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553 Prospect Avenue, Brooklyn

BIN 3027396BBL 3011160001Block 1116 · Lot 1Built 18993 storiesGoogle Maps & Street View ↗Tax & zoning on NYC.gov ↗
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553 Prospect Avenue at a glance

553 Prospect Avenue, Brooklyn has 2 open city records on file, none of them Class C, and no balance recorded as due on OATH/ECB summonses. No marshal evictions are on record for this building. It last sold on Jul 16, 2015 for $2,100,000. The most recent record is dated Sep 18, 2025.

Open Class C
0
Immediately hazardous — click to see them
Open Class B
2
Hazardous — click to see them
Open Class A
0
Non-hazardous — click to see them
Fines due
$0.00
Balance on OATH/ECB summonses
Open per unit
1.00
2 residential units · NYC average 0.31
Evictions
0
No marshal evictions on record
Permits on file
3
Construction permits filed with DOB
Last activity
Sep 18, 2025
DOB record

Health score for 553 Prospect Avenue

A composite of the public indicators below. How it is scored.

A
Health score · Sep 11, 2026
Scored from all 25 public records for this building
Scored from city records as published, which lag reality by a day or two, and closed violations rest on owner self-certification. A grade summarizes the public record, not the building itself. Full methodology · report a problem
Open Class C violations
Immediately hazardous, uncertified
This building 0
Open Class B violations
Hazardous
This building 2
Heat & hot water records
Violations and complaints, last 24 months
This building 0
Unpaid penalties
OATH/ECB summonses with balance due
This building $0
Bedbug filings with infestations
Annual LL69 filings on record
This building 0
Tenant litigation
Open HP actions in Housing Court
This building 0
Active vacate order
HPD or FDNY order to vacate, still in effect
This building No

Record timeline for 553 Prospect Avenue

25 records on file, every agency interleaved. Class A, B and C are HPD’s hazard tiers: C is immediately hazardous, A and B explained here.

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OATH / ECB summonses & fines at 553 Prospect Avenue

No balance is recorded as due across the 7 summonses below, out of $3,660.00 in penalties imposed. Balances are as the city publishes them; a settlement or write-off that never reached the dataset will not show here. New to these? How an OATH summons becomes a penalty, explained.

OATH and ECB summonses for 553 Prospect Avenue
0204417117Oct 26, 2020FAILURE TO TAKE REASONABLE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT HEALTH AND SAFETYJun 17, 2021SETTL IN-VIO
806384Feb 17, 2016WORK DOES NOT CONFORM TO APPROVED CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS/AMENDMENTS.NOTE:NEW WOODEN BEAM SHEETROCK CEILING NO ATTACH A PLACE NEW WALLS NO ( ) WALL 50% OF JOB COMPLETED.*FSWO* *STOP ALL WORK* REM:CONFORM TO APPRApr 4, 2016Admitted the violation
035148815JFeb 17, 2016WORK DOES NOT CONFORM TO APPROVED CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS AMENDMENTSApr 4, 2016Pending
0184684886Sep 20, 2015STORAGE OF RECEPTACLESNov 17, 2015Pending
041459342YMay 15, 2014POSTING OF SIGN PERMIT, WASTE REMOVALJun 17, 2014Pending
041616873JApr 9, 2014POSTING OF SIGN PERMIT, WASTE REMOVALMay 13, 2014Pending
0121747203Apr 14, 2001DIRTY SIDEWALKMay 30, 2001Written off

Ownership history for 553 Prospect Avenue

Every deed the City Register has recorded against this building’s tax lot (BBL 3011160001), newest first. A price is the consideration stated on the deed; transfers between related parties, into an LLC, or by a referee often record none, shown as “—”. Each row links to the document in ACRIS.

Recorded deeds for 553 Prospect Avenue
Jul 16, 2015Aug 6, 2015$2,100,00053 Lincoln Place LLCElizabeth J. Hardy Estate, Hardy, Elizabeth A, Elizabeth A. Hardy, ExecutrixDeedView ↗
Oct 24, 1986Nov 25, 1986Hardy, Patrick J, Hardy, Elizabeth JMs AssociatesDeedView ↗
Mar 29, 1985Apr 15, 1985M S AssociatesMarkovinovic, Josip, Markovinovic, MarijaDeedView ↗

Financing record for 553 Prospect Avenue

Mortgages recorded against this building’s tax lot, with the satisfactions that paid them off and the assignments that moved them between lenders, from the City Register (ACRIS). A satisfaction usually records no amount, shown as “—”.

Recorded financing documents for 553 Prospect Avenue
Mar 11, 2014Satisfaction of mortgageIndependence Community Investment CORP., Sov Apex LLC, Independence Community Realty CORP.View ↗
Mortgage assignmentIndependence Community Realty CORPView ↗
Satisfaction of mortgageMarkovinovic, Marija, Markovinovic, JosipView ↗
Mortgage$47,051Independence Savs BankView ↗
Mortgage$125,000Independence SavingsbkView ↗
Mortgage$40,000Markovinovic, Josip, Markovinovic, MarijaView ↗

Lender names are as recorded; the current holder of a loan can differ if a later assignment was never recorded.