1536 51 Street

Brooklyn, NY

BBL 3-05465-0021BIN 3129603

Concern level3 of 4

High

012 open rent-impairing violation(s)
021 active DOB violation(s)
032 open HPD violation(s)
04$33,750 in unpaid DOB fines

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 41 stabilized units with New York State for 2018 — of about 42 apartments.

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1941

Built

Floors

Residential units

Elevator apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building10 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

193

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 · HAZARDOUSIssued 2025-12-24RENT-IMPAIRING

§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE ALL ENCUMBRANCES CONSISTING OF KIDS CART AND BICYCLE AT THE INTERMEDIATE LANDING, AT PUBLIC HALL STAIRS, 6th STORY

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSIssued 2025-12-24RENT-IMPAIRING

§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE ALL ENCUMBRANCES CONSISTING OF SHOPPING CARTS,WAGON, AND BABY CARRIAGE THROUGHOUT AT PUBLIC HALL, 6th STORY

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water7

Plumbing4

General3

Paint/Plaster3

Water Leak2

Door/Window2

Flooring/Stairs1

Electric1

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

Much lower than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential78

Vehicle3

Unspecified2

Commercial1

Street/Sidewalk1

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

Much lower than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony13

Misdemeanor20

Violation5

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 6 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 · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2026-03-31

ATOI OBSERVED FIRE ESCAPE DROP LADDER IS OBSTRUCTED BY A WOODEN CANOPY THAT IS ATTACHED TO THE BUILDING AT REAR YARD AND EXP #4, SECONDARY MEANS OF EGRESS BLOCKED.

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 2013-10-25

Access Warrant - lead

CLOSEDOpened 2013-02-14

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2005-04-11

Tenant action

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

1536 51ST ST LLC

Head officer

moshe LANDAU

Managing agent

1536 51ST LLC

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

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Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

$33,750

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 12026-10-08$2,500 due

ConstructionClass 22026-10-08$1,250 due

ConstructionClass 12026-10-08$2,500 due

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale1997-09-30 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage1991-11-08 · $62,621.47

Sale1997-09-30no recorded price

PARK REALTY CO → 1536 51ST STREET LLC

Mortgage1991-11-08$62,621.47

borrower PARK REALTY CO · lender INDEPENDENCE SAVS BANK

Mortgage1985-11-13$310,550.6

borrower PARK REALTY CO. · lender COLUMBIA EQUITIES LTD.

Sale1980-03-28no recorded price

HOLLOW SHELL CORP → PARK RLTY CO

Sale1980-03-20no recorded price

PARK REALTY CO → HOLLOW SHELL CORP

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