.2 HMC: PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW A
2011-09-06HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR WALL HOLE BEHIND THE SINK IN THE BATHROO
2011-09-03HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CONCRETE TREADS 1ST AND 5 UP FROM INTERMEDIATE LANDING
2011-09-01311: PLUMBING — WATER-LEAKS
2011-09-01311: GENERAL CONSTRUCTION — STAIRS
2011-09-01311: NONCONST — VERMIN
2011-09-01311: PAINT - PLASTER — WALLS
2011-09-01311: GENERAL CONSTRUCTION — MOLD
2011-09-01Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2011-09-01Tenant complaint: GENERAL — MOLD
2011-09-01Tenant complaint: GENERAL — STAIRS
2011-09-01Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER-LEAKS
2011-09-01Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2011-08-29311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2011-08-29DOB complaint, category ?
2011-06-03311: Building/Use — SRO - Illegal Work/No Permit/Change In Occupancy/Use
2011-06-03DOB complaint, category ?
2011-02-23311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2011-02-23DOB complaint, category ?
2008
2008-09-17Mortgage assigned — from MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS; LEND AMERICA to CHASE HOME FINANCE LLC
2006
2006-04-17Deed $565,000 — from BERGMAN, RACHEL; BERGMAN, MAX to SIMMONDS, FREDERICK; SIMMONDS, ENID$565,000
2006-04-17Mortgage $113,000 — from SIMMONDS, ENID; SIMMONDS, FREDERICK to LEND AMERICA$113,000
2006-04-17Mortgage $452,000 — from SIMMONDS, FREDERICK; SIMMONDS, ENID to MERS$452,000
1994
1994-11-16Mortgage satisfied — from BERGMAN, RACHEL; BERGMAN, MAX to CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
1986
1986-09-18Mortgage $80,000 — from BERGMAN, RACHEL; BERGMAN, MAX to CHASE MANHATTAN BANKNA$80,000
1985
1985-03-19Mortgage satisfied — from FARRAGUT PARK INC to DIME SAVINGS BANK/BKLYN
1984
1984-11-26Mortgage satisfied — from BERGMAN, MAX; BERGMAN, ESTHER to ZASLOW, BEN; ZASLOW, MIRIAM
1984-11-26Deed — from BERGMAN, MAX to BERGMAN, MAX; BERGMAN, RACHEL
1984-11-26Mortgage $35,000 — from BERGMAN, MAX; BERGMAN, RACHEL to SPIEGEL, JACK; SPIEGEL, MIRIAM$35,000
1982
1982-08-23Mortgage $23,000 — from BERGMAN, MAX; BERGMAN, ESTHER to ZASLOW, MIRIAM; ZASLOW, BEN$23,000
1982-08-23Deed — from ZASLOW, BEN; ZASLOW, MIRIAM to BERGMAN, MAX; BERGMAN, ESTHER
1970
1970-08-06Deed — from GREENSTEIN DAVID; ZASLOW MIRIAM; ZASLOW BEN to ZASLOW BEN; ZASLOW MIRIAM

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