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516 Louisiana Avenue · Brooklyn · BBL 3082350132 · 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, AEP56.4
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE D

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 188. In ZIP 11239, 92% of residential buildings hold an A and 1% 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 violations8 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 7 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2024-01-19.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

6 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 3 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

3
’23–24
2
’25–26

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

5 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · Illegal Parking (1) · PLUMBING (1) · Indoor Sewage (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

NoBuilt before 1974 (1994)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

0 of 3 signals present. None of the common signals are present — stabilization is unlikely (though never impossible). 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$892,000 $53,520
2026$817,000 $49,020
2027$811,000 $48,660

The city's market estimate has fallen 9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Flood exposure

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

Hurricane evacuation zone 3 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

SubwayEast 105 St — L · 0.6 mi straight-line (about a 16-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Flatlands Av / Louisiana Av — B82 B82-SBS · 1,000 ft · Select Bus Service
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 346 Abe Stark
Middle: I.S. 364 Gateway. 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 Louisiana 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

5 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $787,500 on 2009-06-01 (lender: Secretary Of Housing And Urban Development). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2009-06-01Mortgage $787,500 — from SIMPSON, SAMUEL; SIMPSON, RUTH to SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPME $787,500
2009-06-01Mortgage $787,500 — from SIMPSON, RUTH; SIMPSON, SAMUEL to LIVE WELL FINANCIAL, INC. $787,500
2007-05-22Mortgage $258,000 — from SIMPSON, RUTH; SIMPSON, SAMUEL to WORLD SAVINGS BANK, FSB $258,000
2005-02-09Mortgage $150,000 — from SIMPSON, RUTH; SIMPSON, SAMUEL to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK FA $150,000
2002-04-29Mortgage $20,000 — from SIMPSON, SAMUEL; SIMPSON, RUTH to CITIBANK, NA $20,000

Ten-year activity

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2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
14
2024
2025
2026
Housing & tenantsOwnership & money
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YearHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyTotal
2017101
2018202
2019303
2020000
2021000
2022213
2023617
202414014
2025101
2026505
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The last 12 months — 6 records

DateRecord
2026-07-21311: Indoor Sewage — Sewage Leak
2026-02-07Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2026-02-07Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — BATHTUB/SHOWER
2026-02-07311: PLUMBING — BATHTUB/SHOWER
2026-02-07311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025-10-26311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation

The full timeline

2026
2026-07-21311: Indoor Sewage — Sewage Leak
2026-02-07Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2026-02-07Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — BATHTUB/SHOWER
2026-02-07311: PLUMBING — BATHTUB/SHOWER
2026-02-07311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025
2025-10-26311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2024
2024-08-14City emergency repair (OMO): nationalgrid provide gas to boiler/hot water heater.
2024-02-13City emergency repair (OMO): nationalgrid provide gas to boiler/hot water heater.
2024-01-22HPD 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
2024-01-19HPD class B: § 27-2026 ADMIN. CODE: REMOVE ALL OBSTRUCTIONS AND REPAIR ALL DEFECTS IN BATHTUB IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT
2024-01-19HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD DOOR IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY,
2024-01-19HPD class B: § 27-2046.1 HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). MISSING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY, 1st
2024-01-19HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD BASE CABINET AT EAST WALL IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED A
2024-01-19HPD class B: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FRO
2024-01-19HPD class B: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM S
2024-01-19HPD class C: § 27-2073 ADM CODE - PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF GAS TO THE FIXTURES AT GAS RANGE STOVE IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY, 1st AP
2024-01-19HPD class C: § 27-2031 ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM S
2024-01-19HPD class B: § 27-2026 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CONNECTION WASTELINE AT SINK IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT
2024-01-17Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2024-01-17311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2023
2023-10-06Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2023-10-06Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — TOILET
2023-10-06Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — BATHTUB/SHOWER
2023-10-06311: PLUMBING — BATHTUB/SHOWER
2023-10-06311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2023-10-06311: PLUMBING — TOILET
2023-08-09LOCC — from WELLS, ESTATE OFJOANNE; WELLS, ESTATE OFJOANNE to THE COVE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC.; THE COVE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC.
2022
2022-12-13Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2022-12-13311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2022-09-08Mortgage satisfied — from SIMPSON, SAMUEL; SIMPSON, RUTH to CITIBANK NA; CITIBANK
2019
2019-09-23Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2019-09-23Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — SEWAGE
2019-09-23311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2018
2018-10-11311: Electronics Waste Appointment — Ewaste appointment
2018-10-11311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2017
2017-04-10311: Dirty Conditions — E3A Dirty Area/Alleyway
2009
2009-06-01Mortgage $787,500 — from SIMPSON, SAMUEL; SIMPSON, RUTH to SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPME$787,500
2009-06-01Mortgage $787,500 — from SIMPSON, RUTH; SIMPSON, SAMUEL to LIVE WELL FINANCIAL, INC.$787,500
2009-05-14Mortgage satisfied — from SIMPSON, RUTH; SIMPSON, SAMUEL to WORLD SAVINGS BANK, FSB, A FEDERAL SAVIN
2007
2007-05-22Mortgage $258,000 — from SIMPSON, RUTH; SIMPSON, SAMUEL to WORLD SAVINGS BANK, FSB$258,000
2007-05-14Mortgage satisfied — from SIMPSON, RUTH; SIMPSON, SAMUEL to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA
2005
2005-02-09Mortgage $150,000 — from SIMPSON, RUTH; SIMPSON, SAMUEL to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK FA$150,000
2002
2002-04-29Mortgage $20,000 — from SIMPSON, SAMUEL; SIMPSON, RUTH to CITIBANK, NA$20,000
1999
1999-12-29Permit AL — ISSUED
1994
1994-08-08ECB Non-Hazardous violation: PLUMBING WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT. UNDERGROUND PLUMBING INSTALLED WITHOUTINSPECTION & TESTING. STOP ALL PLUMBING WORK. REMEDY: OBTAIN
1950
1950-04-10CTOR — from THE CITY OF NEW YORK; THE CITY OF NEW YORK to THE GREAT EASTERN WATERFRONT CORPORATION; THE GREAT EASTERN WATERFRONT CORPORATION
1950-04-10CTOR — from THE CITY OF NEW YORK; THE CITY OF NEW YORK to THE GREAT EASTERN WATERFRONT CORPORATION; THE GREAT EASTERN WATERFRONT CORPORATION
1937
1937-10-28CTOR — from THE GREAT EASTERN WATERFRONT CORPORATION; THE GREAT EASTERN WATERFRONT CORPORATION
1937-10-28CTOR — from THE GREAT EASTERN WATERFRONT CORPORATION; THE GREAT EASTERN WATERFRONT CORPORATION
1937-07-30CTOR — from THE GREAT EASTERN WATERFRONT CORPORATION; THE GREAT EASTERN WATERFRONT CORPORATION
1937-07-30CTOR — from THE GREAT EASTERN WATERFRONT CORPORATION; THE GREAT EASTERN WATERFRONT CORPORATION
1937-07-30CTOR — from THE GREAT EASTERN WATERFRONT CORPORATION; THE GREAT EASTERN WATERFRONT CORPORATION
1937-07-30CTOR — from THE GREAT EASTERN WATERFRONT CORPORATION; THE GREAT EASTERN WATERFRONT CORPORATION
1937-07-30CTOR — from THE GREAT EASTERN WATERFRONT CORPORATION; THE GREAT EASTERN WATERFRONT CORPORATION
1937-07-30CTOR — from THE GREAT EASTERN WATERFRONT CORPORATION; THE GREAT EASTERN WATERFRONT CORPORATION
1937-07-16CTOR — from THE GREAT EASTERN WATERFRONT CORPORATION; THE GREAT EASTERN WATERFRONT CORPORATION
1937-07-16CTOR — from THE GREAT EASTERN WATERFRONT CORPORATION; THE GREAT EASTERN WATERFRONT CORPORATION
1937-07-15SAGE — from NO PARTY NAME INVOLVED; NO PARTY NAME INVOLVED
1937-07-15CTOR — from THE GREAT EASTERN WATERFRONT CORPORATION; THE GREAT EASTERN WATERFRONT CORPORATION to THE CITY OF NEW YORKET AL/DEF; THE CITY OF NEW YORKET AL/DEF
1937-07-15CTOR — from THE GREAT EASTERN WATERFRONT CORPORATION; THE GREAT EASTERN WATERFRONT CORPORATION to THE CITY OF NEW YORKET AL/DEF; THE CITY OF NEW YORKET AL/DEF
1937-07-15SAGE — from NO PARTY NAME INVOLVED; NO PARTY NAME INVOLVED
1937-06-18CTOR — from THE GREAT EASTERN WATERFRONT CORPORATION; THE GREAT EASTERN WATERFRONT CORPORATION
1937-06-18CTOR — from THE GREAT EASTERN WATERFRONT CORPORATION; THE GREAT EASTERN WATERFRONT CORPORATION
1937-05-20CTOR — from THE GREAT EASTERN WATERFRONT CORPORATION; THE GREAT EASTERN WATERFRONT CORPORATION
1937-05-20CTOR — from THE GREAT EASTERN WATERFRONT CORPORATION; THE GREAT EASTERN WATERFRONT CORPORATION
1937-05-15CTOR — from THE GREAT EASTERN WATERFRONT CORPORATION; THE GREAT EASTERN WATERFRONT CORPORATION; THE GR
1937-05-15CTOR — from THE GREAT EASTERN WATERFRONT CORPORATION; THE GREAT EASTERN WATERFRONT CORPORATION; THE GR
1937-05-15CTOR — from THE GREAT EASTERN WATERFRONT CORPORATION; THE GREAT EASTERN WATERFRONT CORPORATION; THE GR

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