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553 Metropolitan Avenue, Brooklyn

BIN 3068658BBL 3027560039Block 2756 · Lot 39Built 19303 storiesGoogle Maps & Street View ↗Tax & zoning on NYC.gov ↗
$1,500.00 recorded as due
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553 Metropolitan Avenue at a glance

553 Metropolitan Avenue, Brooklyn has 7 open city records on file, none of them Class C, and $1,500.00 recorded as due on OATH/ECB summonses. No marshal evictions are on record for this building. Its last recorded ownership transfer was Dec 18, 1997 (no consideration recorded). The most recent record is dated May 5, 2026.

Open Class C
0
Immediately hazardous — click to see them
Open Class B
1
Hazardous — click to see them
Open Class A
6
Non-hazardous — click to see them
Fines due
$1,500.00
Balance on OATH/ECB summonses
Open per unit
3.80
5 residential units · NYC average 0.31
Evictions
0
No marshal evictions on record
Permits on file
3
Construction permits filed with DOB
Last activity
May 5, 2026
HPD record

Health score for 553 Metropolitan Avenue

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

A
Health score · Sep 10, 2026
Scored from all 42 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 1
Heat & hot water records
Violations and complaints, last 24 months
This building 2
Unpaid penalties
OATH/ECB summonses with balance due
This building $1,500
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 Metropolitan Avenue

42 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 Metropolitan Avenue

$1,500.00 is recorded as due across the 15 summonses below, out of $4,475.00 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 Metropolitan Avenue
049405583MNov 21, 2025FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREETFeb 19, 2026Defaulted (did not respond)$300.00
048096442XNov 18, 2023DIRTY SIDEWALKFeb 16, 2024Defaulted (did not respond)$300.00
048006758KNov 14, 2023FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREETFeb 12, 2024Defaulted (did not respond)$300.00
048006757ZNov 13, 2023FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREETFeb 9, 2024Defaulted (did not respond)$300.00
048006749ZNov 8, 2023FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREETFeb 6, 2024Defaulted (did not respond)$300.00
047530532MAug 31, 2022IMPROPER DISPOSAL--BEDDING 1ST OCCURRENCENov 29, 2022Pending
0212556109Oct 7, 2020DIRTY SIDEWALK DIRTY AREAJan 26, 2021Pending
0186199788Feb 11, 2015IMPROPER DISPOSAL BEDDING 1ST OFFENSEMar 24, 2015Written off
011411981JDec 22, 2014HEATING AND REFRIGERATING EQUIPMENT AND SYSTEMSSep 22, 2015Found in violation
0174229523Aug 30, 2011DIRTY SIDEWALK DIRTY AREAOct 5, 2011Pending
040484368KOct 20, 2010FAILURE TO PROPERLY PUT RECYCLABLES OUT FOR COLLECTIONNov 23, 2010Pending
040484321NOct 5, 2010MAINTAINING RECEPTACLES - SECOND OFFENSENov 5, 2010Pending
040110851YNov 23, 2007FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREETJan 10, 2008Pending
0144503646Oct 25, 2004DIRTY SIDEWALKNov 30, 2004Written off
0144501015Oct 12, 2004INADEQUATE RECYCLING CONTAINERS IN STORAGE AREANov 17, 2004Defaulted (did not respond)

Ownership history for 553 Metropolitan Avenue

Every deed the City Register has recorded against this building’s tax lot (BBL 3027560039), 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 Metropolitan Avenue
Dec 18, 1997Feb 9, 1998Cimino INCCalvaca, JosephDeedView ↗
Apr 19, 1991May 7, 1991Calvacca, JosephCalvacca,Caterina/Exc OfDeedView ↗
Aug 8, 1967Aug 8, 1967Galante Pietro, Galante GraceBuonavolonta ConcettaDeedView ↗

Financing record for 553 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 553 Metropolitan Avenue
Apr 29, 2022Assignment of leases and rents$350,000Flushing BankView ↗
Apr 29, 2022Mortgage$283,517Flushing BankView ↗
Jun 26, 2009Assignment of leases and rents$305,000Flushing Savings Bank, FsbView ↗
Jun 26, 2009Mortgage$178,660Flushing Savings Bank, FsbView ↗
Aug 8, 1967MortgageBuonavolonta ConcettaView ↗
Mortgage assignmentFlushing Savings Bank FsbView ↗
Mortgage$225,000Flushing Savings Bank FsbView ↗
Satisfaction of mortgageCalvaca, JosephView ↗
Mortgage$110,000Calvaca, JosephView ↗

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