5502 14 Avenue

Brooklyn, NY

BBL 3-05684-0044BIN 3139777

Concern level3 of 4

High

016 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 10 apartments
0211 active DOB violation(s)
031 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.

Rent regulation

Likely rent-stabilized

The owner registered 57 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 59 apartments.

2018 — 57 units registered2023 — 57

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1931

Built

Floors

Residential units

Elevator apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

185

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 F5Issued 2023-02-22

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF KEY OPERATED LOCK INSTALLED ON THE DOOR TO ROOM WITH FIRE ESCAPE WINDOW IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH AT WEST LOCATED AT APT F5, 6th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH

Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt F10Issued 2022-08-10

§ 27-2056.7 ADM CODE: CORRECT FAILURE TO PROVIDE TO THE DEPARTMENT WITHIN 45 DAYS OF DEMAND ALL RECORDS REQUIRED TO BE MAINTAINED BY OWNER PURSUANT TO LOCAL LAW 1 OF 2004 RELATED TO LEAD-BASED PAINT NOTICES, INSPECTIONS AND REMEDIATION/ABATEMENT ACTIVITIES.

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt F10Issued 2022-08-10

§ 27-2056.4 ADM CODE- CORRECT FAILURE TO NOTIFY OCCUPANTS AND/OR TO INVESTIGATE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARDS.

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt B3Issued 2017-02-145+ YRS OLD

§ 27-2056.6 ADM CODE - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PRESUMED LEAD PAINT THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(B)(2) CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT B3, 2nd STORY, 4th APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

Status: Certified late

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water42

Door/Window32

Paint/Plaster4

Safety4

Plumbing2

Flooring/Stairs1

Heat/Hot WaterApartment Only2026-05-12 · closed

Heat/Hot WaterApartment Only2026-04-07 · closed

Door/WindowWindow Frame2026-04-07 · open

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

Street/Sidewalk22

Residential21

Vehicle7

Unspecified6

Commercial1

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

Felony20

Misdemeanor42

Violation6

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 8 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 REQUIRED2024-09-23

VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2023 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

ACTIVE · AEUHAZ1-FAIL TO CERTIFY CLASS 1 NONE2021-10-13

FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION

ACTIVE · AEUHAZ1-FAIL TO CERTIFY CLASS 1 NONE2021-01-06

FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION

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

ROSEBRANCH REALTY LLC

Head officer

MARTIN ROSENZWEIG

Managing agent

GUTMAN MANAGEMENT CO INC.

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

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

$8,750

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.

ElevatorsClass 12021-07-13$1,250 due

DEFAULTConstructionClass 12020-09-29$6,250 due

ElevatorsClass 12020-02-25$1,250 due

ElevatorsClass 12012-11-30$1,000 penalty

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2000-05-25 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage2016-12-28 · $1,500,000

Mortgage2016-12-28$1,500,000

borrower ROSEBRANCH REALTY LLC · lender READYCAP COMMERCIAL, LLC

Mortgage2015-02-18$415,000

borrower ROSENBRANCH REALTY LLC · lender CROSSWAY EQUITIES CORP.

Sale2000-05-25no recorded price

ROSENZWEIG, ANNETTENINA/EXEC, EPSTEIN, SAM/LWT → ROSENZWEIG, ANNETTENINA/EXEC

Sale2000-05-25no recorded price

ROSENZWEIG, ANNETTENINA → ROSEBRANCH REALTY LLC

Sale1988-12-06no recorded price

HELNITA REALTY CORP → EPSTEIN, SAM

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