51 Remsen Street

Brooklyn, NY

BBL 3-00247-0004BIN 3002017

Concern level3 of 4

High

013 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 3 apartments
023 open rent-impairing violation(s)
036 active DOB violation(s)

How this is set: open hazardous violations measured against the building's size, then raised by strong distress signals — HPD's enforcement program, court harassment findings, recent evictions, unpaid DOB fines, open housing-court cases, and a sold tax lien. Neighborhood noise and crime are not part of it. It describes the public record, not the condition of any one apartment, and a quiet record is not proof of a good building.

Rent regulation

Likely rent-stabilized

The owner registered 4 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 9 apartments.

2019 — 4 units registered2023 — 4

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1879

Built

Floors

Residential units

Elevator apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

On record

Open Class C

Open Class B

Open Class A

Class C is immediately hazardous, Class B is hazardous, Class A is non-hazardous. A violation stays open until HPD certifies the repair, so some open items may already be fixed.

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt BLDG.Issued 2009-09-245+ YRS OLDRENT-IMPAIRING

SECTION 27-2053 ADM CODE PROVIDE DWELLING WITH A JANITOR OR RESPONSIBLE PERSON OR JANITORIAL SERVICE. IN THE PUBLIC HALL LOCATED AT PUBLIC PARTS BLDG., 1st STORY

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt BLDG.Issued 2009-09-245+ YRS OLD

SECTION 27-2033 ADM CODE POST NOTICE, IN FORM APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, STATING THE NAME AND LOCATION OF THE PERSON DESIGNATED BY THE OWNER TO HAVE KEY TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM .. IN THE PUBLIC HALL LOCATED AT PUBLIC PARTS BLDG., 1st STORY

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 1BIssued 2009-09-245+ YRS OLDRENT-IMPAIRING

SECTION 27-2031 ADM CODE PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES 1 STY NORTH APT 1B KITCHEN AND BATHROOM ER1. , SECTION '' ''

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 1BIssued 2009-09-245+ YRS OLD

SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOODEN DOOR FRAME 1 STY NORTH APT 1B ENTRANCE TO REAR YARD. , SECTION '' ''

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

No 311 housing complaints on record for this building.

311 complaints from tenants

Neighborhood noise

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

515

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Street/Sidewalk264

Residential92

Vehicle78

Unspecified62

Commercial7

Helicopter6

House of Worship5

Park1

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about outdoor noise (mostly street/sidewalk) — street life and traffic more than neighbors. This counts how often people call 311, which tracks how densely populated and busy an area is as much as how loud it is — it is not a sound measurement.

Neighborhood noise

Neighborhood crime

Lower than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony45

Misdemeanor40

Violation13

NYPD complaints reported within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year, by severity. This reflects what gets reported and where police are active as much as actual safety, and busier, denser, higher-foot-traffic blocks log more. Locations are approximate — the NYPD shifts each report to the nearest corner for privacy — so read this as rough context, not a safety score.

Neighborhood crime

Bedbug history

No bedbugs reported

The owner filed 9 annual bedbug reports and reported no infested units. Filing with zero infestations is the compliant, reassuring case.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

ACTIVE · ACC1-(OTHER BLDGS TYPES) - ELEVATOR AFFIRMATION OF CORRECTION ELEVATORREQUIRED2018-01-26

VIO ISSUED TO ELEVATOR - FAIL TO CORRECT DEFECTS ON 2016 CAT 1 INSP/TST

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2017-04-06

STOP ALL WORK IMMEDIATELY AND MAKE THE SITE SAFGE

ACTIVE · LL6291-LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS BOILER REQUIRED2006-01-06

DOB building violations

Evictions

No executed evictions on record for this building.

Evictions

Housing court

No HPD housing-court cases on record for this building.

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

DENOVA INC

Head officer

JOSEPH DEVITO

Managing agent

JOSEPH DEVITO

No other buildings found sharing this building's registered contact.

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

Balance due (active)

Active violations

Lost by default

DOB violations adjudicated by OATH carry money penalties. "Lost by default" means the owner never appeared at the hearing. An unpaid balance is a stronger "ignoring the city" signal than a raw violation count.

ElevatorsClass 12009-02-12$1,000 penalty

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale1995-11-27 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage2015-12-29 · $90,258.82

Mortgage2015-12-29$90,258.82

borrower DENOVA INC. · lender THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH

Mortgage2006-03-28$651,428.49

borrower DENOVA, INC · lender INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK

Mortgage1996-04-16$202,500

borrower DENOVA INC · lender QUEENS COUNTY SAVINGS BANK

Sale1995-11-27no recorded price

ETTINGER, ROBERT J./DEF, 51 REMSEN CO., GOLDBERG, ISRAEL/REF, 9 MONTAGUE TERRACE ASSOCIATES, L.P./DEF → DENOVA, INC.

Mortgage1989-10-24$300,000

borrower 51 REMSEN CO/DBA, ETTINGER, ROBERT J · lender AMALGAMATED BANK OFNY

From ACRIS recorded documents. Amounts are often $0 or nominal for transfers between related parties, and LLCs can obscure who is really involved — treat this as public-record context, not a valuation.

Ownership & money

City debt & tax-lien sale

Not on the city's tax-lien sale list (2019–2025). The owner has not fallen far enough behind on property tax or water charges to be flagged for a lien sale.

City debt & tax-lien sale