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561 Metropolitan Avenue, Brooklyn

BIN 3068656BBL 3027560036Block 2756 · Lot 36Built 19304 storiesGoogle Maps & Street View ↗Tax & zoning on NYC.gov ↗
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561 Metropolitan Avenue at a glance

561 Metropolitan Avenue, Brooklyn has 31 open city records on file, 5 of them Class C (immediately hazardous), and no balance recorded as due on OATH/ECB summonses. No marshal evictions are on record for this building. Its last recorded ownership transfer was Oct 6, 2014 (no consideration recorded). The most recent record is dated May 5, 2026.

Open Class C
5
Immediately hazardous — click to see them
Open Class B
10
Hazardous — click to see them
Open Class A
16
Non-hazardous — click to see them
Fines due
$0.00
Balance on OATH/ECB summonses
Open per unit
5.17
6 residential units · NYC average 0.31
Evictions
0
No marshal evictions on record
Permits on file
10
Construction permits filed with DOB
Last activity
May 5, 2026
HPD record

Health score for 561 Metropolitan Avenue

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

D
Health score · Sep 11, 2026
Scored from all 89 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 5
Open Class B violations
Hazardous
This building 10
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 561 Metropolitan Avenue

89 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 561 Metropolitan Avenue

No balance is recorded as due across the 5 summonses below, out of $1,850.00 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 561 Metropolitan Avenue
041897726NJun 24, 2016POSTING OF SIGN PERMIT, WASTE REMOVALJul 26, 2016Pending
011196185JJan 25, 2010PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS AND FIRE HOSESMar 16, 2010Defaulted (did not respond)
91634Jan 10, 1994NEW STORE FRONT REMOVED FRESH AIR INTAKE. PLUMBING WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT. REMEDY: OBTAIN A PERMIT IF FEASIBLE OR RESTORE TO PRIOR LEGAL CONDITIONApr 11, 1994Found in violation
46483Apr 11, 1991WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT (WORK NOTED)(1)HAVING REMOVED THE EXTERIOR COMPONENTS ON THE ENTIRE FRONT OF ABOVE 4 STY FRAME BUILDING, WITHOUT THE PROTECTION OF A SIDEWALK SHED (2)APPROX 10 FEET OF BRICK VENEER INSTALLAug 5, 1991Found in violation
76062Feb 19, 1991FAILURE TO MAINTAIN (DEFECT IS) 1. UNENCLOSED STAIRWAY TO CELLAR 2. NO FIRE RATED CEILING ON THE ENTIRE BASEMENT, LEAVING ALL FLOOR JOISTS EXPOSED. REMEDY: FILE FOR APPROVALS & PERMITS AND MAKE ALL NECESSARY REMay 20, 1991Found in violation

Ownership history for 561 Metropolitan Avenue

Every deed the City Register has recorded against this building’s tax lot (BBL 3027560036), 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 561 Metropolitan Avenue
Oct 6, 2014Oct 29, 2014Ling, Hing Nio Henny561 Metropolitan Ave INCDeedView ↗
Nov 16, 2005Mar 3, 2006561 Metropolitan Ave INC.Chu, Wai Yen, Chu, (Aka) WeiranDeedView ↗
Sep 22, 1987Nov 19, 1987Chu, Wai YenMalench, Joseph, Malench, Ettore, Malench,Victor B/Heir OfDeedView ↗

Financing record for 561 Metropolitan 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 561 Metropolitan Avenue
May 10, 2021Mortgage and consolidation$1,800,000Piermont BankView ↗
May 5, 2021Assignment of leases and rents$1,800,000Piermont BankView ↗
May 4, 2021Mortgage assignmentPiermont BankView ↗
Mar 13, 2013Assignment of leases and rents$850,000Hanover Community BankView ↗
Mar 13, 2013Mortgage and consolidation$850,000Hanover Community BankView ↗
Mar 5, 2013Mortgage assignmentHanover Community BankView ↗
Feb 21, 2013Mortgage assignmentJpmorgan Chase Bank, N.A.View ↗
Dec 12, 2012Satisfaction of mortgageEastern Funding LLCView ↗
Nov 29, 2007Mortgage$250,000Eastern Funding LLCView ↗
Nov 16, 2005Mortgage$900,000Washington Mutual Bank, FaView ↗
Nov 9, 2005Satisfaction of mortgageMedallion Funding CORP., Dg Bank Deutsche Genossenschafts Bank, Eastern Funding LLC, Dg Bank Ag Deutsche Zentral-Genossenschafts BankView ↗
Nov 9, 2005Satisfaction of mortgageEastern Funding LLC, Medallion Funding CORP., Dg Bank Ag Deutsche Zentral-Genossenschafts Bank, Dg Bank Deutsche Genossenschafts BankView ↗
Nov 9, 2005Satisfaction of mortgageMedallion Funding CORP., Dg Bank Deutsche Genossenschafts Bank, Eastern Funding LLC, Dg Bank Ag Deutsche Zentral-Genossenschafts BankView ↗
Nov 9, 2005Satisfaction of mortgageDg Bank Deutsche Genossenschaftsbank Ag, Eastern Funding LLC, Dg Bank Ag Deutsche Zentral-GenossenschaftsbankView ↗
Nov 9, 2005Satisfaction of mortgageEastern Funding LLC, Dg Bank Ag Deutsche Zentral-Genossenschaftsbank, Dg Bank Deutsche Genossenschaftsbank AgView ↗
Nov 9, 2005Satisfaction of mortgageThe Greenpoint Savings Bank, Transportation Capital CORP., Dg Bank Deutsche Genossenschaftbank Ag, Eastern Funding LLCView ↗
Feb 17, 2004Mortgage assignmentDz Bank Ag Deutsche Zentral-Genossenschaftsbank.View ↗
Apr 28, 2003Mortgage$300,000Eastern Funding LLCView ↗
Mortgage assignmentEastern Funding LLCView ↗
Mortgage assignmentDg Bank Deutsche Genossenschaftsbank AgView ↗
Mortgage assignmentEastern Funding LLCView ↗
Mortgage assignmentEastern Funding LLCView ↗
Mortgage assignmentDg Bank Deutsche Genossenschaftsbank AgView ↗
Mortgage assignmentEastern Funding LLCView ↗
Mortgage assignmentDg Bank Deutsche Genossenschaftsbank AgView ↗
Mortgage assignmentDg Bank Deutsche Genossenschaftsbank AgView ↗
Mortgage$150,000Eastern Funding LLCView ↗
Mortgage$60,000Medallion Funding CORPView ↗
Mortgage$14,582Transportation Capital CORPView ↗
Mortgage assignmentTransportation Capital CORPView ↗
Mortgage assignmentTransportation Capital CORPView ↗
Mortgage$60,000Medallion Funding CORPView ↗
Mortgage$60,000Medallion Funding CORPView ↗
Mortgage assignmentMedallion Funding CORPView ↗
Satisfaction of mortgageGreen Point Savs BankView ↗
Mortgage$140,000Green Point Savs BankView ↗
Mortgage$70,000Green Point Savs BankView ↗

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