615 Gates Avenue

Brooklyn, NY

BBL 3-01810-0051BIN 3051015

Concern level2 of 4

Moderate

012 open rent-impairing violation(s)
022 active DOB violation(s)
0313 open HPD 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 10 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — essentially all of the building's 10 apartments.

2018 — 10 units registered2023 — 10

J-51 tax benefit

Rent stabilization here may be tied to a tax benefit and can end when the benefit expires.

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.

How to request your rent history →

Rent regulation

The building

1910

Built

Floors

Residential units

Walk-up apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building3 others linked to the same owner

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 B · HAZARDOUSApt 4CIssued 2026-10-02

§ 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... LESS THAN 10 SQ FT AT CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 4C, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH ORIGINAL VIOLATION 18973395 ISSUED 02-JUN-26 HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO CLASS B PER ADMINISTRATIVE CODE 27-2017.3a(3)(a) or (b).

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 3BIssued 2026-09-17

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REMOVE THE TORN AND/OR LOOSE FLOOR COVERING IN THE PRIVATE HALLWAY LOCATED AT APT 3B, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 3BIssued 2026-09-08

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD FLOOR IN THE PRIVATE HALLWAY LOCATED AT APT 3B, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH

Status: Civ14 Mailed

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 3BIssued 2026-09-08

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE CEILING AND NORTH WALL IN THE PRIVATE HALLWAY LOCATED AT APT 3B, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH

Status: Civ14 Mailed

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Plumbing18

Unsanitary Condition17

General10

Appliance8

Water Leak8

Heat/Hot Water7

Paint/Plaster3

Electric3

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

637

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential238

Street/Sidewalk175

Vehicle147

Unspecified57

Commercial20

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

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

378

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony96

Misdemeanor229

Violation53

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 3 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 · P-PLUMBING NONE2016-12-22

ACCESS TO PREMISES TO INSPECT APPROVED PLUMBING WORK UNDER PERMIT #321058966 DENIED. INSPECTION TIME 03:50PM AT ABOVE DATE. NEED ACCESS TO VERIFY PLUMBING WORK. STOP ALL PLUMBING WORK UNDER CITED APPLICATION

ACTIVE · LL6291-LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS BOILER REQUIRED1993-08-16

DOB building violations

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2023-04-18Apt 4Cresidential

2017-08-02Apt 3Aresidential

Executed by a city marshal. An eviction can be lawful; a high or rising count is a displacement signal, not proof of wrongdoing.

Evictions

Housing court

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

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

615 GATES AVE REALTY LLC

Head officer

ABRAHAM WALDMAN

Managing agent

615 GATES AVE REALTY, LLC

3 other buildings share this owner's registration contacts. Shared contacts suggest common control, but they are not proof of ownership.

484 HANCOCK STREETBROOKLYN 488 HANCOCK STREETBROOKLYN 56 EAST 21 STREETBROOKLYN

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 22017-01-07$500 penalty

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2014-06-16 · $1,800,000

Most recent mortgage2022-01-06 · $4,495,069.22

Mortgage2022-01-06$4,495,069.22

borrower 410 GATES LLC, 615 GATES AVE REALTY LLC, 1020 PARK PLACE REALTY LLC, 484 HANCOCK STREET REALTY LLC, 500 PUTNAM STREET REALTY LLC · lender PEAPACK-GLADSTONE BANK

Mortgage2016-03-14$1,732,555.15

borrower 615 GATES AVE REALTY LLC · lender KEARNY BANK

Sale2014-06-16$1,800,000

BROCK, TRACY, BRIDGES, JOSEPH → 615 GATES AVE REALTY LLC

Mortgage2014-06-16$1,080,000

borrower 615 GATES AVE REALTY LLC · lender NORTHEAST COMMUNITY BANK

Mortgage2014-06-16$1,200,000

borrower 615 GATES AVE REALTY LLC · lender NORTHEAST COMMUNITY BANK

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