49 Remsen Street

Brooklyn, NY

BBL 3-00247-0005BIN 3002018

Concern level3 of 4

High

012 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 4 apartments
021 open rent-impairing violation(s)
031 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 8 apartments.

2018 — 5 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

Walk-up 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 4FIssued 2008-06-185+ YRS OLD

D26-10.01 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING LOWER SASH WINDOW EAST WINDOW 3 STY FRONT SOUTHEAST APT 4F EAST ROOM ER1. LOCATED AT APT 4F

Status: Certified late

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2008-06-185+ YRS OLD

D26-17.10 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 BUILDING'S HEATING SYSTEM 1 STY PUBLIC HALL & ON BOILER ROOM DOOR.

Status: Certified late

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 3FIssued 2008-06-185+ YRS OLD

D26-10.01 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE SINK CABINET DOOR 2 STY FRONT SOUTHEAST APT 3F KITCHEN. LOCATED AT APT 3F

Status: Certified late

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 3FIssued 2008-06-185+ YRS OLD

D26-20.08 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR INOEPRATIVE 2 STY FRONT SOUTHEAST APT 3F RUFFUS. LOCATED AT APT 3F

Status: Certified late

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

521

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Street/Sidewalk266

Residential92

Vehicle78

Unspecified64

Helicopter9

Commercial6

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

Felony44

Misdemeanor38

Violation12

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 5 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 · LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED2011-12-13

VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2010 INSPECTION REPORT

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

PHYLLIS DEVITO

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

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

No DOB/ECB violations on record for this building.

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2018-05-01 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage2015-09-17 · $38,330.17

Sale2018-05-01no recorded price

DEVITO, VINCENT, DEVITO, PHYLLIS → VINCENT & PHYLLIS DEVITO TRUST, TERRI A. DEVITO AS TRUSTEE

Mortgage2015-09-17$38,330.17

borrower DEVITO, VINCENT, DEVITO, PHYLLIS · lender ASTORIA BANK

Sale2004-02-26$1,400,000

49 REMSEN LLC, A NEW YORK LIMITED LIABILITY CO. → DEVITO, PHYLLIS, DEVITO, VINCENT

Mortgage2004-02-09$156,272.11

borrower DEVITO, VINCENT, DEVITO, PHYLLIS · lender INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK

Mortgage2002-05-07$93,257.1

borrower 49 REMSEN LLC · lender DIME SAVINGS BANK OFWILLIAMSBURGH

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