583 Van Siclen Avenue

Brooklyn, NY

BBL 3-04088-0015BIN 3090677

Concern level4 of 4

Severe

0145 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) across 6 apartments
0230 of those issued in the last 3 years
0313 open rent-impairing violation(s)
0410 active DOB violation(s)
051 DOB fine lost by default (unpaid)

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.

HPD enforcement

Previously in HPD's Alternative Enforcement Program (AEP Round 8), discharged 2020-11-17.

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

115

Open now

498

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.

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water14

Unsanitary Condition10

Flooring/Stairs5

Plumbing4

Paint/Plaster4

Water Leak3

Electric1

311 complaints from tenants

Neighborhood noise

About averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

330

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential252

Street/Sidewalk45

Unspecified11

Vehicle10

Commercial8

House of Worship4

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about noise from inside buildings — neighbors, not the street. 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

388

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony118

Misdemeanor173

Violation97

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 4 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

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 2024-03-01

Heat / hot water

CLOSEDOpened 2023-04-25

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2023-01-06

Heat / hot water

CLOSEDOpened 2019-10-15

Tenant action

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

AINSLEY FOREMAN

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

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

$6,250

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.

DEFAULTConstructionClass 22025-12-18$6,250 due

ConstructionClass 12024-02-23$1,250 penalty

ConstructionClass 12019-11-25$1,250 penalty

ConstructionClass 22017-08-08$400 penalty

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale1984-12-27 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage1992-03-26 · $67,650

Mortgage1992-03-26$67,650

borrower FOREMAN, AINSLEY · lender NYC HPD

Mortgage1985-01-14$21,000

borrower FOREMAN, AINSLEY · lender SOLOMON, ARTHUR, SOLOMON, MARION

Sale1984-12-27no recorded price

SOLOMON, MARION, SOLOMON, ARTHUR → FOREMAN, AINSLEY

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

Flagged for the 2025 tax-lien sale

The owner owes enough in property taxes (and possibly water charges) to be listed for the city's tax-lien sale (most recently a 30-day notice). A listing can still be cured by paying or entering a payment plan.

Years listed

2025

Most recent

City debt & tax-lien sale