532 39 Street

Brooklyn, NY

BBL 3-00913-0018BIN 3017800

Concern level3 of 4

High

011 open class-C HPD violation (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 6 apartments
021 of those issued in the last 3 years
031 open rent-impairing violation(s)
045 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 6 stabilized units with New York State for 2019 — essentially all of the building's 6 apartments.

2018 — 6 units registered2019 — 6

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

Registration counts apply to the building, not to unit numbers. To confirm your own apartment, request your rent history from New York State Homes and Community Renewal — it is free and takes a few weeks.

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Rent regulation

The building

1925

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 2RIssued 2026-08-27

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR UNKEYED PLASTER APPROX 8 SQUARE FEET AT CEILING IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 2R, 2nd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

Status: Civ14 Mailed

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 3RIssued 2026-10-05

§ 27-2005 HMC: REFIT DOOR AT SOUTH WALL, LEADING TO PUBLIC HALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 3R, 3rd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 2RIssued 2026-08-27

§ 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 2R, 2nd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

Status: Civ14 Mailed

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 2RIssued 2026-08-27

§ 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2R, 2nd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

Status: Civ14 Mailed

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Paint/Plaster14

Door/Window10

Flooring/Stairs10

Plumbing9

Water Leak4

Safety3

General2

Unsanitary Condition2

Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.

311 complaints from tenants

Neighborhood noise

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

544

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential194

Commercial121

Street/Sidewalk98

Park73

Unspecified33

Vehicle23

House of Worship1

Helicopter1

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about outdoor noise (mostly residential) — 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

116

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony33

Misdemeanor56

Violation27

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

Infested, latest filing

Annual filings

2024–20250 infested · 0 eradicated

2023–20240 infested · 0 eradicated

2022–20230 infested · 0 eradicated

Self-reported by the owner for the year ending each filing. Counts are building-wide and do not say which apartment was affected.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2024-04-25

FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING: CELLAR WITH ROTTED FLOOR JOISTS, FOUNDATION CRACKS, 1ST FLOOR HALLWAY IS SLOPED, STAIRS LEANING 1ST FLOOR TO ROOF, APT. 2L CRACKING PLASTER IN THE HALLWAY, AT ROOF DEFECTIVE FLASHING AT EXPOSURE 2, THE REAR MASONRY WALL IS DEFECTIVE IN VARIOUS LOCATIONS. THE EXPOSURE 1 STONE LINTEL AT THE BASEMENT

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2008-10-23

DUE TO EXCAVATION OPERATIONS AT 536 39 ST THERE IS CRACKING AT THE BRI CK EXTERIOR WWALLS AND INSIDE THE APARTMENTS EXPOSURE 2 JOB#310082273 -01-NB 536 39 ST REMEDY: OBTAIN ALL NECESSARY PERMITS REPAIR AND/OR REPLACE

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2008-10-20

DOB building violations

Evictions

No executed evictions on record for this building.

Evictions

Housing court

Cases on record

Open now

Tenant-brought

Harassment found

With a judgment

Most cases are tenants taking the owner to court to force repairs. A case is not proof of wrongdoing; a harassment finding or judgment is a court ruling against the owner.

CLOSEDOpened 2023-02-01

Tenant action

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

532 39TH REALTY LLC

Head officer

ZVI WILAMOWSKY

Managing agent

MANAGING AGENT

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.

ConstructionClass 22025-11-20$1,250 penalty

ConstructionClass 22025-04-07$1,250 penalty

ConstructionClass 12024-04-25$1,250 penalty

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2002-07-29 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage2019-12-31 · $499,500

Mortgage2019-12-31$499,500

borrower 532 39 REALTY LLC · lender JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.

Mortgage2005-08-29$235,000

borrower 532 39 REALTY LLC · lender WASHINGTON MUTAL BANK

Mortgage2003-08-06$46,500

borrower 532 39TH STREET, LLC · lender MELBOURNE CHAI, LLC

Mortgage2003-08-06$135,148.53

borrower 532 39TH STREET, LLC · lender MELBOURNE CHAI, LLC

Sale2002-07-29no recorded price

MLRF ASSOCIATES LLC → 523 39TH STREET LLC

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